Originally from Collins, Napier grew up in an athletic family and played many sports but didn't get the golf bug until high school.
Napier learned quickly and played on the high school golf team and eventually played two years at Jones County Junior College.
Napier played on the 2002 NJCAA Region 23 Championship team and was selected all-region both seasons. He represented Jones in the NJCAA National Championship in Chatauque, New York. Napier was also a JCJC Hall of Fame member.
The September 11 terrorist attacks happened during his sophomore year and, coming from a family where his father and two grandfathers spent time in the military, Napier knew he would eventually enlist.
Napier's first deployment came in 2006 at age 22, supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was honorably discharged in late 2016. He had spent 56 months deployed over three separate deployments to Iraq & Afghanistan.
Golf was never far from his mind, either. Though he wasn’t able to play often, he always knew it was a game he’d pick back up after his military service ended. He was a member of President George W. Bush’s Team 43 support team for post-9/11 Veterans and won the 2021 Bush Warrior Open.
Napier would leave the military a two-time Purple Heart recipient.
