hiː tˈɜːnd pɹəfˈɛʃənəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː ænd wʌz ɪn hɪz pɹˈaɪm fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ ɪnðə tˈɑːp θˈɜːɾi ʌvðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tˈʊɹ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv mˈɛɹɪt ˈiːtʃ əv ðoʊz jˈɪɹz.
He turned professional in 1982 and was in his prime from 1985 to 1987, finishing in the top thirty of the European Tour Order of Merit each of those years.