I think the biggest challenge when I’m on the road is being away from my family.
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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I’ve taken two weeks off before I’ve played a major, and I’ve played two straight weeks before a major as well.
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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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There’s a lot of great athletes all over the world, and some of them don’t have the access or opportunity to play the game of golf.
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I don’t really get to attend church. That’s definitely one of the challenges.
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Golf is an extremely expensive sport, and growing up, I didn’t come from a lot, but my parents sacrificed a lot for me to compete, and my goals were their goals.
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For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
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I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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In 2013, I changed to left-hand low, or cross-handed. And it’s helped a lot. At the time, the reason I switched was just a lot of inconsistency with putting. I was either making a lot of putts, or I was missing a lot of putts.
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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players.
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Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
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My most important goal is to set myself up on every Sunday to have a chance to win, and I know if I do those things, then everything else will take care of itself.
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I didn’t have really much of a social life in high school, and I’m not really a partyer, so college wasn’t super appealing to me at the time.
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Having a family, taking care of your kids and people outside yourself, maybe it’s motivated me more to give that extra something.
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I do my best on the golf course. I am learning about the business side of it. But I have a lot of great partners that help me with all those things.
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A lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to golf.
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I have a half-court in my house. If you saw my house, you’d think I was an NBA player.
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I am extremely proud to be Tongan and Samoan, and to be the first on Tour and the first in the Masters is a cool thing.
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I definitely feel it’s important, whether I’ve taken time off or played right before, that I take necessary rest time in the weeks before the tournament.
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One of the things I learned growing up, a rule that I go by, is just never give up. That’s one thing that I had to keep telling myself.
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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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I know a lot of kids following in my footsteps, not only from my heritage, but there’s younger generations trying to follow in my footsteps.
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I have no golf setup at all inside, just a half-court for me and a volleyball setup for my wife, who plays.
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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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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’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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