He is currently the men's golf coach at Florida Gulf Coast University.

He then took a hiatus from the Tour until 1997 and won the Nike Greater Austin Open that year.

In 1998 he won the Nike Lehigh Valley Open and recorded nine top-10 finishes en route to a 4th-place finish on the money list, earning his PGA Tour card for 1999.

*Note: The 1997 Nike Greater Austin Open was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

Nike Tour playoff record (1–0) CUT = missed the half-way cut Note: Booker never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship.