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 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.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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I always told myself I am never going to set foot there unless I am playing and a participant.
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I find that my upbringing in the Church and my relationship with God are huge benefits to me in helping me become the kind of person that I want to become.
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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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I know a lot of kids following in my footsteps, not only from my heritage, but there’s younger generations trying to follow in my footsteps.
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I think the biggest challenge when I’m on the road is being away from my family.
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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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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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But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
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I do my best on the golf course. I am learning about the business side of it. But I have a lot of great partners that help me with all those things.
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I’ve taken two weeks off before I’ve played a major, and I’ve played two straight weeks before a major as well.
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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.
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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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Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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