fɚðə fˈɜːst fjˈuː jˈɪɹz æz ɐ pɹəfˈɛʃənəl hiː wʌz tɹˈʌbəld baɪ bˈæk pɹˈɑːbləmz, bˌʌt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn hiː wˈʌn twˈaɪs ɔnðə tʃˈælɪndʒ tˈʊɹ ænd tˈɑːpt ðə mˈʌni lˈɪst.
For the first few years as a professional he was troubled by back problems, but in 2001 he won twice on the Challenge Tour and topped the money list.