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UNITED STATES
| PGA TOUR VICTORIES | (1) |
| 2001 John Deere Classic. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights | |
| For the second straight year, did not make a start on the PGA TOUR or Nationwide Tour. | |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| 1-- John Deere Classic. | |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| T2-- BUY.COM Wichita Open. | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2010: Did not make an official start. 2009: Finished T67 at the St. Jude Classic, marking the only cut he made in five starts on the PGA TOUR and four starts on the Nationwide Tour in 2009. It was his first made cut on either Tour since 2007 on the Nationwide Tour at the South Georgia Classic. 2006: Made his first cut on the PGA TOUR since the 2004 season in July at the John Deere Classic in Moline, IL. Finished T75 at the 2006 John Deere Classic, where he won in 2001. 2004: Lost fully-exempt status. Made only two cuts in 25 starts and fell to No. 245 on the money list. 2003: Finished 84th on the money list, third straight season at No. 100 or better. Finished T3 at MCI Heritage, one stroke out of Davis Love III-Woody Austin playoff. 2002: Followed up successful rookie year that included first TOUR victory with solid sophomore campaign, finishing 100th on money list. Notched best finish of season with a T2 at the Buick Classic, two strokes behind Chris Smith. One stroke behind leaders after both 36 and 54 holes. 2001: Had successful rookie professional campaign, starting on the Nationwide Tour and ending as a PGA TOUR winner. In fifth start of the year on TOUR, won John Deere Classic by one shot to become one of 10 first-time winners on TOUR. Had a one-stroke lead after both 36 and 54 holes. Closed with a 66 to became the first sponsor exemption to win on TOUR since Tiger Woods at 1996 Las Vegas Invitational. Sank a four-foot par putt on the 18th green at the TPC at Deere Run to nip Briny Baird by one stroke. Was 14th on the Nationwide Tour money list thanks to six top-10s in 12 starts. 2000: Turned professional in July during the weekend of the British Open. Posted a 59 in the fourth round of the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament, the first time any player has done that in Q-School. Finished T68 to earn status on Nationwide Tour. Amateur: Won 1999 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach, defeating Sung Yoon Kim 9 and 8 in the final. Ended amateur career as No.1-ranked amateur in country, according to Golfweek. Played nine TOUR events, making three cuts. Was low amateur with a T54 finish at 2000 Masters. At age 20, was the youngest member of the 1999 Walker Cup team. Two-time first-team All-American in only two years of college. .Winner of 1999 Big 12 Championship and Golf Digest Intercollegiate. 1999 NCAA Freshman of the Year and first-team All-American in 1999 and 2000. 1999 Big 12 Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Student Athlete of the Year. 1997 AJGA Player of the Year. |
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| Personal | |
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Introduced to the game by his father, first competitive tournament was at age 10. Excelled in baseball growing up but changed focus to golf in high school. One of two biggest thrills was winning the 1999 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach. The other was playing with Jack Nicklaus during the final round of the 2000 Masters. Following victory at the 1999 U.S. Amateur, was honored by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame as its Amateur Athlete of the Year. Named Male Professional Athlete of the Year in 2001 after winning the John Deere Classic. |
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| National Teams | |
| Walker Cup (1), 1999. | |