Made 23 starts during his rookie season on Tour and posted four top-10 finishes, including a win in his very first Nationwide Tour event. Went on to make 13 cuts and finish 16th on the money list, which gave him a berth on the 2011 PGA TOUR where he will be a rookie.

Became only the 13th player in Tour history to win in his debut when he captured the season-opening Michael Hill New Zealand Open. Posted an opening 7-under 65 to share the first-round lead at The Hills GC. Rounds of 67-68 gave him the outright lead after the second and third rounds. Began the final day at 16-under par with a three-shot lead. Increased his advantage to six strokes after seven holes but saw the lead evaporate into a tie with Australian Andrew Dodt with only two holes to go. Made back-to-back pars down the stretch to edge Dodt and win by one, collecting a check for $108,000. Joined the likes of Angel Franco, Stuart Appleby, Gavin Coles and Chris Nallen, who also won in their Tour debut.

Followed the win with a third-place finish at the Moonah Classic in Australia, where he finished second in Total Birdies and third in Greens in Regulation for the week. Tied the low round of the day on Sunday with a 6-under 66. Six starts later at the Stadion Athens Classic he posted his first domestic top-10 finish of the year after having a share of the lead in each of the first two rounds. Ended up finishing T7 after shooting two-over par on the weekend.

2011: Collected five top-25 finishes in his rookie year on TOUR, with three top-10s. Hit a summer slump where he missed four consecutive cuts, without recording a sub-par round in eight tries. Rallied after that to end the season by posting 13 of 17 rounds at par or better. Finished T3 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament.

Recorded first career top-10 on TOUR, a T5 finish at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, aided by a third-round, 7-under-par 64.

Two weeks later, finished sixth at the Puerto Rico Open, posting his final three rounds in the 60s.

Finished T6 at the Wells Fargo Championship, with three rounds in the 60s and a second-round 70.

In December, rallied after back-to-back 73s with a 6-under 66 in the final round of the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament at PGA West in Palm springs, CA. 2010: Made 23 starts during his rookie season on the Nationwide Tour and posted four top-10 finishes, including a win in his very first Tour event. Went on to make 13 cuts and finish 16th on the money list, which gave him a berth on the 2011 PGA TOUR.

Became only the 13th player in Tour history to win in his debut when he captured the season-opening Michael Hill New Zealand Open. Posted an opening 7-under 65 to share the first-round lead at The Hills GC. Rounds of 67-68 gave him the outright lead after the second and third rounds. Began the final day at 16-under par with a three-shot lead. Increased his advantage to six strokes after seven holes but saw the lead evaporate into a tie with Australian Andrew Dodt with only two holes to go. Made back-to-back pars down the stretch to edge Dodt and win by one. Joined the likes of Angel Franco, Stuart Appleby, Gavin Coles and Chris Nallen, who also won in their Tour debut.

Followed the win with a third-place finish at the Moonah Classic in Australia, where he finished second in Total Birdies and third in Greens in Regulation for the week. Tied the low round of the day on Sunday with a 6-under 66. Six starts later at the Stadion Athens Classic he posted his first domestic top-10 finish of the year after having a share of the lead in each of the first two rounds. Ended up finishing T7 after shooting two-over par on the weekend.

Posted his fourth top-10 of the year, at the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic. Opened the tournament with a 65 and continued his solid play by firing three consecutive 67s to finish T4.

Traveled to Australia late in the season and took a one-shot lead into the final round of the Australian PGA Championship. Struggled to a 74 during the Monday finish to T6. 2009: Only one start on the PGA TOUR—a T47 at the Valero Texas Open where he posted a second-round 64.

Watching Texas A&M win the 2009 NCAA Championship along with qualifying and playing in the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach (T40) are his biggest golf thrills.

His freshman-year roommate was fellow Nationwide Tour player Martin Piller.

Enjoys traveling, especially to Europe.

Favorite courses he's played are Caves Valley and Carlton Woods and would like to play Augusta National GC.

Never travels without his iPod. First car was a Dodge Durango and now drives a Chevy Tahoe.

Favorite college team is Texas A&M, and he is a fan of the Houston Texans.

Favorite TV show is "Entourage" and favorite movie is "Crash.".

Favorite entertainer is Dave Chapelle. Other favorites include the Bible, chocolate and LeBron James.

Enjoys visiting Madrid, Spain, and Honolulu. Favorite vacation spots are Hawaii, California and Scotland.

Lists Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods as the three players in his dream foursome. Bucket list includes flying in a private jet, playing golf in Australia and visiting Italy. Is involved with the American Cancer Society and his local church.