I have no golf setup at all inside, just a half-court for me and a volleyball setup for my wife, who plays.
TONY FINAUWe’re going to tournaments, and we’re driving the par-4s. At 10 years old, I was hitting it, like, 240.
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I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
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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.
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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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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’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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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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For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
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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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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.
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It was tough to fail year after year. I never even got to the final stage until I got my card on the Web.com Tour.
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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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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.
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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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I definitely take time to smell the flowers because I feel like my upbringing was quite a bit different than most guys on Tour.
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