Nickname is "Baby Seal" because he says, "I look like a baby seal."

Did not start playing competitive golf until age 13; he and his brother were both competitive swimmers prior to immersing themselves in golf.

Loves dancing and listening to music, and spent 3-4 years breakdancing / pop dancing.

Cites fellow 2018 All-America First Team selections and fellow Las Vegas residents Doug Ghim, Collin Morikawa, Justin Suh, and Norman Xiong as close friends.

Teammates at the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup included Collin Morikawa, Chandler Phillips, Davis Riley, Justin Suh, and Sahith Theegala.

Favorite place to visit is Japan because of the culture, food, people and family there.

Bay Area sports fan who supports the Golden State Warriors (NBA), San Francisco 49ers (NFL), San Francisco Giants and Oakland A's (MLB), and San Jose Sharks (NHL).

Favorite athletes include Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry and Michael Jordan.

Older brother, Shotaro (pronounced SHOH-tar-oh), played five seasons at University of California-Berkeley (2011-16) and played professional golf.

Played four seasons at University of Nevada-Las Vegas (2014-18), where he garnered a 2018 All-America First Team selection and was named the 2018 Mountain West Conference Player of the Year.

In UNLV records dating back to the start of the 1988-89 season, he tied the school record for single-season wins (four in 2017-18) and broke the school record for low 18-hole score (62 at the 2017 Thunderbird Invitational contested at Karsten Golf Course; he finished T2 with Arizona State's Kevin Yu, and finished one stroke behind medalist Collin Morikawa of Cal); he also finished with the second-best career scoring average in program history (71.02), trailing only Ryan Moore, tied for the third-most career wins in school history (five), and posted the third-best single-season scoring average in school history (69.79 in 2017-18), only trailing Ryan Moore's junior and senior seasons.

Member of the victorious 2018 American Arnold Palmer Cup team; he teamed with Collin Morikawa in a fourball match, which they won over Andy Zhang and Luis Gagne.

Ranked as high as ninth in the World Amateur Golf Ranking prior to turning professional in 2018.

Won the 2016 California State Amateur Championship, following his older brother, Shotaro (pronounced SHOH-tar-oh), who won the title in 2015; they became the first pair of brothers to win the event. Past winners of the California State Amateur include Xander Schauffele (2014), Jason Gore (1997), Mark O'Meara (1979), Johnny Miller (1968), and Ken Venturi (1951 and 1956).

Finished T2 at the 2018 Australian Master of the Amateurs.