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I have a half-court in my house. If you saw my house, you’d think I was an NBA player.

Tony Finau

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.
TONY FINAU

Before Definitely Necessary Rest Take Time Tournament
We’re going to tournaments, and we’re driving the par-4s. At 10 years old, I was hitting it, like, 240.
TONY FINAU

Drive Forty Go Hite Par Ten Tournament Year
Needless to say, the Masters is the tournament I’d like to play in and win the most.
TONY FINAU

Master Most Needless Play Say Tournament Win
I’ve never seen it in person and wouldn’t go even if you gave me tickets, because I made a promise to myself as a kid that I wouldn’t go until I played my way there.
TONY FINAU

Kid Made Myself Play Promise Ticket Until Way
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.
TONY FINAU

City Grew Lake Neighbourhood One Park Poor Proud Rose Salt Section Taught
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

Definitely Different Feet Flower Guy Most Quite Smell Time Tour Upbringing
When your hands are cold, and you’re hitting with old, low-quality irons – my first one was a Merlin model with a green shaft – you learn what to do to hit the ball solid.
TONY FINAU

Ball Cold First Great Hand Hit Iron Low Merlin Model One Quality Shaft Solid
There are a lot of variables to playing mini-tour golf because of the finances. If you don’t play well, you’re often losing a lot of your own money.
TONY FINAU

Finance Lose Lot Money Often Own Play Variable Well
Staying in the moment is not worrying about the outcome but just focusing on the process on the next shot.
TONY FINAU

Focus Moment Next Outcome Process Shot Stay Worry
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.
TONY FINAU

Career Essential Family Journey Parent Path Professional Right Start Turn
For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
TONY FINAU

Hard Right Shot Slide So Many Tee Watch Year
I use the low-spinning Pro V1 left dot. I mark it with the logo for the Tony Finau Foundation.
TONY FINAU

Foundation Logo Low Mark Spinning Tony Use
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 FINAU

At Change Cross Hand Help Inconsistency Left Put Reason Switch Time
I’ve taken two weeks off before I’ve played a major, and I’ve played two straight weeks before a major as well.
TONY FINAU

Before Major Paly Straight Take Week Well
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

Balance Body Generate Keep Lower Need Power Quite Smooth Tempo Use Worry
Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
TONY FINAU

Christ Deeply Especially Everyone Fath Jesus Note

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