His best finish on the PGA TOUR was 1st in 2010 at the Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular.
height6-0
weight175
birthDateJuly 12, 1980
age32
birthPlaceBelleville, Illinois
residenceFort Myers, Florida
familySingle
educationFlorida Gulf Coast University (2003, Business Management)
splInterestFishing
pronunciationLAM-lee
nwTourAlumnusWeb.com Tour Graduate (2009)
trndProYear2004
cityPlaysFrmFort Myers; FL; United States
combTourMoney1,776,220
jndTourYear2009
exmtStatusFully Exempt: # Nearest 50 - 18th Web.com Tour qualifier at 2012 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament
carHigh2012: Made the cut in just seven of 25 starts on the PGA TOUR. Best finish was a T26 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Was T23 at the WNB Golf Classic, his only Web.com Tour start.
2011: Struggled in his sophomore season on the PGA TOUR, with a T13 at the Bob Hope Classic, the best of his three top-25 finishes. Was the first-round leader at the event after posting a 9-under-par 63 at the Palmer Private Course at PGA West. Recorded a birdie-eagle streak of 7-under (B-B-B-B-E-B; Nos. 2-7), best of the season and best such streak on TOUR since Brandt Snedeker recorded an 8-under stretch in 2007 on the North Course at Torrey Pines at the Buick Invitational.
2010: PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year nominee was one of two rookies to win on TOUR...Finished at 19-under to win his first PGA TOUR event by two strokes over Kris Blanks at the Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular. Shot 63-66 in the final two rounds to win the weather-delayed event and became the first rookie to win on the PGA TOUR since Marc Turnesa won the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in late 2008. Teed off the final round on No. 10, becoming the first winner to start on the back nine and win since Keith Clearwater at the 1987 Colonial Invitational. Set the Trump International GC course record with his 10-birdie 63 in the third round, which was completed Monday morning. He then rallied from a four-stroke deficit to finish at a tournament-record 19-under-par 269. When he won on the Web.com Tour in 2009, he was eight strokes back at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Open entering the final round, shot a 65 and beat Rickie Fowler in a playoff...Competed in The Barclays, the first event in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup...Finished 104th in the FedExCup standings.
2009: Finished No. 4 on the Web.com Tour money list, thanks to a win and a pair of runner-up finishes. Made 12 cuts in 17 starts...Earned his first career win with a playoff victory at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational in Columbus, Ohio, coming from eight strokes off the pace in the final round. Fired a 6-under 65 on the last day at the Ohio State Scarlet Course to get to 11-under par. Defeated Oklahoma State All-America Rickie Fowler with a par-3 on the second extra hole. First-place check of $139,500 vaulted him from No. 135 to No. 12 on the season money list at the time...Two weeks later, finished T2 at the Price Cutter Charity Championship...His fourth top-10 was a T7 at the Mexico Open...Finished runner-up at the Soboba Classic, where he shared the 54-hole lead. Blistered The CC at Soboba Springs for a course-record, 9-under 62 in the third round to share the 54-hole lead with Brian Stuard. Failed to get anything going on the windy final day and was 3-over through 16 holes but closed with back-to-back birdies for a solo second, two back of winner Jerod Turner. Check for $108,000 moved him from No. 12 to No. 3 on the money list and cemented his status on the PGA TOUR in 2010...His sixth top-10 of the year came at the Miccosukee Championship, where he finished T7.
2008: Missed the cut at the Melwood Prince George's County Open on the Web.com Tour and was 71st the PODS Championship on the PGA TOUR...Winner of the Waterloo (Iowa) Open...Played mini-tour events since turning professional...Made the cut in four of seven starts on the Tarheel Tour, with his best finish a runner-up at the Michelob Ultra Classic.
otherCarHighMember of Texas state championship team at Montgomery High School.
jndTourYear2009
exmtStatusPast Champion
curYearHigh2012: In the PGA TOUR Regular Season, made six cuts in 21 starts, highlighted by a pair of top-30 finishes. Ended the year with three sub-par rounds at the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic en route to a T34, his best finish since a T29 at the HP Byron Nelson Championship.
carHigh2012: In the PGA TOUR Regular Season, made six cuts in 21 starts, highlighted by a pair of top-30 finishes. Ended the year with three sub-par rounds at the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic en route to a T34, his best finish since a T29 at the HP Byron Nelson Championship.
2011: Struggled in his sophomore season on the PGA TOUR, with a T13 at the Bob Hope Classic, the best of his three top-25 finishes. Was the first-round leader at the event after posting a 9-under-par 63 at the Palmer Private Course at PGA West. Recorded a birdie-eagle streak of 7-under (B-B-B-B-E-B; Nos. 2-7), best of the season and best such streak on TOUR since Brandt Snedeker recorded an 8-under stretch in 2007 on the North Course at Torrey Pines at the Buick Invitational. 2010: PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year nominee was one of two rookies to win on TOUR...Finished at 19-under to win his first PGA TOUR event by two strokes over Kris Blanks at the Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular. Shot 63-66 in the final two rounds to win the weather-delayed event and became the first rookie to win on the PGA TOUR since Marc Turnesa won the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in late 2008. Teed off the final round on No. 10, becoming the first winner to start on the back nine and win since Keith Clearwater at the 1987 Colonial Invitational. Set the Trump International GC course record with his 10-birdie 63 in the third round, which was completed Monday morning. He then rallied from a four-stroke deficit to finish at a tournament-record 19-under-par 269. When he won on the Web.com Tour in 2009, he was eight strokes back at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Open entering the final round, shot a 65 and beat Rickie Fowler in a playoff...Competed in The Barclays, the first event in the FedExCup Playoffs...Finished 104th in the FedExCup standings. 2009: Finished No. 4 on the Web.com Tour money list thanks to a win and a pair of runner-up finishes...Made 12 cuts in 17 starts...Earned his first career win with a playoff victory at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational in Columbus, OH, coming from eight strokes off the pace in the final round. Fired a 6-under 65 on the last day at the Ohio State Scarlet Course to get to 11-under par. Defeated Oklahoma State All-America Rickie Fowler with a par-3 on the second extra hole. First-place check of $139,500 vaulted him from No. 135 to No. 12 on the season money list at the time...Two weeks later, finished T2 at the Price Cutter Charity Championship...His fourth top-10 was a T7 at the Mexico Open...Finished runner-up at the Soboba Classic, where he shared the 54-hole lead. Blistered The CC at Soboba Springs for a course-record, 9-under 62 in the third round to share the 54-hole lead with Brian Stuard. Failed to get anything going on the windy final day and was 3-over through 16 holes but closed with back-to-back birdies for a solo second, two back of winner Jerod Turner. Check for $108,000 moved him from No. 12 to No. 3 on the money list and cemented his status on the PGA TOUR in 2010...His sixth top-10 of the year came at the Miccosukee Championship, where he finished T7. 2008: Made two starts prior to 2009 on both the Web.com Tour and PGA TOUR...Missed the cut at the 2008 Melwood Prince George's County Open on the Web.com Tour and was 71st the 2008 PODS Championship on the PGA TOUR...Winner of the 2008 Waterloo (Iowa) Open...Played mini-tour events since turning professional...Made the cut in four of seven starts on the 2008 Tarheel Tour, with his best finish a runner-up at the Michelob Ultra Classic.
personalMember of Texas state championship team at Montgomery High School.