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)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of<br />victory!!Runners-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|17 Apr 2005
|MCI Heritage
|62-74-66-75=277
|align=center|−7
|2 strokes
| Billy Andrade, Darren Clarke,<br /> Jim Furyk, Davis Love III
|}
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (9)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
| Flagship events (2)
|- style="background:thistle;"
| Tour Championships (1)
|-
| Other PGA Tour of Australasia (6)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of<br />victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|16 Feb 1997
|Ericsson Masters
|69-69-69-69=276
|align=center|−16
|Playoff
| Peter O'Malley
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|10 Dec 2000
|Ford South Australian Open
|69-65-67-68=269
|align=center|−19
|6 strokes
| Paul Gow
|-style="background:thistle;"
|align=center|3
|align=right|25 Feb 2001
|ANZ Tour Championship
|67-67-69-66=269
|align=center|−15
|1 stroke
| Nathan Green
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|1 Dec 2002
|Australian PGA Championship
|64-68-71-68=271
|align=center|−17
|colspan=2|Shared title with Jarrod Moseley
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|8 Dec 2002
|MasterCard Masters (2)
|70-72-71-66=279
|align=center|−9
|Playoff
| Gavin Coles, Adam Scott
|-style="background:#f2ecce;"
|align=center|6
|align=right|21 Dec 2003
|Australian Open
|68-72-70-69=279
|align=center|−9
|1 stroke
| Chris Downes, Stephen Leaney
|-style="background:#f2ecce;"
|align=center|7
|align=right|28 Nov 2004
|Hillross Australian Open (2)
|71-71-71-68=281
|align=center|−3
|1 stroke
| Stuart Appleby
|-
|align=center|8
|align=right|5 Dec 2004
|Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship (2)
|69-65-71-65=270
|align=center|−18
|2 strokes
| James Nitties
|-
|align=center|9
|align=right|9 Dec 2007
|Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship (3)
|66-69-68-65=268
|align=center|−20
|3 strokes
| David Smail
|}
<small><nowiki>*</nowiki>Lonard and Moseley agreed to share the 2002 Australian PGA Championship after failing light caused play to halt after one hole of a playoff.</small>
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–1–1)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|1997
|Ericsson Masters
| Peter O'Malley
|Won with par on second extra hole
|-style="background:#FFD800;"
|align=center|2
|2002
|Australian PGA Championship
| Jarrod Moseley
|Playoff abandoned after one hole due to darkness; tournament shared
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|3
|2002
|MasterCard Masters
| Gavin Coles, Adam Scott
|Won with par on third extra hole<br />Scott eliminated by par on first hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|4
|2006
|Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship
| Nick O'Hern
|Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole
|}
Von Nida Tour wins (1)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of<br />victory!!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|21 Nov 2004
|NSW Open
|69-65-67-69=270
|align=center|−18
|2 strokes
| Anthony Summers
|}
Other wins (1)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of<br />victory!!Runners-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|17 Nov 2002
|Hyundai Team Matches<br />(with Rich Beem)
|colspan=3 align=center|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
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1997
!1998
!1999
!2000
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T66
|11
|T20
|T31
|T42
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship
|T24
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T49
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T47
|T14
|T59
|CUT
|66
|T16
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T17
|T29
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T68
|}
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br />
"T" = tied
Summary
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 5 || 5
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 8 || 7
|-
|align=left|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
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009
|-
|align=left|The Players Championship
|T56
|CUT
|CUT
|T45
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|CUT
|CUT
|}
CUT = missed the halfway cut<br />
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf championships
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008
|-
|align="left"|Match Play
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|4
|R32
|R64
|R64
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|Championship
|T54
|37
|T23
|T37
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|Invitational
|T19
|T23
|T32
|T36
|T71
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|}
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br />
"T" = Tied
Results in senior major championships
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2017!!2018
|-
|align=left|The Tradition
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|Senior PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T23
|-
|align=left|U.S. Senior Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|Senior Players Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T24
|-
|align=left|Senior British Open Championship
|style="background:yellow;"|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