2011: Fired weekend rounds of 66-64 to move into a T4 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am. Closing bogey at 72nd hole put him at 16-under and two shots out of a playoff.

Fired a 9-under 63 in the third round of the Chiquita Classic to move withiin one stroke of the 54-hole leader. A final-round 71 left him T5.

Opened with an 8-under-par 64 at the WNB Golf Classic in Midland, TX, and was the 18-and-54-hole leader before a closing-round 77 led to a T10 finish.

Added a solo fifth the next week at the Children's Hospital Classic in Chattanooga.

Tore the meniscus in his left knee during the Mexico Open. Struggled late in the year with the pain and had surgery in early December to repair the damage. 2010: Made the cut in 13 of 24 starts and ended the season No. 28 on the money list. Had four top-10 finishes, including a playoff loss in Mexico. Entered the season-ending Tour Championship No. 23 on the money list but a T46 at Daniel Island dropped him out of the top-25 to No. 28.

Finished T5 at the South Georgia Classic. After opening with a 73 to tie for 70th, he came back in the second round with a 67 to move to T12. He closed on the weekend with rounds of 72-69 to post his first top-10 of the year.

Came back with a T3 finish at The Rex Hospital Open, his 11th career top-10. Was eight strokes behind leader John Riegger heading into the final round, which was canceled due to inclement weather.

Was a playoff runner-up to Jamie Lovemark at the Mexico Open Bicentenary, where he shared the 36- and 54-hole leads. Needed birdies at Nos. 16 and 18 to force the playoff with Lovemark, who eagled the 567-yard, par-5 from three feet for the win. Second-place check of $64,800 moved him from No. 33 to No. 12 on the money list.

His next top-10 came 11 starts later, a T3 at the Soboba Classic. 2009: Ended the season No. 64 on the Nationwide Tour money list. Earned his first top-10 of the year, a T9 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am. His next top-10 was a T3 at the Albertsons Boise Open. Final-day 68 was the third-lowest score of the day and one of just seven sub-70 scores on the par-71 Hillcrest CC. Check for $42,050 was his largest of the season. 2008: Made the cut in 14 of 26 starts on the Nationwide Tour with a half-dozen top-25 finishes.

A third-round 63 eventually led to a T9 finish at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open—his first top-10 of the year. Next top-10 was a T10 at the Nationwide Tour Players Cup in West Virginia. 2007: Made the cut in 14 of 23 starts on e Tour, with nine top-25s. Collected a career-best runner-up finish at the LaSalle Bank Open, finishing the event at 16-under 272, one stroke behind tournament winner John Riegger. Had held the first-round lead with a 6-under 66 and then added three additional rounds in the 60s (69-69-68) to collect $81,000 and move to No. 15 on the money list. Additional top-10 finishes were posted at the WNB Golf Classic (T5), Nationwide Tour Championship at Barona Creek (T8), Mark Christopher Charity Classic (T9) and the Oregon Classic (T10). Had a hole-in-one on No. 11 during the second round of the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. Made seven starts on the PGA TOUR, with three made cuts and a season-best T9 at the Travelers Championship. 2006: As PGA TOUR rookie, he was limited to 18 events due to right-shoulder injury.

Received a Minor Medical Extension for 2007 but failed to earn enough in allotted starts to equal No. 125 on the money list from 2006.

Left-hander recorded the first top-10 of TOUR career in 12th start of campaign, a T5 at the 2006 John Deere Classic. 2005: First season on the PGA TOUR came about as a result of finishing T26 at the National Qualifying Touranment, having played his way through all three stages of Q-School. Made it to finals for the first time in six tries. Medalist during first stage at Cypresswood GC.

Has two career wins on the Tight Lies Tour.

Began playing golf left-handed so his father could watch him on the range in front of him. Comes from a big music family. His sister, Summerlee, is a singer/songwriter. First car was a Ford Mustang. Favorite pro team is the Dallas Cowboys. Favorite movie is the "The Shawshank Redemption." Favorite athlete to watch is Golf Channel commentator Jerry Foltz.