[3] He then played college golf at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2014 to 2018, winning three tournaments and being named a two-time honorable mention All-America.

[4][5] Griffin turned professional in 2018 after graduating from North Carolina and began playing on the PGA Tour Canada.

[8][9] In 2022, Griffin played on the Korn Ferry Tour and finished runner-up in three events: Astara Golf Championship, LECOM Suncoast Classic, and BMW Charity Pro-Am.

[10] He has two runner-up finishes on the PGA Tour: the 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship[11] and 2024 RBC Canadian Open.

[12] Griffin's great-grandfather, Ben Shields, was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies in the 1920s and 1930s.