If the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
TONY FINAUMaybe I carry a little chip on my shoulder with just how tough it was for my parents to overcome some of those financial situations.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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In 2013, I changed to left-hand low, or cross-handed. And it’s helped a lot. At the time, the reason I switched was just a lot of inconsistency with putting. I was either making a lot of putts, or I was missing a lot of putts.
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I enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.
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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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My irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.
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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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A lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to golf.
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I don’t really get to attend church. That’s definitely one of the challenges.
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I’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
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We’re going to tournaments, and we’re driving the par-4s. At 10 years old, I was hitting it, like, 240.
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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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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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I’ve never seen it in person and wouldn’t go even if you gave me tickets, because I made a promise to myself as a kid that I wouldn’t go until I played my way there.
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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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We all wanted to be like him.
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