But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
TONY FINAUIn 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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Everything just kind of fell in my lap at a young age. Things were thrown at me very fast.
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I’ve had opportunities to step foot on the grounds and play Augusta and watch the Masters. But I always, since I was a kid,
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There are a lot of variables to playing mini-tour golf because of the finances. If you don’t play well, you’re often losing a lot of your own money.
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If you make the effort to address the moves that cause a slice, you can straighten out all your shots. It won’t happen overnight, but if you’re systematic about it, the process will work.
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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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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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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 just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
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I had plenty of power, and I knew how to play the curve, but I was a tour player who was watching his tee shots peel 30, 40 yards to the right.
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Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
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I’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
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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’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.
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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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A lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to golf.
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