I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
TONY FINAUIt was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings.
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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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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 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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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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When I was on the Ryder Cup team and I surrounded myself with the other 11 guys and our captains, being in that locker room, it gave me an extra sense of confidence.
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I knew when I got on tour that if I had the opportunity to give back to my community, which is Rose Park, I would.
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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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Golf is an extremely expensive sport, and growing up, I didn’t come from a lot, but my parents sacrificed a lot for me to compete, and my goals were their goals.
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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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I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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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’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
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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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