Crunch time for Lawrie on Euro Tour

For the first time in his career, Peter Lawrie stares at the prospect of losing his European Tour card and that thought will haunt him when he tees up in the Portugal Masters at Vilamoura today.

It is the first time since joining the Tour full-time in 2003 Lawrie has been in such a precarious position and at 111th on the money list he has this week’s event and next week’s Perth International in Australia to break back inside the top-110.

In the 10 years Lawrie has been on Tour he captured the 2008 Spanish Open, has recorded four second place results, three thirds , 23 other top-10s and has amassed over €5.3m in prize money.

“After missing the last five cuts, I’ve spent the last eight weeks looking over my shoulder, if you know what I mean.

“I’ve been looking for the key for a while and just haven’t found it.”