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 FINAUEssentially, 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.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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I had a chance to win $2 million, a week after high school graduation, and if I turned pro, the sponsor was going to financially support me.
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I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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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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I have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I’m not superstitious.
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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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We grew up in the Rose Park section of Salt Lake City. It’s a good neighborhood but a tough one, on the poor side but proud.
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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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I use the low-spinning Pro V1 left dot. I mark it with the logo for the Tony Finau Foundation.
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I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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I do my best on the golf course. I am learning about the business side of it. But I have a lot of great partners that help me with all those things.
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Staying in the moment is not worrying about the outcome but just focusing on the process on the next shot.
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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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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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We’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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