We didn’t have cable TV. We just couldn’t afford it. But you don’t need cable to watch the Masters. In 1997, at the exact moment I started out, I watched Tiger Woods win the Masters.
TONY FINAUThe Ping 51-degree makes for a nice transition from the irons. On my 60, it says 8 degrees of bounce, but I grind it to about 5 or 6 degrees. I tried a head with less bounce, but it just didn’t look right.
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Essentially, my parents directed me in the right path. They were all for me turning professional and starting that journey as a family with my golf career.
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I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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I think there’s too many rules in golf. And I mean that’s easy to say for a player, but putting together a rule book is a tough thing in this game because there are so many different parts of the game.
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It’s the Tiger Woods effect. What he was able to accomplish at such a young age – he drew me to the game, and I can only speak for myself, but a lot of the players that are my age saw Tiger in his prime when we were all teenagers.
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How you think, and how much you think, is so important in golf.
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Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
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At the heart of every slice is an open clubface. And it usually goes with a steep swing that cuts across the ball from out to in.
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Needless to say, the Masters is the tournament I’d like to play in and win the most.
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This whole golf thing was so left field for us, as Polynesians, but he had a lot of knowledge about sports in general. My dad was a genius, really. He was an absolute genius.
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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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I’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
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If the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
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The Ping 51-degree makes for a nice transition from the irons. On my 60, it says 8 degrees of bounce, but I grind it to about 5 or 6 degrees. I tried a head with less bounce, but it just didn’t look right.
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I enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.
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