hiː plˈeɪd ɔnðə sˈeɪm mˈɪltən hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɡˈɑːlf tˈiːm ɪn mˈɪltən, flˈɔːɹɪdə æz fˈɛloʊ pˌiːdʒˌiːˈeɪ tˈʊɹ plˈeɪɚ bˈuː wˈiːkli, ænd lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv sˈaʊθ ˌæləbˈæmə ɪn mˈoʊbəl, ˌæləbˈæmə.
He played on the same Milton High School golf team in Milton, Florida as fellow PGA Tour player Boo Weekley, and later attended the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama.