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.
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.