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.
TONY FINAURose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
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I had plenty of power, and I knew how to play the curve, but I was a tour player who was watching his tee shots peel 30, 40 yards to the right.
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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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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’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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The things that transpired in my life, they didn’t happen in the order that they’re supposed to, or are ideal.
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It’s the Tiger Woods effect. What he was able to accomplish at such a young age – he drew me to the game, and I can only speak for myself, but a lot of the players that are my age saw Tiger in his prime when we were all teenagers.
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I think it’s a cool thing to have kids look up to me and to know that it doesn’t matter, your background or your ethnic background. If you have goals and dreams, you can achieve them.
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I’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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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 am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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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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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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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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I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
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