Peter_Lawrie
Peter Lawrie
Irish professional golfer
Peter Lawrie (born 22 March 1974) is an Irish professional golfer.
| Peter Lawrie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | (1974-03-22) 22 March 1974 (age 50) Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Ireland | ||
| Residence | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Spouse |
Philippa (m. 2003) | ||
| Children | 4 | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University College Dublin | ||
| Turned professional | 1997 | ||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 2 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Tour | 1 | ||
| Challenge Tour | 1 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2012 | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2005 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
| |||
Lawrie was born in Dublin and educated at Terenure College and University College Dublin, where he took up a golf scholarship. He won the 1996 Irish Amateur Close Championship and turned professional in 1997.
It took him several years to get a card on the European Tour. He finished fourth on the Challenge Tour Rankings in 2002, including a victory in the Challenge Tour Grand Final. This earned him a European Tour card for the first time. Lawrie credited much of this success to the help of swing coach, Brendan McDaid.
Lawrie had a solid debut season on the European Tour 2003 season and also became the first Irishman to be named the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year. He also lost in a playoff at the 2003 Canarias Open de España, when Kenneth Ferrie birdied the second extra hole to defeat Lawrie and Peter Hedblom.[1]
He had consistently finished in the top 100 of the Order of Merit since then, with a best position of 36th in 2010.
Lawrie achieved a breakthrough victory in 2008 when he won his first title on the European Tour at the Open de España, where he defeated Ignacio Garrido in a playoff.[2]
In September 2016, he announced his retirement from the European Tour at the end of the season to take up a position as a golf professional in Luttrellstown Castle Golf Club.[3]
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 May 2008 | Open de España | −15 (68-70-68-67=273) | Playoff |  Ignacio Garrido |
European Tour playoff record (1–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | Canarias Open de España |  Kenneth Ferrie,  Peter Hedblom |
Ferrie won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2008 | Open de España | Ignacio Garrido |
Won with par on second extra hole |
| 3 | 2009 | KLM Open | Simon Dyson, Peter Hedblom |
Dyson won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2010 | Czech Open | Gary Boyd, Peter Hanson |
Hanson won with birdie on second extra hole |
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| Legend |
|---|
| Tour Championships (1) |
| Other Challenge Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Oct 2002 | Challenge Tour Grand Final | −12 (71-67-69-65=272) | 4 strokes |  Julien van Hauwe |
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT |
Note: Lawrie never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Amateur
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing Ireland): 1994 (winners)[4]
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Ireland): 1997
- Palmer Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1997
- "Ferrie Captures Playoff Win in Spain". Golf Channel. 27 April 2003. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- "Lawrie wins Spanish Open play-off". BBC Sport. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- "Sums don't add up for Peter Lawrie as he quits European Tour". RTÉ. 13 September 2016.
- Kelly, Liam (5 July 2004). "Irish set for Island challenge". Independent.ie. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- Peter Lawrie at the European Tour official site
- Peter Lawrie at the Official World Golf Ranking official site