title: Peter Lawrie
text: # Peter Lawrie
  
  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.
  
  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 European Tour at the end of the season to take up a position as a golf professional in Luttrellstown Castle Golf Club.
  
  ## 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 | Ignacio Garrido |
  
  European Tour playoff record (1–3)
  
  | No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2003 | Canarias Open de España | Kenneth Ferrie, Peter Hedblom | Ferrie won with birdie on second extra hole |
  | 2 | 2008 | Open de España | Ignacio Garrido | Won with par on second extra hole |
  | 3 | 2009 | KLM Open | Simon Dyson, Peter Hedblom | Dyson won with birdie on first extra hole |
  | 4 | 2010 | Czech Open | Gary Boyd, 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 | 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.
  
  CUT = missed the half-way cut
  
  ## Team appearances
  
  Amateur
  
  * European Youths' Team Championship (representing Ireland): 1994 (winners)
  * European Amateur Team Championship (representing Ireland): 1997
  * Palmer Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1997
  