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 FINAUI am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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It’s the Tiger Woods effect. What he was able to accomplish at such a young age – he drew me to the game, and I can only speak for myself, but a lot of the players that are my age saw Tiger in his prime when we were all teenagers.
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Maybe I carry a little chip on my shoulder with just how tough it was for my parents to overcome some of those financial situations.
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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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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.
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I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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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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I’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
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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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For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
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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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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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I’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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I have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I’m not superstitious.
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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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