 In 1997, MaGowan reached the quarter finals of the Dutch Open and the WDF World Cup as well as the 1998 Norway Open.MaGowan's only major tournament in the BDO came in the 2001 World Masters, losing in the first round to John Walton.Shortly afterwards, MaGowan switched to the PDC and in his first tournament, he reached the semi finals of the UK Open Scottish Regional Final.