He turned professional in 2003, after playing in the victorious Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team He has competed mostly on lower level tours, qualifying for his first full season on the second tier Challenge Tour in 2005. In 2007 he recorded wins on both the Challenge Tour, at the FIRSTPLUS Wales Challenge, and the third tier Professional Golf Association EuroPro Tour, at the Wensum Valley International Open.
In July 2010, he led local final qualifying at Kingsbairn for his first major, the 2010 Open Championship at Street Andrews, where he made the cut and finished tied 37th.
2003 New South Wales Amateur Stroke Play Championship Challenge Tour wins (1) Other wins (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Yellow background for top-10 Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Ireland): 2002 Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2003 (winners).