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

Tony Finau

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 FINAU

Able Country Cup Dream Play Represent Ryder Since Something
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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At Change Cross Hand Help Inconsistency Left Put Reason Switch Time
How you think, and how much you think, is so important in golf.
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Golf How Important So Think You
Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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Big Fight Learn Sport
I used to think I was hitting a draw at times, and the ball was still curving to the right! I still prefer to play a little fade, but I’ve had to recalibrate my visuals.
TONY FINAU

Ball Curve Draw Hard Hit Prefer Recalibrate Right Think Use Visual
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.
TONY FINAU

Effort Happen Move Overnight Process Shot Slice Straighten Systematic Work
There’s a lot of great athletes all over the world, and some of them don’t have the access or opportunity to play the game of golf.
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Athlete Game Golf Great Lot Opportunity Some World
Maybe I carry a little chip on my shoulder with just how tough it was for my parents to overcome some of those financial situations.
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Carry Chip Financial Little Maybe Overcome Parent Shoulder Situation Some Tough
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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Cool Country Extremely First Master People Person Proud Thing Tour
I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
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Dream never Pro Seventeen Thought Turn Wildest
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.
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Become Benefit Christ God Help Jesus Kind Person Relationship Upbring
I’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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Been Inspire Just Kid Lot Me Proud Really See
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.
TONY FINAU

Basketball Cool Able Drunk Golf Long Nody Pretty Probably
My most important goal is to set myself up on every Sunday to have a chance to win, and I know if I do those things, then everything else will take care of itself.
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Care Change Ein Else Everymsunday Everything Goal Important Know Most Myself Set Take Thing Those
There are countless things we can work on and think about in the swing, but when it’s time to play in competition, you don’t want to think too many thoughts.
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Competition Counties Many Swing Thing Think Thought Time Wait
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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Gospel Harmony Humble Kind Much People Polynesian Possible Respectful Shine Think
My irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.
TONY FINAU

Eighth Inch Iron Longer Standard Three
As a rookie, I need to play a lot. I need to know what courses I like and adjust to the atmosphere and the lifestyle of playing at the highest level.
TONY FINAU

Adjust Atmosphere Course Highest Level Lifestyle Like Lit Need Paly Pan Rookie
I always told myself I am never going to set foot there unless I am playing and a participant.
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Always Foot Go Myself never Paly Participant Set Told Unless
It’s a cool thing to see Polynesians – there’s not too many of us, period – but especially doing well in American sports. It’s pretty cool.
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Cool Country Do Especially Many Period Polynesian Pretty Sport Thing Us
One of the things I learned growing up, a rule that I go by, is just never give up. That’s one thing that I had to keep telling myself.
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Give Great Grow Just Keep Learn Myself never One Rule Tell Thing Up
I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
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Advantage Circumstances Different Most Player Think
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.
TONY FINAU

Absolute Dad General Genius Golf Knowledge Left Polynesian Sport Thing Whole
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 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.
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Believe Huge Life Listen Part People Think Wise
If the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
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Game Go Integrity Protect Rule Wrong
I think there’s too many rules in golf. And I mean that’s easy to say for a player, but putting together a rule book is a tough thing in this game because there are so many different parts of the game.
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Book Different Game Many Mean Part Player Put Rule Say So Too

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