It’s the Tiger Woods effect. What he was able to accomplish at such a young age – he drew me to the game, and I can only speak for myself, but a lot of the players that are my age saw Tiger in his prime when we were all teenagers.
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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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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Everything just kind of fell in my lap at a young age. Things were thrown at me very fast.
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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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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’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
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Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
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For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
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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 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.
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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 use the low-spinning Pro V1 left dot. I mark it with the logo for the Tony Finau Foundation.
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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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I have no golf setup at all inside, just a half-court for me and a volleyball setup for my wife, who plays.
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I’m always playing on Sunday, and that’s tough because I really never get to take the sacrament – maybe once every three or four months when I’m home and have a week off.
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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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