I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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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The Ping 51-degree makes for a nice transition from the irons. On my 60, it says 8 degrees of bounce, but I grind it to about 5 or 6 degrees. I tried a head with less bounce, but it just didn’t look right.
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So it’s really cool just to be the start of something pretty special for our culture.
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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 have no golf setup at all inside, just a half-court for me and a volleyball setup for my wife, who plays.
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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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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.
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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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I’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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Staying in the moment is not worrying about the outcome but just focusing on the process on the next shot.
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The No. 1 institution in the world is family. It’s so powerful.
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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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So I definitely take time to realize where I’m at in my life. And I know that I’m blessed.
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For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
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I’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
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There are countless things we can work on and think about in the swing, but when it’s time to play in competition, you don’t want to think too many thoughts.
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