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PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1):
2005 MCI Heritage.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (9):
1997 Ericsson Masters [Aus]. 2000 Ford Open
Championship [Aus]. 2001 ANZ Championship [Aus]. 2002
Australian PGA Championship [shared with Jarrod
Moseley], Australian MasterCard Masters [Aus]. 2003
Australian Open [Aus]. 2004 Australian Open [Aus],
Australian PGA Championship [Aus]. 2007 Australian PGA
Championship [Aus].
OTHER VICTORIES (1):
2002 Hyundai Team Matches [with Rich Beem].
BEST 2007 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
3—Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun; T4—
World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational; T6—
THE PLAYERS Championship.
2007 SEASON:
Used three top-10 finishes to earn more than $1 million in
a season for the fourth time in his career...Posted four
rounds in the 60s to finish solo third at the inaugural
Mayakoba Golf Classic...Finished T6 at THE PLAYERS
Championship. Entered the final round two strokes behind
Sean O'Hair but posted a 73 on Sunday to finish five behind
champion Phil Mickelson...Third top-10 of the season was a
T4 at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone
Invitational, his second career top-10 in a World Golf
Championships event.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2006: Made 18 cuts in 22 starts but only finished in the top
25 four times, including three top-10s...In his first appearance
at the season-opening Mercedes Championships, finished
10th...Second top-10 was a T4 at the Bank of America
Colonial. Finished three shots out of Tim Herron-Richard S.
Johnson playoff...Added a T9 at the Buick Championship in
July. Was tied for the lead after the first round and one
stroke back through 36 holes. Weekend rounds of 70-71
dropped him to T9. 2005: Had a career year, with
$1,897,998 in earnings on the strength of a victory and
three top-10s...Recorded a hole-in-one on the 198-yard, par-
Peter Lonard (LAW-nard)
EXEMPT STATUS: 75th on 2007 money list
FULL NAME: Peter L. Lonard
HEIGHT: 6-0
WEIGHT: 225
BIRTHDATE: July 17, 1967
BIRTHPLACE: Sydney, Australia
RESIDENCE: Berkshire, England
FAMILY: Single
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/
Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank
1996 1
1997 5 3 1 37,537/221
1998 1
1999 1 1 11,275/275
2001 7 3 1 91,172
2002 24 23 1 4 14 1,413,113/41
2003 26 21 3 11 1,323,594/50
2004 23 12 1 5 675,189/118
2005 27 17 1 1 3 6 1,897,998/34
2006 22 18 3 4 837,017/103
2007 27 15 1 3 6 90,550/72 1,259,881/75
Total 164 113 1 3 17 48 7,546,778
PGA TOUR OF AUSTRALASIA
Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings
2006 8 6 1 2 4 289,352
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
3 third hole (South Course) with a 5-iron during the first
round of the Buick Invitational...Following week, finished T4
at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, where he led the field in
birdies with 36, one off the tournament record...Captured
first PGA TOUR title at the MCI Heritage in his 99th career
TOUR start. After using a long putter over the previous five
years, pulled out a short putter at the start of the week.
Switch came due to some bad putting in events leading up
to MCI Heritage, especially after missing the cut at the
Masters. Opened with a career-best 9-under 62. His 7-under
277 total was the highest winning score at the MCI
Heritage since Tom Watson won with a 4-under 280 in
1980...Finished T3 at the Bank of America Colonial, posting
four rounds in the 60s to finish eight strokes behind champion
Kenny Perry...Compiled a 2-2-0 record for International
Presidents Cup squad after being tabbed as a Captain's
Selection by Captain Gary Player...Selected to represent
Australia, teamed with Mark Hensby, at the Algarve World
Cup in Portugal. 2004: Struggled in his third season on
TOUR, making only 12 cuts in 23 starts...Notched first top-
10 of season with solo fifth at BellSouth Classic, five
strokes behind Zach Johnson...Ended the season on a high
note, winning two events in late November and early
December on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the Australian
Open (11/28) and Australian PGA Championship (12/5).
2003: Had a strong second season, finishing in the top 50
for the second consecutive season...Finished fourth at the
Accenture Match Play Championship. Lost to eventual runner-up
David Toms in the semifinals. Fell to Adam Scott in
the consolation match...Played in his first Presidents Cup for
International squad. 2002: Rookie out of Qualifying School
opened TOUR career with 22 consecutive made cuts to start
the season. For comparison, Tiger Woods opened his professional
career with 25 consecutive made cuts...Picked up
first career TOUR top-10 with a third at the Genuity
Championship...Finished 11th at the U.S. Open for best
career finish in a major championship, aided by a 3-underpar
67 on Sunday, the best final-round score among the 72
participants. Began the day T42...Surpassed $1 million in
rookie-season earnings with his T5 check of $135,600 at the
Advil Western Open...Only missed cut of the season was
the Buick Challenge, despite shooting 4-under-par
140...Shared Australian PGA Championship with Jarrod
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Cars
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1989
Q SCHOOL: 2001
JOINED TOUR: 2002
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
Moseley when darkness ended playoff after one hole...Beat
Gavin Coles and Adam Scott in playoff to win Australian
MasterCard Masters for second time. 2001: Started season
in style by winning the ANZ Championship to finish second
in the 2000-01 Australasian Tour Order of Merit...Finished
54th in European Tour Order of Merit, with one top-10 at the
Moroccan Open (solo third)...Played in seven PGA TOUR
events, with one top-25 at the Memorial Tournament (T15).
Best finish in 15 career TOUR events before joining TOUR
full-time in 2002. 2000: Captured Ford Open on Australasian
Tour. Missed portion of season after breaking a bone in his
left wrist during the Volvo Scandinavian Masters in
August...Had laser surgery on his eyes while recovering
from injury. 1997: Winner of Ericsson Australian Masters
and topped Australasian Order of Merit in 1996-97.
PERSONAL:
In 1993-94, sidelined for nearly 18 months after contracting
Ross River Fever, a mosquito-carried virus, which caused
damage to the eyes. Developed conjunctivitis from overwearing
contact lenses...Club professional at Oatlands
G&CC (1994-97) before playing way back onto PGA Tour of
Australasia and European Tour...Enjoys motorsports including
attending V8's at Bathurst...Lists fellow Aussies Greg
Norman and tennis player Patrick Rafter as his heroes.
PLAYER STATISTICS
2007 PGA TOUR STATISTICS
Scoring Average ..........................................70.52 (58)
Driving Distance ..........................................290.9 (76)
Driving Accuracy Percentage ......................66.70% (36)
Greens in Regulation Pct. ............................64.61% (69)
Putting Average............................................1.806 (137)
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS
2007 Low Round/Round: 65–2 times, most recent Crowne
Plaza Invitational at Colonial/1
Career Low Round/Round: 62–2005 MCI Heritage/1
Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $936,000–2005 MCI
Heritage/1
Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 Bank of
America Colonial/23
Year 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
Masters CUT CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Open T66 11 T20 T31 T42
British Open T24 T49 T47 T14 T59 CUT 66 T16
PGA CUT CUT T17 T29 CUT CUT CUT
THE PLAYERS T56 CUT CUT T45 T6
Accenture Match Play Championship 4 T17 T33 T33
Bridgestone Invitational T19 T23 T32 T36 T71 T4
CA Championship CNL T54 37 T23 T37
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (2), 2003, 2005. World Cup, 2005.
Peter LONARD
PGA TOUR 2008 Guide
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SECTION 2 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES