Played college golf at Samford University. Won the 2013 Magnolia Amateur, birdieing two of his first three holes in the final round to cruise to a three-shot victory at Hattiesburg CC in Mississippi.

In 2012, won the Hummingbird Intercollegiate and the Samford Intercollegiate. Best college-tournament finish came at the Arkansas State Red Wolf Intercollegiate in Jonesboro. His team finished second, and he was second individually--two shots behind winne