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Golfweek profile: PGA Tour Rookie Tony Finau

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http://golfweek.com/news/2014/dec/09/tony-finau-pga-tour-rookie-length-powerball/

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Next, the Finau (FEE-now) brothers flew to Carlsbad, Calif., and performed for Callaway executives. Tony broke 200-mph ball speed. Jaws dropped. When their agent demanded a seven-figure endorsement deal, Raffaele passed.

“I made a few predictions with their father and agent,” Raffaele said. “I said, ‘Time is the ultimate scoreboard.’ I told them I’ve been doing this a while, and it would take seven years for one of them to make it to the Tour.”

Fast-forward seven years, and Raffaele’s words proved prescient. Tony, 25, earned a promotion after finishing eighth on the Web.com Tour money list. In five fall starts to his rookie campaign, Finau has four finishes of seventh to 14th, suggesting a promising future. But the story of how he got here is every bit as good as what may be still to come.

That transition looks a little Sergio Garcia like.

Steve

Kill slow play. Allow walking. Reduce ineffective golf instruction. Use environmentally friendly course maintenance.

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