From Stockton, CA, I grew up in a lower-middle class household where I had no idea what golf truly was because it was too expensive for my family. I was a multi-sport athlete until I fell in love with the game my junior year of high school playing on the golf team. I continued to play in college and as an amateur, when I started working at Stockton Golf and Country Club over eight years ago. I have since been working and growing in the golf industry where I now run my own teaching program and am 1st Assistant at Spring Creek Golf and Country Club for the last six years.