I wear green on Sunday because it’s my mom’s favorite color, but green goes pretty well on Sunday at the Masters, too.
TONY FINAUNeedless to say, the Masters is the tournament I’d like to play in and win the most.
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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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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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Because my lower body is quiet, I need a full shoulder turn to generate power and speed. Keep your tempo smooth, and with the quiet lower body, you don’t have to worry about losing your balance.
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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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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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I’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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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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We didn’t have cable TV. We just couldn’t afford it. But you don’t need cable to watch the Masters. In 1997, at the exact moment I started out, I watched Tiger Woods win the Masters.
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I’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
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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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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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I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players.
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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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