His earliest golf memory was when he was six years old and made a hole in one from about 80 yards on the 9th hole at Sun Valley GC . His coach picked him up by the ankles and shook him upside down.

He and his wife have known each other since they were 16 and 17, respectively. He proposed in October of 2016 in Whistler, British Colombia, on a getaway after his first season on the Mackenzie Tour.

Was a standard bearer at the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.