I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
TONY FINAUI’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.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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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.
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Maybe I carry a little chip on my shoulder with just how tough it was for my parents to overcome some of those financial situations.
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If the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
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Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
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Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
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My irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.
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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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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.
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At the heart of every slice is an open clubface. And it usually goes with a steep swing that cuts across the ball from out to in.
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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.
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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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I have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I’m not superstitious.
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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.
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