ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ hiː wˈʌn ðɪ ˈɛbəl jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən mˈæstɚz swˈɪs ˈoʊpən, baɪ ʃˈuːɾɪŋ ɐ twˈɛnti sˈɛvən ˌʌndɚ pˈɑːɹ tˈoʊɾəl ʌv tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, wˌɪtʃ wʌzɐ ɹˈɛkɚd sˈɛvənti tˈuːhˈoʊl skˈoːɹ tə pˈɑːɹ ɔnðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tˈʊɹ ʌntˈɪl ˈɜːni ˈɛlz ʃˈɑːt ɐ twˈɛnti nˈaɪn ˌʌndɚ pˈɑːɹ skˈoːɹ æt ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː dʒˈɑːni wˈɔːkɚ klˈæsɪk.
In 1984 he won the Ebel European Masters – Swiss Open, by shooting a 27 under par total of 261, which was a record 72-hole score to par on the European Tour until Ernie Els shot a 29 under par score at the 2003 Johnnie Walker Classic.