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.
TONY FINAUI feel like listening is a huge part of life – not only listening to people, but listening to people that you believe in, people who you think are wise.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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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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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.
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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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Needless to say, the Masters is the tournament I’d like to play in and win the most.
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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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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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I don’t really get to attend church. That’s definitely one of the challenges.
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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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I generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
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I’ve had opportunities to step foot on the grounds and play Augusta and watch the Masters. But I always, since I was a kid,
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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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The No. 1 institution in the world is family. It’s so powerful.
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How you think, and how much you think, is so important in golf.
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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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