Made 21 starts, earned two victories and finished second twice. Had seven top-10 finishes among his 17 made cuts to finish No. 2 on the final money list despite missing the final two events of the year with an injured wrist. Ended the season No. 1 in Scoring Average and All-Around, No. 2 in Greens in Regulation and No. 4 in Birdie Average. A playoff loss in the second event of the year put him No. 3 on the money list and he would remain in the top-6 for the remainder of the season. Led the money list a total of six weeks during the year.

Came close to winning the second event of the year when he finished regulation play tied for the lead with Jim Herman at the Moonah Classic in Australia. Lost the playoff on the first extra hole when Herman made a 6-foot birdie putt. Was 10 strokes off the lead after 36 holes, but a third-round 65, coupled with Herman's 3-over 75, gave him a share of the 54-hole lead. Battled with Herman over the windswept final round and held a two-stroke lead with three holes to go until he stumbled with bogeys at Nos. 16 and 17 to fall into a tie. Missed a 6-foot birdie putt for the win on 72nd hole. The playoff loss was the second of his career, with the other coming at the 2008 Knoxville Open.

Continued his solid play at the Panama CLARO Championship two weeks later, when he finished T9. Entered the final round T43 but managed to equal the low round of the day, a 4-under 66 to record his second top-10 finish of the year.

Posted another top-10 finish at the Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae. Despite a T47 standing after the first round, he came back with the low round of the day—and tournament—in the second round by shooting a 63. A pair of 68s on the weekend led to a T5 finish.

Posted his second runner-up finish of the year three events later at the BMW Charity Pro-Am. Did not shoot a score worse than 68 all week en route to T2, two strokes back of winner Fabian Gomez.

In June, fired a final-round 64 to win the Fort Smith Classic by one stroke for his first career Tour title. Took the lead on the front nine with four birdies in his first six holes but needed birdies at Nos. 11, 13 and 15 to reach 16-under, one better than runner-up Kyle Thompson, who posted a 7-under 63. The victory was worth $94,500 and pushed him to No. 1 on the money list.

Finished a season-best 21-under par at the inaugural Chiquita Classic but could do no better than a T5 near Cincinnati.

Collected his second win of the year in August with a two-stroke victory at the Knoxville News Sentinel Open. Matched the course record with a 9-under 63 in the third round which propelled him to a one-stroke lead after 54 holes. Played the front nine Sunday in even par to lose the lead but fired a back nine 31, including birdies on his final two holes, to finish at 20-under 268 and defeat Travis Bertoni. First-place check of $90,000 vaulted him back to No. 1 on the money list and made him the first person in 2010 to go over the $400,000 mark. Victory also came on his one-year wedding anniversary.

2011: Enjoyed a banner year on the PGA TOUR, having claimed four top-10 finishes, highlighted by his first career TOUR win.

Finished T7 at the Bob Hope Classic for first PGA TOUR top 10 in 11th career start. Posted a career-best 64 in the third round.

Following four rounds in the 60s, claimed his then career-best TOUR finish with T2 honors at the Shell Houston Open in his last bid to earn a spot in the Masters field. His performance was just the third time on TOUR he had posted four consecutive rounds in the 60s.

Carded a career-best, 7-under 63 in the third round of the AT&T National en route to his third top 10 of the season, a T8, in his first appearance at the event.

Parlayed a one-shot, third-round lead into his first victory on TOUR at the Viking Classic. Converted a clutch birdie on No. 17 to take a one-shot lead over George McNeill and Tom Pernice, Jr. Became the fifth rookie to win on TOUR. Since 1970, there has only been one season when five or more rookies won on TOUR (2004: Todd Hamilton, Zach Johnson, Vaughn Taylor, Andre Stolz and Ryan Palmer). Became the seventh player to make the Viking Classic his first win. Led the field with 23 birdies. Became the 13th winner of the Viking Classic to post all four rounds in the 60s and first since Heath Slocum in 2005. He made his professional debut at the 2007 Viking Classic (missed cut) via a sponsor's exemption.

For the first time since 2006, did not make a start on the Nationwide Tour. 2010: Made 21 Nationwide Tour starts, earned two victories and finished second twice. Had seven top-10 finishes among his 17 made cuts to finish No. 2 on the final money list despite missing the final two events of the year with an injured wrist. Ended the season No. 1 in Scoring Average and All-Around, No. 2 in Greens in Regulation and No. 4 in Birdie Average. A playoff loss in the second event of the year put him No. 3 on the money list and he would remain in the top-6 for the remainder of the season. Led the money list a total of six weeks during the year.

Came close to winning the second event of the year when he finished regulation play tied for the lead with Jim Herman at the Moonah Classic in Australia. Lost the playoff on the first extra hole when Herman made a 6-foot birdie putt. Was 10 strokes off the lead after 36 holes, but a third-round 65, coupled with Herman's 3-over 75, gave him a share of the 54-hole lead. Battled with Herman over the windswept final round and held a two-stroke lead with three holes to go until he stumbled with bogeys at Nos. 16 and 17 to fall into a tie. Missed a 6-foot birdie putt for the win on 72nd hole. The playoff loss was the second of his career, with the other coming at the 2008 Knoxville Open.

Continued his solid play at the Panama CLARO Championship two weeks later, when he finished T9. Entered the final round T43 but managed to equal the low round of the day, a 4-under 66 to record his second top-10 finish of the year.

Posted another top-10 finish at the Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae. Despite a T47 standing after the first round, he came back with the low round of the day—and tournament—in the second round by shooting a 63. A pair of 68s on the weekend led to a T5 finish.

Posted his second runner-up finish of the year three events later at the BMW Charity Pro-Am. Did not shoot a score worse than 68 all week en route to T2, two strokes back of winner Fabian Gomez.

In June, fired a final-round 64 to win the Fort Smith Classic by one stroke for his first career Tour title. Took the lead on the front nine with four birdies in his first six holes but needed birdies at Nos. 11, 13 and 15 to reach 16-under, one better than runner-up Kyle Thompson, who posted a 7-under 63. The victory was worth $94,500 and pushed him to No. 1 on the money list.

Finished a season-best 21-under par at the inaugural Chiquita Classic but could do no better than a T5 near Cincinnati.

Collected his second win of the year in August with a two-stroke victory at the Knoxville News Sentinel Open. Matched the course record with a 9-under 63 in the third round which propelled him to a one-stroke lead after 54 holes. Played the front nine Sunday in even par to lose the lead but fired a back nine 31, including birdies on his final two holes, to finish at 20-under 268 and defeat Travis Bertoni. First-place check of $90,000 vaulted him back to No. 1 on the money list and made him the first person in 2010 to go over the $400,000 mark. Victory also came on his one-year wedding anniversary.

Season ended on a sour note when he injured his left wrist, forcing him to miss the final two events and derailed any chance he had of winning the money title. 2009: Made the cut in four of 13 starts on the Nationwide Tour. Lone top-25 finish was a T24 at the Nationwide Tour Players Cup. Lost in a playoff on the eGolf Tour to Tom Gillis at Pine Needles in March. 2008: Played his rookie season on the Nationwide Tour, finishing No. 77 on the money list. Made 10 cuts in 19 starts, including three top-25 finishes. Shot 66, making him one of the first-round leaders, with Arjun Atwal and Jarrod Lyle, at the Knoxville Open. Birdied the 72nd hole to force a playoff with Lyle, who defeated him with a birdie on the first extra hole. The runner-up finish (his only one of the season) and $54,000 check moved him to 42nd on the money list at the time. 2007: Missed the cut as an amateur at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational, his only previous cut on Tour. Has made four of eight cuts during his career on the PGA TOUR, with a T52 at the 2008 AT&T Classic his best finish. Amateur: Winner of the 2007 Ben Hogan Award, given annually to the nation's top collegiate golfer. Helped lead the Bulldogs to the 2005 NCAA Championship, which he calls his biggest thrill in golf. Also won two Southeastern Conference team titles. Set a school record with seven individual victories, four of which came during his senior season. Earned first-team All-American honors his junior and senior seasons. Earned second-team All-American honors as a sophomore. Three-time first-team All-SEC selection. Set the school record with a 70.90 scoring average during junior season and tied the school record with 10 top-10 finishes. For his career, finished with 24 top-10 finishes, just three shy of Chip Beck's school record. His 71.89 career stroke average was just shy of the school record 71.79, held by former Nationwide Tour member Erik Compton.

Loves to spend time at the beach. Lists winning the 2005 national championship as his biggest thrill in golf. Biggest thrill outside of golf was getting married.

Favorite golf course played is Royal County Down. Would most like to play Cypress Point GL.

Favorite professional team is the Atlanta Braves. Favorite movie is "Troy" and favorite entertainer is Jack White. Favorite book is The Broker by John Grisham.

Other favorites include lasagna and Roger Federer. Would round out his dream foursome with his dad and two brothers, preferably at Augusta National. Bucket list includes learning to be a good pianist, skydiving and bungee jumping.

In 2012, after wife, Tahnee, gave birth to their first child, he Tweeted the day as being "the coolest day of my life.