DOB: Jan.7.72
Height: 5’11”
Residence: Eagle Rock, CA
Joined Tour: 2009
RETIRED 2018
Career Stats:
Tournaments Played: 41
Best Finish: 2nd, 2012 & 2014 Masters
Player of the Year Ranking:
2009: 14th/17
2010: 15th/17
2011: 11th/16
2012: 11th/15
2013: 14th/15
2014: 12th/15
2015: 15th/16
2016: 16th/16
2017: did not play
2018: 11th/11
Record in match play: 0-5
Lowest Round Par-27: 40 (2nd Round 2012 MBC, 2012 Charly)
Lowest Round Par-29: 40 (2012 Masters Qualifier)
Lowest Rounds Masters: front 9: 40 (2014); back 9: 38 (2012)
Lowest Round: Griffith Observatory Championship (par-33): 53 (2011,2012,2013)
Record in playoffs: 0-1
2012 Masters: lost to John Mann on 2nd hole of sudden death
Career Highlights:
2018: Season-opening Charly Classic – his first Tour appearance since 2016 – marked his only Tour appearance of the season.
2017: Did not play.
2016: His lone start of the season, the Hooters, marked the 40th start of his career.
2015: Played in a career low 2 tournaments, making starts in the Manhattan Beach Championship (T7) and Survivor Challenge (9th).
2014: Played in 6 of 9 tournaments and finished the year ranked 12th… Finished runner-up at the Masters for the 2nd time in the last 3 years. Established a new career best front-9 by 4 strokes (40)… Qualified for, but did not play Devil Ball… Finished 10th in the Survivor after nearly dethroning defending champion Walter Vargas on the 2nd hole. 2 dramatically close putts – one in each playoff – were the difference in him exiting and Vargas surviving.
2013: Finished tied for a career best 3rd at the Griffith Observatory Championship. The tournament was his 30th career start… Played a career-low 4 of 10 tournaments.
2012: Won the Masters Qualifier to earn his first trip to the Masters. Had the 2nd best gross (also a new personal best) which would have qualified him regardless of his 2 stroke handicap… Finished runner-up in the Masters, losing on the 2nd sudden death playoff hole. Recorded a tournament-high 3 birdies (which were scored in succession on the back-9), tying the record held by Armen Grigorian (2008). Beat 6 other golfers straight up. Shot the day’s 2nd best back-9 (38). Went just +2 in Devil’s Gulch, posting 2 birdies. His total round 82 was the 4th best debut in Masters history… Established a new career low par-27 score (40) in the 2nd round of the MBC, then matched that in the Charly Invt’l… Qualified for the Devil Ball shootout but did not play… Played in 7 of 10 tournaments.
2011: Had new career best finishes in 4 tournaments: Manhattan Beach (4th), Hooters (with teammate Cary Sachs, 4th), Griffiths (6th), and Survivor (8th)…Finished the season ranked 11th, the highest of his career… Played in 8 of 9 tournaments.
2010: 4th in the Devil Ball Shootout marked the highest finish of his young career…Established 2 new career low rounds: 43 for a par-27 during the (back nine) Tour Championship and a 47 at the Masters Qualifier…Played in 6 of 9 tournaments.
2009: Made his Tour debut March 8 in the Manhattan Beach Championship. After a rough start, he improved 15 strokes in the 2nd round…Finished 5th (with teammate Gerry Vaughan) in the Hooters Team Play Championship in what would be his highest finish of the season…As the #14 seed, had his match go all the way to the 9th and final hole against #3 Armen Grigorian before succumbing…Played in 6 of 9 tournaments.
••• HISTORICALS •••
MANHATTAN BEACH CHAMPIONSHIP
Year (field) | Finish |
---|---|
2009 (14) 2010 (13) 2011 (12) 2012 (13) 2013 (10) 2014 (13) 2015 (10) 2016 (7) | 13th 11th 4th 5th DNP 12th T-7th DNP |
CHARLY CLASSIC
Year (field) | Finish |
---|---|
2009 (13) 2010 (12) 2011 (14) 2012 (14) 2013 (7) 2014 (12) 2015 (10) 2016 (8) 2017 (8) 2018 (7) | DNP T-7th T-8th T-5th DNP T-8th DNP DNP DNP 6th |
HOOTERS TEAM PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Year (field) | Finish | Course |
---|---|---|
2009 (7) 2010 (6) 2011 (7) 2012 (7) 2013 (6) 2014 (6) 2015 (5) 2016 (6) 2017 (6) 2018 (4) | 5th with teammate Gerry Vaughan 5th with teammate Walter Vargas 4th with teammate Cary Sachs 5th with teammate Armen Grigorian 6th with teammate Tim Joe 6th with Tim Joe & Martin Witt DNP 6th with teammate Tim Joe DNP DNP | Van Nuys DeBell, Burbank Verdugo Hills Verdugo Hills DeBell, Burbank Van Nuys Heroes, Westwood Arroyo Seco, South Pas DeBell, Burbank Arroyo Seco, South Pas |
MGM MATCH PLAY INVITATIONAL
Year (field) | Finish |
---|---|
2009 (12) 2010 (12) 2011 (14) 2012 (13) 2013 (15) 2014 (14) 2015 (12) 2016 (8) 2017 (11) | Lost in 1st Round Lost in 1st Round Lost in 1st Round DNP Lost in 1st Round Lost in 1st Round DNP DNP DNP |
THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Year (field) | Finish | Course |
---|---|---|
2012 (14) 2013 (7) 2014 | T-10th DNP - | Las Vegas: Angel Park, Cloud 9 Las Vegas: Angel Park, Mountain CANCELLED |
GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY CHAMPIONSHIP
Year (field) | Finish |
---|---|
2009 (16) 2010 (16) 2011 (14) 2012 (11) 2013 (12) 2014 (11) 2015 (9) 2016 (9) | 16th DNP 6th T-6th T-3rd DNP DNP DNP |
MASTERS (10-man field)
Year | Finish |
---|---|
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 | DNQ DNQ DNQ 2nd (lost on 2nd sudden death hole) T-8th (DNQ; played as alternate) 2nd DNQ DNP DNP DNP |
DEVIL BALL SHOOTOUT
Year (field) | Finish | Course |
---|---|---|
2009 2010 (15) 2011 (12) 2012 (12) 2013 (8) 2014 (11) 2015 (10) 2016 (8) 2017 (8) 2018 (8) | Missed Cut 4th 6th DNP DNQ DNP DNQ DNQ DNP DNP | Altadena & Los Feliz Alhambra DeBell, Burbank Eaton Canyon, Pasadena Alhambra DeBell, Burbank Santa Anita Altadena Alhambra Woodley Lakes |
SURVIVOR CHALLENGE
Year (field) | Finish |
---|---|
2009 (14) 2010 (10) 2011 (9) 2012 (12) 2013 (10) 2014 (11) 2015 (10) 2016 (10) 2017 (8) | 9th DNP 8th DNP DNP 10th 9th DNP DNP |
TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Year (field) | Finish | Course |
---|---|---|
2009 (8) 2010 (12) 2011 (14) 2012 (13) 2013 (10) 2014 (13) 2015 (8) 2016 (7) 2017 (5) 2018 (7) | DNP 11th 14th 13th DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP | Verdugo Hills Verdugo Hills ** El Cariso, Sylmar Scholl Canyon, Glendale Vista Valencia, Valencia Westchester El Cariso, Sylmar Vista Valencia, Valencia Westchester El Cariso, Sylmar |
** – format changed to stroke play
TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
Year (field) | Finish | Course |
---|---|---|
2009 (6) 2010 (6) 2011 (5) 2012 (8) 2013 (5) 2014 (5) 2015 (6) | DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ | Terranea, Palos Verdes Terranea, Palos Verdes Terranea, Palos Verdes Terranea, Palos Verdes Terranea, Palos Verdes Terranea, Palos Verdes Terranea, Palos Verdes |