When I got on tour in 2014, I was hitting a slice off the tee. No joke. Yeah.
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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I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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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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Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
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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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How you think, and how much you think, is so important in 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 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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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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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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We’re going to tournaments, and we’re driving the par-4s. At 10 years old, I was hitting it, like, 240.
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Because my lower body is quiet, I need a full shoulder turn to generate power and speed. Keep your tempo smooth, and with the quiet lower body, you don’t have to worry about losing your balance.
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I’ve taken two weeks off before I’ve played a major, and I’ve played two straight weeks before a major as well.
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I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players.
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Needless to say, the Masters is the tournament I’d like to play in and win the most.
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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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