DUBLIN GOLFER PETER Lawrie has qualified for the US Open for the very first time.
The 38-year-old, whose only previous appearance in a Major was at the 2005 British Open, was competing at Walton Heath for a place at the Olympic Club in San Francisco next month.
He needed to finish in among the top 11 to progress and came through a five-way play-off for four places – finishing on six-under-par with Matthew Baldwin, Matteo Manassero, Rafael Jacquelin and Shirwan Kim.
Peter Lawrie to make US Open bow
DUBLIN GOLFER PETER Lawrie has qualified for the US Open for the very first time.
The 38-year-old, whose only previous appearance in a Major was at the 2005 British Open, was competing at Walton Heath for a place at the Olympic Club in San Francisco next month.
He needed to finish in among the top 11 to progress and came through a five-way play-off for four places – finishing on six-under-par with Matthew Baldwin, Matteo Manassero, Rafael Jacquelin and Shirwan Kim.
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Breakthrough Dublin Peter Lawrie US Open