Started playing golf with his father and brother in Andrews, Texas.

While playing golf at UNLV, worked at a coffee shop with other teammates to earn spending money. Teammates at UNLV included Chris Riley and Ted Oh.

Among several charitable initiatives, spent time at the 2009 AT&T Byron Nelson with a group of students from the J. Erik Jonsson Community School, a school which meets the educational needs of low-income children and their families.

Member of UNLV golf team that placed second at the 1996 NCAA Championship. First-team Junior College All-America at Midland (Texas) College.