እሱ በአሥራዎቹ ዕድሜ አጋማሽ ላይ ነበር ፣ ለሁለት ጊዜ የዩኤስ ጁኒየር አማተር ሻምፒዮና አሸናፊ እና ከብዙ በኋላ በርካታ ርዕሶችን ያሸነፈ ሁለተኛው የጎልፍ ተጫዋች ሆነ ።
He was during his mid-teens, a two-time winner of U.S. Junior Amateur Championship and became the second golf player to win multiple titles after Tiger Woods.