I’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
TONY FINAUIf 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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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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I think the biggest challenge when I’m on the road is being away from my family.
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There are countless things we can work on and think about in the swing, but when it’s time to play in competition, you don’t want to think too many thoughts.
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I’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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I enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.
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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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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
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