I had a chance to win $2 million, a week after high school graduation, and if I turned pro, the sponsor was going to financially support me.
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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I don’t really get to attend church. That’s definitely one of the challenges.
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I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players.
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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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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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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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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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I always told myself I am never going to set foot there unless I am playing and a participant.
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When your hands are cold, and you’re hitting with old, low-quality irons – my first one was a Merlin model with a green shaft – you learn what to do to hit the ball solid.
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My most important goal is to set myself up on every Sunday to have a chance to win, and I know if I do those things, then everything else will take care of itself.
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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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We didn’t have cable TV. We just couldn’t afford it. But you don’t need cable to watch the Masters. In 1997, at the exact moment I started out, I watched Tiger Woods win the Masters.
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We grew up in the Rose Park section of Salt Lake City. It’s a good neighborhood but a tough one, on the poor side but proud.
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Mini-tour life isn’t a glamorous, professional golf life. If you’re not on the PGA Tour, it is very tough financially.
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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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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.
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