| 2005: Collected his first TOUR title at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship in his 82nd career TOUR start. Did not post a bogey over the last 27 holes. Trailed by two entering the final round, but closed with a 5-under 65 and won by one shot over 54-hole leader
Sean O'Hair. Collected a career-best check for $1,116,000 and surpassed the $1-million mark for the second consecutive season...Recorded his first top-10 finish in a major championship with his T10 finish at the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club. Closed with 4-under-par 66, low final-round score...Held the 54-hole lead at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. Posted 1-under-par 71 in final round to finish two strokes out of the playoff between West Short, Jr. and Jim Furyk...Made his first appearance at the season-ending TOUR Championship, finished T17...Believing he had missed the MCI Heritage cut, flew to Atlanta on the way home to Phoenix. Learned in Atlanta airport that he had made the cut, then rented a car and drove back to Hilton Head, SC. Clubs were on flight home, so he borrowed Mark Hensby's clubs, purchased a shirt at a local drugstore and finished T59. 2004: Had breakthrough season in just his second season as a full-time member. Played in 34 tournaments, making 22 cuts and posting a career-best four top-10s, including two runner-up finishes...Lost in a five-hole playoff to Stewart Cink at the MCI Heritage...Earned his second runner-up finish of the season at the B.C. Open, one behind winner Jonathan Byrd after missing a 3-foot birdie putt on final hole...First-round leader at the Valero Texas Open, with a course-record-tying, 9-under-par 61. Eventually finished T5. 2003: Posted 11 top-25s in 25 starts to finish 15th on Nationwide Tour money list to earn his PGA TOUR card for the second time...Notched initial career win at the First Tee Arkansas Classic by nipping defeating Chris Tidland on third hole of playoff. 2002: Played in 23 events on the Nationwide Tour and placed 113th on the final money list. 2000: Played one PGA TOUR event the Touchstone Energy Tucson Classic, posted a T11 finish...Member of the Nationwide Tour, collecting two top-10s. 1999: Made the cut in eight of 27 events during his rookie season on TOUR. Best finish was a T35 at the Buick Invitational. 1998: Earned his 1999 TOUR card by virtue of a T14 finish at the 1998 Qualifying Tournament. 1997: Indian Masters champion. Named Rookie of the Year on the Asian PGA Tour. Amateur: Winner of the Arizona State Amateur...Two-time All-American at the University of Arizona. Roomed with TOUR player Jason Gore during freshman season at Arizona...Winner of the 1996 Ping Arizona Intercollegiate by six strokes over Stanford's Tiger Woods. More |