Attended the University of Illinois, where he was teammates with PGA TOUR player Luke Guthrie.

Watched the sitcom "Friends" to help better his English.

Began playing golf at age 5 when his family took up the sport while on a South African vacation.

Also enjoys playing basketball and tennis. Is a big admirer of Roger Federer and Derrick Rose.

Closed his college career in style in 2013, with top-five finishes at the Louisiana Classics (fifth), the Desert Shootout (third) and the Boilermaker Invitational (fourth) before winning the Big Ten Conference Championship individual title and helping the

At the 2012 NCAA Championship, his Illinois team could only muster a 21st-place finish in the team competition while he won the 54-hole, stroke-play portion of the tournament at Riviera CC in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Shot rounds of 69-68-71 to defeat Tex

Won the 2011 Jack Nicklaus Invitational while playing for the University of Illinois. Shot rounds of 66-71-72 at Muirfield Village, defeating Texas' Jordan Spieth and Purdue's Tyler Duncan by two shots.

Earned a victory when he captured the Monroe Invitational Championship in June in Pittsford, N.Y. Shot rounds of 71-67-66-68 to edger Alex Edfort by a shot at Monroe GC.

Won the 2009 International of Belgium Junior Championship and the Ternesse Junior Open.