Only played baseball until he was 13, and continued to play baseball through high school; his notable achievements included winning the California Babe Ruth State Championship Game (15-year-old Division) in which he pitched seven innings and only allowed one run, and had the game-winning hit in extra innings which sent his team to regionals; he also pitched and played second base on the freshman and junior varsity teams at Elk Grove High School.

Got his start in golf from his father, Don Levin, was a two-time All-American golfer at San Jose State (second team in 1978, third team in 1979) and played the PGA TOUR in the early 1980s; he made 45 career starts from 1981-83 with a career-high finish of T6 at the 1981 Valero Texas Open.

Lists making a putt as his biggest thrill in golf.

Awards an annual scholarship through the Elk Grove Regional Scholarship Foundation, the Spencer Levin Scholarship; the recipient must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5, be attending a four-year university or college and either played sports for at least two years or held a steady job.

Bay Area sports fan who lists the San Francisco 49ers (NFL), San Francisco Giants (MLB), and Sacramento Kings (NBA) as his favorite teams.

Middle name of Joseph given after Joe Montana, the San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame quarterback.

Remembers watching Tiger Woods' win at the 1997 Masters Tournament with his father on TV and deciding right then he wanted to be a golfer.

Remembers his father taking him to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and shaking hands with Jim Furyk around the time he was 12.

Grandfather, Roy Levin, served in the United States Air Force and was a single-engine jet pilot.