His best finish on the Web.com Tour was 1st in 2009 at the Chattanooga Classic Presented by Black Creek.
height6-0
weight180
birthDateOctober 24, 1982
age30
birthPlaceCalgary, Alberta, Canada
residenceEl Paso, Texas
familyWife, Amelie
educationUniversity of Texas-El Paso (2004, Business)
splInterestReading, running
pronunciationbuh-RILL-uh
nwTourAlumnusWeb.com Tour Graduate (2009)
trndProYear2004
clubAfflEl Paso CC (El Paso, Texas)
cityPlaysFrmVernon, British Columbia; Canada
combTourMoney674,222
jndTourYear2007
exmtStatusConditionally Exempt: Web.com Tour - Past Champion / 2004-2009
carHigh2011: Struggled in the season, making just one cut in 20 starts on the PGA TOUR. Opened and closed with 3-under 67s at the Greenbrier Classic to pick up T18 honors. Also made five starts on the Web.com Tour, where he made two cuts. 2010: Was a rookie on the PGA TOUR after finishing No. 19 on the 2009 Web.com Tour money list. 2009: Made the cut in 13 of his 14 starts and had five top-10 finishes, including a win late in the year. Earned first career victory with a one-stroke win over Troy Kelly at the Chattanooga Classic. The $90,000 payday allowed him to jump from No. 57 to No. 20 on the money list at the time, assuring him of a spot in the Web.com Tour Championship at Daniel Island. Finished T4 at The Rex Hospital Open and added a second top-five finish, with a T5 at the Web.com Tour Players Cup. Shot 64 in the final round at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open to finish T7. 2008: Made one cut in seven starts on the Web.com Tour, finishing T57 at the Moonah Classic. 2007: Made the cut in 12 of 26 starts, with eight top-25 finishes. Ended the year No. 73 on the money list, with $81,417. Only top-10 came at the Henrico County Open, where he fell in a playoff to Nick Flanagan. Posted rounds of 69-68-68-70 to tie Flanagan, Roland Thatcher and fellow countryman Bryn Parry at 13-under 275. Collected $33,600 for his efforts. 2007: Finished T71 at the Canadian Open in his only PGA TOUR start. 2006: Began the season with no status on the Web.com Tour but still managed to make 18 starts, with 12 weekend appearances. Finished the season No. 51 on the money list, with $120,229 to earn his status for 2007. Ranked second in Birdie Average (4.25) and fourth in Putting Average (1.742). Successfully made it through six Monday qualifiers during the season. Among his seven top-25 finishes were career-best, fourth-place showings at the Legend Financial Group Classic and the Oregon Classic. Rounded out his four top-10 finishes with a T9 at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship—his first start of the season—and a T10 at the season-ending Web.com Tour Championship. 2005: Played in three tournaments on Tour, with two top-20 finishes. Finished T14 at the Alberta Calgary Classic in his first Tour start, followed by a T19 at the Envirocare Utah Classic and a missed cut at the Mark Christopher Charity Classic. Has also played on the Canadian Tour, where he posted his best finish with a second-place showing at the Michelin Morelia Classic.
otherCarHighQualified for the 2003 U.S. Open at age 20, eventually missing the cut with rounds of 72-74. Later that year made the cut at the Bell Canadian Open, becoming the first Canadian amateur in 20 years to do so. Went on to finish T73. Was the runner-up at the 2003 Canadian Amateur Championship. First-team All-Western Athletic Conference selection in 2002 and 2003, where he was coached by former Canadian Tour champion Rick Todd. Also named WAC Player of the Year during his career.
jndTourYear2010
carHigh2010: Only played seven events due to a torn labrum in his hip...Coupled with 2010 winnings of $24,254, was granted 16 events in 2011 to earn $762,723, equaling No. 125 from 2010. Decided to go to the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to improve that status, finishing T11...Made the cut in two of seven events on the PGA TOUR...Best finish was T62 at the Shell Houston Open, his final start before undergoing surgery. 2009: A rookie on the PGA TOUR in 2010 after finishing No. 19 on the Nationwide Tour money list. Made the cut in 13 of his 14 starts and had five top-10 finishes, including a win late in the year...Made three starts on the PGA TOUR in 2009 and in his second start of the year on home turf at the RBC Canadian Open, closed with a 6-under 66 to finish T8 in the Monday finish. By virtue of the top-10 finish, accepted an invitation to compete in the Buick Open later that week. The T8 finish at Glen Abbey gave him a share of low-Canadian honors with countryman Stephen Ames at 12-under...Back-to-back 71s led to a missed cut in Grand Blanc, MI...Earned first career Nationwide Tour victory with a one-stroke win over Troy Kelly at the Chattanooga Classic. The $90,000 payday allowed him to jump from No. 57 to No. 20 on the money list at the time, assuring him of a spot in the Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island...Finished T4 at The Rex Hospital Open and added a second top-five finish, with a T5 at the Nationwide Tour Players Cup...Shot 64 in the final round at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open to finish T7...Added another T7 at the Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island to secure his card for 2010. 2008: Made one cut in seven starts on the 2008 Nationwide Tour, finishing T57 at the Moonah Classic. 2007: Made the cut in 12 of 26 starts in 2007 on the Nationwide Tour, with eight top-25 finishes...Ended the year No. 73 on the money list, with $81,417...Only top-10 came at the Henrico County Open, where he fell in a playoff to Nick Flanagan...Finished T71 on home turf at the Canadian Open in his only PGA TOUR start in 2007. 2006: Began the season with no status on the Nationwide Tour but still managed to make 18 starts, with 12 weekend appearances...Finished the season No. 51 on the money list, with $120,229 to earn his status for 2007...Successfully made it through six Monday qualifiers during the season. 2005: Played in three tournaments on the Nationwide Tour, with two top-20 finishes...Has also played on the Canadian Tour, where he posted his best finish with a second-place showing at the 2005 Michelin Morelia Classic. Amateur: As an amateur, qualified for the 2003 U.S. Open at age 20, eventually missing the cut with rounds of 72-74...Later that year made the cut at the Bell Canadian Open, becoming the first Canadian amateur in 20 years to do so. Went on to finish T73...Was the runner-up at the 2003 Canadian Amateur...First-team All-Western Athletic Conference selection in 2002 and 2003, where he was coached by former Canadian Tour champion Rick Todd...Also named WAC Player of the Year during his career.
personalLists Sean Foley as an instructor...Favorite course is Sahalee CC. Favorite college team is UTEP and pro team is the Vancouver Canucks. Favorite movie is "Love, Actually"...Favorite cities to visit are London, Seattle and Vancouver and his favorite vacation spot is his own house...Says he never travels without an ID because "they won't let me."
priorYearSeasonAT18 at The Greenbrier Classic represented his only made cut in 20 PGA TOUR starts.