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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.

Tony Finau

I’ve had opportunities to step foot on the grounds and play Augusta and watch the Masters. But I always, since I was a kid,
TONY FINAU

Always Foot Ground Kid Master Opportunity Participation Play Since Step
I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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Descent Extreme Person Player Proud
Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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Big Fight Learn Sport
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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After Chance Dollar Fgraduation Financial Go High Million Pro School Sponsor Support Turn Two Week Win
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

Appeal College High Life Much Partyer Really School Social Time
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

Absolute Dad General Genius Golf Knowledge Left Polynesian Sport Thing Whole
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.
TONY FINAU

Book Different Game Many Mean Part Player Put Rule Say So Too
Having a family, taking care of your kids and people outside yourself, maybe it’s motivated me more to give that extra something.
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Care Extra Family Gove Outside People Something Take Yourself
I am extremely proud to be Tongan and Samoan, and to be the first on Tour and the first in the Masters is a cool thing.
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Cool Country Extremely First Master People Person Proud Thing Tour
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
I’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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Been Inspire Just Kid Lot Me Proud Really See
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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Ball Curve Draw Hard Hit Prefer Recalibrate Right Think Use Visual
It’s cool to be able to dunk. I’m pretty tall and pretty long. My body’s probably built more for basketball than for golf.
TONY FINAU

Basketball Cool Able Drunk Golf Long Nody Pretty Probably
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.
TONY FINAU

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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Glamorous Mine Professional Tour
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.
TONY FINAU

Back Community Give Got Knew Opportunity People Person Tour

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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