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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 Finau

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.
TONY FINAU

Believe Huge Life Listen Part People Think Wise
I’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
TONY FINAU

Alcohol Beer Drinker Instead Real Root
Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
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Community Park Proud Rose
So I definitely take time to realize where I’m at in my life. And I know that I’m blessed.
TONY FINAU

Bless Definitely Know Life Realize Take That Time
I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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Descent Extreme Person Player Proud
Mini-tour life isn’t a glamorous, professional golf life. If you’re not on the PGA Tour, it is very tough financially.
TONY FINAU

Glamorous Mine Professional Tour
How you think, and how much you think, is so important in golf.
TONY FINAU

Golf How Important So Think You
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.
TONY FINAU

Cool Country Do Especially Many Period Polynesian Pretty Sport Thing Us
I used to think I was hitting a draw at times, and the ball was still curving to the right! I still prefer to play a little fade, but I’ve had to recalibrate my visuals.
TONY FINAU

Ball Curve Draw Hard Hit Prefer Recalibrate Right Think Use Visual
The Ping 51-degree makes for a nice transition from the irons. On my 60, it says 8 degrees of bounce, but I grind it to about 5 or 6 degrees. I tried a head with less bounce, but it just didn’t look right.
TONY FINAU

Bounce Degree Eighty Iron Make Ping Right Sixty Transition Try
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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Athlete Game Golf Great Lot Opportunity Some World
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.
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Captain Confidence Cup Extra Guy Locker Rhyder Room Sense Surround Team
I don’t really get to attend church. That’s definitely one of the challenges.
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Attend Challenge Church Definitely Get Really
I do my best on the golf course. I am learning about the business side of it. But I have a lot of great partners that help me with all those things.
TONY FINAU

Best Business Course Golf Great Help Learn Partner Side Thing Those
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.
TONY FINAU

Balance Body Generate Keep Lower Need Power Quite Smooth Tempo Use Worry
A lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to golf.
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A Lot Attention Colege Full Get Got Ready Sidetrack Time
I’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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Been Inspire Just Kid Lot Me Proud Really See
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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Competition Counties Many Swing Thing Think Thought Time Wait
I use the low-spinning Pro V1 left dot. I mark it with the logo for the Tony Finau Foundation.
TONY FINAU

Foundation Logo Low Mark Spinning Tony Use
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.
TONY FINAU

Carry Chip Financial Little Maybe Overcome Parent Shoulder Situation Some Tough
But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
TONY FINAU

Always Belief Could Just Myself Prove Something Special
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 FINAU

Color Favourite Goes Green Master Mom Pretty Sunday
For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
TONY FINAU

Hard Right Shot Slide So Many Tee Watch Year
I definitely feel it’s important, whether I’ve taken time off or played right before, that I take necessary rest time in the weeks before the tournament.
TONY FINAU

Before Definitely Necessary Rest Take Time Tournament
My brother and I ended up being known for our distance, but we had no idea how far we could hit the ball because we hit it the same, and all of a sudden.
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Because Being Brother Distance Emd Far Ide Known Same Sudden
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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Clubface Cutm Across Every Go Heart Open Out Slice Swing Usually
I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players.
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Different Perspective Egolf Litle Maybe Other Player Some Thing Whol

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.

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