~ ABOUT US ~

• HIGH SCHOOL: Bloomington High School South (Bloomington, Indiana) 
• GRADUATION YEAR: 2024
• HOME COURSE: The Pfau Course @ Indiana University
• FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Olive Garden
• FAVORITE FOOD: Steak w/ Fettuccine Alfredo
• FAVORITE MOVIE: Happy Gilmore
• FAVORITE GOLFER: Justin Thomas & Rory Mcilroy
• HOBBIES: Golf, Basketball, Bowling and Swimming

Since he was old enough to swing a club, Happy has dedicated himself to the sport with only one dream in mind..becoming a professional golfer.  Early Years:  Starting out, Happy idolized Ricky Fowler and wore Ricky's famous all orange PUMA outfit most of the time.  He still wears wild colors in tournaments today!

The most asked question Happy gets everywhere he goes is; "Is your name really Happy Gilmore?" Although he is known on tour as Happy Gilmore, Happy was born Landon James Gilmore. The nickname "Happy" came when he won a long drive competition at a Pepsi Little Peoples tournament around the age of 9. Some heckler called him Happy and it stuck.  It quickly became his favorite movie and he worked hard to craft the "Happy Gilmore Swing" from the movie but for fun, not in competition!

Happy played on the US Kids Tour in his early years and on then on the Hurricane (HJGT) and Golf Week Junior Tours.  He played in the US Kids World Championships at Pinehurst in 2015, 2018 and 2019 as well as the Hurricane National Championships in 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021.  Happy also competes in Golf Week Amateur events, Golf Week Junior & Indiana Junior Golf and The Pepsi Little People's tournaments. In 2020, Happy was the National Hurricane Player of the Year and also played in the World Stars of Golf in Las Vegas In 2022, Happy played in the Golfweek International Junior Invitational in Orlando Florida in 2022.  Happy made his first ever attempt at qualifying for the US Open in 2022. Happy will again try to qualify for the US Open in 2023 and also will play in the IMG Junior World Championships at Torrey Pines in July (click on Tournament Results for more info)

Happy attends Bloomington South High School in Bloomington Indiana where his team placed 4th in the 2021 IHSAA State Tournament.  Happy tied for 8th place and made the All-State Team in his first year as a Panther. Happy was T-2 in the sectional in 2021. 

Happy won the sectional, was T-2 in the regional and finished T-17 at the 2022 State Finals his sophomore season making the All-State Team for the second year in a row.  It was also named The Herald Times (HTO) area player of the year.  Happy averaged (73) strokes per 18 holes during his sophomore season.