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.
TONY FINAUI’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
More Tony Finau Quotes
-
-
How you think, and how much you think, is so important in golf.
TONY FINAU -
My most important goal is to set myself up on every Sunday to have a chance to win, and I know if I do those things, then everything else will take care of itself.
TONY FINAU -
I have no golf setup at all inside, just a half-court for me and a volleyball setup for my wife, who plays.
TONY FINAU -
I’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
TONY FINAU -
I had plenty of power, and I knew how to play the curve, but I was a tour player who was watching his tee shots peel 30, 40 yards to the right.
TONY FINAU -
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.
TONY FINAU -
For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
TONY FINAU -
I enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.
TONY FINAU -
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.
TONY FINAU -
This whole golf thing was so left field for us, as Polynesians, but he had a lot of knowledge about sports in general. My dad was a genius, really. He was an absolute genius.
TONY FINAU -
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.
TONY FINAU -
When I was on the Ryder Cup team and I surrounded myself with the other 11 guys and our captains, being in that locker room, it gave me an extra sense of confidence.
TONY FINAU -
Everything just kind of fell in my lap at a young age. Things were thrown at me very fast.
TONY FINAU -
I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
TONY FINAU -
I definitely take time to smell the flowers because I feel like my upbringing was quite a bit different than most guys on Tour.
TONY FINAU