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UNITED STATES
Height:
6 ft, 1 in
Weight:
175 lbs
Birthday:
05/08/1968
| Nationwide Tour VICTORIES | (3) |
| 1993 NIKE Permian Basin Open. 2004 Rheem Classic. 2007 Utah EnergySolutions Championship. | |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| 2-- Doral-Ryder Open, Greater Milwaukee Open. T2-- Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic, Kemper Insurance Open. | |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| 1-- NIKE Permian Basin Open, Rheem Classic, Utah EnergySolutions Championship. | |
| Career Highlights | |
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Member of the PGA TOUR in 1996, 1998-2002 and 2005. Member of the Nationwide Tour in 1993-95, 1997, 2003-04 and 2006-08. Did not play on any Tour during the 2009 or 2010 season. 2008: Struggled through difficult season without making a cut in 13 starts. 2007: Made the cut in 11 of 26 events on the Nationwide Tour, including three top-25 finishes. Finished the year No. 32 on the money list, with $175,414. Four rounds in the 60s (68-64-66-68) led to a runner-up finish at the Price Cutter Charity Championship, finishing four strokes behind Tom Scherrer. Collected $60,048 to move from No. 155 to No. 51 on the money list. Also posted four rounds in the 60s (63-67-66-68) at the Utah EnergySolutions Championship, leading to tournament-record 20-under 264 and a two-stroke win over Richard Johnson. It represented the third Tour win of his career. Only start on the PGA TOUR in 2007 resulted in a T30 finish at the AT&T Classic. 2006: Made the cut in 17 of 26 starts on the Nationwide Tour, with four top-10 finishes. Ended the season No. 41 on the money list, with $136,246. Ranked 10th in the All-Around Ranking. Missed the cut in his first two starts before bouncing back with a T42 in New Zealand and an impressive T3 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Held the lead after the second and third rounds in Lafayette, but a final-round, 1-under 70 left him two strokes back of winner Johnson Wagner. 2005: Made the cut in 14 of 31 events on TOUR. T19 performances at the FBR Open and the Barclays Classic represented his best outings of the year. 2004: Wrapped up the Nationwide Tour season No. 4 on the official money list, with $312,896 and graduated to the PGA TOUR for second time in his career. Posted 13 top-25s in 16 made cuts. At the Rheem Classic, broke through for his second career Tour victory with a 72-hole total of 15-under 265, good for a two-stroke win over Keoke Cotner. A 9-under 61 in the second round was spurred on by the Tour's lowest nine-hole score of the season (28) and a season-best eight consecutive birdies (Nos. 3-10), one shy of the Nationwide Tour record of nine set by Omar Uresti in 1994. At the time, the win established a new record for time between victories on the Nationwide Tour. 2003: Last win came at the Permian Basin Open, a gap of 10 years, 8 months, 17 days. Led Tour in Scoring Average, was second in Greens in Regulation and Birdie Average, third in Putting Average and seventh in All-Around Ranking. Finished the Nationwide Tour season No. 65 on the money list, with $75,831. 2002: Finished No. 168 on the PGA TOUR money list, with $238,461. 2001: Played in only 22 events on the PGA TOUR as season was cut short by left elbow surgery on Oct. 12. Achieved life-long dream by participating in his first Masters, finishing T40. Led PGA TOUR in Sand Saves at 68.9 percent. 2000: Enjoyed breakthrough season in fourth PGA TOUR campaign. Eclipsed career-highs set the previous season in official money and ranking. Seven top-10s and three seconds also established career-highs. Ranking of 26th on the official money list marked his first top-30 finish in that category and qualified him for first TOUR Championship appearance. Produced second career runner-up at Doral-Ryder Open. Second-round 63 established a personal best. Had best seven-tournament stretch of short career during mid-season run in which he finished no worse than seventh in six of seven starts, including seventh-place finish at his first major, the PGA. 1999: Finished 76th on money list, his first time among the top 100. 1997: Had no exempt status on the PGA TOUR or Nationwide Tour but played in 16 Nationwide Tour events that year, with three top-10s. Regained his TOUR card with a sixth-place finish at the 1997 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. 1996: Finished 174th on the PGA TOUR money list. 1995: Fourth-place finish on the Nationwide Tour money list secured his PGA TOUR playing privileges for 1996 despite not winning a tournament. Three playoff losses a Nationwide Tour record that was tied in 2004 by Paul Gow. 1993: Captured the Permian Basin Open on the Nationwide Tour, where he defeated Doug Martin in a playoff. |
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| Personal | |
| His wife, Ashley, has worked as his caddie in the past and is a former president of the Nationwide Tour Wives Association. On qualifying for 2001 Masters: "When I received my Masters invitation just before Christmas, it was almost like another Christmas present," he said. Grew up in nearby Thomson, GA, began going to Masters at age 8 and later manned the 16th hole leaderboard when he was in high school. | |
| Nationwide TourPlayoff Record | |
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| National Teams | |
| Walker Cup (1), 1991. | |