Attended Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado; he was a year behind NFL star Christian McCaffrey, and three years behind PGA TOUR winner Wyndham Clark.

Earliest golf memory is playing in a father-son tournament when he was age three.

Considers himself a good cook.

Played four seasons at Colorado State University (2015-19), garnering a 2017 All-Mountain West Conference selection and finishing third in program history in career scoring average (72.20).

Qualified for match play but fell to Sam Horsfield in the Round of 64 at the 2015 U.S. Amateur Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club.

Qualified for match play but fell to Bryce Hendrix in the Round of 64 at the 2014 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at The Club at Carlton Woods.

Led Valor Christian High School to back-to-back state titles at the 2013 and 2014 CHSAA Class 4A Championships as a junior and senior.