Member of the Nationwide Tour in 2003 and 2006-10. 2011: Collected his first top-10, at the Chiquita Classic, his sixth start of the season. Opened with back-to-back 7-under 65s in the first two rounds. Shot 70-69 on the weekend to finish T5.

Kept up the good play at the following week's Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational. A third-round 1-over 72 put him out of reach of the leaders but a 6-under 65 on Sunday was good enough to put him two back and T4.

Finished T3 three starts later at the Price Cutter Charity Championship. Four rounds in the 60s left him six back of winner Steve Friesen.

For the second time this year he notched back-to-back top-10 performances after finishing T8 at the News Sentinel Open. Rounds of 69-66 on the weekend left him five back of winner Kirk Triplett.

Held the first-round lead at the Mylan Classic with a 7-under 64 that put him two shots in front. Was in contention at the halfway mark, but weekend rounds of 72-72 dropped him to T22.

Finished the year No. 6 in Par-3 Birdie Leaders (17.36 percent) and No. 9 in Scoring Average Before the Cut (69.33). 2010: Played 24 Nationwide Tour events, with two top-25 finishes. Best performance was T3 at the Fort Smith Classic. Posted rounds of 69-65-65 to take the 54-hole lead by one stroke. Final-day struggles on the greens resulted in a 1-under 69 and a T3 finish, four back of winner Chris Kirk. Ended the year No. 98 on the money list. 2009: Ended the Nationwide Tour season No. 72 on the money list. Made only seven cuts in 17 starts but had five top-25 finishes.

Earned his first top-10 of the year with a seventh-place finish at the Fort Smith Classic, thanks to a final-round 64. Finished T9 at the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic. One of four players to share the 54-hole lead at the Miccosukee Championship, the final full-field event on the schedule. Posted a 2-over 74 in the last round and wound up T7 at Miccosukee G&CC. 2008: Made the cut in 14 of 26 starts on the Nationwide Tour and had nine top-25 finishes and five top-10s. First top-10 came at the Mexico Open in Morelia (10th), only the second top-10 in his career. Second of the year was a T10 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am. Had a solid week at the Price Cutter Charity Championship, where he posted a career-best T4 finish—thanks to a career-best, 8-under 64 in the final round at Highland Springs CC. His 19-under-par total was also a career best. Moved up 17 places on the Tour money list, to No. 31. Was T6 the following week at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational, holing a shot from the fairway for eagle at the final hole. Moved up to No. 26 with his fourth top-10 of the year. Fifth top-10 of the season came at the Miccosukee Championship, shooting four sub-70 rounds to finish T3 after eight consecutive missed cuts. Closed the year with a T16 at the Nationwide Tour Championship after an opening 74, carding rounds of 67-68-66 to end the week. 2007: Finished No. 124 on the money list, but regained his Tour card with a T74 finish a the PGA TOUR National Qualifying Tournament. Tallied three top-25 finishes and a season-best T11 at the Rochester Area Chariities Showdown at Somerby. 2006: Made the cut in 12 of 29 starts on Tour, with just one top-10 finish—a T6 at the Mark Christopher Charity Classic. Completed the season ranked No. 91 on the money list, with $57,112. 2005: Finished No. 2 on the Hooters Tour money list, with $73,379. Among his five top-fives was a victory at the Dothan Classic. 2003: Played his rookie season on the Nationwide Tour. Ended the season having made seven cuts in 20 starts, with three top-25 finishes. Concluded the year No. 132 on the money list, with a career-best T15 at the Rheem Classic coming in his first career start on Tour.

Cut the grass at his home course during high school to make extra money. Credits his grandfather for giving him his start in golf.