auswins prowins year birth_date residence usopen extour name fullname pga birth_place pgawins height award masters open tour yearpro article_title otherwins
9 12 1996/97 , 2003 17 july 1967 windermere , florida , u.s. 11th : 2002 european tour pga tour peter lonard peter lawrence lonard t17 : 2002 epping , sydney , australia 1 1.82 1 pga tour of australasia order of merit winner cut , 2008 : 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 11th : 2002 pga tour of australasia web.com tour 1989 peter lonard
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peter lonard

peter lawrence lonard -lrb- born 17 july 1967 -rrb- is an australian professional golfer who has played mainly on the u.s.-based pga tour .
he credits fellow australian greg norman as his inspiration .
lonard was born at epping , sydney .
he 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 and has mainly focused on the pga tour of australasia and web.com tour .
lonard was a member of the international team at the presidents cup in 2003 and 2005 .
