Having a family, taking care of your kids and people outside yourself, maybe it’s motivated me more to give that extra something.
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.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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If the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
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Essentially, my parents directed me in the right path. They were all for me turning professional and starting that journey as a family with my golf career.
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I’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
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When your hands are cold, and you’re hitting with old, low-quality irons – my first one was a Merlin model with a green shaft – you learn what to do to hit the ball solid.
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Needless to say, the Masters is the tournament I’d like to play in and win the most.
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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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We grew up in the Rose Park section of Salt Lake City. It’s a good neighborhood but a tough one, on the poor side but proud.
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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’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.
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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 are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players.
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I have no golf setup at all inside, just a half-court for me and a volleyball setup for my wife, who plays.
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