A lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to golf.
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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I feel like listening is a huge part of life – not only listening to people, but listening to people that you believe in, people who you think are wise.
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So I definitely take time to realize where I’m at in my life. And I know that I’m blessed.
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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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I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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It’s cool to be able to dunk. I’m pretty tall and pretty long. My body’s probably built more for basketball than for 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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I find that my upbringing in the Church and my relationship with God are huge benefits to me in helping me become the kind of person that I want to become.
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At the heart of every slice is an open clubface. And it usually goes with a steep swing that cuts across the ball from out to in.
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I know a lot of kids following in my footsteps, not only from my heritage, but there’s younger generations trying to follow in my footsteps.
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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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There 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.
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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 definitely take time to smell the flowers because I feel like my upbringing was quite a bit different than most guys on Tour.
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Everything just kind of fell in my lap at a young age. Things were thrown at me very fast.
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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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