Mini-tour life isn’t a glamorous, professional golf life. If you’re not on the PGA Tour, it is very tough financially.
TONY FINAUI’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
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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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The things that transpired in my life, they didn’t happen in the order that they’re supposed to, or are ideal.
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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 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’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 generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
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I use the low-spinning Pro V1 left dot. I mark it with the logo for the Tony Finau Foundation.
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I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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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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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 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’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
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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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It was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings.
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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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