Sometimes it would get to me: These guys who are my age, like Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth, who I played against in junior golf, who I’d even beaten, were winning majors—and I was stuck fighting to keep my card each season. There were times I doubted myself. When I arrive at Augusta National for the first time this April, there will be no room for doubt.
My dad and uncle both played golf in college. My older brother, Ryan, also played, and our course, Argyle Country Club in Silver Spring, Md., had a lot of juniors.
It’s easy to fall in love with the game when you’re spending summers with your friends and brother, playing closest-to-the-pin contests for a milkshake. I have three siblings, and we all played D-I…
