Favorite professional team is the Atlanta Braves. Favorite entertainer is Dave Chappelle. Favorite food is steak.

Superstitions include only marking his ball with quarters dated before 1987.

Both of his parents attended Clemson, but his dad graduated from Alabama.

Earned honorable mention All-American honors in 2010. Three-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection, including becoming one of just four golfers at Clemson to earn the honor as a freshman. Was the individual medalist at at 2010 Furman Invitational. T

Was also a two-time all-state selection while competing for Greenwood High School.

Finalist at the 2009 U.S. Amateur, losing, 7 and 5, to Byeon-Hun An of South Korea.