Lawrie makes all the right impressions

PETER LAWRIE celebrated his father-in-law’s 60th birthday by grabbing a share of second place on the opening day of the Hassan II Trophy in Morocco.

Lawrie was among six players to record six-under par scores and finish a stroke behind England’s Nick Dougherty who carded a seven under par 66 on the Red Course at Dar Es Salam in Rabat yesterday.

Among those tied with Lawrie are Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher, Argentina’s Ricardo Gonzalez, India’s SSP Chowrasia, Paraguay’s Fabrizio Zanotti and Italy’s Francesco Molinari.