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UNITED STATES
Height:
5 ft, 9 in
Weight:
160 lbs
Birthday:
03/13/1981
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Highlights | |
| Is forced to sit out at least the first half of the season due to knee surgery in late December 2011. Suffered a torn ACL in his left knee one day after returning home from the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament in California. Was playing pick-up basketball when he hurt himself. Had reconstructive surgery on December 23. Has been undergoing rehab work since the start of the year. Started to hit golf balls for the first time in early April and had managed to walk nine holes by mid-month. Hoping to return to play at The Rex Hospital Open in early June or the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open in late June. | |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| T3-- Knoxville News Sentinel Open. | |
| 2011 Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| T5-- Stadion Classic at UGA. 6-- Cox Classic Presented by Lexus of Omaha. T9-- Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae, Melwood Prince George's County Open Presented by Under Armour. T10-- South Georgia Classic Pres'd by First State Bank and Trust Company. | |
| 2011 Season PGA TOUR | |
| Tournaments Entered--; in money--; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| 2011 Season Nationwide Tour | |
| Tournaments Entered--22; in money--14; Top 10 finishes--5 | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2011: Earned his first top-10 of the year with a T9 at the Fresh Express Classic, which was reduced to 54 holes when heavy fog forced the cancellation of the final round. Recorded his first ace in competition with a hole-in-one during Saturday's third round. Ace came at the 184-yard sixth hole. Was T10 at the South Georgia Classic, hitting 53 of 56 fairways to lead the field in Driving Accuracy (94.6 percent). Made it three straight with a T5 the next week at the Stadion Classic at UGA. Finished T6 in Driving Accuracy at the University of Georgia GC. Added another top-10 with his T9 effort at the Melwood Prince George's County Open, again finishing the week No. 1 in Driving Accuracy. Fifth top-10 came at the Cox Classic in Omaha, where he closed with a 7-under 64 to help him finish solo sixth. Finished No. 2 in Driving Accuracy Percentage (75.06 percent). 2010: Played in 15 Nationwide Tour events and made nine cuts to finish No. 66 on the money list. Had four top-10 finishes, with his best performance a T3 at the Knoxville News Sentinel Open. Earned his first career top-10 with a T7 at the Fort Smith Classic in his first start of the year. Gained entry into the field as a Monday qualifier. Took the first-round lead at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open, with a 63, his career-low on Tour, and hung in all weekend to eventually T4 at Crestview CC. Posted his T3 at the Knoxville News Sentinel Open. Was T32 after the first two days but fired 67 in the third round, and his Sunday 64 was the low round of the day. He picked up the largest paycheck of his career, $29,000. Four starts later, at the WNB Golf Classic, he notched his fourth top 10 by finishing T5. 2006: Finished T26 at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic and T55 at the Miccosukee Championship and T49. 2009: Won the season-ending eGolf Tarheel Tour Championship for the second consecutive year, capping an eGolf Tour season where he made 17 cuts in 18 starts, had seven top-10 finishes and was second on the money list. 2008: Won the eGolf Tarheel Tour Championship to culminate his season that saw him finish No. 13 on the money list. 2007: Made the cut in nine of 12 starts on the eGolf Tour, posting three top-10 performances and a No. 23 position on the official money list. 2006: Made the cut in 13 of 16 appearances on the eGolf Tour, with eight top-10 finishes. 2005: A rookie on the PGA TOUR, made the cut in six of 20 starts, with a T14 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee his lone top-25 finish. A third-round 64 moved him into a T6. Made his first Nationwide Tour cut, at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. 2004: After graduating from Furman University, made it through all three stages of the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament in his first attempt. Finished T11 to become a rookie on the 2005 PGA TOUR. |
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| Personal | |
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Older brother, Sean, played golf at Davidson College before attending law school at the University of North Carolina. His mother, Fran, is an English professor at Mercer County (NJ) Community College and father, Don, is an attorney. Wife played tennis at Furman. Biggest thrill outside of golf was traveling to Europe for the first time. Favorite course he's played is Pinehurst No. 2 and would like to play Augusta National. Never travels without a book to read. First car was a Ford Explorer. He now drives a Nissan Altima. Favorite college team is the Furman Paladins and favorite pro team is the New York Yankees. Favorite TV show is "Seinfeld." Favorite movie is "The Town.". Enjoys the comedy of Chris Rock, watching Roger Federer play tennis and Kobe Bryant play basketball. Favorite food is pizza, and he likes to visit Prague, Czech Republic, where his brother lives. Lists grandfather, Babe Ruth and President Barack Obama as the three who would round out his dream foursome. His grandfather, Dr. O. Wesley Davidson, was a scientist who invented the formula for Miracle-Gro plant food. Puts traveling to every continent on his bucket list. Charity involvement includes American Red Cross, ASPCA, "Ears, Nose, Eyes and Paws." |
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