Picked up the game at age 6 while living in Canada with his parents and older sister.

Favorite sports team is the Golden State Warriors.

Excellent table tennis player.

Fan of the anime televisions series Naruto, which he began watching in elementary school.

Enjoyed four top-10 finishes in 2013, playing a worldwide schedule of both professional and amateur events. At the Western Junior at Meridian Hills CC in Indianapolis, finished T5 with Theo Humphrey, Jonah Texeira and countryman Andy Zhang.

Picked up his third consecutive low-amateur honors and his second top-five performance when he finished T5 at the 2014 Lanhai Open outside Shanghai in early June. Opened with three consecutive 2-under 70s before shooting an even-par 70 to finish at 6-under.

Shot four under-par rounds at the 2014 Buick Open and contended all week before finally finishing solo second to winner Sam Chien, who won the tournament by three shots. Became the low amateur for a second consecutive tournament.

Playing on a sponsor exemption, was the low amateur at the 2014 PGA TOUR China Series’ inaugural tournament, the 2014 Mission Hills Haikou Open. Enjoyed a 3-under 69 on the final day at the Sandbelt Trails Course to T26.

In his final start as an amateur, played in the 2014 Asia Pacific Amateur Championship in Melbourne, Australia. Finished T5, along with future PGA TOUR winner C.T. Pan.