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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 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

Color Favourite Goes Green Master Mom Pretty Sunday
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
As a rookie, I need to play a lot. I need to know what courses I like and adjust to the atmosphere and the lifestyle of playing at the highest level.
TONY FINAU

Adjust Atmosphere Course Highest Level Lifestyle Like Lit Need Paly Pan Rookie
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.
TONY FINAU

Come Complete Expensive Extremely Goal Grow Lot Parent Sacrifice Sport
But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
TONY FINAU

Always Belief Could Just Myself Prove Something Special
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.
TONY FINAU

Cool Country Do Especially Many Period Polynesian Pretty Sport Thing Us
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.
TONY FINAU

Always Card Com Final Myself Prove Special Stage Tough Web Year
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 FINAU

Captain Confidence Cup Extra Guy Locker Rhyder Room Sense Surround Team
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.
TONY FINAU

Effort Happen Move Overnight Process Shot Slice Straighten Systematic Work
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
Everything just kind of fell in my lap at a young age. Things were thrown at me very fast.
TONY FINAU

Age Everything Fast Fell King Lap Thrown Very Young
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
We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
TONY FINAU

Be Being Culture Just Minority Proud Really Too We
The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
TONY FINAU

Club Crazy Driver Ever Hit Last Learn Thing
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
I’m always playing on Sunday, and that’s tough because I really never get to take the sacrament – maybe once every three or four months when I’m home and have a week off.
TONY FINAU

Always Every Home One Play Really Sacrament Sunday Take Three Tough Week

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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