I enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.
TONY FINAUI’ve taken two weeks off before I’ve played a major, and I’ve played two straight weeks before a major as well.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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The Ping 51-degree makes for a nice transition from the irons. On my 60, it says 8 degrees of bounce, but I grind it to about 5 or 6 degrees. I tried a head with less bounce, but it just didn’t look right.
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It was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings.
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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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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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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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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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Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
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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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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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I wear green on Sunday because it’s my mom’s favorite color, but green goes pretty well on Sunday at the Masters, too.
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I don’t really get to attend church. That’s definitely one of the challenges.
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If the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
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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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When I was on the Ryder Cup team and I surrounded myself with the other 11 guys and our captains, being in that locker room, it gave me an extra sense of confidence.
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