Laurence Richard Canter (born 3 November 1989) is an English

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who currently plays on the

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and formerly played in the

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Amateur career

Canter had a successful year in 2010, winning the South African Amateur Championship and playing in the

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and

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. He was also part of the England team that won the

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that year and he also qualified for the 2010 Open Championship. He won the 2011 Spanish Amateur Open Championship.

Professional career

Canter turned professional in 2011, after winning the Spanish Amateur Open Championship. He played on the

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from 2011 to 2013 before dropping down to the

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in 2014 and 2015. Canter has an unusual records of qualifying for the

through Q-school, four separate times. He qualified in 2015, 2016 and 2017 but failed to regain his place on the tour on each occasion. After a season returning to the

, he finished tied for 5th in the 2019 European Tour Qualifying School to gain a place on the European Tour for 2020. 2020 proved to be more successful than his previous attempts on the tour. He had his first top-10 finish in the

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and followed this with a tie for 5th place in the

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and runner-up finishes in the

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and the Italian Open. He finished tied-second at the

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; one shot behind

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Amateur wins

*2010 South African Amateur Championship *2011 Spanish International Amateur Championship

Professional wins (1)

Jamega Pro Golf Tour wins (1)

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament due to

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Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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pandemic
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2010 *

(representing England):

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(winners) *