Peter Lonard (July 17, 1967 in Sydney) is an Australian golfer who plays mainly on the U.S. based PGA Tour. He credits fellow Australian Greg Norman as his inspiration. Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ... Golfer teeing off at the start of a hole Golf is an outdoor sport where individual players or teams play a small ball into a hole using various clubs. ... The PGA Tour is an organization which is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. It operates the USAs main professional golf tours. ... Greg Norman (born February 10, 1955 in Queensland, Australia), is an Australian professional golfer who spent 331 weeks as the worlds number one ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s. ...

Lonard 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. The PGA Tour of Australasia is a prominent golf tour for men. ... The PGA European Tour is a top-level professional mens golf tour. ...

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. His first win on in the U.S. came at the 2005 MCI Heritge.

Lonard was a member of the International Team at the 2003 Presidents Cup. Presidents Cup The Presidents Cup is a series of golf matches between teams of professional players representing the United States and the rest of the world less Europe, which competes against the U.S. in a similar but considerably older event, the Ryder Cup. ...

Wins

• 1997 Ericsson Masters (Australia)
• 2000 Ford Open Championship (Australia)
• 2001 ANZ Championship (Australia)
• 2002 Australian PGA Championship (shared with Jarrod Moseley), Australian MasterCard Masters, Hyundai Team Matches (with Rich Beem).
• 2003 Australian Open
• 2004 New South Wales Open (Australia), Australian Open, Australian PGA Championship
• 2005 MCI Heritage (PGA Tour)

Rich Beem (born August 24, 1970 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA), is a golfer who turned professional in 1994. ... The Australian Open is one of the principal annual golf tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia. ... The Australian Open is one of the principal annual golf tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia. ...

External link

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• Profile on the PGA Tour's official site
• Profile on the European Tour's official site
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