Father got him started in the game at age 2.

Lists hunting and fishing among his hobbies.

Did not grow up with formal lessons. Developed his game by playing with his father, Ted, who was a golf-course maintenance worker. Is a natural righthander but would flip the clubs over and swing left-handed to mirror his father.

Turned pro right out of high school and worked in the cart barn at Lake Diamond Golf and Country Club in Ocala, Florida, to save money for the Florida-based Moonlight Tour.

Won all-district honors three times in high school. His 137 is the second-lowest 36-hole score in Florida Junior Golf Association history, bettered only by David Gossett's 135 total in 1996.