ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn hiː wˈʌn ðə mˈædɛɹə ˈaɪlənd ˈoʊpən ɔnðə mˈeɪn jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tˈʊɹ, bˌʌt hiː sˈʌfɚd ɐ ɹˈɪst ˈɪndʒɚɹi ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ænd wʌz ʌnˈeɪbəl tə bˈɪld ˌɔn ðɪs səksˈɛs.
In 1999 he won the Madeira Island Open on the main European tour, but he suffered a wrist injury in 2000 and was unable to build on this success.