hˌævɪŋ lˈɔst hɪz plˈeɪs ɔnðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tˈʊɹ, kˈɜːɹi mˈuːvd tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ænd wˈʌn ɐ pˌiːdʒˌiːˈeɪ tˈʊɹ kˈɑːɹd æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪɪŋ skˈuːl.
Having lost his place on the European Tour, Curry moved to the United States and won a PGA Tour card at the 1999 qualifying school.