Started his rookie season by making five of his first eight cuts. Posted his first top-10 finish at the BMW Charity Pro-Am, the ninth event of the year. Fired a final-round 63. Prior to this week, his best score of the year was a 68.

Carded four rounds in the 60s, including a final-round 63 to finish T7 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am.

Recorded his second top-10 finish six starts later, at the Chiquita Classic. Shot four rounds in the 60s, including a third-round 65 and final-round-67 to T5.

2011: In rookie year, he enjoyed tremendous success with a win and a third-place showing in 28 starts.

Competing on a sponsor exemption, he notched his career-best PGA TOUR finish with a solo third at the Transitions Championship. Vaulted into contention with a 5-under 66 in the third round, which featured a hole-in-one on No. 8 with a 6-iron from 214 yards, the first of his career in competition. Fired a career-low 66 in the first and third rounds.

Played in the final pairing with third-round leader Anthony Kim at The Greenbrier Classic. Trailed by one at the beginning of the day and fell further behind with a 4-over 38 on his opening nine holes. Stormed back with six birdies on the final nine for a 1-under 69, placing him in his first career playoff, with Bob Estes and Bill Haas. Just a few minutes after making a birdie on the par-3 18th hole to finish 10-under, he sprinted to the tee box of the first extra hole (high-fiving fans along the way) before a perfectly struck 9-iron left him within 10 feet of the hole, which he calmly knocked in for his first win in his 21st start on the PGA TOUR. Became the TOUR's sixth rookie winner of the season—the most since 1970-and the 10th first-time winner. The victory was the 12th of the season by a player under age 30 and earned him an invitation into the following week's World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. 2010: Played his rookie season on the Nationwide Tour, finishing No. 53 on the official money list. Made five of his first eight cuts. Posted his first top-10 finish at the BMW Charity Pro-Am, the ninth event of the year, finishing T7. Fired four rounds in the 60s, including a final-round 63. Prior to that week, his best score of the year was a 68.

Recorded his second top-10 finish six starts later, at the Chiquita Classic. Shot four rounds in the 60s, including a third-round 65 and final-round-67 to T5.

Added a T7 at the Cox Classic, where his third-round 67 included a 7-under 29 on the back nine. One of eight players to miss earning PGA TOUR status for 2010 by a stroke at the 2009 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. 2008: Finished T14 at the Chattanooga Classic, where he posted opening scores of 64-62 and was one shot off the 36-hole lead of Webb Simpson. His 126 score is tied for the third-lowest opening-36 hole score in Nationwide Tour history. Weekend rounds of 73-76 dropped him down the leaderboard.

Played on both NGA Hooters Tour and the Tarheel Tour in 2008-09.

Made the cut in 11 of 14 starts on the Hooters Tour in 2009 with nine top-25 finishes. Amateur: Two-time Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year. Won seven collegiate events. Was an All-America in 2006. Named to the dean's list four years.

Spent his rookie season in 2011 blogging for BNET, the CBS Interactive Business Network. Biggest thrill in golf was teaching the sport to wounded veterans in the Army.

Favorite course he's played is Diamond Creek in Banner Elk, NC, and would like to play Augusta National.

Never travels without a pillow from home and his iPod.

First car was a 1992 Honda Accord and now drives a Honda Element.

Favorite college team is the Tennessee Volunteers, and he roots for the Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics and New England Patriots.

Favorite TV shows are "The Office" and "24.".

Favorite movies are "The Bourne Identity," "The Bourne Supremacy" and "The Bourne Ultimatum.".

Favorite entertainer is Steve Carell.

Favorite city to visit is Boston.

Lists his father, grandfather and college coach as the men he would like to have join him for a dream round of golf..Says if he wasn't a professional golfer he'd want to be a pediatrician.

Puts spending a month with his wife in Australia and New Zealand on his bucket list. Is involved in the Wounded Warrior Project, along with Pray with Africa and Knoxlife Church.

He has one sister.