Background
Every was born in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Every was born in Daytona Beach, Florida.
He attended Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, where he played for the Mainland Buccaneers men"s golf team As an amateur, he played in the 2005 United States. Open at Pinehurst in North Carolina and finished in a tie for 28th place.
He was recognized as the Volusia County Golfer of the Year for four consecutive years, and was an all-state selection after his junior and senior seasons. Every accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Buddy Alexander"s Florida Gators men"s golf team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (National Collegiate Athletic Association) competition from 2003 to 2006. During his career as a Gator golfer, he was a three-time first-team All-Southeastern Conference (Securities and Exchange Commission) selection (2004, 2005, 2006), and a four-time All-American (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006).
He was the recipient of the Ben Hogan Award, recognizing the best college golfer in the United States in 2006.
Every turned professional after completing his National Collegiate Athletic Association eligibility in 2006. Before he found success on any major golf tour after turning professional, he competed on The Golf Channel"s original series The Big Break, in Mesquite, Nevada.
Every played in a select few Professional Golf Association Tour and Nationwide Tour events between 2006 and 2007 until he found a permanent home on the Nationwide Tour in 2008. In his second start in 2008, he finished runner-up in the Mexico Open.
He finished the season with four top-10 finishes and made $180,000 in earnings, just outside the top 25 in earnings.
In his 2009 sophomore year on the Nationwide Tour, Every was ranked forty-ninth on the money list going into the Nationwide Tour Championship, needing a third-place finish or better to obtain his Professional Golf Association Tour card for 2010. He had made fifteen of twenty-five cuts and had three top-10 finishes entering the season"s final event. He shot a second-round 63 to take the 36-hole lead, a lead he did not relinquish.
However, in 2010 Every finished 140th and dropped back to the Nationwide Tour for 2011.
He finished 2011 in 18th place and returned to the Professional Golf Association Tour, where he has remained through 2015. Every was one of three men arrested in a hotel in Bettendorf, Iowa and charged with possession of marijuana on July 6, 2010.
In a statement, he denied possessing the drug but apologized for poor judgment. He was subsequently suspended for ninety (90) days from the Tour.
Every is a fan of the British group Oasis.
Professional Golf Association Tour wins (2)
Nationwide Tour (1)
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
Yellow background for top-10. Amateur
Palmer Cup: 2004, 2005 (winners)
Walker Cup: 2005 (winners).