6 9 , ▁including ▁a ▁solo ▁fourth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Open . ▁ ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁playing ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁P GA ▁Tour ▁events , ▁Town send ▁was ▁runner - up ▁to ▁Tony ▁Jack lin ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁W . D . ▁& ▁H . O . ▁Will s ▁Tournament . ▁He ▁had ▁more ▁success ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁winning ▁the ▁Wal worth ▁A loy co ▁Tournament ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Open ▁and ▁finishing ▁ 5 th ▁in ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it . ▁ ▁Town send ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁European ▁Tour ▁from ▁its ▁found ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁He ▁never ▁won ▁on ▁the ▁tour ▁although ▁he ▁came ▁close ▁to ▁winning ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁L ancia ▁d ' O ro . ▁José ▁María ▁C añ iz ares ▁led ▁after ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁r ounds ▁with ▁scores ▁of ▁ 6 9 , ▁ 7 0 ▁and ▁ 7 5 . ▁However , ▁after ▁a ▁final ▁round ▁ 7 3 ▁( E ) ▁he ▁was ▁tied ▁with ▁Town send ▁at ▁ 2 8 7 ▁( − 5 ). ▁C añ iz ares ▁won ▁the ▁play off ▁at ▁the ▁fifth ▁extra ▁hole ▁with ▁a ▁bird ie ▁ 3 , ▁after ▁hitting ▁a ▁ 4 - ir on ▁to ▁ 2 ▁feet ▁from ▁the ▁pin . ▁Town send ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁runner - up ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4