Peter Lawrie (born 22 March 1974) is an

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professional

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Early life

Lawrie was born in

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and educated at

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and

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, 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

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. He finished fourth on the

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Rankings in 2002, including a victory in the

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. 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

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. He also lost in a playoff at the 2003

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, when Kenneth Ferrie birdied the second extra hole to defeat Lawrie and Peter Hedblom. 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. In September 2016, he announced his retirement from the

at the end of the season to take up a position as a golf professional in

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Golf Club.

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (1)

European Tour playoff record (1–3)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Lawrie never played in the Masters Tournament or the

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CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Ireland):

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* Palmer Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland):

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrie, Peter Irish male golfers European Tour golfers Alumni of University College Dublin Sportspeople from Dublin (city) 1974 births Living people