Nationwide Tour Victories
(4) 1999 NIKE Lehigh Valley Open, NIKE Omaha Classic. 2011 Panama CLARO
Championship, Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open.
International Victories
(2): 1996 Dutch Open. 1998 Australasian Tour Championship.
Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position
$365,452 (2)
Current Year Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
1-- Panama CLARO Championship, Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open.
2-- South Georgia Classic Pres'd by First State Bank and Trust Company.
T4-- Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae. T6-- Nationwide Children's
Hospital Invitational. T8-- News Sentinel Open Presented by Pilot.
Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round
63 at Round 2, News Sentinel Open Presented by Pilot.
This Year Nationwide Tour Highlights
Earned his third career title with a two-stroke victory at the
season-opening Panama Claro Championship. Hovered near the lead during
the first three rounds and was in the final threesome Sunday. A birdie
at No. 16 gave him the lead for the first time in the tournament. Closed
with
a pair of par saves as his closest challengers struggled down the stretch.
Fired a 2-under 68 to wind up 11-under 269 at Panama GC. His victory
came 11 years, 6 months, 19 days after his last win at the 1999 Cox
Classic, the third-longest stretch between wins in Nationwide Tour history...Was
T4 at the Fresh Express Classic, which was reduced to 54 holes when
heavy fog canceled the final round. Earned enough money to move past
Breden Pappas into the No. 1 spot on the money list, where he spent
six weeks during the 1999 season...Was runner-up in his next event,
the South Georgia Classic. Rallied with five birdies on his final eight
holes to finish three shots back of winner Ted Potter, Jr. and widen
his lead on the money list...Became the Tour's first two-time winner
this season when he captured the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open
by one stroke over Kyle Thompson, who was looking for back-to-back victories
following his title the previous week at The Rex Hospital Open. Held
the 54-hole lead at Crestview CC and kept challengers at arm's length
throughout the final round. Rolled in a 6-foot birdie putt on the final
hole to reach 18-under par and edge playing partner Thompson, who two-putted
for birdie to temporarily tie for the lead. His fourth career win was
worth $108,000 and pushed his season total past the $300,000 mark.
Best PGA TOUR Finishes
T2-- Cialis Western Open, the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley.
Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
1-- NIKE Lehigh Valley Open, NIKE Omaha Classic, Panama CLARO Championship,
Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open.
2010 Best PGA TOUR Finishes
T4-- Waste Management Phoenix Open
2010 Season PGA TOUR
Tournaments Entered--28; in money--13; Top 10 finishes--1
2010 Season Highlights
Made the cut in 13 of 28 starts on the PGA TOUR and ended the season
No. 159 on the money list. Best week was a T4 at the Waste Management
Phoenix Open. Ended the year by making seven cuts in his final eight
starts, including a T17 at the Viking Classic.
Career Highlights
2009:
Posted three top-10s in 26 starts, including a top-10 finish
in just his third start of the year.
Shot 6-under 282 to finish sixth at the Buick Invitational, ranking
T3 in
fairways hit (38 of 56) and fourth in Putting (112 putts).
Finished at 6-under 278, with bookend 67s, to earn a T4 at the Transitions Championship where he ranked T2 in fairways hit (42 of 52) and first in GIR (55 of 72).
Earned major championship career-best T5 finish in his ninth major championship start at the British Open. Was one stroke off the lead with a first-round 66. Bogeyed three consecutive holes late in the final round to post 73 and finish two shots out of Stewart Cink-Tom Watson playoff.
2008:
Had the best season of his career, with almost $2 million in
earnings and five top-10s
Finished T7 at The Honda Classic to record his first top-10 finish of
the season. Was 4-under through 10 holes on Sunday and in contention
before bogeys on three of his final six holes left him four shots shy
of eventual winner Ernie Els
Tenth career top-10 was a T2 finish at the Memorial Tournament. He was
only the fourth player in tournament history to hold the outright lead
after each of the first three rounds. Final-round 74 dropped him two
behind winner Kenny Perry
Finished T4 at The Barclays thanks to a closing 4-under 67. Finish put
him over $1.3 million for the season, a career best...Added to that
career-best in the PGA TOUR Fall Series. Finished T3 at the Turning
Stone Resort Championship. Fired second- and final-round 7-under-par
63s to claim solo third honors at the Frys.com Open. Shot 30 on the
inward nine Sunday.
2007:
Finished in the top 125 for the second consecutive year and the second
time in his career
In just his second PLAYERS Championship appearance (T70 2001), claimed
a T12 finish, seven back of winner Phil Mickelson
Best finish of the year came at the first event of the PGA TOUR Fall
Series, the Turning Stone Resort Championship. First-round 66 led to
T5 honors
Between his Driving Accuracy (44th) and Driving Distance (26th) statistics,
ended the season ranked second in Total Driving behind Charles Warren.
2006:
Posted career-high three top-10s and 85th-place finish on the PGA TOUR
money list
Earned more ($1,076,142) than he had in his last three seasons (2001-03)
on TOUR combined
First top-10 was T10 at The Honda Classic in sixth start. Rebounded
from 71-75 start with rounds of 65-72 on the weekend
Three months later, added a T9 at the Barclays Classic
Earned exemption into British Open with T2 finish at the Cialis Western
Open, best career finish on TOUR. Became the sixth player to post all
four rounds in the 60s since the event moved to Cog Hill in 1991. Finished
two strokes behind Trevor Immelman to earn $440,000.
2005:
Finished ninth on the Nationwide Tour money list to earn a return trip
to the PGA TOUR in 2006, ending a two-year absence. Seven top-10s on
the Nationwide Tour included two seconds and two thirds. Ended season
second in All-Around Ranking and fourth in Scoring Average (69.96) and
Total Driving.
2004:
Finished No. 24 on the Nationwide Tour money list.
2003:
Lost his TOUR card after finishing No. 157 on the money list.
2002:
Played in 20 TOUR events, with a best finish of T8 in his first event
of the year, the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
2001:
Posted one top-10 in 33 TOUR starts, a T6 at the BellSouth Classic.
2000:
After initial slow start to rookie season, where he missed the cut in
15 of first 17 starts, rebounded with strong second half to finish 117th
on the money list. Career-best finish of T3 at the Greater Milwaukee
Open.
1999:
As rookie on Nationwide Tour, recorded victories at Lehigh Valley Open
and Omaha Classic, finishing No. 4 on the money list.
1998:
Birdied the final hole of regulation to force a playoff with Brad King
at the Australasian Tour Championship. Birdied the first playoff hole
to win, vaulting him from 10th to fourth on the final ANZ Order of Merit.
Finished second at the Australian Masters. Played the European Tour
as well and tied for second at the Peugeot Open de France.
1997:
Won the San Paolo Vita Open.
1996:
Won the Dutch Challenge on the European Challenge Tour. Amateur: Medalist
at the 1995 Western and Canadian Amateurs. Winner of the 1995 Australasian
Amateur.