He has successfully retained his playing privileges since then by consistently finishing inside the top 115 of the Order of Merit each year.

He won his fourth career European Tour event in 2009 at the SAS Masters in Sweden by two strokes over Welshman Jamie Donaldson.

[4] He played the remainder of the season on PGA Tour Champions, finishing 10th on the season-long Charles Schwab Cup standings and being awarded with Rookie of the Year honours.

[5] European Tour playoff record (0–1) *Note: The 1990 Esab Open was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0) *Note: The 2020 Abierto Norpatagónico was shortened to 36 holes due to COVID-19 concerns.