2011: Began the final round of the Omega European Masters, holding a one-stroke lead over Lee Westwood. Shot a Sunday 70 at Crans-sur-Sierre to drop to a T3, five strokes behind winner Thomas Bjorn.

First top-10 of the season came at the Volvo China Open, where he T7.

Added another T7 five weeks later, at the BMW PGA Championship. In all, he had eight top-10s and made his second appearance at the OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup, where he joined with Rhys Davies to lead Wales to a T8 showing in China. 2010: Had eight European Tour top-10 finishes, with his best performance a T3 at the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.

His other top-five came in April at the Volvo China Open, where he T4. 2009: Among his three top-10 finishes was a runner-up showing at the SAS Masters, finishing two strokes behind Ricardo Gonzalez in Sweden.

Made his World Cup debut for Wales. At Mission Hills GC in Shenzhen, China, he joined Stephen Dodd to T7. 2008: Had three top-10 finishes, at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (T8), the SAS Masters (T8) and The European Open (T10). 2007: Played on the European Challenge Tour, winning the Abierto Telefonica de Guatemala, for his third Challenge Tour title.

Had seven other top-10 finishes. 2006: Split time between the European Tour and the European Challenge Tour, with his top showing a T33 at the Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia Open in March. 2005: Top European Tour finishes were a pair of T8s, at the Algarve Open de Portugal in April and the BMW Championship in May. 2004: A T14 at the Madrid Open was his best finish. 2003: Shot a final-round 68 at the Algarve Open de Portugal but fell a stroke short of Fredrik Jacobson.

Added two other top-10s. 2002: Had seven top 25s, with a T12 at the Dunhill Championship his best showing. 2001: Opened his European Tour season in August with a T4 at the Celtic Manor Wales Open and added a T9 later in the season at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.