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UNITED STATES
Height:
6 ft, 0 in
Weight:
180 lbs
Birthday:
03/10/1980
| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position | (188) |
| $85,040 | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round | |
| 65 at Round 1, Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation. | |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| 2-- Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard. T2-- Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, Sony Open in Hawaii. | |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| T6-- Nationwide Tour Championship at The Houstonian. | |
| 2011 Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| T2-- Sony Open in Hawaii. 2-- Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard. T4-- AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. | |
| 2011 Season PGA TOUR | |
| Tournaments Entered--23; in money--15; Top 10 finishes--3 | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2011: Started the season hot with all three of his top 10s coming before the end of March. Recorded his third career runner-up finish, carding all four rounds in the 60s to finish two strokes behind Mark Wilson at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Held at least a share of the lead through three rounds of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am after opening 65-66-71. Playing in final grouping for the seventh time in career, posted 2-over-par 74 at Pebble Beach GL to finish T4. Finished second at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, one shot behind winner Martin Laird, with rounds of 70-65-70-75—281. At one point, he held a three-stroke lead on the back nine after playing 2-under-par through the first 10 holes. Holding a one-stroke lead on the 71st hole, he plugged his tee shot in the front bunker on the par-3 that resulted in a double bogey. Birdied No. 18, draining a 7-foot putt after hitting a pitching wedge from 144 yards to finish one back of Laird, who finished birdie-birdie-par-par. It was his fourth career runner-up finish. He has made all five cuts at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. His previous-best finish was T11 in 2010 (70-70-72-72). 2010: Recorded a career-low three top-10 performances but still finished inside the top 75 on the TOUR money lst. Made 17 of 25 cuts on the season. Finished T5 at Northern Trust Open for first top-10 of the season, posting four rounds under par. A week later, placed fourth at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, the first time in his TOUR career to post back-to-back top-10s. Finished T9 at the Children's Miracle Network Classic, his first top-10 since February. 2009: Finished a career-high 15th in the FedExCup standings on the strength of 13 top-25 finishes. A closing 4-under 66 propelled him to a T7 finish at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Was T5 in April at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans after firing four sub-par rounds. Holed a pitch from 35 yards for eagle at the 335-yard, par-4 16th on Sunday to get to 13-under and one back before finishing with a bogey on 18. Shot a tournament low 8-under 62 in third round of Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, eventually making the three-way playoff with Steve Stricker and Tim Clark, which Stricker won with a birdie on the second extra hole. Recorded just two bogeys for the week and equaled career-best second-place showing. He was also second at the 2008 Mayakoba Golf Classic. 2008: Second season included 13 top-25 finishes in 32 starts, including six top-10 finishes. Made the cut in 27 of 32 starts, finishing the season ranked No. 36 in the FedExCup standings and No. 34 on the money list. Opened season on the PGA TOUR with a 5-under-par 65 en route to a T4 finish at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Posted a career-best solo second at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, aided by a third-round 6-under-par 64. Went bogey free over the final 36 holes (64-66) and finished two back of champion Brian Gay. His third top-10 of the season was a T10 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, thanks to a closing 4-under 66. Consecutive 3-under 67s in first three rounds at the RBC Canadian Open resulted in a T3. Opened 66-66 at the Deutsche Bank Championship on way to a T10 finish. Held a share of the 54-hole lead with Scott Verplank at the Children's Miracle Network Classic before a final-round 71 left him T3. 2007: One of the top rookies on TOUR after earning card through a T8 finish at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Posted four top-10s in 31 starts with earnings in excess of $1.1 million. Played his way through the third event in the PGA TOUR Playoffs, the BMW Championship, and finished 63rd in the FedExCup standings. Paired with Michelle Wie for the first two rounds of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Made the cut and finished T34. In fifth start, notched first career top-10 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Posted four rounds in the 60s to finish solo eighth. Second top-10 finish of the year came at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, earning an exemption into the following week's Wachovia Championship with a T10. Then best career finish came at the AT&T Classic, where four sub-par rounds earned a T6. Finished four shots out of the Zach Johnson-Ryuji Imada playoff. 2006: Made the cut in 16 of 20 starts during his rookie season on the Nationwide Tour, with 10 top-25 finishes. Finished 42nd on the money list, with $134,038. Began the year with no status but played his way on the Tour through Monday qualifiers and top-25 finishes. His first start came at the Henrico County Open, gaining entrance by making a birdie on the final hole of the Monday qualifier to join a 12-man playoff for three spots. Went on to finish T10 that week, one of his five top-10 finishes on the year. Finished the campaign with a T6 finish at the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship at The Houstonian. Two-time winner on the Gateway Tour, highlighted by his victory at the Sidney Frank Memorial Tour Championship. The win, worth $60,000, was set up by a 13-under 59 in the third round. 2005: Three starts on the Nationwide Tour with one made cut, a T54 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Amateur: Winner of the 1999 Virginia Amateur. Former standout at the University of Virginia, where he played in every tournament during his career from 1999 to 2002. All-Atlantic Coast Conference as a senior. Helped lead his team to the 2001 Seminole Intercollegiate Championship, when he captured medalist honors. Teammates at UVa with PGA TOUR member James Driscoll. |
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| Personal | |
| Started golf at age 3 by swinging a cut-down 3-iron in his back yard. | |
| PGA TOURPlayoff Record | |
| 0-1 | |