Credits his father for giving him his start in golf. Father, Fred, served as the superintendent at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., before retiring in 2008. Father was chosen as Golfweek Golf Father of the Year in 2000. Wife, Shanna (Nagy), won nine collegiate titles and was NCAA Division II Championship winner in 1996 and 1998 at Florida Southern. Was a 2006 inductee into the Florida Southern College and the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame. Brother John joined the 2004 Korn Ferry Tour after a successful college career at the University of Texas. Younger brother, Jason, was a distance runner for the University of Florida track team.

Member of three-time NCAA Division II national championship team at Florida Southern. Won the 2000 NCAA Division II individual title by seven strokes, earning the Arnold Palmer Award for medalist honors. Posted a 13-under-par score at Turlock (Calif.) CC