Started playing golf when he was 10 after attending a junior clinic with his mother in Fayetteville, NC...Serves as a director
of the Western Golf Association and is on the board of the downtown Chicago YMCA...Also sits on the board of Solargenix, the
largest builder of solar energy plants...Is a devout Catholic who supports Catholic charities through a family foundation...Favorite
courses are Pebble Beach, Harbour Town and Cypress Point...Enjoys watching The Discovery Channel...Favorite entertainer is
Elton John...Favorite movie is "It's A Wonderful Life."...Favorite athlete is Jack Nicklaus and lists No Ordinary Time as
his favorite book...Biggest thrill outside of golf is having a happy family and being born into a family of seven sisters
and two brothers...Has spent the last five years working as a partner with Mentor Financial, a financial services firm in
suburban Chicago.
