Mini-tour life isn’t a glamorous, professional golf life. If you’re not on the PGA Tour, it is very tough financially.
TONY FINAUI’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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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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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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Maybe I carry a little chip on my shoulder with just how tough it was for my parents to overcome some of those financial situations.
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I knew when I got on tour that if I had the opportunity to give back to my community, which is Rose Park, I would.
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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 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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I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players.
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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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But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
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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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I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
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I’ve taken two weeks off before I’ve played a major, and I’ve played two straight weeks before a major as well.
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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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I enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.
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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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