Playing in the Token Homemate Cup on the Japan Golf Tour in mid-April, he began the final round tied for sixth, three strokes behind Shingo Katayama. On Sunday at Token Tado CC in Nagoya, he had opened with a bogey-free, 3-under 32 and then made five back-nine birdies for a final-nine 30 to win his third international tournament in as many years. The victory was also his 10th on the Japan Golf Tour.

A member of the Japan Golf Tour from 2001-04 and 2006-12, where he has won 10 times. 2011: He won The Crowns in May for his ninth Japan Golf Tour title. After getting into a playoff, he defeated South Korea's I.J. Jang with a 6-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole.

Added two other top-fives on the Japan Golf Tour. He was T4 at the Token Homemate Cup, and was solo fifth late in the season at the Dunlop Phoenix.

A week after his Dunlop Phoenix performance, he teamed with Richard Green to represent Australia at the OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup, reprising the duo's 2008 pairing. The team led after the first round and contended all week until settling on a solo-fourth showing.

Played in his third Accenture Match Play Championship but lost in the first round for a third time. 2010: Won for the first time since 2007, capturing the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open at Rokko Kokusai GC in Japan. Shot a final-round 66 to win by one. 2009: Spent most of his season on the Japan Golf Tour, where he finished second twice and battled for the order of merit title.

Best PGA TOUR finish was a T24 at the PGA Championship, his best showing in a major championship. Lost to Tiger Woods, who was making his first start after 2008 knee surgery, in the first round of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. 2008: Made his first cut in a major championship, finishing T70 at the British Open.