Peter Lawrie

Peter Lawrie
Peter Lawrie
Personal information
Born	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
Sir Henry Cotton; Rookie of the Year
Sir Henry Cotton; Rookie of the Year	2003

Peter Lawrie (born 22 March 1974) is an Irish professional golfer.

Early life

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.

Professional career

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]

Professional wins (2)

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