For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
TONY FINAUWe are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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My brother and I ended up being known for our distance, but we had no idea how far we could hit the ball because we hit it the same, and all of a sudden.
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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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There are a lot of variables to playing mini-tour golf because of the finances. If you don’t play well, you’re often losing a lot of your own money.
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Mini-tour life isn’t a glamorous, professional golf life. If you’re not on the PGA Tour, it is very tough financially.
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I have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I’m not superstitious.
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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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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
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Maybe I carry a little chip on my shoulder with just how tough it was for my parents to overcome some of those financial situations.
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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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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 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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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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I generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
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I feel like listening is a huge part of life – not only listening to people, but listening to people that you believe in, people who you think are wise.
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