Career highlights

• 2015-16: Season highlighted by runner-up finishes at the Irish Open and Made in Denmark on the European Tour, giving him 13 second-place finishes during his European Tour career
• Along with Russell Knox at 9-under 279, finished T2 and three strokes behind Rory McIlroy at the Irish Open. Closed with a birdie-birdie finish at The K Club for a 66, but it was not enough to overtake McIlroy
• At 16-under-par, finished one stroke behind Thomas Pieters at the Made in Denmark. It marked his second runner-up effort at the event, having finished second to Marc Warren in 2014
• Rounded out three top-five finishes on the season with a T4 at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
• Finished T79 at the PGA Championship in his first PGA TOUR start since a T27 at the 2010 Open Championship.2015: Finished No. 91 in the Race to Dubai, with a T6 at the Made in Denmark and T10 at the Irish Open his best outings.2014: Playing on a medical extension, posted five top-25 finishes in nine starts. Season highlighted by back-to-back second-place finishes at the Made in Denmark and D+D REAL Czech Masters to help him regain his playing card for the following season. Ended the year No. 81 in the Race to Dubai.2013: Injuries led him to miss most of the season, with a T43 at the Lyoness Open his only made cut in five European Tour starts. 2011: Finished No. 96 on the Order of Merit, the 11th consecutive year he finished inside the top 100 on the year-long race.2010: Finished T3 at the BMW International Open on his way to a 63rd place finish on the Order of Merit, the 10th consecutive year he had finished no worse than 74th (2008).2009: Finished runner-up by two strokes to Alexander Noren at the Omega European Masters. Despite four rounds in the 60s, was unable to overcome a 63-66 weekend by Noren on the weekend.2007: Recorded second-place finishes at the Irish Open and Celtic Manor Wales Open on the European Tour. Making his first start at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, defeated No. 2 seed Ernie Els, 4 and 2, in the first round. Lost to Ian Poulter in the second round. Finished T44 in first appearance at the Masters despite a final-round 83. 2006: Won the Omega European Masters in September by eight strokes, the largest victory margin on the European Tour that season. 2005: Recorded eight top-10s, including two seconds, on the way to 12th on the European Tour Order of Merit. Teamed with Stephen Dodd to win the World Cup for Wales. 2003: A third-round 60 led the way to his first victory, by eight strokes, in the Madeira Island Open. Amateur: Was runner-up to Stephen Dundas in the British Amateur at Carnoustie, Scotland in 1992 but gained some consolation with a place in the 1993 Walker Cup team.