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2011: Made the cut in 16 of 25 starts, with five top-25 finishes. Collected his only top-10 of the year with a solo fourth
at the Melwood Prince George's County Open. Third-round, 7-under 64 helped him move up the leaderboard and helped him to register
his best finish since a T2 at the 2008 Ginn sur Mer Classic on the PGA TOUR.
Shot an 8-under 63 in the final round of the Utah Championship for low-round-of-the-day honors. Was in contention until a
third-round 74 ended his chances at victory. The 63 was his low round of the season and one stroke off his career-best (62)
at the 2007 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. Was No. 58 on the money list following a missed cut at the Albertsons Boise
Open. Made the cut in the final six events of the year but a T18 was his best finish down the stretch and he wound up No.
61 on the final money list. 2010: Slid out of the top 125 for the first time since rookie campaign in 2006. Played 29 PGA
TOUR events with three top-25 showings to finish 153rd on the money list..Was 11-under par and within two strokes of the lead
during final round of Zurich Classic of New Orleans before a double bogey at No. 15 derailed his run to the finish, eventually
finishing T7.
Also finished T12 at the Puerto Rico Open and T13 at the Travelers Championship. 2009: Made the cut in 16 of 31 starts on
the PGA TOUR, with five top-25 finishes. Lone top-10 finish of the year, a T8, came in the Fall Series at the Frys.com Open.
In what was believed to be the first time in PGA TOUR history, followed up a holed 261-yard 3-wood for double eagle at the
579-yard, par-5 11th hole with an ace at the 230-yard, par-3 13th. He played the three-hole stretch in 5-under during a third-round
65.
Sank a 9-foot bogey putt on the 72nd hole at the season's final event, the Children's Miracle Network Classic, to finish T11
and place in the top 125 to retain his card for the 2010 season. 2008: Sophomore season on TOUR included career-best numbers
in starts (36), cuts made (21), money ranking (No. 41), earnings ($1,869,329), top-10 finishes (6) and top-25 finishes (11).
Played in the first three events of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, finishing No. 41 in the final standings.
Career-best T2 came at the Ginn sur Mer Classic, one shot behind tournament winner Ryan Palmer. Collected a career-best $276,000.
2007: Made the cut in 23 of 31 events during the Nationwide Tour season, with 11 top-25s. Finished No. 6 on the money list,
with $328,331. Played in every tournament with the exception of the Price Cutter Charity Championship. Closed with a 4-under
68 and then parred the first extra hole to defeat David Morland IV in a playoff at the HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship.
His first Tour win was worth $113,684 and moved him into the top spot on the money list. He fell no lower than sixth the rest
of the year. His victory helped him earn co-Player of the Month honors with Scott Sterling for January/February. Had back-to-back
top-10 finishes at the Athens Regional Foundation Classic (T6) and the Henrico County Open (T8). Fourth top-10 of the season
came at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs, where he posted the day's best round of 64 Sunday to finish one stroke behind
tournament winner Nick Flanagan. Still collected $70,200 for his efforts to virtually lock a PGA TOUR card for the 2008 season.
Other top-10 finishes were posted at the Knoxville Open (T9), Northeast Pennsylvania Classic (T10) and Albertsons Boise Open
(third). 2006: Made the cut in 15 of 32 starts during his TOUR rookie season. Best finish was a T6 at the B.C. Open. Shot
a final-round 64 to move from a T24 after 54 holes. 2005: Earned his TOUR status, thanks to a T3 finish at the Qualifying
Tournament. Made it through all three stages in his first attempt at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament after a strong collegiate
career at Georgia Tech. Medalist during first stage at the TPC Tampa Bay.
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