Name: Brayden Porter
Hometown: Oglesby, IL
Began Full Time: January 6, 2026
College(s): University of Iowa

Major: Sport and Recreation Management

Favorite Teams: Chicago Bears, Chicago Bulls, and Chicago Cubs
Favorite Food: Any type of sushi.

Who is your favorite artist?  Zach Bryan and The Lumineers
What is your favorite song? Fools Gold by Buffalo Traffic Jam

Favorite Course You’ve Been To: Kapalua Plantation Course is my favorite golf course that I've ever been able to play.

What’s your favorite golf memory? Getting to paint all of the penalty areas at Quail Hollow for the 2025 PGA Championship.

What’s one thing people don’t know about you? I was the class president of my class in high school.

What’s your favorite way to spend a day off?: Getting to spend time with friends and relax to recharge for the next workday.

What was your first job? I worked for the City of Oglesby Parks and Recreation department, which was just landscaping baseball fields and parks as well as hosting junior basketball camps.
What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from Texas? Hawaii

What are some of your favorite hobbies, and how did you get into them? Playing sports with my friends (usually pickup games of basketball, a round of golf, or beach volleyball). If not hanging outside, being inside and watching sports with my groups of friends.

How were you first introduced to golf? I would go to the local country club with my grandparents for lunch and after we would always go to the putting greens and putt.

What did you want to be when you were little? An NBA player.
Who is your favorite PGA TOUR Pro? Why? Max Homa because of how he loves to interact with fans through social media and events during the PGA Tour season.

What is your favorite sport outside of golf? Basketball

Do you have a favorite quote or motto you live by?  "Never Quit."