2011: Made the cut in 15 of 24 starts and had six top-25 finishes. Only top-10 of the year was a T7 at the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open, the final full-field event on the schedule. Posted a second-round 64 that moved him to within one stroke of the 36-hole leaders. 2010: Finished the season No. 26 on the money list and won his first event on the Nationwide Tour. Made the cut in 16 of 28 starts, including his last five in a row and seven of his final eight. Ended the year ranked No. 7 in Total Birdies and No. 8 in Total Eagles. Posted his first top-10 finish of the year in his 14th start of the season—at the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic. Opened the tournament by firing three consecutive 67s. Shot a 5-under 66 Sunday to jump to sixth place.

Earned his first career win with a four-hole playoff victory over Joe Affrunti and David Branshaw at the Chattanooga Classic. Rolled in a 20-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole of play for a 6-under 66 to take the clubhouse lead at 19-under par 269. Waited as Affrunti and Branshaw, in the final group, both two-putted the par-5 for birdies to force a playoff, the fourth in the the tournament's eight years at Black Creek Club. First-place check of $90,000 vaulted him from No. 62 to No. 24 on the money list with only two full-field events left on the 2010 schedule. Became the eighth first-time winner in eight years at Chattanooga.

Entered the season-ending Tour Championship No. 22 on the money list. Finished T24 to finish No. 26 and miss out on his PGA TOUR card for 2011 by just $2,010. Final nine included a triple-bogey on the par-3 12th. 2009: Ended the Nationwide Tour season ranked No. 30 on the money list but was in the top 25 for only one week after the Tour returned stateside. Entered the final week of the season at No. 26 on the money list, but a T46 at the Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island dropped him four places on the money list. Finished T10 at the season-opening Panama Digicel Championship. Had a strong summer, posting consecutive top-10s at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open (T9) and the Price Cutter Charity Championship (T8). Added another T8 at Soboba Classic and earned enough money to move up 14 places to No. 24 on the money list, with only three events left on the schedule. Ended the year third on Tour in Total Eagles (16). 2008: Struggled at the beginning of the season, making only four cuts in his first 14 starts and was No. 166 on the money list. Made the cut in nine of his final 12 starts with four top-10 finishes to wind up No. 68 on the money list. Had a scoring average of 73.33 in his first 14 tournaments and a scoring average of 69.52 in his final 12. Was T6 at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational. Shot a tournament-record 30 (5-under) on the back nine in the first round. Four rounds in the 60s earned him a T8 at the Utah Championship. Added another T8 two weeks later at the Oregon Classic. Finished T6 at Miccosukee Championship, one of nine players to shoot par or better each day. 2007: Made the cut in 18 of 27 starts on the Nationwide Tour, including seven top-25 finishes. Finished the year No. 30 on the money list, with $184,323. Struggled early in the year, missing the cut in five of his first seven starts. Turned in a torrid stretch during the middle of the season, with three consecutive top-five finishes, beginning with a T5 at the Knoxville Open and followed by a fourth-place performance at the Peek'n Peak Classic and a career-best runner-up showing at the Legend Financial Group Classic. Closed the season in strong fashion, with a T5 effort at the Nationwide Tour Championship at Barona Creek. 2006: Made the cut in 15 of 20 starts on Tour, with two top-10s. Ended the season No. 61 on the money list, with $105,011. Posted his first top 10 of the year at the ING New Zealand PGA Championship, finishing T5. Equaled a then-career-best, third-place showing at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. Four rounds in the 60s and a 15-under 269 performance was just three shots behind tournament winner Kevin Johnson. 2005: Concluded the Nationwide Tour season, with $70,028 and a final money ranking of No. 71. Made the cut in nine of 20 tournaments, with two top-10 finishes. Struggled at the beginning of the year, missing six cuts in his first seven starts. The only made cut during that stretch was a T30 at the Rheem Classic. Broke the streak by posting a career-best T5 at the Knoxville Open. Collected $18,050 for his T5 in the Volunteer State. At 8-under-par 280, finished threee strokes behind champion Kim Felton. Posted his final top-10 of the season at the Xerox Classic. Finished the tournament at 9-under-par 271, two shots behind tournament winner Rick Price. Tallied a career-best, 7-under-par 63 in the second round and went on to collect $28,600. 2004: Made the cut in both appearances on Tour, including a season-best T8 in the Jacob's Creek Open. Played on the Australasian Tour from 2000-06.

Lists Dan Snider, Dale Lynch, Alex Mercer and Gary Edwin as instructors.

Says winning the 2010 Chattanooga Classic is his biggest thrill in golf. Notes the birth of his son is his biggest thrill outside the game.

Never travels without his flip-flops.

First car was a Mitsubishi Colt.

Kingston Heath is his favorite course and would like to play Augusta National. Favorite teams are the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Dallas Cowboys. "The Mentalist" is his favorite TV show and "As Good As It Gets" is his favorite movie. Favorite book is King of the Cowboys, and Mick Jagger is his favorite entertainer. Rome, Italy, is his favorite city to visit, and the Gold Coast of Australia is his favorite vacation spot.

Always carries a quarter in his pocket.