He joined the Nationwide Tour in 2012 and picked up his first victory at the Stadion Classic at UGA on May 6, shooting a course record 62 in the final round.

[5] On January 23, 2022, Swafford won The American Express in La Quinta, California for his third career PGA Tour win.

[6] After taking part in the inaugural LIV Golf event at Centurion Club near London in June 2022, Swafford had his PGA Tour membership indefinitely suspended.

The team was rebranded as the RangeGoats GC by captain Bubba Watson for the 2023 LIV Golf League, with Swafford named as part of the lineup, but he ultimately sat out the season as he recovered from surgery on a hip injury.

He graduated from Maclay School in Tallahassee, Florida before matriculating to the University of Georgia, where he received a B.S.