Had his first career top-10, coming in his 65th career PGA TOUR start. Shot weekend rounds of 67-66 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic to finish T3, two strokes out of the John Huh-Robert Allenby playoff. Previous-best TOUR finish was a T15 at the 2011 FedEx St. Jude Classic.

Made 26 starts and had four top-10 finishes, highlighted by a playoff runner-up at the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship in South Carolina. Shot a final-round 68 to erase a five-stroke deficit and force a playoff with 54-hole leader and eventual winner Brendan Steele, who birdied the fourth extra hole for the win. A payday of $108,000 was enough to vault him from No. 36 to No. 15 on the money list and give him a return trip to the PGA TOUR, where he played in 2009.

First top-10 of the year was a T5 at the Mexico Open Bicentenary. Birdied the last two holes during the final round to get to 9-under, three shots shy of joining a playoff.

Recorded his second top-10 finish two starts later at the Chiquita Classic. Fired a 64 in the third round for sole possession of second place, putting him four strokes back going into Sunday. Shot a final-round 70 to fall back into a T3. He jumped from No. 62 to No. 38 on the money list.

Continued his strong play at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. Finished third at Crestview CC to move inside "The 25" to No. 21.

2011: Made 27 PGA TOUR starts, with one top-15 finish, a T15 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Made three Nationwide Tour starts, with two made cuts.

In December, successfully made his way through the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament, finishing T27, good for a return trip to the TOUR in 2012. 2010: Made 26 starts and had four top-10 finishes on the Nationwide Tour, highlighted by a playoff runner-up at the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship in South Carolina. Shot a final-round 68 to erase a five-stroke deficit and force a playoff with 54-hole leader and eventual winner Brendan Steele, who birdied the fourth extra hole for the win. A payday of $108,000 was enough to vault him from No. 36 to No. 15 on the money list and give him a return trip to the PGA TOUR, where he played in 2009.

First top-10 of the year was a T5 at the Mexico Open Bicentenary. Birdied the last two holes during the final round to get to 9-under, three shots shy of joining a playoff.

Recorded his second top-10 finish two starts later at the Chiquita Classic. Fired a 64 in the third round for sole possession of second place, putting him four strokes back going into Sunday. Shot a final-round 70 to fall back into a T3. He jumped from No. 62 to No. 38 on the money list.

Continued his strong play at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. Finished third at Crestview CC to move inside "The 25" to No. 21.

Fell to No. 40 on the money list before closing the season with a T11 at the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open and a playoff runner-up at the Tour Championship to earn his TOUR card. 2009: Played his rookie season on the PGA TOUR after graduating from the Nationwide Tour. He made the cut in 11 of 24 starts. Lone top-25 finish was a T25 at The 50th Bob Hope Classic hosted by Arnold Palmer. 2008: Earned his PGA TOUR card after placing sixth on the Nationwide Tour money list, with $329,509. Picked up his first career win in come-from-behind fashion at the Fort Smith Classic. Fired a final-round 65 to overcome a six-stroke deficit on the final day and win by one over Darron Stiles. Finished at 12-under and collected a $99,000 first-place check, which moved him to No. 7 on the money list at the time. Finished T29 at the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic and won the pro-am team competition with his partner, hockey legend Brett Hull. Collected his second win of the year with a four-stroke win at the Price Cutter Charity Championship. Grabbed the first-round lead with an 8-under 64 at Highland Springs CC and never looked back. Held the lead after the second and third rounds. Temporarily lost the lead to newcomer Webb Simpson and was two shots back in the final round when he made the turn. Holed out from the fairway for an eagle-2 at the par-4 10th and then eagled the par-5 11th to regain the lead. Added several more birdies on the back nine and pulled away down the stretch for the only wire-to-wire win on Tour that year. First-place check propelled him to No. 2 on the money list and sewed up his 2009 PGA TOUR card. Became second of four multiple winners on Tour (Jarrod Lyle, Scott Piercy and Matt Bettencourt). Closed the season with strong play in his hometown at the Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch near Dallas. Finished T3 at the season-ending event, advancing from 11th to sixth on the money list.

Played five PGA TOUR events, making the cut in one, finishing T36 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. 2007: First career appearance on the PGA TOUR came as an amateur at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, where a second-round 64 led to a T67 finish. Made the cut in his next two starts, including in his professional debut at the Valero Texas Open (T49) and the Frys.com Open (T39). Amateur: Enjoyed a fine amateur career in 2007, winning the U.S. Amateur, U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship and leading the U.S. to a victory in the Walker Cup, calling the latter his biggest thrill in golf. Joined Bobby Jones (1930) and Jay Sigel (1983) as the only players to win three USGA events in a season. One of just six players to win two USGA individual tournaments in a season. By turning pro, turned down invitations to play in the 2008 Masters, U.S. Open and British Open. Was ranked as the top amateur in the country when he turned pro. Was awarded the inaugural Mark H. McCormack Medal by the Royal & Ancient GC of St. Andrews in 2007.

Earned all-conference, all-conference tournament and all-region honors at SMU. Winner of the 2006 Pinehurst Intercollegiate, his second win at the famed course. Won the prestigious 75th Annual Dixie Amateur Championship.

Lists winning the U.S. Amateur and Walker Cup as his biggest thrills in golf. Lists Royal County Down GC as his favorite golf course.

Would most like to play Augusta National GC.