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 FINAUI find that my upbringing in the Church and my relationship with God are huge benefits to me in helping me become the kind of person that I want to become.
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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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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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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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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.
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I don’t really get to attend church. That’s definitely one of the challenges.
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If you make the effort to address the moves that cause a slice, you can straighten out all your shots. It won’t happen overnight, but if you’re systematic about it, the process will work.
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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 used to think I was hitting a draw at times, and the ball was still curving to the right! I still prefer to play a little fade, but I’ve had to recalibrate my visuals.
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We all wanted to be like him.
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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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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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I had a chance to win $2 million, a week after high school graduation, and if I turned pro, the sponsor was going to financially support me.
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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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One of the things I learned growing up, a rule that I go by, is just never give up. That’s one thing that I had to keep telling myself.
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It was tough to fail year after year. I never even got to the final stage until I got my card on the Web.com Tour.
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It’s something that I dreamed of since I was a kid – to be able to represent my country and play in the Ryder Cup is what dreams are made of.
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It’s a cool thing to see Polynesians – there’s not too many of us, period – but especially doing well in American sports. It’s pretty cool.
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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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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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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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I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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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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A lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to golf.
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I definitely take time to smell the flowers because I feel like my upbringing was quite a bit different than most guys on Tour.
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