Lawrie and O’Sullivan finish with a flourish

IT has been another wonderful weekend for Irish golfers Peter Lawrie and Denis O’Sullivan. Lawrie made sure of his card on the main European Tour for next year, while O’Sullivan claimed his fifth title on the European Seniors circuit.

The pressure was very much on 28-year-old Dubliner Lawrie when he travelled to Van Nymegen Golf Club in the Netherlands for the Fortis Bank Challenge Open on the European Challenge Tour. He was standing 12th in the order of merit knowing that a good performance would copperfasten his place among the top 15 who automatically go on to clinch cards on the regular circuit in 2003.

Lawrie made no mistake as he shot rounds of 69, 68, 69 and 66 to finish 16 under par in a tie for 2nd, a couple of strokes behind Belgian winner