Background
Summerhays was born in Farmington, Utah.
Summerhays was born in Farmington, Utah.
He attended Brigham Young University for three years where he was a first-team All-American as a Junior.
After winning the Nationwide Children"s Hospital Invitational he immediately turned professional and joined the Nationwide Tour. Summerhays would have made $108,000 by winning the Nationwide Children"s Hospital Invitational but he did not get any prize money because he was an amateur when he entered the tournament. He decided to forgo his senior year at Brigham Young University to turn pro.
His victory earned him exempt status on tour through the 2008 season.
Nationwide Tour Summerhays began playing on the Nationwide Tour full-time two weeks after winning the Nationwide Children"s Hospital Invitational. In 2007, he played in 12 events and made 10 cuts while recording a top ten finish and four top 25 finishes.
He earned $46,926 and finished 113th on the money list. 2008 was Summerhays first full year on tour.
He made 16 of 28 cuts while recording four top tens and 10 top 25s.
His best performances came at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open where he finished in a tie for second. He earned $177,845 and finished 35th on the money list. Summerhays struggled in 2009, making only 12 of 26 cuts while recording two top-10 finishes.
He earned $70,540 and finished 81st on the money list.
Summerhays had a breakthrough year in 2010, recording seven top-10 finishes including three runner-up finishes while earning $391,742 en route to a fifth-place finish on the money list, good enough for a Professional Golf Association Tour card for 2011. Professional Golf Association Tour Summerhays struggled during his rookie year on Tour, making only 8 cuts in 29 events.
He finished 171st on the money list and had to go through qualifying school to earn his card for 2012. Summerhays began to find success in 2012.
In February at the Mayakoba Golf Classic he finished in a tie for fifth and two weeks later, he finished in a tie for seventh at the Puerto Rico Open.
He recorded his best Professional Golf Association Tour finish to date in June at the Memorial Tournament, finishing in a tie for fourth. In July he lost a sudden-death playoff to Woody Austin at the Sanderson Farms Championship. 2000 Utah State Amateur Championship Nationwide Tour (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Yellow background for top-10.