U.S. Open Sectional Storylines, Links, Fox Coverage
/Formerly known as The Longest Day in Golf, U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Monday remains the longest and one of the best days in golf.
Here is your USGA link to follow the scores, read stories and see images from the venues.
Fox Sports 1 provides a 1-hour wrap-up from 12:30 am to 1:30 am ET Tuesday morning.
The courses:
Lake Merced Golf Club & The Olympic Club (Ocean Course), Daly City, Calif.
Timuquana Country Club, Jacksonville, Fla.
Ansley Golf Club (Settindown Creek Course), Roswell, Ga.
Woodmont Country Club (North Course), Rockville, Md.
Canoe Brook Country Club (North & South Courses), Summit, N.J.
Wedgewood Golf and Country Club & Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club, Powell, Ohio
Springfield Country Club, Springfield, Ohio
Germantown Country Club & Ridgeway Country Club, Memphis, Tenn.
Lakeside Country Club, Houston, Texas
Royal Oaks Country Club, Vancouver, Wash.
Cherry picking a few standout stories at each of the qualifiers but you can see the full list here, and they're all worthy of your good wishes for great golf:
Lake Merced Golf Club & The Olympic Club (Ocean Course)
• Aaron Dexheimer, 35, of San Diego, Calif., is a commercial salmon fisherman in Alaska during the summer and a caddie at Del Mar Country Club in the winter. He grinded on mini-tours for more than a decade before taking over his father’s fishing operation.
• Allen Geiberger, 28, of Palm Desert, Calif., is the son of Al Geiberger, who played in 20 U.S. Opens and tied for second in 1969 and 1976. Al Geiberger, the 1966 PGA champion, became the first player to shoot 59 in a PGA Tour event, the 1977 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic.
• Rico Hoey, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., was chosen All-Pac-12 Conference for the third consecutive year. Hoey was the 2016 NCAA Championship runner-up with a four-round total of 277 (3 under). He helped the University of Southern California finish third at NCAA regionals. Hoey, who was born in the Philippines, has played in three U.S. Amateurs and earned second-team All-America recognition last year. He captured the 2012 Callaway Junior Worlds.
• Kaiwen Liu, 16, of the People’s Republic of China, advanced to match play in the 2015 U.S. Junior Amateur, his first USGA championship. Liu, a rising junior at Torrey Pines High School who lives in San Diego, Calif., also competed in U.S. Open sectional qualifying last year. He broke the San Diego section scholastic boys’ record by four strokes with a 14-under-par 130 the same week he shot a 66 to earn medalist honors in U.S. Open local qualifying.
• Andy Miller, 38, of Napa, Calif., is the son of 1973 U.S. Open champion Johnny Miller, who fired a final-round 63 to win at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club. Andy was a four-time All-American at Brigham Young and was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011. He tied for 62nd in the 2002 U.S. Open. In 2015, he was named design manager of Silverado Resort and Spa.
• Drew Olson, 33, of San Francisco, Calif., is third on UCLA’s all-time passing list with 8,532 yards and played for the NFL’s Baltimore, Carolina and San Francisco franchises as an undrafted free-agent quarterback. He qualified for the inaugural U.S. Amateur Four-Ball, held at The Olympic Club last year, and competed in two U.S. Mid-Amateurs (2012, 2013).
Timuquana Country Club
• Marc Dull, 30, of Winter Haven, Fla., was the runner-up to Sammy Schmitz in the 2015 U.S. Mid-Amateur. Dull, a caddie at Streamsong Resort in Bowling Green, Fla., is the grandson of Dexter Daniels, who won the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship in 1961 and 1966. Dull, who regained his amateur status two years ago after playing on professional mini-tours, caddied for Meghan Stasi at this year’s U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship.
• Chase Koepka, 22, of Jupiter, Fla., is the brother of PGA Tour player Brooks Koepka. Chase earned first-team all-conference honors in leading the University of South Florida to the 2016 American Athletic Conference championship. He has earned All-America recognition twice.
• Randy Leen, 40, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., was the low amateur in the 1996 U.S. Open and a member of the winning 1997 USA Walker Cup Team. He played in three U.S. Amateurs, including advancing to the semifinals in 1997. Leen was a three-time Big Ten Conference Player of the Year at Indiana University. He works as a sales representative for a medical products company.
• Nick O’Hern, 44, of Australia, is known for having defeated nine-time USGA champion Tiger Woods twice in match play when both were professionals. O’Hern, who has competed in four U.S. Opens, has played on the PGA Tour, PGA European Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia. He tied for 23rd in the 2007 U.S. Open, held at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club. His best finish was a tie for sixth in 2006.
• Vijay Singh, 53, of Fiji, has played in 18 U.S. Opens and has seven top-10 finishes. His best finish was a tie for third at Pinehurst No. 2 in 1999. Singh, who has won one Masters and two PGA Championships, tied for fifth in his first U.S. Senior Open at Oak Tree National in 2014.
Ansley Golf Club (Settindown Creek Course)
• Roberto Castro, 29, of Atlanta, Ga., advanced through the Ball Ground, Ga., sectional qualifier last year with rounds of 64 and 68. He has played in three U.S. Opens. Franco, who was an All-American at Georgia Tech, played on the eGolf and Nationwide tours before earning his PGA Tour card in 2012. He lost in a playoff with James Hahn at this year’s Wells Fargo Championship. His mother is Peruvian and his father is Costa Rican.
• Luke Schniederjans, 17, of Alpharetta, Ga., is the younger brother of Oliver, who played in his first U.S. Open last year. Luke plans to attend Georgia Tech, where Oliver was an All-America golfer and older brother Ben was a baseball pitcher. Luke, who is a two-time all-state selection, won the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour’s 2016 Amelia Island Junior Open.
• Oliver Schniederjans, 22, of Alpharetta, Ga., was a three-time All-American and two-time Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year at Georgia Tech. In 2014, he won the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the world’s top amateur. He tied for 42nd in his first U.S. Open last year at Chambers Bay. His brother, Luke, advanced through local qualifying and will compete in this year’s Roswell, Ga., sectional.
• Todd White, 48, of Spartanburg, S.C., won the inaugural U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship with partner Nathan Smith and was a member of the winning 2013 USA Walker Cup Team. White has competed in 18 USGA championships, including six U.S. Amateurs and five Mid-Amateurs. A high school history teacher, he played in the 1995 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.
Woodmont Country Club (North Course)
• Woody Austin, 52, of Derby, Kan., has won three PGA Tour Champions tournaments this year, including a playoff to claim the Mitsubishi Electric Classic. Austin, who tied for third in the 2014 U.S. Senior Open, has competed in seven U.S. Opens, with his best finish a tie for 23rd in 1996.
• Adam Ball, 22, of Richmond, Va., won the 2016 Atlantic 10 Conference individual title while leading Virginia Commonwealth University to its third consecutive championship. Ball, who has played in seven USGA championships, including four U.S. Amateurs, advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2013 U.S. Amateur. Ball reached the semifinals of the 2011 U.S. Junior Amateur, losing to eventual champion Jordan Spieth.
• Guy Boros, 51, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is the son of two-time U.S. Open champion Julius Boros (1952, 1963). Guy tied for 36th in the 1995 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. He has one PGA Tour win and three Nationwide Tour (now Web.com) victories.
• Billy Hurley III, 33, of Annapolis, Md., tied for 48th in his lone U.S. Open start in 2014. Hurley graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and was the 2004 Patriot League Player of the Year. He was a member of the winning 2005 USA Walker Cup Team. Hurley rose to the rank of lieutenant and served on U.S. Navy destroyers and cruisers.
• Ryan Sullivan, 27, of Winston-Salem, N.C., is attempting to advance through local and sectional qualifying for the second time. He shot a first-round 61, the lowest score in sectional play since 2005, on Woodmont Country Club’s South Course en route to qualifying for the 2013 U.S. Open. He has played on the PGA Tour, Web.com Tour and PGA Tour Latinoamerica.
• Nicholas Thompson, 33, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., has played in three U.S. Opens. He competes on the PGA Tour. His brother, Curtis, plays on the Web.com Tour. Their sister, Lexi, the 2008 U.S. Girls’ Junior champion, claimed her first major championship at the 2014 Kraft Nabisco and has won seven LPGA titles.
• Esteban Toledo, 53, of Mexico, has played in two U.S. Opens, tying for 34th at Pinehurst No. 2 in 1999. Toledo, who has won four PGA Tour Champions events, has competed in three U.S. Senior Opens. His best finish was a tie for 14th in 2014.
• Mike Van Sickle, 29, of Pittsburgh, Pa., won the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association Junior Amateur at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club. A three-time All-America player at Marquette University, Van Sickle was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015. He played high school basketball with New York Mets’ infielder Neil Walker. His father, Gary, is a veteran golf writer for Sports Illustrated and Golf.com.
Canoe Brook Country Club (North & South Courses)
• Matt Dobyns, 38, of Lake Success, N.Y., is attempting to advance through local and sectional qualifying for the second time in three years. He was the lone club professional to play in the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, where he missed the cut by one stroke. Dobyns, the head professional at Fresh Meadow Country Club, won the 2012 PGA Professional National Championship.
• Devin Gee, 30, of Oakmont, Pa., will become the head professional at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Bob Ford, the director of golf at Oakmont since 1979, will begin to hand the reins over to Gee following the 2016 U.S. Open. Gee played at NCAA Division III power Methodist University and was a summer intern at Oakmont.
• Gavin Hall, 21, of Pittsford, N.Y., is a two-time first-team All-Big 12 Conference performer at the University of Texas. The Longhorns won this year’s Big 12 and NCAA Franklin Regional titles. He was the youngest player in the 2013 U.S. Open field at Merion Golf Club when he qualified through local and sectional play. Hall competed in the 2013 and 2014 U.S. Amateurs.
• James Imai, 15, of Brookline, Mass., is a Japanese American who competed in last year’s U.S. Junior Amateur at age 14. He considers 12 to be his lucky number because he was born on Dec. 12 at 5:34 a.m. (adds up to 12). He was born in the 12th year of the current emperor’s reign and he uses golf balls with the No. 12 labeled on them.
• Steve Scott, 38, of New City, N.Y., was the 1996 U.S. Amateur runner-up to Tiger Woods, losing in 38 holes. Scott, who is the head professional at Paramount Country Club in New City, N.Y., played on the PGA, Web.com and Canadian tours. He was a member of two USA Walker Cup Teams, in 1997 and 1999, and the 1996 USA World Amateur Team squad.
• Nathan Smith, 37, of Pittsburgh, Pa., is a four-time U.S. Mid-Amateur champion who holds the record for the most victories in the championship. He won last year’s U.S. Amateur Four-Ball title with partner Todd White. Smith, who has played on three USA Walker Cup Teams, works as an investment advisor. He has played in 36 USGA championships.
• Marc Turnesa, 38, of Jupiter, Fla., is the grandson of Mike Turnesa, who tied for 26th in the 1946 U.S. Open and was one of seven brothers who played golf. Marc, who played in the 2011 U.S. Open, has one victory each on the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour. His great uncle, Willie, won the 1938 U.S. Amateur at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club.
• Cameron Young, 19, of Scarborough, N.Y., helped Wake Forest qualify for the 2016 NCAA Championship. Young and partner Paul McBride reached match play in this year’s U.S. Amateur Four-Ball. He has competed in three U.S. Amateurs and three U.S. Junior Amateurs. His father, David, is the head professional at Sleepy Hollow Country Club and is also in the Summit, N.J., sectional qualifying field.
• David Young, 54, of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., is the head professional at Sleepy Hollow Country Club. He shot a 70 in the U.S. Open local qualifier at Willow Ridge Country Club, in Harrison, N.Y. His son, Cameron, is also in the Summit, N.J., sectional qualifier and is a member of the Wake Forest University team.
Wedgewood Golf and Country Club & Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club
**Note: the pre-event WD's are flying already at this location, reports Alex Miceli.
• K.J. Choi, 46, of the Republic of Korea, has competed in 13 U.S. Opens. His best finish is a tie for 15th in 2005 at Pinehurst No. 2 and in 2012 at The Olympic Club. Choi has eight PGA Tour wins, including The Players Championship in 2011.
• Erik Compton, 36, of Coral Gables, Fla., was diagnosed with viral cardiomyopathy at age 9 and has since had two successful heart transplants. Compton, a member of the 2001 USA Walker Cup Team, has played in three U.S. Opens. He tied for second at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2014.
• Bryson DeChambeau, 22, of Clovis, Calif., in 2015 became the fifth player to win the U.S. Amateur and NCAA Division I individual championship in the same year, joining Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and Ryan Moore. DeChambeau, who has played in 10 USGA championships, including last year’s U.S. Open, was a member of the 2015 USA Walker Cup Team and the winning 2014 USA entry in the World Amateur Team Championship. He tied for 21st in the 2016 Masters as an amateur, then tied for fourth at the RBC Heritage in his first PGA Tour event as a professional the following week.
Springfield Country Club
• Zac Blair, 25, of St. George, Utah, qualified for his lone U.S. Open through both local and sectional play. He tied for 40th at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2014. Blair, an All-America player at Brigham Young University, has three top-25 finishes on the PGA Tour this season, including a third-place showing at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
• Tony Finau, 26, of Lehi, Utah, advanced through the Springfield, Ohio, sectional qualifier last year to his first U.S. Open, where he tied for 14th at Chambers Bay. Finau, who is of Tongan and American Samoan descent, won for the first time on the PGA Tour in a playoff for the 2016 Puerto Rico Open title. He is the cousin of Milwaukee Bucks’ forward Jabari Parker.
• Jessie Massie, 28, of Louisville, Ky., shot a 56 at Glenmary Country Club in July 2013. The round included one eagle, 14 birdies and a drop for unplayable lie on the par-4 fifth. Massie earned All-Ohio Valley Conference recognition at Eastern Kentucky University.
• Jamie Sadlowski, 27, of Scottsdale, Ariz., is a two-time RE/MAX World Long Drive champion (2008, 2009). The son of a highway-repair man, Sadlowski’s personal-best of 445 yards was established in 2010. Sadlowski shot a 65 to earn medalist honors in the Scottsdale, Ariz., local qualifier. CBS golf analyst Gary McCord served as his caddie in qualifying.
**Bucky Albers filed this piece on Sadlowski with McCord on the bag.
• Sammy Schmitz, 35, of Farmington, Minn., won the 2015 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship and earned an invitation to this year’s Masters. Schmitz recorded the second known ace on a par-4 in USGA championship history when he holed his tee shot on No. 15 at John’s Island Club’s West Course in the championship match. He works for a health-care services company.
• Brian Stuard, 33, of Fort Worth, Texas, captured his first PGA Tour victory, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, in a three-man playoff with Byeong Hun An and Jamie Lovemark. Stuard has played in two U.S. Opens, missing the cut in both 2013 and 2014.
Germantown Country Club & Ridgeway Country Club
• Bubba Dickerson, 35, of Fernandina Beach, Fla., is attempting to qualify for his second U.S. Open. He won the 2001 U.S. Amateur, defeating Robert Hamilton, 1 up, but gave up his 2002 U.S. Open exemption to turn professional. He also was the runner-up to D.J. Trahan in the 2000 U.S. Amateur Public Links.
• Brad Elder, 41, of Dallas, Texas, advanced through local and sectional qualifying to the 2015 U.S. Open, where he tied for 58th at Chambers Bay. Elder was a member of the victorious 1997 USA Walker Cup Team and was an All-American at the University of Texas. Elder, who has played in three U.S. Opens, won three times on the Nationwide (now Web. com) Tour.
• Jimmy Gunn, 35, of Scotland, qualified through local and sectional play to the 2015 U.S. Open, where he tied for 27th at Chambers Bay. Gunn caddied at Scotland’s Royal Dornoch and worked as a part-time carpenter before moving to the United States to play on professional mini-tours eight years ago. He aspires to be a professional fisherman.
• Trevor Immelman, 36, of South Africa, has played in eight U.S. Opens, with his best finish a tie for 21st in 2006 at Winged Foot Golf Club. He won the 2008 Masters Tournament and the 1998 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, defeating Jason Dufner in the final.
• Fredrik Jacobson, 41, of Sweden, has competed in six U.S. Opens, with his best finish a tie for third at Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club in 2003. Jacobson owns one PGA Tour victory, the 2011 Travelers Championship, and three PGA European Tour wins.
• Kelly Kraft, 27, of Dallas, Texas, is attempting to qualify for his first U.S. Open. Kraft won the 2011 U.S. Amateur by defeating Patrick Cantlay, 2 up, in the final at Erin Hills (Wis.). He forfeited his exemption as Amateur champion to the 2012 U.S. Open by turning professional following that year’s Masters Tournament. He was a member of the 2011 USA Walker Cup Team.
• Scott Langley, 27, of Saint Simons Island, Ga., was low amateur with Russell Henley in the 2010 U.S. Open, tying for 16th. Langley has competed in 14 PGA Tour events this season and has three top-25 finishes. He played in three U.S. Amateurs and reached the quarterfinals in 2010.
• Lee McCoy, 22, of Athens, Ga., was a member of the 2015 USA Walker Cup Team. In 2016, he was chosen Southeastern Conference Player of the Year when he led the University of Georgia to the SEC and NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional championships. He tied for sixth at this year’s NCAA Championship. He also finished fourth in March in the PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship, the best finish by an amateur on the PGA Tour in 18 years. McCoy, who played in the 2015 U.S. Open, has qualified for match play in two U.S. Amateurs (2014, 2015) and two U.S. Junior Amateurs (2009, 2010).
• Jordan Niebrugge, 22, of Mequon, Wis., won the silver medal as the low amateur in the 2016 Open Championship at St. Andrews. He tied for sixth overall. Niebrugge, who has played in three U.S. Amateurs, was a member of the 2013 and 2015 USA Walker Cup Teams. He is a senior on the Oklahoma State University squad and has earned All-America and All-Big 12 Conference honors. The Cowboys won the 2016 NCAA Stillwater Regional.
• Martin Piller, 30, of Fort Worth, Texas, is married to LPGA Tour player Gerina Piller. Martin has played in 13 PGA Tour events this season. He tied for fourth at the Valero Texas Open on March 27. He has five Web.com Tour victories and won twice last summer. Gerina has played in four U.S. Women’s Opens, including a tie for 31st in 2013.
• Steve Stricker, 49, of Madison, Wis., has played in 19 U.S. Opens and has 11 top-25 finishes. Stricker finished fifth in both 1998 and 1999. He has 12 PGA Tour victories. Stricker was an All-American at the University of Illinois before his career began on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour in 1990.
• Lance Ten Broeck, 60, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., once caddied for Jesper Parnevik and Robert Allenby. Ten Broeck, who has competed in 14 USGA championships, last played in the U.S. Open in 1992 at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links. He has played in four U.S. Senior Opens, including a tie for ninth in 2012.
Lakeside Country Club
• Cameron Champ, 20, of Sacramento, Calif., helped Texas A&M University finish second in the 2016 Southeastern Conference Championship. He qualified individually for NCAAs. Champ, a product of The First Tee program, advanced to the Round of 32 in the 2012 U.S. Junior Amateur. His father, Jeff, was selected in the 33rd round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Baltimore Orioles and was a catcher at San Diego State University.
• Brad Dalke, 18, of Oklahoma City, Okla., is a freshman on the University of Oklahoma team. He tied for 15th in helping the Sooners finish second at the NCAA Stillwater Regional. Dalke, who competed in four U.S. Junior Amateurs, comes from an athletic family. His mother, Kay (Pryor), played on the first Oklahoma women’s golf team. His father, Bill, was a linebacker on Oklahoma’s 1975 national championship team. His grandfather, Ken (Pryor), played on the school’s basketball and baseball teams.
• Noah Goodwin, 15, of Corinth, Texas, made it to the Round of 16 at last year’s U.S. Junior Amateur and advanced to match play at the U.S. Amateur, losing in 21 holes to Jake Knapp. He plays out of Oakmont Country Club in his hometown, and he has the same swing coach (Cameron McCormick) as 2015 U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth. His father, Jeff, is a professor of kinesiology at the University of North Texas.
• Beau Hossler, 21, of Mission Viejo, Calif., was the 2015 and 2016 Big 12 Conference Player of the Year. Hossler finished fifth at this year’s NCAA Championship with a 72-hole score of even-par 280. He also helped the University of Texas win the Big 12 Championship and NCAA Franklin Regional. Hossler played in the 2011 U.S. Open at age 16 and tied for 29th in 2012. He has played in 11 USGA championships, including last year’s U.S. Amateur, and was a member of the 2015 USA Walker Cup Team and the winning 2014 USA entry in the World Amateur Team Championship.
• Kevin Tway, 27, of Edmond, Okla., won the 2005 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. He has competed in two U.S. Opens and tied for 60th at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2014. Tway, an All-America player at Oklahoma State University, is the son of 1986 PGA champion Bob Tway, who played in 18 U.S. Opens and tied for third in 1998.
• Travis Vick, 16, of Houston, Texas, is a three-sport athlete at Houston’s Second Baptist School. In addition to golf, he is a quarterback/linebacker on the middle school and junior varsity football teams and a pitcher/third baseman on the baseball squad. He also played basketball through eighth grade. Vick, who reached match play in last year’s U.S. Junior Amateur, has been counseled by family friend Hal Sutton, who competed in 18 U.S. Opens.
Royal Oaks Country Club
• Justin Kadin, 26, of Corvallis, Ore., is a caddie at Tetherow Golf Club and won last year’s Oregon state mid-amateur. He qualified for the 2013 U.S. Amateur and 2014 U.S. Amateur Public Links. Kadin, who played at the University of Idaho, won the 2007 Class 5A state high school championship.
• Brock Mackenzie, 34, of Scottsdale, Ariz., was a member of the 2003 USA Walker Cup Team. Mackenzie’s sister, Paige, is both an LPGA Tour player and Golf Channel analyst. He was an All-America player at the University of Washington and played in the 2004 U.S. Open. Mackenzie, whose parents are pharmacists, has competed on the Web.com Tour.
• Jordan Massey, 26, of Winter Springs, Fla., joined the U.S. Army in 2011 and was stationed at Fort Hood in Texas for three years as an explosive ordinance disposal officer. Massey, who played at NCAA Division II Clayton State University in Georgia, tried the professional ranks before enlisting. While in the U.S. Army, Massey won the 2014 Armed Forces Championship, earned a silver medal at the World Military Golf Championship in Bahrain and was 14th at the World Military Games in Korea. He is now competing on PGA Tour Canada.
• Michael Putnam, 33, of University Place, Wash., was the co-medalist at last year’s Columbus, Ohio, sectional qualifier, shooting rounds of 68-64. He is attempting to qualify for his fifth U.S. Open. Putnam was chosen 2013 Web.com Tour Player of the Year. He was an All-America player at Pepperdine University and a member of the 2005 USA Walker Cup Team. He lives near Chambers Bay, the site of last year’s U.S. Open, and he hit the first shot of last year’s championship off hole No. 1. Putnam missed the cut by two strokes.
• Sulman Raza, 22, of Eugene, Ore., helped the University of Oregon finish second at the NCAA Tucson Regional as the Ducks qualified for their third consecutive NCAA Championship. Raza, who was born in Lithuania and is studying landscape architecture, has played golf in more than a dozen foreign countries. His adoptive mother, Anita, is a professor at Oregon and his Pakistan-born father, Farrukh, is a professional cricket player.
