2011: Lists playing in the 1999 Masters and winning the 1998 U.S. Amateur, with older brother Trip as his caddie, as his biggest thrills in golf.

Credits his father for giving him his start in golf.

Lists Fred Couples as his hero.

Sister, Kelli, was a two-time U.S. Women's Amateur champion and currently plays on the LPGA. Brother, Trip, a former All-American at Oklahoma State, won the 2007 U.S. Mid-Amateur and was in the 2008 Masters field. Trip was the 1994 U.S. Amateur runner-up to Tiger Woods. 2010: Did not compete due to lingering back problems. 2007: After playing in just three events, was granted a Major Medical Extension carryover because of back ailment. Missed the cut in all three starts, and did not play after the Stanford St. Jude Championship.

Played in three Nationwide Tour events, with a best finish of T19 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. 2006: Limited to just nine events due to a back injury. Missed seven of nine cuts and did not play again after THE PLAYERS Championship. 2005: Despite making only 12 cuts, managed to collect $786,817 and finish 104th on the money list.

Broke through with T2 finish at John Deere Classic, posting four rounds in the 60s to finish one shot behind champion Sean O'Hair. Matched career-best finish at the 2003 Shell Houston Open, and $352,000 paycheck was largest of his career.

Second top-10 was a solo fourth at The INTERNATIONAL, five points behind champion Retief Goosen in the Modified Stableford scoring system. Improved his season earnings to $739,091 with his $240,000 payday in Colorado, helping secure his card for the 2006 season. 2004: Recorded two top-10s and finished in the top 100 on the money list.

First top-10 was a solo fifth at the Nissan Open, in his first career start at Riviera…Next top-10 did not come until September, a T6 at the Deutsche Bank Championship. 2003: Earned TOUR card for 2004 with $872,139 in earnings as a non-member playing primarily on Sponsor Exemptions. Began the season with partial status on the Nationwide Tour.

Topped TOUR in Driving Distance, averaging a record 321.4 yards, unseating John Daly who had won eight consecutive Driving Distance titles.

Finished T3 at the BellSouth Classic and T2 at Shell Houston Open and earned enough money to push past the 150th player (Tom Scherrer) on the 2002 PGA TOUR money list and enabled him to become a Special Temporary Member of the TOUR. 2002: Made the cut in four of six tournaments, including top-25 finishes at the B.C. Open (T19) and the Kemper Insurance Open (T23).

2002 Order of Merit champion on the Canadian Tour. Posted two victories, at the Texas Challenge and the TELUS Quebec Open.

Earned International Rookie of the Year honors. 2001: Played nine events on the European Tour and had one top-10, a T8 at the Moroccan Open. 2000: Made the cut in two of six tournaments, with a T13 at the GTE Byron Nelson Classic, his best showing. 1999: Turned pro midway through the year and made two cuts in six starts, with a T29 at the Bell Canadian Open his best result. Amateur: Missed the cut at the 1999 Masters.

1998 U.S. Amateur champion, defeating Tom McKnight, 2 and 1, in the finals at Oak Hill CC in Rochester, NY.

Began college career at Oklahoma State but later transferred to Southern Methodist University. Second-team All-American as a junior at SMU…Winner of two individual titles during the 1996-97 season.