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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.

Tony Finau

We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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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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My irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.
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Eighth Inch Iron Longer Standard Three
I think the Polynesian people and the gospel are in harmony. We’re very respectful people, and very humble people… and I try and let that shine through as much as possible.
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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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Ball Cold First Great Hand Hit Iron Low Merlin Model One Quality Shaft Solid
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 am extremely proud to be Tongan and Samoan, and to be the first on Tour and the first in the Masters is a cool thing.
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I had plenty of power, and I knew how to play the curve, but I was a tour player who was watching his tee shots peel 30, 40 yards to the right.
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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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Glamorous Mine Professional Tour
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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Finance Lose Lot Money Often Own Play Variable Well
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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I’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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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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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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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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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.
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