Interests include basketball, where he was first-team all-Washington as a high school senior.

Grew up playing junior golf with player Andres Gonzales in Washington and is 16 days younger than Gonazles.

Brother Andrew, a PGA TOUR player, earned his first TOUR card for the 2014-15 season. Another brother, Joel, is his full-time caddie. The last time two brothers were members at the same time on TOUR was in 2004 when Brenden Pappas played 34 events and Deane Pappas played 22 events.

First career PGA TOUR start came as an amateur in June 2005, missing the cut at the U.S. Open at Pinehurst.

Finished second at the 2005 NCAA Men's Golf Championships, losing a playoff on the third extra hole to the University of Washington's James Lepp. Named a first-team All-American by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Four-year letterman earned All-Am

Was the 2004-05 Student Athlete of the Year for the West Coast Conference.

After graduation, represented the U.S. on victorious Palmer Cup and Walker Cup squads.