Persuaded by his coach to take up sparring in the gym, in the belief that boxing would add to his aggression on the golf course. Started the routine in December 2000 and appears to have reaped the rewards, winning twice in three weeks on the Challenge Tour in 2001, taking the 5th Aa St Omer Open and the Nykredit Danish Open on his way to sixth spot on the Rankings. Sister, Angelique, is a French international while Sebastien started at age seven and was scratch at 16. In 1992, won the European leg of the Doug Sanders World Boys Championship and finished second in the World event.