Qualified for his fourth U.S. Open by shooting 3-under 137 in the Springfield, Ohio, sectional held at Springfield Country Club. Broke through for his first PGA Tour victory at the 2016 Zurich Classic of New Orleans in a playoff over 2017 U.S. Open competitors Jamie Lovemark and Byeong-Hun An, the 2009 U.S. Amateur champion. A 2005 graduate of Oakland University in Michigan, where he earned a degree in management.
U.S. Open Record
| YEAR | SITE | SCORES | TO PAR | MC |
| 2018 | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | 74-76 | +10 | MC |
| 2017 | Erin Hills | 81-75 | +12 | MC |
| 2014 | Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2) | 75-73 | +8 | MC |
| 2013 | Merion Golf Club | 75-75 | +10 | MC |