Accomplishments

1996: Became the youngest player to qualify for U.S Amateur since 1916

1998: Won the U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship

1999 and 2000: Back-to-back winner of AJGA’s Rolex Tournament of Champions

2000: Played college golf at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas before turning pro at the end of his freshman year

2002: Played on the Nationwide Tour, continuing to play for the next six years

2003: Monday-qualified and went on to become the youngest winner in Nationwide Tour history, winning the Mark Christopher Charity Classic at the Empire Lakes Golf Course

2005: Began sharing everything he learned, coaching golf students while still playing professionally

2009: Played on the PGA Tour, after earning his tour card in Q-school

2010: Inducted into the prestigious Long Beach Golf Hall of Fame