It was tough to fail year after year. I never even got to the final stage until I got my card on the Web.com Tour.
TONY FINAUI never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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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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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 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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When I got on tour in 2014, I was hitting a slice off the tee. No joke. Yeah.
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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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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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I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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I have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I’m not superstitious.
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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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I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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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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When I was on the Ryder Cup team and I surrounded myself with the other 11 guys and our captains, being in that locker room, it gave me an extra sense of confidence.
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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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It’s cool to be able to dunk. I’m pretty tall and pretty long. My body’s probably built more for basketball than for golf.
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