hiː ɐksˈɛptᵻd ɐn æθlˈɛɾɪk skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp tʊ ɐtˈɛnd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv flˈɔːɹɪdə ɪn ɡˈeɪnzvɪl, flˈɔːɹɪdə, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv kˈoʊtʃ lˈɪn blˈɛvɪn ænd kˈoʊtʃ bˈʌdi ˌælɪɡzˈændɚz flˈɔːɹɪdə ɡˈeɪɾɚz mˈɛnz ɡˈɑːlf tˈiːmz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti.
He accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a member of coach Lynn Blevin and coach Buddy Alexander's Florida Gators men's golf teams from 1987 to 1990.