Can achieve more than 190 mile-per-hour ball speed on the driving range.

Is a member of the same course as Charley Hoffman, Xander Schauffele and Emiliano Grillo in San Diego. Says all four have helped him with different game aspects.

Dad got him into golf at age three.

Earliest golf memory was Tiger Woods winning the 2000 U.S. Open by 15 shots.

Best golf memory as a fan was watching Tiger Woods win the 2008 U.S. Open outside San Diego.

Uses the same ball marker every round and marks his ball the same way each time.

Has had melanoma four times, but doctors diagnosed it and treated it early each time. Is examined several times a year now in case of recurrence.

Attended Torrey Pines High School, the same school that produced PGA TOUR players Michael Kim and Jamie Lovemark, the LPGA’s Muni He, as well as skateboard legend Tony Hawk.

Was the 2012 San Diego Junior Boys Golfer of the Year.