hɪz fˈɜːst bɹˈeɪkθɹuː wˈɪn wʌz æt ðə sˈiːnjɚ ænd dʒˈuːnjɚ klˈʌb tʃˈæmpiən ʌv tʃˈæmpiənz ᵻvˈɛnt æt ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ɡˈɑːlf klˈʌb ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi, ɐ tˈʊɹnəmənt ðæt pˈɪɾᵻd ˈɔːl ʌvðɪ ˌɛnˌɛsdˈʌbəljˌuː klˈʌb tʃˈæmpiənz təɡˈɛðɚ.
His first breakthrough win was at the Senior and Junior Club Champion of Champions event at the Federal Golf Club in 1980, a tournament that pitted all of the NSW Club Champions together.