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It’s the Tiger Woods effect. What he was able to accomplish at such a young age – he drew me to the game, and I can only speak for myself, but a lot of the players that are my age saw Tiger in his prime when we were all teenagers.

Tony Finau

I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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Descent Extreme Person Player Proud
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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Carry Chip Financial Little Maybe Overcome Parent Shoulder Situation Some Tough
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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But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
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Always Belief Could Just Myself Prove Something Special
There are a lot of great athletes on the PGA Tour and a lot of good basketball players. But I can definitely put my name in the mix as one of the best.
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I used to think I was hitting a draw at times, and the ball was still curving to the right! I still prefer to play a little fade, but I’ve had to recalibrate my visuals.
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I had a chance to win $2 million, a week after high school graduation, and if I turned pro, the sponsor was going to financially support me.
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It will be a great accomplishment if I become the best player in the world. But if my children can grow up with great core values and become great people and do good things and are happy, then, man, that would bring me great joy.
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Accomplish Become Best Children Great Happy Joy Man Player Thing Value World
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’ve had opportunities to step foot on the grounds and play Augusta and watch the Masters. But I always, since I was a kid,
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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’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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I’m always playing on Sunday, and that’s tough because I really never get to take the sacrament – maybe once every three or four months when I’m home and have a week off.
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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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We’re going to tournaments, and we’re driving the par-4s. At 10 years old, I was hitting it, like, 240.
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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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It’s the Tiger Woods effect. What he was able to accomplish at such a young age – he drew me to the game, and I can only speak for myself, but a lot of the players that are my age saw Tiger in his prime when we were all teenagers.

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It’s the Tiger Woods effect. What he was able to accomplish at such a young age – he drew me to the game, and I can only speak for myself, but a lot of the players that are my age saw Tiger in his prime when we were all teenagers.

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