First broke on to The European Tour by successfully progressing through the Qualifying School in 1987 and did enough the following season to retain his card. Although he lost it a year later he made another successful visit to the Qualifying School in 1990 but once again finished outside the exempt places the following season and it was not until 2003 that he made it back on Tour again, earning the 25th card at Emporda Golf Club. Turned professional in 1987 after an impressive amateur career which included winning the 1985 NCAA Championship while on a golf scholarship in the United States. Plied his trade on the Challenge Tour throughout the 1990s, claiming one victory and coming close to graduating via the Rankings on a number of occasions. Represented France in the World Cup in 1988 and the Alfred Dunhill Cup in 1989.