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I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players.

Tony Finau

I generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
TONY FINAU

Ball Coin Country Dollar Generally Mark One Quater Sometimes Use
We didn’t have cable TV. We just couldn’t afford it. But you don’t need cable to watch the Masters. In 1997, at the exact moment I started out, I watched Tiger Woods win the Masters.
TONY FINAU

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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.
TONY FINAU

Bless Definitely Know Life Realize Take That Time
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 FINAU

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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.
TONY FINAU

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At the heart of every slice is an open clubface. And it usually goes with a steep swing that cuts across the ball from out to in.
TONY FINAU

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I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
TONY FINAU

Advantage Circumstances Different Most Player Think
I think it’s a cool thing to have kids look up to me and to know that it doesn’t matter, your background or your ethnic background. If you have goals and dreams, you can achieve them.
TONY FINAU

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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.
TONY FINAU

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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.
TONY FINAU

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I had plenty of power, and I knew how to play the curve, but I was a tour player who was watching his tee shots peel 30, 40 yards to the right.
TONY FINAU

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I’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
TONY FINAU

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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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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.
TONY FINAU

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I find that my upbringing in the Church and my relationship with God are huge benefits to me in helping me become the kind of person that I want to become.
TONY FINAU

Become Benefit Christ God Help Jesus Kind Person Relationship Upbring
My brother and I ended up being known for our distance, but we had no idea how far we could hit the ball because we hit it the same, and all of a sudden.
TONY FINAU

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