If the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
TONY FINAUI think the biggest challenge when I’m on the road is being away from my family.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
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I think there’s too many rules in golf. And I mean that’s easy to say for a player, but putting together a rule book is a tough thing in this game because there are so many different parts of the game.
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When I got on tour in 2014, I was hitting a slice off the tee. No joke. Yeah.
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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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My irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.
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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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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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I have no golf setup at all inside, just a half-court for me and a volleyball setup for my wife, who plays.
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One of the things I learned growing up, a rule that I go by, is just never give up. That’s one thing that I had to keep telling myself.
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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.
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Essentially, 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.
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I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
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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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How you think, and how much you think, is so important in golf.
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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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