A winner of the 1987 English Amateur title before turning pro, he reached a high end of season ranking of 57.

He won the English Amateur title in 1987 defeating Sean Lanigan 13-11 in the final before turning professional.

[1] At the 1990 Mercantile Credit Classic Rowing reached the last 16 after defeating Dean Reynolds 5-4, and Barry West 5-0, before losing to eventual winner Silvino Francisco.

At the 1990 British Open, Rowing defeated former world champions Fred Davis and Ray Reardon before losing to Les Dodd in the round of 32.

At the 1991 Grand Prix, Rowing led world champion Stephen Hendry 4-2 before eventually losing 5–4 in the round of 64.