▁professional ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁under ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁Mark ▁McC orm ack . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁Town send ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Dutch ▁Open ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁professional . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁he ▁won ▁two ▁British ▁tournament s , ▁the ▁C oca - Col a ▁Young ▁Prof ession als ' ▁Championship ▁and ▁the ▁Pic c ad illy ▁P GA ▁Close ▁Championship . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁runner - up ▁in ▁the ▁Open ▁de ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁R . T . V . ▁International ▁Tro phy . ▁These ▁good ▁performances ▁gained ▁him ▁an ▁entry ▁to ▁the ▁Al can ▁Gol fer ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Championship ▁at ▁Royal ▁B irk dale ▁where ▁he ▁finished ▁second ▁to ▁Gay ▁Bre wer , ▁winning ▁over ▁£ 6 , 0 0 0 . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁Australia . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Western ▁Australian ▁Tournament ▁and ▁finished ▁runner - up ▁at ▁the ▁Will s ▁Masters ▁( where ▁he ▁lost ▁in ▁a ▁play off ▁to ▁Gary ▁Player ) ▁and ▁the ▁Dun lop ▁International . ▁ ▁After ▁this ▁prom ising ▁start ▁to ▁his ▁career , ▁Town send ▁played ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁events ▁on ▁the ▁P GA ▁Tour ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁He ▁did ▁not , ▁however , ▁enjoy ▁the ▁same ▁degree ▁of ▁success ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁have ▁four ▁top - 1 0 ▁finish es ▁in ▁ 1 9