Peter Lawrie

This article is about the Irish golfer. For the American actor, see Peter Lorre. For the British politician, see Peter Laurie.

Peter Lawrie
Personal information
Born (1974-03-22) 22 March 1974 (age 50)
Dublin, Ireland
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Sporting nationality Ireland
ResidenceDublin, Ireland
Spouse
Philippa
​
(m. 2003)​
Children4
Career
CollegeUniversity College Dublin
Turned professional1997
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2012
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2005
Achievements and awards
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 Spain Ignacio Garrido

European Tour playoff record (1–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2003 Canarias Open de España England Kenneth Ferrie, Sweden Peter Hedblom Ferrie won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2008 Open de España Spain Ignacio Garrido Won with par on second extra hole
3 2009 KLM Open England Simon Dyson, Sweden Peter Hedblom Dyson won with birdie on first extra hole
4 2010 Czech Open England Gary Boyd, Sweden 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 France Julien van Hauwe

Results in major championships

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.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ "Ferrie Captures Playoff Win in Spain". Golf Channel. 27 April 2003. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Lawrie wins Spanish Open play-off". BBC Sport. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Sums don't add up for Peter Lawrie as he quits European Tour". RTÉ. 13 September 2016.
  4. ^ Kelly, Liam (5 July 2004). "Irish set for Island challenge". Independent.ie. Retrieved 10 January 2023.