GoDuke.com: Can you tell me about a time when you first started playing your sport.
BP: I started when I was five. My dad played and my sister played in college as well, so we are a big golfing family. In our family, what we do is go to the golf course and play. I fell in love with it and have been playing ever since. 

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GoDuke.com: What was your favorite class at Duke?
BP: I took a class called Psychology of Mindfulness with Dr. Clive Robins. It was cool because I could apply it to my golf, and I was able to write a paper about golf, which was pretty cool. 

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GoDuke.com: Do you have any hidden talents?
BP: I can play golf left-handed pretty well. This summer, I shot an 83 left-handed. I am a right-handed player, so playing left-handed is completely opposite. 

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GoDuke.com: Who has been the biggest influence on your life?
BP: Probably my sister, Brielle. We are really close and we think similarly. We both grew up playing golf. She is an amazing person, and I am just very fortunate to learn from her. She actually played golf in college too! Now she is a 4th year MD/PhD student at Wake Forest. 

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 More Interviews with Brinson:

Brinson on playing in Europe:
http://hamptonroads.com/2013/08/beachs-paolini-road-pga-runs-through-europe

Inside Duke: Brinson's interview on receiving the Byron Nelson Award:
http://www.europeantour.com/videoaudio/video/videoid=201449.html#

Senior Profile at GoDuke.com:
http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=206867161