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Nationwide Tour member in 1991 and 1998-2009.
Member of the PGA TOUR in 1992 and 2010-11. 2011: Made just four cuts in 10 PGA TOUR starts.
Finished T9 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open on the Nationwide Tour for his lone top 10 on that Tour. 2010: Suffered through
an injury-riddled season (stress-fractures in his spine) and was limited to just seven events on the PGA TOUR. Played out
of the Qualifying Tournament/Nationwide Tour Medical category in 2011. Coupled with $45,096 earned in 2010, had 15 events
to equal No. 125 on the 2010 money list (Troy Merritt, $786,977). Played three events on the Nationwide Tour and finished
No. 65 on the money list. Won the Panama CLARO Championship, his first start of the year. Fired back-to-back 66s in the first
two rounds leaving him one stroke back of the leader heading into the weekend. He blazed past the second-round leader with
an 8-under 62 in the third round to take a five-stroke advantage going into Sunday. A 1-over 71 in the final round put him
two strokes better than the nearest competitor and gave him his fourth win on Tour. 2009: Earned third career title with a
one-stroke win at the Albertsons Boise Open. Never led the tournament until he rolled in a 4-foot birdie putt on the final
hole of regulation to beat first-, second- and third-round leader Blake Adams, his playing partner on the last day. Finished
at 14-under par to collect his first win in more than 9 1/2 years. First-place check of $130,500 vaulted him from No. 94 to
No. 18 on the money list with just five events left on the 2009 schedule. The winning check was enough to push his career
total over the $1-million, making him the 13th player in Tour history to reach that figure.
Held the first- and second-round leads the following week at the WNB Golf Classic in Midland, TX, thanks to rounds of 64-67.
Struggled on the weekend with scores of 74-70 and finished T19. Returned to the PGA TOUR in 2010 for the first time since
1992. Earned a return trip to after finishing No. 25 on the 2009 Nationwide Tour money list. Held it together in final two
rounds of season-ending Tour Championship at Daniel Island (SC), despite spending Saturday night in the hospital after falling
ill during the third round. Struggled to a 2-over 74 on the last day, but it was enough to hold onto the final spot among
"The 25" graduates for 2010. 2008: Made the cut in 16 of 23 Nationwide Tour starts and had 10 top-25 finishes. His lone top-10
was a T5 at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship, his best finish on Tour since a T5 at the 2006 Athens Regional
Foundation Classic. Title hopes were dashed with a second-round 77, but he battled back on the weekend with rounds of 71-72
to finish at even-par 288. 2007: Made the cut in half of his 26 starts, with lone top-10 finish coming at the Xerox Classic
(eighth). 2006: Made the cut in 16 of 28 starts on the Nationwide Tour, with two top-10 finishes. Opened the year in grand
style, making five consecutive birdies on his first five holes at the Movistar Panama Championship. Set a course and tournament
record with his 5-under 30 on the back nine. Eventually finished T37 at the tournament. Had his first top-10 of the season
with a T5 at the inaugural Athens Regional Foundation Classic. Next top-10 showing was a T10 at the Henrico County Open. 2005:
Collected $65,455 to finish No. 77 on the money list. Made the cut in 13 of 22 tournaments, with two top-10 finishes. After
missing the cut in two of his first three starts, came back with consecutive top-10s, finishing T8 at the Rheem Classic and
T9 the following week at the Henrico County Open. Became one of just two players in 2005 to post three eagles in a round,
doing so in the third round of the Cox Classic (Nos. 9, 10, 17). 2004: Made the cut in 15 of 25 appearances, including six
top-25 finishes. Finished the season No. 69 on the official money list, with $86,989. Finished T4 at the LaSalle Bank Open
for his only top-10 showing. 2003: Made the cut in 15 of 25 appearances on the Nationwide Tour, including seven top-25 appearances.
Wrapped up the season with $82,327 and the No. 60 position on the final money list. Went 6-under in a five-hole stretch at
the Henrico County Open (T8) to equal the best birdie-eagle streak of the season. Fired a career-best, 10-under 62 to vault
into a share of the 54-hole lead at the Omaha Classic. Ranked No. 1 on Tour in Eagles (20). 2002: Made the cut in seven of
17 starts on Tour, with five top-25 finishes. Best finish was a T9 at the Oregon Classic, where he established the Shadow
Hills CC course record with an 8-under-par 64 in the second round to move into contention. 2001: Made the cut in 12 of 23
tournaments on the Nationwide Tour. Managed only one top-10 finish, finishing 10th at the Shreveport Open. Set the course
record with a 65 (6-under) at the Cliffs Keowee Vineyards course during the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs. 2000: Made the
cut in 15 of 25 Nationwide Tour events, with seven top-25 finishes. Earned his second career title at the season-opening Florida
Classic. Trailed 54-hole leader Mark Hensby by three strokes at the start of Sunday's final round. Final-round 66 was good
enough to overtake Hensby and win by three, earning him $72,000 first-place check. 1999: Collected his first career title
at the Dakota Dunes Open, defeating Ryan Howison and Craig Kanada in a playoff. Won the Mittweide Thailand Open by one stroke
over five players. A week later, fired a final-round 65 to finish 18-under par and win the Asian PGA Davidoff Tour season-ending
$500,000 Omega PGA Championship. Earned $80,750 for the victory and became only the second player ever to win back-to-back
events on the Asian Tour. Had a hole-in-one in the second round and won his weight in whiskey for the feat. 1998: Runner-up
at the Korean Open. 1997: Runner-up at the Singapore Open. 1994: T9 at the New England Classic marks his best career PGA TOUR
showing. 1992: Finished rookie PGA TOUR season No. 191 on the money list with T12 at the Canadian Open his best finish. 1991:
Earned his PGA TOUR card after finishing T8 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Amateur: Captured the 1990 Massachusetts
Open and the 1997 New Hampshire Open. Played in the U.S. Open in 1990, 1992 and 1994.
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