Peter Lonard

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Peter Lonard
Personal information
Full namePeter Lawrence Lonard
Born (1967-07-17) 17 July 1967 (age 56)
Epping, Sydney, Australia
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Windermere, Florida, U.S.
Career
Turned professional1989
Current tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Professional wins12
Highest ranking 23 (22 May 2005) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia9
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
PGA Championship T17: 2002
U.S. Open 11th: 2002
The Open Championship T14: 2002
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit winner
1996–97, 2003

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

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Early life

Lonard was born at Epping, Sydney.

Professional career

Lonard turned professional in 1989 and began his career on the PGA Tour of Australasia. He played on the European Tour in 1991 and 1992, where he had very moderate results. He was sidelined for nearly 18 months in 1993–94 after contracting Ross River Fever, 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 MCI Heritage. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. In 2009 he finished outside the top 150 of the money list and lost his PGA Tour card. He has mainly focused on the PGA Tour of Australasia and Web.com Tour since losing his PGA Tour card.

Lonard was a member of the International Team at the Presidents Cup in 2003 and 2005.

After turning 50, Lonard played in the Senior Open Championship in 2017 and finished T3.

Professional wins (12)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runners-up
117 Apr 2005 MCI Heritage 62-74-66-75=277−72 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade, Ulster Banner.svg Darren Clarke,
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk, Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (9)

Legend
Flagship events (2)
Tour Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour of Australasia (6)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
116 Feb 1997 Ericsson Masters 69-69-69-69=276−16Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter O'Malley
210 Dec 2000 Ford South Australian Open 69-65-67-68=269−196 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Gow
325 Feb 2001 ANZ Tour Championship 67-67-69-66=269−151 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Green
41 Dec 2002 Australian PGA Championship 64-68-71-68=271−17Shared title with Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarrod Moseley
58 Dec 2002 MasterCard Masters (2)70-72-71-66=279−9Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gavin Coles, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott
621 Dec 2003 Australian Open 68-72-70-69=279−91 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Downes, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Leaney
728 Nov 2004 Hillross Australian Open (2)71-71-71-68=281−31 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Appleby
85 Dec 2004 Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship (2)69-65-71-65=270−182 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Nitties
99 Dec 2007 Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship (3)66-69-68-65=268−203 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg David Smail

*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)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1997 Ericsson Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter O'Malley Won with par on second extra hole
2 2002 Australian PGA Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarrod Moseley Playoff abandoned after one hole due to darkness; tournament shared
32002 MasterCard Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gavin Coles, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott Won with par on third extra hole
Scott eliminated by par on first hole
4 2006 Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick O'Hern Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

Von Nida Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
121 Nov 2004 NSW Open 69-65-67-69=270−182 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Summers

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runners-up
117 Nov 2002 Hyundai Team Matches
(with Flag of the United States.svg Rich Beem)
2 and 1 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia and Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples

Results in major championships

Tournament199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008
Masters Tournament CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT
U.S. Open T6611T20T31T42
The Open Championship T24T49T47T14T59CUT66T16
PGA Championship CUTCUTT17T29CUTCUTCUTT68
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000050
U.S. Open 00000255
The Open Championship 00000387
PGA Championship 00000183
Totals0000062615

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2003200420052006200720082009
The Players Championship T56CUTCUTT45T6CUTCUT
  Top 10

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

Results in World Golf championships

Tournament2002200320042005200620072008
Match Play 4R32R64R64
Championship T5437T23T37
Invitational T19T23T32T36T71T4T6
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Results in senior major championships

Tournament20172018
The Tradition
Senior PGA Championship T23
U.S. Senior Open
Senior Players Championship T24
Senior British Open Championship T3T24
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

See also

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References

  1. "Week 21 2005 Ending 22 May 2005" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 3 October 2019.