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.
TONY FINAUThe No. 1 institution in the world is family. It’s so powerful.
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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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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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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 have a half-court in my house. If you saw my house, you’d think I was an NBA player.
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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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I generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
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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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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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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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I’ve had opportunities to step foot on the grounds and play Augusta and watch the Masters. But I always, since I was a kid,
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Because my lower body is quiet, I need a full shoulder turn to generate power and speed. Keep your tempo smooth, and with the quiet lower body, you don’t have to worry about losing your balance.
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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.
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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 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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