I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
TONY FINAUI am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
TONY FINAUI have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I’m not superstitious.
TONY FINAUHow you think, and how much you think, is so important in golf.
TONY FINAUI’ve never seen it in person and wouldn’t go even if you gave me tickets, because I made a promise to myself as a kid that I wouldn’t go until I played my way there.
TONY FINAUMy irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.
TONY FINAUIn 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.
TONY FINAUAt 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.
TONY FINAUSo it’s really cool just to be the start of something pretty special for our culture.
TONY FINAUThere 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.
TONY FINAUI’ve had opportunities to step foot on the grounds and play Augusta and watch the Masters. But I always, since I was a kid,
TONY FINAUThis 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.
TONY FINAUStaying in the moment is not worrying about the outcome but just focusing on the process on the next shot.
TONY FINAUI 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.
TONY FINAUHaving a family, taking care of your kids and people outside yourself, maybe it’s motivated me more to give that extra something.
TONY FINAUIf you make the effort to address the moves that cause a slice, you can straighten out all your shots. It won’t happen overnight, but if you’re systematic about it, the process will work.
TONY FINAUAs a rookie, I need to play a lot. I need to know what courses I like and adjust to the atmosphere and the lifestyle of playing at the highest level.
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