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It’s a privilege to be in a position to give back, and one that I take pretty seriously because I know what it’s like… to be less fortunate, to be less privileged.

Tony Finau

If the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
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Game Go Integrity Protect Rule Wrong
There are countless things we can work on and think about in the swing, but when it’s time to play in competition, you don’t want to think too many thoughts.
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Competition Counties Many Swing Thing Think Thought Time Wait
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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Because Being Brother Distance Emd Far Ide Known Same Sudden
I’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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Been Inspire Just Kid Lot Me Proud Really See
Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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Big Fight Learn Sport
My irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.
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Eighth Inch Iron Longer Standard Three
I think the Polynesian people and the gospel are in harmony. We’re very respectful people, and very humble people… and I try and let that shine through as much as possible.
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Gospel Harmony Humble Kind Much People Polynesian Possible Respectful Shine Think
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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City Grew Lake Neighbourhood One Park Poor Proud Rose Salt Section Taught
Needless to say, the Masters is the tournament I’d like to play in and win the most.
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Master Most Needless Play Say Tournament Win
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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Athlete Game Golf Great Lot Opportunity Some World
But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
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Always Belief Could Just Myself Prove Something Special
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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Appeal College High Life Much Partyer Really School Social Time
I use the low-spinning Pro V1 left dot. I mark it with the logo for the Tony Finau Foundation.
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Foundation Logo Low Mark Spinning Tony Use
I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
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Dream never Pro Seventeen Thought Turn Wildest
When I got on tour in 2014, I was hitting a slice off the tee. No joke. Yeah.
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Fourteen Got Hit Joke No Slice Tee Tour Was Yeah Year
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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Always Every Home One Play Really Sacrament Sunday Take Three Tough Week
Having a family, taking care of your kids and people outside yourself, maybe it’s motivated me more to give that extra something.
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Care Extra Family Gove Outside People Something Take Yourself
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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Come Complete Expensive Extremely Goal Grow Lot Parent Sacrifice Sport
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.
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Career Essential Family Journey Parent Path Professional Right Start Turn
Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
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Community Park Proud Rose
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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Accomplish Become Best Children Great Happy Joy Man Player Thing Value World
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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Clubface Cutm Across Every Go Heart Open Out Slice Swing Usually
I enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.
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Being Best Challenge Children Enjoy Father There
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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Happen Ideal Life Order Suppose Think Transpitre
I feel like listening is a huge part of life – not only listening to people, but listening to people that you believe in, people who you think are wise.
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Believe Huge Life Listen Part People Think Wise
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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Best Business Course Golf Great Help Learn Partner Side Thing Those
I definitely feel it’s important, whether I’ve taken time off or played right before, that I take necessary rest time in the weeks before the tournament.
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Before Definitely Necessary Rest Take Time Tournament

It’s a privilege to be in a position to give back, and one that I take pretty seriously because I know what it’s like… to be less fortunate, to be less privileged.

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It’s a privilege to be in a position to give back, and one that I take pretty seriously because I know what it’s like… to be less fortunate, to be less privileged.

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