It’s something that I dreamed of since I was a kid – to be able to represent my country and play in the Ryder Cup is what dreams are made of.
TONY FINAUI 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.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
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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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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 taken two weeks off before I’ve played a major, and I’ve played two straight weeks before a major as well.
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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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I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players.
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I didn’t have really much of a social life in high school, and I’m not really a partyer, so college wasn’t super appealing to me at the time.
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I think the biggest challenge when I’m on the road is being away from my family.
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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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Needless to say, the Masters is the tournament I’d like to play in and win the most.
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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.
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I don’t really get to attend church. That’s definitely one of the challenges.
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This whole golf thing was so left field for us, as Polynesians, but he had a lot of knowledge about sports in general. My dad was a genius, really. He was an absolute genius.
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