Mother, Ping-Yi Chen, is from Chinese Taipei (grew up in Japan), and father, Stefan, is half-French and half-German.

Attended Scripps Ranch High School in San Diego, California, and won the high school state golf title in 2011.

His father, Stefan, was an elite athlete in Germany before he was hit by a drunk-driver in a head-on collision which ended his dreams of being an Olympic athlete.

Is part of golf's high school Class of 2011 that includes, among others, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Daniel Berger.