Peter Lonard

Peter Lawrence Lonard (born 17 July 1967) is an Australian professional golfer who has played mainly on the U.S.-based PGA Tour. He credits fellow Australian Greg Norman as his inspiration.

Peter Lonard
Personal information
Full namePeter Lawrence Lonard
Born (1967-07-17) 17 July 1967
Epping, Sydney, Australia
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Nationality Australia
ResidenceWindermere, 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 ranking23 (22 May 2005)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia9
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
PGA ChampionshipT17: 2002
U.S. Open11th: 2002
The Open ChampionshipT14: 2002
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit winner		1996/97, 2003

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
1 17 Apr 2005 MCI Heritage 62-74-66-75=277 −7 2 strokes Billy Andrade, Darren Clarke,
Jim Furyk, Davis Love III

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (9)
Legend
Australian Opens (2)
Tour Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour of Australasia (6)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 16 Feb 1997 Ericsson Masters 69-69-69-69=276 −16 Playoff Peter O'Malley
2 10 Dec 2000 Ford South Australian Open 69-65-67-68=269 −19 6 strokes Paul Gow
3 25 Feb 2001 ANZ Tour Championship 67-67-69-66=269 −15 1 stroke Nathan Green
4 1 Dec 2002 Australian PGA Championship 64-68-71-68=271 −17 Shared title with Jarrod Moseley
5 8 Dec 2002 MasterCard Masters (2) 70-72-71-66=279 −9 Playoff Gavin Coles, Adam Scott
6 21 Dec 2003 Australian Open 68-72-70-69=279 −9 1 stroke Chris Downes, Stephen Leaney
7 28 Nov 2004 Hillross Australian Open (2) 71-71-71-68=281 −3 1 stroke Stuart Appleby
8 5 Dec 2004 Cadbury Schweppes
Australian PGA Championship (2)		 69-65-71-65=270 −18 2 strokes James Nitties
9 9 Dec 2007 Cadbury Schweppes
Australian PGA Championship (3)		 66-69-68-65=268 −20 3 strokes 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 Peter O'Malley Won with par on second extra hole
2 2002 Australian PGA Championship Jarrod Moseley Playoff abandoned after one hole due to darkness; tournament shared
3 2002 MasterCard Masters Gavin Coles, Adam Scott Won with par on third extra hole
Scott eliminated by par on first hole
4 2006 Cadbury Schweppes
Australian PGA Championship		 Nick O'Hern Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

Von Nida Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 17 Nov 2002 Hyundai Team Matches
(with Rich Beem)		 2 & 1 Mark Calcavecchia and Fred Couples

Results in major championships
Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Masters Tournament CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Open T66 11 T20 T31 T42
The Open Championship T24 T49 T47 T14 T59 CUT 66 T16
PGA Championship CUT CUT T17 T29 CUT CUT CUT T68
  Did not play

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

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000050
U.S. Open00000255
The Open Championship00000387
PGA Championship00000183
Totals0000062615
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1999 Open Championship – 2002 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 2003200420052006200720082009
The Players Championship T56 CUT CUT T45 T6 CUT CUT
  Top 10

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

Results in World Golf championships
Tournament2002200320042005200620072008
Match Play 4 R32 R64 R64
Championship T54 37 T23 T37
Invitational T19 T23 T32 T36 T71 T4 T6
  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 T3 T24
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

See also

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