Queen honors Christian Horner, Paul Lawrie
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and 1999 British Open champion Paul Lawrie are among the sporting figures honored by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in her birthday list.
Horner, who has helped turn Red Bull into Formula One's most successful team, has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to motorsport.
Scottish golfer Lawrie also was...
Humbling loss motivation for Lawrie
With his career drifting along -- maybe even winding down -- and his British Open victory a distant memory, Paul Lawrie got the kick he needed when his 14-year-old son beat him over nine holes.
The Scot decided then he just wasn't working hard enough.
Lawrie's rude awakening at the hands of oldest son, Craig, three years ago was the catalyst, he said, to a strong comeback...
Lawrie career revived after losing to teenage son
With his career drifting along and his British Open victory a distant memory, Paul Lawrie got the kick he needed when his 14-year-old son beat him over nine holes.
He decided then he just wasn't working hard enough.
Lawrie says of his rude awakening at the hands of oldest son Craig three years ago: ''I was proud of him ... but I was also quite disappointed. You think...
Lawrie leads Kaymer by 1 at Sun City
Paul Lawrie has a chance at an ideal end to a strong comeback year after the Scot's 3-under 69 gave him the halfway lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City on Friday.
Lawrie had just one bogey on another tough day for players on the challenging Gary Player Country Club course and made four birdies for a 4-under-par total of 140.
A major champion over a decade ago, Lawrie...
Paul Lawrie criticizes crowd behavior at Medinah
Paul Lawrie wasn't just battling Brandt Snedeker as Europe won the Ryder Cup. He also had to contend with the Medinah crowd.
Lawrie, the oldest player on either team at 43, lost his opening fourballs match Saturday before beating Snedeker by 5-and-3 in the biggest singles victory on Sunday. But the Scot was unhappy at the behavior of the Chicago gallery, and said captain Jose...
Olazabal brings trophy to Medinah
European captain Jose Maria Olazabal has arrived at Medinah with a gold trophy that everyone wants to keep at the Ryder Cup.
Olazabal and players Paul Lawrie, Francesco Molinari and Nicolas Colsaerts flew from Europe to an airport in Rockford about 45 minutes away from Medinah.
U.S. captain Davis Love III was waiting to greet them in front of the clubhouse at Medinah when they...
Ramsay shoots 64 to lead European Masters
Richie Ramsay of Scotland shot a 7-under 64 Saturday for a one-stroke lead after the third round at the rainy European Masters.
Ramsay had six birdies and didn't drop a shot. He's at 11 under, one shot ahead of Paul Lawrie (67) and Danny Willett (68). Second-round leader Julien Quesne of France is another shot back after a 70.
Heavy overnight rain forced organizers to reduce...
Quesne grabs European Masters lead
Julien Quesne of France shot a 6-under 65 Friday for a one-stroke lead in the fog-shortened second round of the European Masters.
Quesne finished with four straight birdies to lead at 9 under. Danny Willett of England shot a second straight 67 to trail the leader.
Fog delayed the start at the Crans-sur-Sierre club, and poor visibility ended play with two groups still to finish...
Ramsay fires 64 at European Masters
Richie Ramsay of Scotland shot a 64 to lead at 11 under after the weather-affected third round of the European Masters on Saturday.
Ramsay, who had six birdies and didn't drop a shot, holds a one-stroke lead over fellow Scot Paul Lawrie (67) and Danny Willett (68) of England.
Second-round leader Julien Quesne of France is a further shot back after going round in level-par 70...
Frenchman Bourdy leads by 2 at European Masters
Gregory Bourdy of France shot an 8-under 63 to lead by two strokes after the rain-swept European Masters first round on Thursday.
Bourdy, who got the last of his three European Tour wins in 2009, had eight birdies and no dropped shots in the thin Alpine air of the Crans-sur-Sierre club.
Fredrik Andersson Hed of Sweden and Oliver Fisher of England shot 65s late in the afternoon...
Lawrie completes 4-shot victory at Johnnie Walker
Scotland's Paul Lawrie marked the official confirmation of his return to the European Ryder Cup team after 13 years with a resounding four-shot victory in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles on Sunday.
The 43-year-old Lawrie shot a final-round 68 to finish with a 16-under 272 for his second tour victory of the year and the eighth of his career.
Brett Rumford (68)...
Lawrie wins Johnnie Walker easily
Scotland's Paul Lawrie marked the official confirmation of his return to the European Ryder Cup team after 13 years with a resounding four-shot victory in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles on Sunday.
The 43-year-old Lawrie shot a final-round 68 to finish with a 16-under 272 for his second tour victory of the year and the eighth of his career.
Brett Rumford (68)...
Lawrie shoots 5 under at Johnnie Walker
Paul Lawrie of Scotland shot a 5-under 67 in the third round of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead.
Lawrie's 12-under 204 puts him one ahead of Frenchman Romain Wattel, who shot a 9-under 63 to move into contention. Stephen Gallacher (65) of Scotland is another two shots back.
Lawrie, who will be making his Ryder Cup return next...
Bourdy leads at European Masters
Gregory Bourdy of France shot an 8-under 63 to lead by two strokes after the rain-swept European Masters first round on Thursday.
Bourdy, who earned the last of his three European Tour wins in 2009, had eight birdies in the thin Alpine air of the Crans-sur-Sierre club.
Fredrik Andersson Hed of Sweden and Oliver Fisher of England shot 65s late in the afternoon to trail by two strokes...
Foster, Finch in lead at Johnnie Walker
England duo Mark Foster and Richard Finch share a one-shot lead at the halfway mark of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles on Friday.
The 37-year-old Foster, who lost out in a five-man play-off for the title last year, shot a 68 while Finch posted a 67, to lead the field at 8-under 136.
''It's been a while since I have been in this situation so I'm delighted...
Lawrie clinches European Ryder Cup team place
Scotsman Paul Lawrie clinched a place on the European Ryder Cup team, 13 years after making his debut in the competition.
The 43-year-old Lawrie last played in the Ryder Cup in 1999, and secured his presence in Jose Maria Olazabal's side this year when Sergio Garcia won the delayed Wyndham Championship in North Carolina on Monday.
Lawrie is fourth on the European qualifying...
Video: Adam Scott Leads at the British Open
The first round of the British Open is in the books and there are a lot of players in red with Adam Scott leading the field at 6-under. Scott put together a great back-9, birdieing 5 holes and only bogeying 1. Right behind him at 5-under are Nicolas Colsaerts, Paul Lawrie and Zach Johnson. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are in the thick of it and booth sit at 3-under. Besides a bogey...
Former champ Lawrie back in hunt at British Open
Since his remarkable win at the 1999 British Open, Paul Lawrie's record at his home major can best be described as lackluster.
Seven missed cuts and no finish higher than 42nd.
Thanks to an unusual opening round at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, that record should get a whole lot better this year.
Lawrie matched his best score at the British Open with a 5-under 65 to be one...
Golfer Adam Scott Takes One Stroke Lead Into The Clubhouse at The Open Championship
Golfer Adam Scott is sitting on a one stroke lead after carding a 6 under par 64 today in the Open Championship. Scott’s round included 8 birdies and 2 bogies on his way to the top of the leader-board. Adam Scott made it look fairly easy today making Birdies at 4,6,7,11,12,13,15,16. Scott’s bogies came at holes 3 and 18. The top of the leader board is getting rather crowded...
Scott ties course record with 64
Adam Scott has tied a course record by shooting a 6-under 64 in the opening round of the British Open.
Taking advantage of perfect conditions at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, the Australian bounced back from a bogey at No. 3 with eight birdies over the next 13 holes. That put him in position to tie the record for lowest score in the Open or any other major (63), or even break the...
Lawrie looks to boost Ryder Cup hopes at Cologne
Scotland's Paul Lawrie is determined to silence any lingering U.S. Open critics with a strong performance at this week's BMW International Open.
The former British Open winner sparked much debate with a decision not to compete last week at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, given he automatically qualified for the seasons second Major.
Lawrie said his goal of returning...
Lawrie has eye on making Ryder Cup
Paul Lawrie will keep pushing for a place in Europe's Ryder Cup team this week at the Wales Open, following his second-place finish at the BMW PGA Championship.
Lawrie won his seventh European Tour title in February at the Qatar Masters and was third in the World Match Play Championship the week before Wentworth, where he was two shots behind Luke Donald. Lawrie has six top...
Paul Lawrie has eye on making Ryder Cup
Paul Lawrie will look to continue his push for a place in Europe's Ryder Cup team this week at the Wales Open, following his second-place finish at the BMW PGA Championship.
Lawrie won his seventh European Tour title in February at the Qatar Masters and was third in the World Match Play Championship the week before Wentworth, where he was two shots behind Luke Donald. Lawrie...
Slatter nabs first-round lead at Wales
Lee Slattery made five birdies in a 4-under 67 Thursday to take the clubhouse during the first round of the Wales Open.
The 33-year-old Slattery overcame strong winds and tough pin positions to sit one shot ahead of Marcel Siem of Germany.
''I've been working really hard recently on trying to control my ball flight a little bit more,'' Slattery said, adding...
Donald takes another spin at No. 1
Another year, another edition of the BMW PGA Championship, the European Tour's flagship event. Here are the five things that stood out from this championship, where Luke Donald took home the title for the second year in a row with a four-shot victory over Justin Rose and Paul Lawrie.
1. Back-and-forth Let's hope the world No. 1 trend continues.
For the second year in a...
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