Finished T4 at the Northern Trust Open after getting in the field the Monday of tournament week off the alternate list. Was the second-to-last player entered in the field.

2011: The highlight of his 29 PGA TOUR starts was a T5 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, his best career finish on the PGA TOUR.

At the Waste Managment Phoenix Open, he made a hole-in-one at the 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale in the second round. He said later, "I didn't want to get booed by 30,000 people. I just wanted to make par and go on to the next hole." His 8-iron shot bounced twice and rolled in for his first PGA TOUR ace. He went on to T62 outside Phoenix.

In only Nationwide Tour start, he was T4 at the Soboba Golf Classic. Posted four sub-70 scores to finish at 12-under par, two shots out of a possible playoff.

Opened with a 65 at the Australian Open to take the first-round lead before eventually T15 in Sydney.

In December, finished T5 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn fully-exempt status on TOUR in 2012. 2010: Played 10 events while making the cut in half en route to an 87th-place finish on the Nationwide Tour money list.

Finished T4 at the Moonah Classic in his native Australia, missing a potential playoff by two strokes. His performance was his best since a runner-up effort at the Xerox Classic in Rochester, NY, in August 2008.

Two weeks later, made his first start of the PGA TOUR season (playing on a Minor Medical Extension) at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Opened just one shot off the lead with a 6-under 65 en route to a T9 finish, just the second top-10 finish of his career. The other also came at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, where he also opened with a 65 en route to a T6 in 2009.

Playing the Chitimacha Louisiana Open, the first domestic event on the Nationwide Tour schedule, opened with a 73 and was tied for 83rd. Rounds of 67-65-71 helped him jump 78 players to finish T5.

Finished T10 at Zurich Classic of New Orleans to earn a spot at the following week's Quail Hollow Championship. Was one of five Australians to post a top-10 finish at TPC Louisiana.

Finished T5 late in the season at the JBWere Australian Masters in Melbourne. Shot four sub-par rounds at Victoria GC.

Got his start in golf at age 7 when he caddied for his father. In 1999 at age 17, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and was confined to his bed for nine months while undergoing chemotherapy treatments at the Royal Children's Hospital. It took another 12 months before he had the energy to walk a golf course again. Forged a friendship during that time with PGA TOUR member Robert Allenby.

Cites winning his first event, in Mexico, as his biggest thrill in golf.

Would most like to play Augusta National.

Favorite TV show is "Seinfeld." Favorite movie is "Bad Boys." Favorite food is pasta. Favorite city to visit is Dubai. Favorite vacation spot is Australia.