ɪnðə fˈɜːst sˈɛvən ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl ᵻvˈɛnts ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən sˈiːzən, hiː plˈeɪst nˈoʊ hˈaɪɚ ðˌænə tˈaɪ fɔːɹ fˈɪfti sˈɪksθ plˈeɪs, ænd hæd stɹˈʌɡəld tʊ ɐ stɹˈoʊk ˈævɹɪdʒ ʌv ˌoʊvɚ sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː.fˈaɪv pɜː ɹˈaʊnd.
In the first seven individual events of the 2011 season, he placed no higher than a tie for 56th place, and had struggled to a stroke average of over 73.5 per round.