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.
TONY FINAUI 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 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 have a half-court in my house. If you saw my house, you’d think I was an NBA player.
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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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Having a family, taking care of your kids and people outside yourself, maybe it’s motivated me more to give that extra something.
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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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Mini-tour life isn’t a glamorous, professional golf life. If you’re not on the PGA Tour, it is very tough financially.
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There are countless things we can work on and think about in the swing, but when it’s time to play in competition, you don’t want to think too many thoughts.
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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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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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I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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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’s a cool thing to see Polynesians – there’s not too many of us, period – but especially doing well in American sports. It’s pretty cool.
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It was tough to fail year after year. I never even got to the final stage until I got my card on the Web.com Tour.
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It’s a privilege to be in a position to give back, and one that I take pretty seriously because I know what it’s like… to be less fortunate, to be less privileged.
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