I enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.
TONY FINAUThe crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
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I knew when I got on tour that if I had the opportunity to give back to my community, which is Rose Park, I would.
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It was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings.
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For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
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So I definitely take time to realize where I’m at in my life. And I know that I’m blessed.
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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 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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The No. 1 institution in the world is family. It’s so powerful.
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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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I had plenty of power, and I knew how to play the curve, but I was a tour player who was watching his tee shots peel 30, 40 yards to the right.
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I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
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Because my lower body is quiet, I need a full shoulder turn to generate power and speed. Keep your tempo smooth, and with the quiet lower body, you don’t have to worry about losing your balance.
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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 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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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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