Lawrie finds foul-weather friend

FORMER Open champion Paul Lawrie, who lost out in a play-off last year, went one better with a commanding victory in the weather-disrupted Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open today.

Lawrie carded two rounds of 70 on the final day after fog, rain and lightning on Friday again played havoc with the £1.1million tournament.

It gave the 33-year-old Scot a 16-under total of 272 and five-shot winning margin over John Bickerton, the midlander’s fourth second-place finish.