When I was on the Ryder Cup team and I surrounded myself with the other 11 guys and our captains, being in that locker room, it gave me an extra sense of confidence.
TONY FINAUIt 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.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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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 wear green on Sunday because it’s my mom’s favorite color, but green goes pretty well on Sunday at the Masters, too.
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So it’s really cool just to be the start of something pretty special for our culture.
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I have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I’m not superstitious.
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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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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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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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A lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to golf.
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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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My most important goal is to set myself up on every Sunday to have a chance to win, and I know if I do those things, then everything else will take care of itself.
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I’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
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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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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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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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