Staying in the moment is not worrying about the outcome but just focusing on the process on the next shot.
TONY FINAUThere 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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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.
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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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Everything just kind of fell in my lap at a young age. Things were thrown at me very fast.
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If the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
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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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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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Golf is an extremely expensive sport, and growing up, I didn’t come from a lot, but my parents sacrificed a lot for me to compete, and my goals were their goals.
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I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
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When I was on the Ryder Cup team and I surrounded myself with the other 11 guys and our captains, being in that locker room, it gave me an extra sense of confidence.
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