Peter Lonard

1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)Sporting nationality AustraliaResidenceWindermere, Florida, U.S.CareerTurned professional1989Current tour(s)PGA Tour of AustralasiaFormer tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Web.com TourProfessional wins12Highest ranking23 (22 May 2005)^[1]Number of wins by tourPGA Tour1PGA Tour of Australasia9Other2Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008PGA ChampionshipT17: 2002U.S. Open11th: 2002The Open ChampionshipT14: 2002Achievements and awards

PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit winner	1996–97, 2003

Peter Lawrence Lonard (born 17 July 1967) is an Australian professional golfer who has played mainly on the U.S.-based PGA Tour.

Early life

Lonard was born at Epping, Sydney.

Professional career

Lonard turned professional in 1989 and 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.

Professional wins (12)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	17 Apr 2005	MCI Heritage	62-74-66-75=277	−7	2 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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	16 Feb 1997	Ericsson Masters	69-69-69-69=276	−16	Playoff	Peter O'Malley
2	10 Dec 2000	Ford South Australian Open	69-65-67-68=269	−19	6 strokes	Paul Gow
3	25 Feb 2001	ANZ Tour Championship	67-67-69-66=269	−15	1 stroke	Nathan Green
4	1 Dec 2002	Australian PGA Championship	64-68-71-68=271	−17	Shared title with Jarrod Moseley
5	8 Dec 2002	MasterCard Masters (2)	70-72-71-66=279	−9	Playoff	Gavin Coles, Adam Scott
6	21 Dec 2003	Australian Open	68-72-70-69=279	−9	1 stroke	Chris Downes, Stephen Leaney
7	28 Nov 2004	Hillross Australian Open (2)	71-71-71-68=281	−3	1 stroke	Stuart Appleby
8	5 Dec 2004	Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship (2)	69-65-71-65=270	−18	2 strokes	James Nitties
9	9 Dec 2007	Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship (3)	66-69-68-65=268	−20	3 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.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1997	Ericsson Masters	Peter O'Malley	Won with par on second extra hole
2	2002	Australian PGA Championship	Jarrod Moseley	Playoff abandoned after one hole due to darkness; tournament shared
3	2002	MasterCard Masters	Gavin Coles, Adam Scott	Won with par on third extra hole Scott eliminated by par on first hole
4	2006	Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship	Nick O'Hern	Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

Von Nida Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	21 Nov 2004	NSW Open	69-65-67-69=270	−18	2 strokes	Anthony Summers

Other wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	17 Nov 2002	Hyundai Team Matches (with Rich Beem)	2 and 1			Mark Calcavecchia and Fred Couples

Results in major championships

Tournament	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Masters Tournament							CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT		CUT
U.S. Open					T66	11	T20	T31	T42
The Open Championship	T24		T49		T47	T14	T59	CUT	66	T16
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT				T17	T29	CUT	CUT	CUT		T68

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	5
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	7
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	3
Totals	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

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
The Players Championship	T56	CUT	CUT	T45	T6	CUT	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf championships

Tournament	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Match Play		4	R32	R64	R64
Championship	T54	37	T23	T37
Invitational	T19	T23	T32	T36	T71	T4	T6

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Results in senior major championships

Tournament	2017	2018
The Tradition
Senior PGA Championship		T23
U.S. Senior Open
Senior Players Championship		T24
Senior British Open Championship	T3	T24

"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

References

External links

• Official website
• Peter Lonard at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
• Peter Lonard at the PGA Tour official site
• Peter Lonard at the European Tour official site
• Peter Lonard at the Official World Golf Ranking official site