 Despite his success in 1996, Drummond subsequently lost his card in 1997, ending a 20-year run on the tour.After failing to regain his tour card at the 1997 European Tour Qualifying School, he was medalist at the Qualifying School in 1998 but never managed to re-establish himself on the European Tour, having unsuccessfully participated in the Qualifying School in 1999 and 2000.Reflecting on his career at the Senior PGA Championship in May 2009, he stated