bˈɔsɚt wʌz bˈɔːɹn tə swˈɪs pˈɛɹənts ɪn dʒoʊhˈænzbɜːɡ, sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə, ænd plˈeɪd kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɡˈɑːlf æɾ ˈoːɹəl ɹˈɑːbɚts jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ænd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv tˈʌlsə ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts.
Bossert was born to Swiss parents in Johannesburg, South Africa, and played college golf at Oral Roberts University and University of Tulsa in the United States.