Paul Lawrie OBE | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Paul Stewart Lawrie | ||
Nickname | Chippy[1] | ||
Born | Aberdeen, Scotland | 1 January 1969||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14.0 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | Scotland | ||
Residence | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Spouse | Marian Giles | ||
Children | 2 | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 1986 | ||
Current tour(s) | European Senior Tour | ||
Former tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour | ||
Professional wins | 19 | ||
Highest ranking | 26 (21 October 2012)[2] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
PGA Tour | 1 | ||
European Tour | 8 | ||
Sunshine Tour | 1 | ||
European Senior Tour | 3 | ||
Other | 7 | ||
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||
Masters Tournament | T15: 2003 | ||
PGA Championship | T34: 1999 | ||
U.S. Open | T30: 2002 | ||
The Open Championship | Won: 1999 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Paul Stewart Lawrie OBE (born 1 January 1969) is a Scottish professional golfer who is best known for winning The Open Championship in 1999. He was a vice-captain for the European Ryder Cup team in 2016.