I think the biggest challenge when I’m on the road is being away from my family.
TONY FINAUI definitely feel it’s important, whether I’ve taken time off or played right before, that I take necessary rest time in the weeks before the tournament.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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I’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
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I’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
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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.
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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.
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It’s a privilege to be in a position to give back, and one that I take pretty seriously because I know what it’s like… to be less fortunate, to be less privileged.
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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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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 have a half-court in my house. If you saw my house, you’d think I was an NBA player.
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I didn’t have really much of a social life in high school, and I’m not really a partyer, so college wasn’t super appealing to me at the time.
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I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
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I’m always playing on Sunday, and that’s tough because I really never get to take the sacrament – maybe once every three or four months when I’m home and have a week off.
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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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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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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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