hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ spˈɛnt sˈɛvən jˈɪɹz ɔnðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tˈʊɹ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz dʒˈɔɪnt wˈɪnɚɹ ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv mɑːɹtˈiːni ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl wɪð kɹˈɪsti oʊkˈɑːnɚ dʒˌeɪˌɛnˈɑːɹ, ænd fˈɪnɪʃt ɪnsˈaɪd ðə tˈɑːp sˈɪksti ɔnðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv mˈɛɹɪt sˈɪks tˈaɪmz wɪð ɐ bˈɛst ˈɛnd ʌv sˈiːzən ɹˈæŋkɪŋ ʌv twˈɛnti sˈɛvənθ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv.
He also spent seven years on the European Tour in the 1970s, where he was joint winner of the 1975 Martini International with Christy O'Connor Jnr, and finished inside the top-60 on the Order of Merit six times with a best end of season ranking of 27th in 1975.