Played baseball through high school; his notable achievements included winning the California Babe Ruth State Championship Game (15-year-old Division) in which he pitched seven innings, only allowed one run, and recorded the game-winning hit in extra innings. Levin also pitched and played second base on the freshman and junior varsity teams at Elk Grove High School.

Got started in golf through his father, Don Levin, who made 45 PGA TOUR starts from 1981-1983 and played two full seasons on TOUR (1981 and 1982). Don was a three-time All-American golfer at San Jose State University (according to The Big West Conference, a second team selection in 1977 and 1978, as well as a third team honoree in 1979); his career-high finish on TOUR was T6 at the 1981 Valero Texas Open.

Lists making a putt as his biggest thrill in golf.

Awards an annual scholarship through the Elk Grove Regional Scholarship Foundation, the Spencer Levin Scholarship. Applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5, either played sports for at least two years or held a steady job, and attend a four-year university or college.

Bay Area sports fan who lists the San Francisco 49ers (NFL), San Francisco Giants (MLB), and Sacramento Kings (NBA) as his favorite teams.

Middle name of Joseph given after Joe Montana, the San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame quarterback.

Remembers watching Tiger Woods' win at the 1997 Masters Tournament with his father on TV and deciding right then he wanted to be a golfer.

Remembers his father taking him to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and shaking hands with Jim Furyk around the time he was 12 years old.

Grandfather, Roy Levin, served in the United States Air Force and was a single-engine jet pilot.