hiː ðˈɛn bɪkˌeɪm ðə pɹəfˈɛʃənəl æt fˈɜːndaʊn ɡˈɑːlf klˈʌb ɪn dˈoːɹsɛt ɪn ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn, wˌɛɹ hiː stˈeɪd ʌntˈɪl hɪz ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən.
He then became the professional at Ferndown Golf Club in Dorset in early 1939, where he stayed until his retirement in 1967.