Peter Lawrence Lonard (born 17 July 1967) is an Australian professional golfer who played mainly on the U.S.-based PGA Tour.
Career
In 1967, Lonard was born in Epping, New South Wales.
In 1989, Lonard turned professional. He 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.
Awards and honors During the 1996-97 and 2003 seasons, Lonard won the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit
Professional wins (30) PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunners-up117 Apr 2005MCI Heritage62-74-66-75=277−72 strokes Billy Andrade, Darren Clarke, Jim Furyk, Davis Love III
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (9) Legend Flagship events (2) Tour Championships (1) Other PGA Tour of Australasia (6) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up116 Feb 1997Ericsson Masters69-69-69-69=276−16Playoff Peter O'Malley210 Dec 2000Ford South Australian Open69-65-67-68=269−196 strokes Paul Gow325 Feb 2001ANZ Tour Championship67-67-69-66=269−151 stroke Nathan Green41 Dec 2002Australian PGA Championship64-68-71-68=271−17Shared title with Jarrod Moseley58 Dec 2002MasterCard Masters (2)70-72-71-66=279−9Playoff Gavin Coles, Adam Scott621 Dec 2003Australian Open68-72-70-69=279−91 stroke Chris Downes, Stephen Leaney728 Nov 2004Hillross Australian Open (2)71-71-71-68=281−31 stroke Stuart Appleby85 Dec 2004Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship (2)69-65-71-65=270−182 strokes James Nitties99 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)Result11997Ericsson Masters Peter O'MalleyWon with par on second extra hole22002Australian PGA Championship Jarrod MoseleyPlayoff abandoned after one hole due to darkness; tournament shared32002MasterCard Masters Gavin Coles, Adam ScottWon with par on third extra holeScott eliminated by par on first hole42006Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship Nick O'HernLost to birdie on fourth extra hole
Von Nida Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up121 Nov 2004NSW Open69-65-67-69=270−182 strokes Anthony Summers
Other wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunners-up117 Nov 2002Hyundai Team Matches(with Rich Beem)2 and 1 Mark Calcavecchia and Fred Couples
PGA of Australia Legends Tour wins (18) 2018 (1) Ladbrokes Australian Golf Club Pro-Am 2019 (5) Pro Weld Construction Legends Pro-Am, Brisbane Legends Pro-Am (with Rodger Davis), JL Pierce Transport Legends Pro-Am (with David Fearns), Sylvania BMW Legends Pro-Am Tournament, Australian Legends Tour Championship 2020 (2) RACV Cape Schanck Battle Legends (with Simon Tooman), Australian Valve Group Legends Pro-Am (with Grant Fyander) 2022 (1) Blackheath Legends Pro-Am 2023 (1) Hahn Shelly Beach Legends Pro-Am 2024 (2) Moama Masters Rich River, The Blackheath Centenary Year Legends Pro-Am 2025 (5) Undercover Roasters Legends Pro-Am (with Brad Burns), Maffra Legends Pro-Am, Wantima CC Legends Pro-Am (with Euan Walters), Mollymook NSW Senior Masters, Bentley Sydney Castle Hill Legends Pro-Am 2026 (1) Undercover Roasters Legends Pro-Am Source:
Results in major championships Tournament199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008Masters TournamentCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTU.S. OpenT6611T20T31T42The Open ChampionshipT24T49T47T14T59CUT66T16PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTT17T29CUTCUTCUTT68
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 5The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 7PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 3Totals 0 0 0 0 0 6 26 15 Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1999 Open Championship – 2002 PGA) Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in The Players Championship Tournament2003200420052006200720082009The Players ChampionshipT56CUTCUTT45T6CUTCUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf championships Tournament2002200320042005200620072008Match Play4R32R64R64ChampionshipT5437T23T37InvitationalT19T23T32T36T71T4T6
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied
Results in senior major championships Tournament20172018The TraditionSenior PGA ChampionshipT23U.S. Senior OpenSenior Players ChampionshipT24Senior British Open ChampionshipT3T24
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances Presidents Cup (International Team): 2003 (tie), 2005 WGC-World Cup (representing Australia): 2005
See also 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates Lowest rounds of golf
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