Member of the Nationwide Tour in 2003 and 2005-09. 2011: Made four starts on the Nationwide Tour but did not cash a check in any of the four. 2009: Made six cuts in 16 starts. Fired a course-record, 10-under 62 at the Carolina CC in the second round of the BMW Charity Pro-Am. Career-best score happened to come on his 44th birthday. Stumbled to a 74 in the third round but rebounded with a 64 on the last day to finish T13, his best of the year. 2008: Made 15 cuts in 26 starts, including four top-25 finishes, on the Nationwide Tour. Finished T8 at the season-opening Panama Movistar Championship, where he was the only player in the field to post sub-par scores in each of the final two rounds. Had a streak of five consecutive birdies during the first round. Seven starts later, equaled his career-best finish with a fourth-place showing at the South Georgia Classic—finishing six strokes behind champion Bryan DeCorso. Ended the year No. 81 on the money list. 2007: Earned full playing privileges on the Nationwide Tour in 2008 with a T62 finish at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Made the cut in 13 of 23 events, with four top-25 finishes. Finished the season No. 68 on the money list, with $87,425. Posted top-10 finishes at the Xerox Classic (T4), Price Cutter Charity Championship (T7) and the National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic (T7). 2006: Made the cut in 10 of 21 starts on Tour, with two top-10 finishes. Concluded the year No. 97 on the money list, with $53,521. Finished T8 at the Virginia Beach Open for his first top-10 of the season. Didn't crack the top 10 until 13 events later with a T9 finish at the Utah EnergySolutions Championship, set up after he shared the 18-hole lead with an 8-under 64.

Made his first career PGA TOUR cut when he T57 at the BellSouth Classic outside Atlanta. 2005: Made the cut in just two of 13 starts, finishing No. 143 on the money list. In just his second start of the season, notched a career-best T5 at the Lake Erie Charity Classic at Peek'n Peak Resort. Rounds of 70-71-65-73 left him at 9-under 279, five shots behind winner Esteban Toledo.

Worked as a computer programmer and database administrator for 10 years following college. His father introduced him to the game.

Never travels without his laptop.

Favorite Web sites are espn.com, facebook.com and youtube.com.

Favorite pro teams are the Atlanta Braves and Detroit Red Wings.

Top movies are "Braveheart," "Gladiator" and "The Shawshank Redemption.".

Enjoys listening to Fleetwood Mac and Elton John. Favorite book is Golf is Not a Game of Perfect. Enjoys visiting Atlanta and vacationing in Hilton Head Island. Twitter account is @parelgolf.

Carries cheese crackers in his golf bag for a snack.