twˈaɪs, hiː wʌzɐ ɹˈʌnɚɹˌʌp ɪn mˈeɪdʒɚ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps, lˈuːzɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv ˈoʊpən tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp, ɪn ɐ plˈeɪɔf ɐɡˈɛnst tˈɑːm wˈɑːtsən, ænd ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi mˈæstɚz tˈʊɹnəmənt, wˌɛɹ hiː fˈɪnɪʃt fˈoːɹ stɹˈoʊks bᵻhˌaɪnd ðə wˈɪnɚ, sˈiːv bˌælɪstˈɛɹoʊz.
Twice, he was a runner-up in major championships, losing the 1975 Open Championship, in a playoff against Tom Watson, and the 1980 Masters Tournament, where he finished four strokes behind the winner, Seve Ballesteros.