Started golf at age 3 by swinging a cut-down 3-iron in his backyard.

Father was in the U.S. Air Force so family moved around when he was young. Locations included Oklahoma, Alaska, Ohio and Alabama.

Winner of the 1999 Virginia Amateur.

Former standout at the University of Virginia, where he played in every tournament during his career from 1999 to 2002. All-Atlantic Coast Conference as a senior. Helped lead his team to the 2001 Seminole Intercollegiate Championship, when he captured med