Peter Lonard Explained

Peter Lonard
Fullname:Peter Lawrence Lonard
Birth Date:17 July 1967
Birth Place:Epping, Sydney, Australia
Residence:Windermere, Florida, U.S.
Yearpro:1989
Tour:PGA Tour of Australasia
Extour:European Tour
PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Prowins:12
Pgawins:1
Auswins:9
Otherwins:2
Masters:CUT: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
Usopen:11th: 2002
Open:T14: 2002
Pga:T17: 2002
Award1:PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit winner
Year1:1996–97, 2003

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

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 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 1997Ericsson Masters69-69-69-69=276−16Playoff Peter O'Malley
210 Dec 2000Ford South Australian Open69-65-67-68=269−196 strokes Paul Gow
325 Feb 2001ANZ Tour Championship67-67-69-66=269−151 stroke Nathan Green
41 Dec 2002Australian PGA Championship64-68-71-68=271−17Shared title with Jarrod Moseley
58 Dec 2002MasterCard Masters (2)70-72-71-66=279−9Playoff Gavin Coles, Adam Scott
621 Dec 2003Australian Open68-72-70-69=279−91 stroke Chris Downes, Stephen Leaney
728 Nov 2004Hillross Australian Open (2)71-71-71-68=281−31 stroke Stuart Appleby
85 Dec 2004Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship (2)69-65-71-65=270−182 strokes James Nitties
99 Dec 2007Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship (3)66-69-68-65=268−203 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
11997Ericsson Masters Peter O'MalleyWon with par on second extra hole
22002Australian PGA Championship Jarrod MoseleyPlayoff abandoned after one hole due to darkness; tournament shared
32002MasterCard Masters Gavin Coles, Adam ScottWon with par on third extra hole
Scott eliminated by par on first hole
42006Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship Nick O'HernLost to birdie on fourth extra hole

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008
Masters TournamentCUTCUTCUTCUTCUT
U.S. OpenT6611T20T31T42
The Open ChampionshipT24T49T47T14T59CUT66T16
PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTT17T29CUTCUTCUTT68
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
0 0 0 0 0 2 5 5
0 0 0 0 0 3 8 7
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 3
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 6 26 15

Results in The Players Championship

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

Results in World Golf championships

Tournament2002200320042005200620072008
Match Play4R32R64R64
ChampionshipT5437T23T37
InvitationalT19T23T32T36T71T4T6
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Results in senior major championships

Tournament20172018
The Tradition
Senior PGA ChampionshipT23
U.S. Senior Open
Senior Players ChampionshipT24
Senior British Open ChampionshipT3T24
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

See also