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.
TONY FINAUA lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to golf.
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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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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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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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I think the biggest challenge when I’m on the road is being away from my family.
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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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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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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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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 always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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A lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to golf.
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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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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 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.
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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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I have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I’m not superstitious.
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