In February 2016 the Englishman traveled to Portugal for a pre-season training camp ahead of a season on the third tier Europro circuit. The first night he went for a jog, was hit by a car, fractured four vertebrae, his right foot was broken in four places, his toes were broken and he suffered knee ligament damage. He was bed-bound for six weeks. A Portuguese doctor has told him he would be off the course for a year; he was back playing in June and sailed through the first two stages of Q School. Only his final round 75 at final stage (understandably) betrayed nerves but he clung on to the card right on the number. Opened his 2017 account with T56 at the Alfred Dunhill Championship, his European Tour debut. Made only four Challenge Tour starts with a best of T43 in 2015. Has to be a concern that in each of his five starts on main tours he has recorded one score of 76 or worse.
