Tryon came to fame after making the cut as a 16-year-old at the 2001 Honda Classic, then the third-youngest player to make the weekend at a PGA Tour event. He turned pro soon after, surviving the tour's qualifying school that fall to receive status the following season. Unfortunately for Tryon, he battled mononucleosis in 2002 and, playing on a medical exemption in 2003, made just four cuts in 21 appearances. Though he qualified for the 2010 and 2011 U.S. Open, he has not returned to a regular tour event since.