Peter Lawrence Lonard (born 17 July 1967) is an Australian professional golfer who has played mainly on the U.S.-based

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Early life

Lonard was born at

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, Sydney.

Professional career

Lonard turned professional in 1989 and began his career on the

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. He played on the

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in 1991 and 1992, where he had very moderate results. He was sidelined for nearly 18 months in 1993–94 after contracting

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, a mosquito-carried virus which caused damage to his eyes. He worked as a club professional at Sydney's prestigious Oatlands Golf Club for three years before returning to tournament golf, topping the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit in 1996/97. He returned to the European Tour in 1997 and has performed steadily with a best Order of Merit placing of 18th in 2002. Lonard joined the United States-based PGA Tour in 2002 and settled in well, winning over $1 million in his first season. He won the PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit for a second time in 2003. His first win in the U.S. came at the 2005

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. He has featured in the top 50 of the

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. In 2009 he finished outside the top 150 of the money list and lost his PGA Tour card. He has mainly focused on the

and

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since losing his PGA Tour card. Lonard was a member of the International Team at the

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in 2003 and 2005. After turning 50, Lonard played in the

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in 2017 and finished T3.

Professional wins (12)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (9)

*Lonard and Moseley agreed to share the 2002 Australian PGA Championship after failing light caused play to halt after one hole of a playoff. PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–1–1)

Von Nida Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1999 Open Championship – 2002 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf championships

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Results in senior major championships

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

(International Team):

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(tie),

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(representing Australia):

References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lonard, Peter Australian male golfers PGA Tour of Australasia golfers European Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers Australian people of Greek descent Golfers from Sydney People from Windermere, Florida 1967 births Living people