Personal

Parents are Blake and Sheryl Alder ... undecided major ... earned two varsity letters in basketball at Centennial High School ... was named to the All-State Academic Team and was a 2009 High School Scholar Athlete ... enjoys playing the piano and organ, tennis, basketball, singing, spending time with family and being outdoors ... also recruited by Washington State, Utah Valley and Boise State.

Before BYU

Won tournament titles at the 2009 IGA Treasure Valley tournament and the Rocky Mountain Junior PGA Championship ... also finished third at the IGA two-day tournament in Preston, Idaho, and fifth at the Dropping Invitational in 2009 ... placed second at the 2008 Rocky Mountain Junior PGA Championship and placed in the top 10 at the Idaho State Amateur ... on the regional level, made the cut at the 2009 Utah Open and the 2008 PNGA Men's Amateur ... also placed second at the IJGT at Mountain Branch ... earned the second-most points (match play) for the U.S. Team at the at the Junior EuroCup in Scotland ... named to the 2008 Junior America's Idaho Team and the 2008 IJGT EuroCup Team ... competed four years at Centennial High School, helping his team place second in the state in 2008 and fourth in 2009.