Worked as a club professional in the mid-to-late 1980s, including a stint at Williams Island CC in North Miami Beach.

Lists Arnold Palmer and former President George W. Bush as his heroes.

Favorite golf course is Muirfield Village.

Got started in golf at age 7 by working as a caddie with his two brothers.

Says the biggest influence in his career was Henry Atkinson, an assistant pro in Wilmington, N.C., and the person who helped teach him the golf swing and how to play the game.

His favorite meal is his wife's fried chicken, with mashed potatoes on the side.