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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.

Tony Finau

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.
TONY FINAU

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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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Cool Country Do Especially Many Period Polynesian Pretty Sport Thing Us
We’re going to tournaments, and we’re driving the par-4s. At 10 years old, I was hitting it, like, 240.
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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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Believe Huge Life Listen Part People Think Wise
Mini-tour life isn’t a glamorous, professional golf life. If you’re not on the PGA Tour, it is very tough financially.
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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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So it’s really cool just to be the start of something pretty special for our culture.
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Cool Culture Just Our Pretty Really So Something Special Start
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.
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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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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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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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I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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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.
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When I got on tour in 2014, I was hitting a slice off the tee. No joke. Yeah.
TONY FINAU

Fourteen Got Hit Joke No Slice Tee Tour Was Yeah Year
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.
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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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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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