Lawrie hails best ever performance with 66

IRELAND’S Peter Lawrie began the New Year is rousing style with what he described as the best he has ever played to record a closing 66 for a share of fifth place in the Caltex Masters in Singapore.

Lawrie began his last round in 28th position but leaped up the leader board when he birdied the second, holed a wedge shot from 90-yards out for an eagle two at the third and then birdied three of the next four holes.

However, a bogey at the ninth seemed to check the Dubliner’s progress. He birdied the 10th and 15th holes and watched agonisingly as birdie putts just missed at 16 and 17 before ending with a bogey.