- Peter Lawrie
Peter Lawrie (born
22 March 1974 ) is an Irish professionalgolf er.Lawrie was born in
Dublin . He was educated atUniversity College Dublin where he took up a golf scholarship. He won the 1996 Irish Amateur Closed Championship and turned professional in 1997. It took him several years to win a place on theEuropean Tour , but a fourth place finish on theChallenge Tour Rankings in 2002, including victory in theChallenge Tour Grand Final , earned him a European Tour card, which Lawrie credits much of to the help of swing coach, Brendan McDaid. He had a solid debut season at the higher level in 2003 and became the first Irishman to be named theSir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year . He was continued to play steadily since.In 2008 he won his first title on the European Tour at the
Open de España . [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/05/sports/Sports-Briefs.php iht.com/articles, Sunday's Sports in Brief] ]Challenge Tour wins (1)
*2002
Challenge Tour Grand Final European Tour wins (1)
*2008
Open de España Results in major championships
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.External links
* [http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7B20E6AA6B%2D0225%2D4C71%2DBD89%2D2ACBEE615D69%7D&playerId=1788 Profile on the European Tour's official site]
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