hiː tˈɜːnd pɹəfˈɛʃənəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː ænd spˈɛnt mˈɛni jˈɪɹz ɔnðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tˈʊɹ, mˌeɪkɪŋ ðə tˈɑːp wˈʌn hˈʌndɹɪd ɔnðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚ ɔːɹ mˈɛɹɪt twˈɛlv tˈaɪmz bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, wɪð ɐ bˈɛst ɹˈæŋkɪŋ ʌv twˈɛnti fˈoːɹθ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.
He turned professional in 1973 and spent many years on the European Tour, making the top one hundred on the Order or Merit twelve times between 1979 and 1992, with a best ranking of 24th in 1985.