Tag Ridings - Media Guide

rounds of 65-66 at the FUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort, but struggled on the weekend and finished T43...Made final five cuts of the season, but gained virtually no ground on the money list.

to miss the five-way playoff at 8-under 208 by a stroke...Finished seventh at the Reno-Tahoe Open, seven strokes behind Vaughn Taylor. Joined Jonathan Kaye as only players to post four rounds in the 60s at Montreux Golf Club...Third top-10, a T9, came at the 84 LUMBER Classic...Best finish of the year was a T3 at the Chrysler Championship, thanks to a closing 5-under 67. Improved his earnings to $796,883 with his $216,164 payday, lifting him over the mark to secure his TOUR card for the 2006 season...Posted back-to-back top-10s for the first time in his career with his T5 finish at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, the last full-field event of the season. Shared the 36-hole lead with five other players at 10-under 134 at Annandale Golf Club...Recorded a double eagle on the par-5 12th hole at Tamarisk CC during the third round of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, holing out from 258 yards with a 2-iron. It was the second time in the tournament that a player had recorded a double eagle. It was the first time there have been two double eagles in a single event since the 2001 British Open. Ridings also posted back-to-back eagles on holes 17 (par 4) and 18 (par 5). It marked the first time since the PGA TOUR started tracking records in 1971 that a player recorded two eagles and a double eagle in a single round. Despite the shots, missed the 72-hole cut...Recorded a hole-in-one on the par-3 15th hole using a 9-iron from 166 yards during the first round of the Ford Championship at Doral. The ace reward was a new Ford Five Hundred. 2004: Playing on a Major Medical Extension, finished No. 125 on the money list to retain full playing privileges for the 2005 campaign...Earned his first top-10 on TOUR in 22 career events, a T2 at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas, thanks to a career-best, final-round, 11-under 61. Began the final round tied for 54th, eight strokes behind third-round leader Tom Lehman and finished in a three-way T2, one stroke behind winner Andre Stolz. The $298,666 payday allowed him to jump from 191st on the money list to 136th with three tournament remaining in the season...Entered the season's final full-field event, the Chrysler Championship, No. 137 on the money list. Finished T11, aided by a final-round, 7-under-par 64, to earn $120,000 to slide into No. 125 position by $21,824. 2003: Rookie season was cut to six events due to a herniated disk in his back and a shoulder injury. Withdrew after a first-round 75 at The Honda Classic and did not play the remainder of the season. Received Major Medical Extension for 2004...Best finish in six events was T27 in initial start at the Sony Open in Hawaii. 2002: Finished No. 14 on the 2002 Nationwide Tour money list with $187,494 to earn TOUR card for 2003...Notched first career victory at the Permian Basin Open, where he holed out from 138 yards with a pitching wedge for an eagle on the first playoff hole to defeat Mark Hensby. Amateur: Earned All-America and Scholastic All-America honors in 1997 at Arkansas. Named to the All-SEC second team from 1995-97.

season-ending Children's Miracle Network Classic presented by Wal-Mart his only top-25 showing. Also made the cut in seven of 11 starts on the Nationwide Tour with three top-10s, including a T6 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open, a T5 at the LaSalle Bank Open and a T3 at the Chattanooga Classic, where he posted a 10-under 62 in the opening round. Second on the Nationwide Tour in Driving Distance in 2007 (312.0-yard average). Slipped outside the top 125 in fourth season on TOUR in 2006, with one top-10 in 33 starts. In seventh start of season, picked up his first top-10, a T5 at the Ford Championship at Doral. Made final five cuts of the season, but gained virtually no ground on the money list. Totaled five top-10s in 2005 and won $891,812, including a second consecutive late-season rally to secure his card. First top-10 of the season came in his 10th start, a T6 at the weather-shortened, 54-hole BellSouth Classic. Best finish of the year was a T3 at the Chrysler Championship, thanks to a closing 5-under 67 which helped him jump from No. 126 to No. 101 on the money list and secure his card for 2006. Added a T5 finish at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic the next week for his first back-to-back top-10 finishes. Playing on a Major Medical Extension in 2004, finished No. 125 on the money list to retain full playing privileges for the 2005 campaign. Earned his first top-10 on TOUR in 22 career events, a T2 at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas, thanks to a career-best, final-round 11-under 61. Began the final round tied for 54th, eight strokes behind third-round leader Tom Lehman and finished in a three-way T2, one shot back of winner Andre Stolz. The $298,666 payday allowed him to jump from No. 191 on the money list to No. 136 with three tournament remaining in the season. Entered the season's final full-field event, the Chrysler Championship, No. 137 on the money list. Finished T11, aided by a final-round, 7-under-par 64, to earn $120,000 to slide into No. 125 position by $21,824. Rookie season in 2003 was cut to six events due to a herniated disk in his back and a shoulder injury. Withdrew after a first-round 75 at The Honda Classic and did not play the remainder of the season. Received Major Medical Extension for 2004. Best finish in six events was T27 in initial start at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Finished No. 14 on the 2002 Nationwide Tour money list with $187,494 to earn TOUR card for 2003. Notched first career victory at the Permian Basin Open, where he holed out from 138 yards with a pitching wedge for an eagle on the first playoff hole to defeat Mark Hensby. Earned All-America and Scholastic All-America honors in 1997 at Arkansas. Named to the All-SEC second team from 1995-97. Father is a club professional at South Lakes GC in Jenks, OK. Cites Gary Player as his hero.