Lives with the neurological disorder epilepsy. He hopes to one day make an impact on children with epilepsy and start a foundation for children with epilepsy.

Favorite professional sports teams are the Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) and Atlanta Braves (MLB), while he supports North Carolina for college sports

Loves cooking; he would like to go to culinary school someday.

College teammates with PGA TOUR member Ben Griffin for a season and a half at University of North Carolina.

Father and older sister graduated from University of North Carolina.

Played a season and a half at University of North Carolina-Greensboro (2013-14), where he won two events and was named the 2013-14 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, after which he transferred to University of North Carolina and played a season and a half (2015-16) for the Tar Heels.

Earned a 2016 All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection at North Carolina.

Runner-up at the 2015 Porter Cup, as he fell to future PGA TOUR member Denny McCarthy in a playoff.

Won the 2015 North Carolina Amateur Championship, as well as three consecutive Carolinas Amateur Championship (2013-2015), the first to accomplish a three-peat since 1923.

Broke the Wildwood Green Golf Club course record with a 59 in 2012.