Favorite place is San Diego because it's quiet and has nice weather and views.

Made it to the final of the 2009 U.S. Junior Amateur at Trump National GC’s Old Course in Bedminster, N.J. Finished T23 in medal play to qualify for match play. Defeated Michael Yiu, Anton Arboleda, C.T. Pan, Shugo Imahira and Nicholas Reach before losing to Jordan Spieth, 4 and 3, in the finals.