Says he shows emotion and talks to himself a lot when he's playing.

First picked up a golf club at age 1. Was hitting balls on the range a week before his second birthday.

Attended the 2013 BMW Championship and was inspired by the focus Tiger Woods displayed with all the fans yelling around him.

First golf memory is hitting plastic golf balls over his house to his dad on the other side.

Finished regulation at the 2021 Illinois State Amateur tied with Jordan Less and Mac McClear then prevailed in a playoff for the title. It was his second title in the prestigious event. Also won the 2019 edition, defeating David A. Perkins and Less by two shots.