2001: Best season on TOUR, finishing 142nd on money list with $322,336 despite being limited to 20 events. Top finish was T8 at the Air Canada Championship with rounds of 68-68-69-70. Received largest paycheck of career ($94,500) with T9 at Kemper Insurance Open. Earned a card for the 2001 season by finishing T31 at 2000 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. 2000: Received a Major Medical Extension in 2000 (27 events), but still was having lower-back problems. Played in 19 events, making the cut in six. 1999: First qualified to play on the PGA TOUR in 1999 after finishing 11th at 1998 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Managed to play only one competitive round in due to a nagging lower back pain. Withdrew after shooting 80 in the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. 1998: Member of the Nationwide Tour, where he finished 65th on the money list.