The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
TONY FINAUI 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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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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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 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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When I got on tour in 2014, I was hitting a slice off the tee. No joke. Yeah.
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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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If the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
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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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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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Needless to say, the Masters is the tournament I’d like to play in and win the most.
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My irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.
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I’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
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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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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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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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It’s cool to be able to dunk. I’m pretty tall and pretty long. My body’s probably built more for basketball than for golf.
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