Prior to Eckerd: Attended Montgomery High School in Skillman, New Jersey, where he was the team MVP as a senior...Was named Princeton Packet Player of the Year, First-Team All-Conference and Third-Team All-State...Won the New Jersey PGA Junior Tour University Open in the summer of 2015, shooting 73-68 for a 4-under 141...Named to the Courier News All-Area Team.

Personal: Born August 28, 1997...Parents are Jim and Beth Macklin...Has one sibling, Kennedy...Enjoys scooter riding, working on his car and longboarding...Favorite team is the Ohio State Buckeyes...Favorite athlete is Jordan Speith...Chose Eckerd over Dominican University (Calif.) and Coker College.