Played in his first Masters in 2002 after winning the 2001 U.S. Public Links. In the par-3 contest that year, hit his first shot in the water, then holed his next shot.

Attended Arizona State University from 2000-04, but returned years later to complete his B.I.S. in Political Science/Sociology in 2010.

Earned All-American honors three times for Arizona State University. Winner of the 2001 U.S. Public Links Championship, which earned an invitation to the 2002 Masters (missed cut). Other amateur titles on his resume include victories at the Mesa City Amat