Peter Lonard
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Peter Lonard (born July 17, 1967) is an Australian golfer who plays mainly on the U.S. based PGA Tour. He credits fellow Australian Greg Norman as his inspiration.
Lonard was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1989 and began his career on the PGA Tour of Australasia and played 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 and worked as a club professional for three years before returning to top the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit in 1996/97. He returned to the European Tour in 1997 and has performed steadily since with a best Order of Merit placing of 18th in 2002. He has not won in Europe, but has done so regularly in Australia.
Lonard joined the U.S. based PGA Tour in 2002 and settled in well, winning over $1 million in his first season. He has also maintained his membership of the European Tour. He won the PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit for a second time in 2003. His first win on in the U.S. came at the 2005 MCI Heritage. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
Lonard was a member of the International Team at the Presidents Cup in 2003 and 2005.
On August 27th 2006, popular Australian broadcasters Roy Slaven and H.G. Nelson criticised Lonard for not returning to Australia often enough.
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[edit] PGA Tour of Australasia wins
- 1997 Ericsson Masters
- 2000 Ford Open Championship
- 2001 ANZ Tour Championship
- 2002 Australian PGA Championship (tied with Jarrod Moseley), MasterCard Masters
- 2003 Australian Open
- 2004 Australian Open, Australian PGA Championship
[edit] Other wins
- 2002 Hyundai Team Matches (with Rich Beem)
- 2004 New South Wales Open (Australia)
- 2005 MCI Heritage (PGA Tour)
[edit] Team appearances
- Presidents Cup (International Team): 2003, 2005
- WGC-World Cup (representing Australia): 2005
