Tony Finau Quotes

Tony Finau

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 14, 1989

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.

Tony Finau

I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.

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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.

Tony Finau

I'm really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me. 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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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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Mini-tour life isn't a glamorous, professional golf life. If you're not on the PGA Tour, it is very tough financially.

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My irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.

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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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I generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I'll use a Canadian one-dollar coin. I have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I'm not superstitious.

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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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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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Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.

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I find that my upbringing in the Church and my relationship with God are huge benefits to me in helping me become the kind of person that I want to become.

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I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage - maybe I carry a little chip on my shoulder with just how tough it was for my parents to overcome some of those financial situations.

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I do my best on the golf course. I am learning about the business side of it. But I have a lot of great partners that help me with all those things.

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It's something that I dreamed of since I was a kid - to be able to represent my country and play in the Ryder Cup is what dreams are made of.

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When I got on tour in 2014, I was hitting a slice off the tee. No joke. Yeah, 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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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.

Tony Finau

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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For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right. 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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