Was a successful amateur, winning the English Amateur Championship in 2013, beating Matthew Fitzpatrick 4&3 in the final before earning a place alongside his compatriot in the Walker Cup team later that year.

Won his maiden DP World Tour title at the 2020 Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open, defeating Finland's Kalle Samooja in a play-off. His second victory came at the Cazoo Open presented by Gareth Bale, winning by four strokes on The Twenty Ten Course at Celtic Manor.

Began his sporting life as a junior boxer, a talent which is in his blood – his cousin Miles Shinkwin is a light heavyweight professional boxer.