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.
TONY FINAUFor so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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It will be a great accomplishment if I become the best player in the world. But if my children can grow up with great core values and become great people and do good things and are happy, then, man, that would bring me great joy.
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My brother and I ended up being known for our distance, but we had no idea how far we could hit the ball because we hit it the same, and all of a sudden.
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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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In 2013, I changed to left-hand low, or cross-handed. And it’s helped a lot. At the time, the reason I switched was just a lot of inconsistency with putting. I was either making a lot of putts, or I was missing a lot of putts.
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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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I use the low-spinning Pro V1 left dot. I mark it with the logo for the Tony Finau Foundation.
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So it’s really cool just to be the start of something pretty special for our culture.
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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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I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players.
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There are a lot of variables to playing mini-tour golf because of the finances. If you don’t play well, you’re often losing a lot of your own money.
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There’s a lot of great athletes all over the world, and some of them don’t have the access or opportunity to play the game of golf.
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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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I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
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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 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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