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Residence: Dubai

Date of Birth:  8th April 1998

Age: 25

College: University of South Carolina Beaufort | USA

High School:  Starr's Mill High School | Peachtree City | GA | USA

Height:  6ft 1in.     Weight: > 195lbs

Club Affiliation:  The Els Club, Dubai

Professional Tours: DP World Tour | European Challenge Tour | Asian Tour

Equipment: 

Vessel Tour Bag & Carry Bag

Driver: Titleist TSR

3 Wood: Titleist TSR

4 Wood: Titleist TSR

Powered by: UST Mamiya Shafts |  LIN-Q shaft 79g X flex

Irons #3 & #4: Titleist 620 CB

Irons #5-PW: Titleist 620 MB

Wedges: Vokey SM9 52 | 56 | 60

Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Special Select

Background

• Started playing golf at 2 years old, hacking around par three courses and hitting on the range

• Brought up in the UK and in the USA

• Played first 9 holes at aged 5 at Old South Golf Links, Bluffton, SC

• First competition was a US Kids Tournament in Charleston, SC at aged 6

• Played first 18 holes at aged 7, at Robert Trent Jones, Palmetto Dunes, SC

• First official handicap (CONGU system in the UK) was 26 in November 2009

• Last Handicap in the UK was 5 in March 2014 | USGA/GHIN index +1.4

• Played in over 500 Tournaments both in the UK and in the USA as a junior

• 2 Junior career Regional victories (HJGT)

• 4 National top 10 finishes (AJGA)

• Highest Professional Finish - 2nd (6 times)

• Best Result T2 | Abu Dhabi Challenge | European Challenge Tour | 65-65-71-70

• 17 Professional Top 10s

• 24 Professional Top 25s

• Lowest 54 Hole Total 65-66-65 (-20) PGA EuroPro Tour | Castletown Golf Links

• Lowest 18 Hole Round - 62 | Riyadh Golf Club - PIF Saudi Open

future

My goal in life is to become the best player in the world.  Every round I play is one step closer to my goal.  I am currently exempt for 2024 on the European Challenge Tour. The aim is to work my way up through Asia, Africa and Europe, and get back over to America and on the PGA Tour within the next 5 years.

I’m 25 years old.  I do have a story to tell.  I suffered from being bullied, misunderstood, discriminated against and even excluded from learning at school.  I still come across instances like this now.  Having ADHD isn’t something that has gone away, it is something that I became more aware of, learned how to deal with and turned into a strength.  I’m still learning; I’m still largely misunderstood, and the real me only becomes apparent once people have spent a good deal of time with me.

 Although my career is just getting started, golf has proved to be the vehicle by which my ADHD became a strength.  It kept me occupied and equally challenged on a daily basis, and although I had a fair mixture of good and bad days, I loved the individual challenge so much, that I kept coming back to the golf course for more.

 I’m not sure I’ve truly figured out my purpose in life, my reason for existence, but this may well be a step in the right direction.  I want to mentor young kids and teenagers, to help them see that here’s a great future out there for each and every one of them.  Bringing an awareness to ADHD in my profession will help expose many myths, but also give this example of a pathway in professional sport.  I love working with kids, I used to help my Dad coach, and there was always something special in every kid I interacted with; sometimes it was athletic talent, sometimes it was telling stories and jokes and other times, the mathematician came alive, or the dancer made an appearance.  Either way, we tried to let each kid feel comfortable enough in the environment we created, to express themselves fully.

I want to meet lots of kids and teenagers, and even parents to help them and reassure them.  I want to inspire them as much as I can, that they are all individuals with their own super-powers! Ultimately, I want to be seen as strong.  Strong in identity and belief in myself.  I want others to see that and gain strength from it.

Golf is my future. It’s the vehicle I can use to achieve all of my goals and dreams.