There are a lot of great athletes on the PGA Tour and a lot of good basketball players. But I can definitely put my name in the mix as one of the best.
TONY FINAUWhen I got on tour in 2014, I was hitting a slice off the tee. No joke. Yeah.
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I don’t really get to attend church. That’s definitely one of the challenges.
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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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I’ve never seen it in person and wouldn’t go even if you gave me tickets, because I made a promise to myself as a kid that I wouldn’t go until I played my way there.
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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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I use the low-spinning Pro V1 left dot. I mark it with the logo for the Tony Finau Foundation.
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I definitely take time to smell the flowers because I feel like my upbringing was quite a bit different than most guys on Tour.
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I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
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For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
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When I got on tour in 2014, I was hitting a slice off the tee. No joke. Yeah.
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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 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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A lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to golf.
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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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If the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
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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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