I think the biggest challenge when I’m on the road is being away from my family.
TONY FINAUWe 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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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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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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For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
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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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The No. 1 institution in the world is family. It’s so powerful.
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This whole golf thing was so left field for us, as Polynesians, but he had a lot of knowledge about sports in general. My dad was a genius, really. He was an absolute genius.
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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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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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I don’t really get to attend church. That’s definitely one of the challenges.
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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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If you make the effort to address the moves that cause a slice, you can straighten out all your shots. It won’t happen overnight, but if you’re systematic about it, the process will work.
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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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We all wanted to be like him.
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Staying in the moment is not worrying about the outcome but just focusing on the process on the next shot.
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Golf is an extremely expensive sport, and growing up, I didn’t come from a lot, but my parents sacrificed a lot for me to compete, and my goals were their goals.
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