I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
TONY FINAUI’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
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I always told myself I am never going to set foot there unless I am playing and a participant.
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I think there’s too many rules in golf. And I mean that’s easy to say for a player, but putting together a rule book is a tough thing in this game because there are so many different parts of the game.
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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’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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I think it’s a cool thing to have kids look up to me and to know that it doesn’t matter, your background or your ethnic background. If you have goals and dreams, you can achieve them.
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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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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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My irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.
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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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I’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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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 enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.
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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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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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