Brother played college baseball at North Carolina-Asheville. Sister works with elementary special-education students.

Father was chairman of the PGA TOUR Valspar Championship near Tampa, Florida.

Says he thrives in heated competition and loves playing money games with his friends.

Once worked as a deckhand on a yacht.

Started playing golf his freshman year of high school. Went from being one of the shortest kids in his class to one of the tallest, and his golf game suffered because of that growth spurt.

Earliest golf memory is getting completely frustrated losing to his father.

Best golf memory as a fan was watching Tiger Woods hit a tee shot on the 14th hole during the second round of the 2008 Masters, which inspired him to want to be a professional.

Is primarily a self-taught golfer.

It was at The First Tee of St. Petersburg where he "fell in love" with playing and giving back to the game.