[2] His most successful year by far was 1998, when he finished 5th on the European Tour Order of Merit and featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
He was unable to regain his early career form during 2007 and returned to qualifying school at the end of the year where he again regained his card, helped by a holed 7 iron for eagle during the final round.
[4] Having again missed out on retaining his card again in 2008, he was not able to repeat the trick and would have limited opportunities in 2009.
*Note: The 1998 Italian Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
European Tour playoff record (0–1) European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1) CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied 1Cancelled due to 9/11 QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play NT = No tournament