When I got on tour in 2014, I was hitting a slice off the tee. No joke. Yeah.
TONY FINAUThis 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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It was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings.
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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.
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I generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
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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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One of the things I learned growing up, a rule that I go by, is just never give up. That’s one thing that I had to keep telling myself.
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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,
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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.
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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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I enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.
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It will be a great accomplishment if I become the best player in the world. But if my children can grow up with great core values and become great people and do good things and are happy, then, man, that would bring me great joy.
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The No. 1 institution in the world is family. It’s so powerful.
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I think the Polynesian people and the gospel are in harmony. We’re very respectful people, and very humble people… and I try and let that shine through as much as possible.
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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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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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It’s a privilege to be in a position to give back, and one that I take pretty seriously because I know what it’s like… to be less fortunate, to be less privileged.
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