hiː nˈɛvɚ kˈeɪm klˈoʊsɚ ðɐn ðæt tə wˈɪnɪŋ ɐ jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tˈʊɹ ᵻvˈɛnt, ðˌoʊ hiː fˈɪnɪʃt sˈɛkənd ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː kɹˈoʊnənbˌɜːɡ ˈoʊpən.
He never came closer than that to winning a European Tour event, though he finished second in the 1983 Kronenbourg Open.