How did you develop an interest in golf?
I was brought up on a golf course. All my brothers play. It’s just one of those competitive nature with brothers things.
What are your practices like?
We have scheduled practices basically every day of the week for about two hours. We just focus on a different element of your game every week. If we have an important tournament coming up, we’ll try and practice specific things that we’ll meet around that particular course. It’s whatever we need to practice for the coming week or whatever we’re lacking at that time.
How did you hear about Hillsdale?
I got recruited in the general fashion that most athletes get recruited. I know the college was looking to recruit some international students. I was looking to come to the U.S.
What is it like living in America, and how is it different from Australia?
The primary difference is the weather. That’s probably the primary difference, getting used to having an actual off-season where you can’t play golf. I was brought up in a climate where it’s sunny 12 months of the year. It’s sort of hard to compare, because you’re comparing apples and oranges. Culturally, it’s very different; geographically, it’s very different.
What has been the biggest adjustment to living in a foreign country?
For me, I never had the option to go home during the semester. In terms of family life, I can’t just get in a car and drive home, due to sheer distance and cost. It’s learning to be independent. It was a good step to becoming independent.
What is your major?
Financial management. The reason for that is the U.S. is the finance capital of the world. Anything you learn here is going to be applicable anywhere else in the world. It’s a universal degree, and if you’re going to do it anywhere, the U.S. is probably the best place to do a degree in finance.
What has been your favorite class?
I didn’t mind doing American Heritage, of all things. It gives you a different perspective on different parts of the world. It’s probably different for any other student that goes here, that it’s their heritage. It helped me understand American culture to a fuller extent…And I enjoy business classes the most, because that’s my major, but in terms of a core class that I had to take, that was probably the most interesting.
What is your favorite part of Hillsdale’s golf team?
The team interactions that we have. Say in football or something, it’s a team effort, but for us, we’re playing as individuals, so you have to learn to put your individual scores aside and look at the team. It’s nice having that team aspect where we can work together for one common goal. Especially with golf, it’s not like we all play different positions. We can critique each other, help each other, so that’s nice.
–Compiled by Nolan Ryan