Age: 44 (Sep.30.80)
Height: 6’0”
Residence: Pasadena, CA
Joined Tour: 2014
Career Stats:
Tournaments Played: 34
Victories: 6 (2 Majors)
MGM Match Play Invitational: 2016
Tour Championship: 2015
Survivor Challenge: 2017
Manhattan Beach Championship: 2016
Tournament of Champions: 2015, 2017
Player of the Year Rank:
2014: 14th/16
2015: 14th/16 (2 wins)
2016: 2nd/16 (2 wins)
2017: 10th/13 (2 wins)
2018: 8th/11
2019: 8th/11
2020: Covid year
2021: no rankings
2022: did not play
2023: 9th/9
Record in match play: 4-3
Lowest Round Par-27: 32 (2016 Charly Classic)
Lowest Rounds Masters: front 9: 35 (2016); back 9: 40 (2016)
Lowest Round: Griffith Observatory Championship (par-33): 44 (2014)
Record in playoffs: 2-2
2017: Tournament of Champions: defeated Martin Witt on 1st hole of sudden death
2016 Masters: lost to Clint Crump on 1st hole of sudden death
2016 Charly Classic: lost to Martin Witt (closest to pin broke playoff tie)
2016 Manhattan Beach Championship: defeated John Frost on first hole of sudden death
Career Highlights:
2023: Made just 1 appearance; played the first round of the inaugural South Bay Challenge, his first Tour start since the 2020 Masters; did not play the remaining 2 rounds.
2022: did not play
2021: Did not play the Tour Championship, the lone event of the season.
2020: Played 2 tournaments in the Covid-affected season… Tied for 4th at the Tour Championship; carded a new career-best back-9 at Valencia (41)… Tied for 5th at the Masters; carded a tournament-high 5 pars.
2019: Completed his 6th season, playing in 5 of 7 tournaments, and ending the year ranked 8th. Failed to register a win for the 2nd straight season after notching 2 victories 3 years in a row… Played in his 2nd career Final Four in Match Play, losing to #2 Walter Vargas 4and3. As the #6 seed defeated #3 Clint Crump 2-up in the 1st round… Played in the Masters as an alternate in what was the 30th start of his career; it was his first Masters appearance in 3 years (qualified, but did not play in 2017 and 2018).
2018: Played in 3 of 6 regular season tournaments, posting 2 top-3 finishes, but finished with zero wins for the first time in 4 years… Tied for 2nd at the Devil Ball Shootout, a career-best result… With partner Walter Vargas finished 3rd at the Hooters Championship… The Charly Classic marked the 25th start of his career… Was unable to defend his 2017 Survivor Challenge title as the Tour discontinued the tournament.
2017: Played in 4 of 8 regular season tournaments, posting 1 victory to extend his streak to 3 years with at least 1 win… Playing for just the 2nd time – first since 2014 – won the Survivor Challenge for the 5th Tour victory of his career. Survived a playoff on the 2nd hole… With partner John Frost finished T-3rd at the Hooters. He and Frost were 1 of only 2 teams with 1 round (the first) without carding any negative points… As defending Match Play champion lost to #9 P-Jay Fidler in his first match after Fidler sank a 15-foot putt from off the green in their sudden death playoff hole… With his finish at Devil Ball, earned 1 of 2 available spots for the Masters, but did not play… Won the Tournament of Champions for the 2nd time in the last 3 years after defeating Martin Witt in a sudden death playoff. The victory, the 6th of his career, moved him into a tie for 10th on the Tour’s all-time wins list.
2016: Played a career-high 8 regular season tournaments, posting 2 victories and 4 top-3 finishes. Finished the year as the #2 ranked player; was #1 all season until the Tour Championship in which he needed to finish ahead of Chris Moawad (or Moawad out of the top-3)… Won his 2nd career major, in the Match Play Invitational. As the #2 seed defeated defending champion Nik Freitas 1-up in the finals; avenged his 2014 loss to Chris Moawad (until this year, the only match of his career), defeating him 3and1 in the semi finals; defeated Patrick Bird 2and1 in the first round for his first career victory in match play… Narrowly missed becoming just the 2nd golfer to win 3 straight majors. In his 2nd Masters appearance, went to a 3-man sudden death playoff with Walter Vargas and Clint Crump, where Crump would prevail. The playoff was his 3rd of the year dropping his record to 1-2. Par’d the first 5 holes, and added 5 more on the back 9 to set a new Masters record for pars, breaking the old record of 9 set in 2007. Tied for top Devil’s Gulch score (+3). Beat his only other Masters appearance (2014) by 9 strokes… Began the season by becoming just the 2nd golfer in Tour history to notch 3 wins in a row after winning his Manhattan Beach Championship debut. Carded a pair of sub-40 rounds (39-33); closed with a birdie on 17, par on 18 and par on the sudden death playoff hole (first in tournament history) against John Frost. His birdie on 17 earned him a share (Moawad) of the $25 birdie pool… Finished 2nd in the Charly Classic, ending his bid for a Tour record 4th straight victory. Was involved in a sudden death playoff for the 2nd straight tournament to start the season. Lost the playoff to Martin Witt. Carded both a tournament best gross (32) and most pars (4) in his Charly Classic debut… Finished T-5th in his Devil Ball Shootout debut… Finished 5th in the Tour Championship; was 1 of 3 golfers with a birdie, splitting the $15 birdie pool (collected a total of $17.5 in birdie pool money for the season)… Played in his 2nd straight Tournament of Champions.
2015: After missing all but 1 tournament finished the year with 2 straight victories. Became the 4th golfer in Tour history to have his first career win come in a major. In his 9th career start pulled the “double” with best net and gross to win the season-ending Tour Championship at El Cariso. Set a new course record for pars (8) and matched the back-9 course record (38)… Won his debut in the Tournament of Champions, becoming the first golfer in Tour history to win the Tour Championship and Tournament of Champions back-to-back. Was the only golfer in the field to card a sub-40 round… Played in 2 regular season tournaments.
2014: Officially joined the Tour March 8, 2014 in the Hooters Team Play Championship, the same tournament he played in as an emergency fill-in 2 years prior. Finished 3rd with teammate Doug Vargas; they were 1 of only 2 teams to avoid scoring negative points… Tied for 3rd after shooting a gross-44 in his Griffith Observatory Championship debut; it was his 2nd top-3 finish of the season… Tied for best gross in the Masters Qualifier (39)… Finished 7th in his Masters debut; his +3 thru Devil’s Gulch was 1 stroke of the top score, and he was 1 of 3 golfers with a birdie… Finished 5th (of 11) in his Survivor Challenge debut… Played in 6 regular season tournaments.
2013: did not play
2012: As a last minute replacement, played in the Hooters Team Play Championship (March 18).
HISTORICALS
MANHATTAN BEACH CHAMPIONSHIP
| Year (field) | Finish |
|---|---|
| 2015 (10) 2016 (7) | DNP [ WINNER ] |
CHARLY CLASSIC
| Year (field) | Finish |
|---|---|
| 2015 (10) 2016 (8) 2017 (8) 2018 (7) 2019 (9) 2020 (6) | DNP 2nd; lost in playoff DNP 4th 6th DNP |
HOOTERS TEAM PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
| Year (field) | Finish | Course |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 (7) - 2014 (6) 2015 (5) 2016 (6) 2017 (6) 2018 (4) 2019 (3) | 7th with teammate Tim Joe - 3rd with teammate Doug Vargas DNP 4th with teammate John Mann T-3rd with teammate John Frost 3rd with teammate Walter Vargas DNP | Verdugo Hills Van Nuys Heroes, Westwood Arroyo Seco, South Pas DeBell, Burbank Arroyo Seco, South Pas Arroyo Seco, South Pas |
MGM MATCH PLAY INVITATIONAL
| Year (field) | Finish |
|---|---|
| 2014 (14) 2015 (12) 2016 (8) 2017 (11) 2018 2019 (8) 2020 2021 2022 (6) | Lost in 1st Round DNP [ WINNER ] Lost in Quarterfinals (after 1st Rd. bye) no tournament Lost in Semi-Finals no tournament no tournament DNP |
GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY CHAMPIONSHIP
| Year (field) | Finish |
|---|---|
| 2014 (11) 2015 (9) 2016 (9) 2017 (6) 2018 (7) 2019 (6) | T-3rd 9th 7th DNP DNP 6th |
MASTERS (10-man field)
| Year | Finish |
|---|---|
| 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 | 7th DNQ (Qualifier, DNP) T-2nd (of 8) lost sudden death playoff Qualified but did not play Qualified but did not play 9th (9-man field; played as alternate) T-5th (of 7) |
DEVIL BALL SHOOTOUT
| Year (field) | Finish | Course |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 (11) 2015 (10) 2016 (8) 2017 (8) 2018 (8) 2019 (8) | WD DNP T-5th 6th T-2nd 8th | DeBell, Burbank Santa Anita Altadena Alhambra Woodley Lakes DeBell, Burbank |
SURVIVOR CHALLENGE
| Year (field) | Finish |
|---|---|
| 2014 (11) 2015 (10) 2016 (10) 2017 (8) | 5th DNP DNP [ WINNER ] |
TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
| Year (field) | Finish | Course |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 (13) 2015 (8) 2016 (7) 2017 (5) 2018 (7) 2019 (6) 2020 (9) 2021 (6) | 12th [ WINNER ] 5th DNP Withdrew DNP T4 DNP | Westchester El Cariso, Sylmar Vista Valencia, Valencia Westchester El Cariso, Sylmar Penmar by the Sea, Venice Vista Valencia, Valencia Westchester |
TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
| Year (field) | Finish | Course |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 (5) 2015 (6) 2016 (6) 2017 (4) 2018 (4) 2019 (4) | DNQ [ WINNER ] 5th [ WINNER ] sudden death playoff DNQ DNQ | Terranea, Palos Verdes Terranea, Palos Verdes Terranea, Palos Verdes Terranea, Palos Verdes Terranea, Palos Verdes Terranea, Palos Verdes |