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.
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.