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UNITED STATES
Height:
5 ft, 11 in
Weight:
200 lbs
Birthday:
07/23/1972
| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position | (232) |
| $15,170 | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round | |
| 68 at Round 2, Mayakoba Golf Classic. | |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| 3-- Nissan Open. T3-- Buick Challenge, Air Canada Championship. | |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| 3-- Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Presented by Samsung. | |
| 2011 Season PGA TOUR | |
| Tournaments Entered--5; in money--4; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| 2011 Season Nationwide Tour | |
| Tournaments Entered--11; in money--3; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2011: Once again, split time between the PGA TOUR and Nationwide TOUR. Playing out of the Veteran Member category, made five starts on the PGA TOUR, yielding one top-25 finish. Claimed a pair of top-25s on the Nationwide Tour in 11 starts. 2010: Finished T5 at the Reno-Tahoe Open, collecting his first top-10 finish on TOUR since a solo third at the 2006 Northern Trust Open. The T5 was his second career top 10 in Reno. Played 15 events on the Nationwide Tour with two top-10 finishes. 2009: Made just one cut in five starts, a T57 at the Buick Open. First season since joining the PGA TOUR he failed to record a top-25 finish. 2008: Playing on Major Medical Extension, continued to be plagued with injuries, shortening his season to just 15 tournaments, with his final start a missed cut at the RBC Canadian Open in late July. Made six cuts, with a T23 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans his best showing. Unable to keep Major Medical Extension as exemption expired after 11 events. 2007: Limited to 16 events due to a left wrist injury suffered at the PODS Championship, forcing a withdrawal. After the PODS Championship, did not play for nearly four months due to rest and rehabilitation. Came back at the AT&T National in early July and played in nine events the rest of the way with a best finish of T25 at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Granted Major Medical Extension and had 11 events in 2008 to earn $630,966 (combined with 2007 earnings of $278,252, would equal 2007's No. 125 earnings of $785,180) and receive Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of 2008. 2006: Posted back-to-back top-10s for the first time in his nine-year TOUR career. Collected his first top-10 of the season with a T5 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Following week added a third at the Nissan Open, two strokes behind winner Rory Sabbatini. Tied with Sabbatini and two others with three holes to play but bogeyed the par-3 16th to take himself out of contention. The solo third-place finish topped his two career T3s for his best finish on TOUR in his 219th start. Collected a then-career-best $346,800. 2005: After years of nagging injuries, was finally healthy. Played out of the Major Medical Extension category the majority of the year and earned top-125 status on the strength of nine top-25s. Lone top-10 was T8 at the Buick Open, aided by three rounds in the 60s. 2004: Posted four rounds in the 60s to finish T8 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, lone top-10 of the season. Entered the season's final full-field event, the Chrysler Championship, No. 126 on the money list but missed the cut to finish No. 128. Re-gained TOUR card for 2005 via the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. 2003: Finished in the top 125 for the third consecutive season and the fourth overall. In late July, compiled first top-10, T4 at the Greater Hartford Open. Nevada native tied for the 54-hole lead with Tim Herron at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Final-round 75 dropped finish to T6. Solidified his job for 2004 with a T8 finish at the 84 LUMBER Classic. 2002: Got off to a late start due to hip and shoulder surgery in fall of 2001 to finish just in top 125 to secure TOUR card for 2003. Withdrew from first event back from surgery at The Honda Classic in March, where suspension of play would have forced 36 holes of play on Saturday. First top-10 came in August, when he finished T7 at The INTERNATIONAL. At the Air Canada Championship, a T3 matched best TOUR finish of T3 at the 1999 Buick Challenge. Finished T7 at Tampa Bay Classic, boosting official earnings inside top 125 (120th, $486,288) for the first time all season. Never fell out of top 125 for the rest of the season, despite missing cuts in three of final four events. 2001: Only top-10 came at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 2000: Best effort of the season came at the Tampa Bay Classic where he finished T10. After finishing 137th on the money list, successfully completed the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. 1999: Successful sophomore season on TOUR, with a T4 at the Compaq Classic and a T3 late in the year at the Buick Challenge. Prior to the week of the Buick Challenge, was 153rd on the money list, but earned $93,600 and moved to 126th on money list. Later secured card in hometown at Las Vegas Invitational. 1998: Failed to retain playing privileges by finishing 183rd on TOUR money list. Returned to the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament and finished 18th. 1997: Earned PGA TOUR status for 1998 after finishing 28th at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Amateur: Winner of the 1994 Nevada State Amateur. Qualified for the 1994 U.S. Open. Named 1994 Southern Nevada Golf Association Player of the Year. 1995 Nevada State Match Play Champion. |
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| Personal | |
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About injuries that plagued him in his career: "It's been frustrating, but I promised myself through this whole thing that I was going to be patient. It's hard to perform against the best golfers in the world when your body is not allowing you to do it.". As a child. served as standard-bearer for the Las Vegas Invitational. Later, worked on tournament operations staff. Ranked fifth in Nevada as a high school tennis player in 1990. Worked at Pizza Hut for five years before playing on PGA TOUR. |
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