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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.

Tony Finau

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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Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
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Christ Deeply Especially Everyone Fath Jesus Note
I wear green on Sunday because it’s my mom’s favorite color, but green goes pretty well on Sunday at the Masters, too.
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Color Favourite Goes Green Master Mom Pretty Sunday
I use the low-spinning Pro V1 left dot. I mark it with the logo for the Tony Finau Foundation.
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Foundation Logo Low Mark Spinning Tony Use
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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Kid Made Myself Play Promise Ticket Until Way
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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Care Extra Family Gove Outside People Something Take Yourself
Essentially, my parents directed me in the right path. They were all for me turning professional and starting that journey as a family with my golf career.
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Career Essential Family Journey Parent Path Professional Right Start Turn
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.
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Able Accomplish Age Drew Effect Game Lot Myself Only Player Prime See Speak Such Teenager Tiger Wood Young
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.
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Balance Body Generate Keep Lower Need Power Quite Smooth Tempo Use Worry
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
Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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Big Fight Learn Sport
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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Always Every Home One Play Really Sacrament Sunday Take Three Tough Week
I’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
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Blood City Everything Heritage Rugby Samoan
I knew when I got on tour that if I had the opportunity to give back to my community, which is Rose Park, I would.
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Back Community Give Got Knew Opportunity People Person Tour
I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
TONY FINAU

Advantage Circumstances Different Most Player Think
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

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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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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