Turned pro at the Korn Ferry Tour's Albertsons Boise Open, where he missed the cut by three strokes.

Playoff runner-up to Derek Lamely at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational. Started the final round five shots behind 54-hole leader Dave Schultz. Held the lead during much of the final round but suffered a bogey at the 72nd hole of regulation to drop into a tie with Lamely and force a playoff. Lost to Lamely when he failed to get up and down from a greenside bunker on the second extra hole, missing his par putt of 12 feet. Lamely rolled in a three-foot par putt to win.

In his first start as a professional on the PGA TOUR at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, birdied the final hole to finish T7 and earn a start at the following week's Frys.com Open. He ranked third in Putts Per Round (27.2) for the week and earned $113,700.

At the Frys.com Open in Scottsdale, Ariz., reached a three-way playoff with Jamie Lovemark and eventual-winner Troy Matteson. Began the final round four strokes behind Matteson, but played his first five holes in 5-under, punctuated by a hole-in-one from 211 yards at the par-3 fifth hole. After finishing T2 in the playoff, he had recorded all eight of his professional rounds in the 60s. Thanks to the T7 in Las Vegas at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and T2 finish at Grayhawk GC, he surpassed No. 150 from the 2008 money list, earning special temporary membership on TOUR for the remainder of the season.

Made five TOUR starts as an amateur, with a T58 at the 2009 FBR Open his best finish.