Home "My wife, Amy, and I live in a modest five bedroom house in Lewisville, Texas, just outside Dallas."
First set of clubs Wilson Staff woods and irons. "They were hand-me-downs from my older brother, Mike, when I was 7."
Hobby "I enjoy cars, especially older sports cars like Porsches and Corvettes, but I don't race or collect them. It's not practical to have lots of cars—you can only drive one at a time."
Current wheels 2002 Hummer H2 and 2003 Corvette Z06
Mantle Pieces "I'll always love my [2001] Permian Basin Open trophy because the event was in Odessa, Texas, near where I grew up. My new favorite is from last year's Tour Championship."
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Favorite CD Here We Go, by Pat Green. "It's Texas Country, which is close to Willie Nelson or Jerry Jeff Walker but with more of a new-country beat."
Watch "I wear the Omega I got for my first Nationwide Tour win, in 2001."
Good Reads "I just finished Hogan, by Curt Sampson. I've always been a Ben Hogan fan. I feel a connection with him a a fellow Texan. I've read his Five Fundamentals but haven't tried to do what he suggested—at least not consciously."
Favorite novel The Client by John Grisham. "I like stories that turn this way and that."
Nickname "People call me 'Skeeter'—I don't know where that came from.""
| In Byrd's Bag |
| DRIVER Cleveland Launcher 400, 8.5°, Grafalloy |
| FAIRWAY WOOD Nike T-40 Tour 3-wood, 13°, True Templer Dynamic Golf X100 steel shaft |
| 2-IRON THROUGH 9-IRON Cleveland TA2, True Temper Dynamic Golf X100 steel shafts, quarter-inch shorter than standard |
| WEDGES Cleveland 485, 56° bent to 50°; Cleveland 900, 56°, and Cleveland 588, 60° |
| PUTTER Scotty Cameron by Titleist Newport Mid Slant, 35 inches |
| BALL Titleist Pro V1x |