Only twenty-fours after securing a firuth place at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, Peter Lawrie emerged from the 36-holes US Open international qualifying tournament at Walton Heath – in a play-off – and will make his debut in the Major at the Olympic Club in San Francisco next month.
With 11 qualifying spots up for grabs, Lawrie – whose only previous Major appearance came in the 2005 British Open at St Andrews where he missed the cut – posted rounds of 67 on the New course and 71 on the Old course to get into a five-way play-off for the final four spots.
Sweden’s Alexander Noren and Scotland’s Marc Warren topped the qualifying on nine under par amd were joined by England’s Lee Slattery, Denmark’s Soren Kjeldsen, South Africa’s Geoge Coetzee, Finland’s Mikko Ilonen and Frenchman Gregory Bourdy.
In the play-off, Italy’s Matteo Manassero and England’s Matt Baldwin booked their tickets at the first play-off hole with birdies.
France’s Raphael Jacquelin claimed their spots at the second. Korea’s Sihwan Kim was the player to lose out, earning a place on the alternate list.
Lawrie, who has been attempting to shake off a cough for the past month which he picked up in China, hit form at Wentworth where he more than held his own in the company of world number one Luke Donald on Saturday.
Although Lawrie is slated to play the Wales Open this week at The Celtic Manor, he is likely now to withdraw from Scandinavian Masters to allow preparations for his maiden US Open appearance.
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