Fired four sub-70 rounds, including a final-round 66, to finish T5 at the Transitions Championship, his first top 10 of the season. Finished one stroke out of a four-man playoff, at 13-under.

2011: Made 21 of 26 cuts but was only able to record five top 25s compared to 2010 when he had 10 top 25s in 18 made cuts.

Made his sixth cut of the season in as many starts with a T6 finish at The Honda Classic, his first top-10 of the year and second at the event (T9 in 2009).

Next top-10 finish came at the HP Byron Nelson Championship, finishing T8 one year after a runner-up finish by two strokes to Jason Day. Opened with a 6-under 64 for his fourth first-round lead/co-lead on PGA TOUR.

Opened with a 1-over 71 at the AT&T National before closing with a 65-68-67 to finish T3, his third top-10 finish of the season. Second-round 65 was just one shy of the season-best 64 he opened with at the HP Byron Nelson Championship.

Struggled in his next seven starts before four rounds in the 60s led to a T6 at the McGladrey Classic—his fourth top 10 of the season.

Traveled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in October as a late replacement for David Duval and held the second-round lead at the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic after a 9-under 62, setting the course record at The Mines Resort and GC. Entered the final round one stroke behind Bo Van Pelt and shot a 69 to finish second. 2010: In the regular season, posted a career-best six top-10 finishes, five of which were top-fives within a 10-start stretch beginning with a runnner-up finish at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Made his way into each of the four Playoffs events, where he finished 29th in the FedExCup points standings.

Hired Eric Larson (formerly with Anthony Kim and Mark Calcavecchia) as caddie before posting career-best runner-up finish at Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Shot bogey-free, final-round 66 to finish two strokes behind winner Jason Bohn. Tied for the lead with Bohn before Bohn birdied three of the last four holes.

Finished T2 at the HP Byron Nelson Championship for his second top-10 of the season, his first season with more than one top-10.

One week later, finished T3 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Opened the event with a share of the 18-hole lead after a 7-under 63.

Four rounds in the 60s led to a third-place finish at the AT&T National.

Held a four-stroke lead after 36 holes and a three-stroke advantage after 54 holes at The Greenbrier Classic, but finished second to Stuart Appleby, who closed with a 59. With an eagle putt to tie for the lead on the 71st hole, three-putted for par. Unable to birdie the par-3 18th hole, fell one short of Appleby with a final-round 67.

Earned first invitation to the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational via his position inside the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking (No. 47) and finished the week T6, his sixth top-10 of the season. The T6 was his seventh finish inside the top 12 in his previous eight starts, dating to the HP Byron Nelson Championship.

Finished 29th in his first start at the TOUR Championship, where he also finished on the FedExCup points list.

Finished 2-2 in his first appearance at the Ryder Cup. Teamed with Bubba Watson to defeat Luke Donald and Padraig Harrington in the opening four-ball matches. Also claimed a 3-and-2 victory over Ross Fisher in singles matches. 2009: Made 20 cuts in 28 starts in fourth year on TOUR, posting three top-10 finishes for a third consecutive season. Made more than $1.1 million, a career high.

First top-10 finish of the year was a T9 at the wind-swept Honda Classic, thanks in part to first and second rounds of 3-under 67. The T9 finish was his best since a fifth-place finish at the 2008 Valero Texas Open.

Finished T10 at the St. Jude Classic after a final-round 66 at TPC Southwind.

Shot a final-round 67 to finish T13 at the British Open, his best finish in a major. Made 16 birdies on the week. He qualified for the event by finishing second during qualifying at Plano, TX, in late May, one year after being medalist in North American qualifying. The British Open was his first start since suffering a wrist injury and withdrawing during the second round of the AT&T National in early July.

Made starts in the first three PGA TOUR Playoffs events. 2008: Made last eight cuts of the season, including two top-10s, to secure his card for 2009. Also overcame appendicitis to continue with fully exempt status.

After missing the cut at the Wyndham Championship, was 144th on the money list and proceeded to earn more than half of his season earnings in the next eight starts.

Finished T10 at the Turning Stone Resort Championship and fifth at the Valero Texas Open in consecutive weeks in early October to move into the top 125 on the money list.

Underwent an emergency appendectomy on Oct. 21 at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ. After playing nine holes at Grayhawk GC in preparation for the Frys.com Open, checked with medical personnel, who suggested he see a doctor and he was operated on that night. Ranked 122nd on the PGA TOUR money list at the time and fell to 126th.

Returned to action the following week at the Ginn sur Mer Classic, where he finished T18 and was ranked 125th entering the final event of the season.

His T21 at the Children's Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart put him at 118th on the money list to end the season. 2007: In fifth start of the season, a final-round 66 led to a T10 finish at the Stanford St. Jude Championship.

Topped that finish in mid-August at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, NC with a T2. Shared the second-round lead and held a three-stroke lead entering the final round. Brandt Snedeker's final-round 63 won the event at Forest Oaks CC, but Overton finished T2 with Tim Petrovic and Billy Mayfair. Finish moved him from 165th to 109th in the FedExCup standings and into the following week's PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup at The Barclays.

Ended the year on a high note, finishing T6 at the Children's Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart and moved up 18 spots on the money list to No. 99. His check for $154,100 pushed him over the $1-million mark for the first time in his career, making him the last of a TOUR-record 99 players to top that number in a single season. 2006: Posted two top-10s in 29 starts as a rookie and finished 136th on the money list.

Posted a double eagle on No. 18 at Westchester CC during the Barclays Classic as he holed a fairway wood from 239 yards after a 294-yard drive. It was the fourth in tournament history and the third of the season.

First career top-10 came in 16th start, a T10 at the John Deere Classic.

Second top-10 was a T9 at the 84 Lumber Classic, moving into the top 125 on the money list at No. 123. 2005: Earned initial TOUR card by finishing T13 at the 2005 Qualifying Tournament. Made it through all three stages in first attempt at Q-School.

Missed cut in his only TOUR start at the Buick Championship.

Made cut in all three starts on the Nationwide Tour, including career-best T19 finish at the Gila River Golf Classic. Amateur: Second-team All-American in 2004-05. Big Ten Player of the Year in 2004-05. 2005 Big Ten champion. All-Big Ten first team 2002, 2004-05. Winner of eight individual collegiate tournaments.

Member of winning 2005 Palmer and Walker Cup teams. Secured the winning point in singles with a two-putt par on the 18th hole to recapture the Walker Cup for the U.S.

Walker Cup teammates J.B. Holmes and Nicholas Thompson also earned TOUR cards via the Qualifying Tournament.

Got started playing golf in middle school.