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Lawrie, Lawrie hallelujah
DOHA, Qatar -- Former British Open champion Paul Lawrie chipped in for an eagle and a birdie on his way to winning the wind-shortened Qatar Open on Sunday, shooting a 7-under 65 to hold off Jason Day and Peter Hanson who finished four shots back.
Lawrie finished with a 15-under total of 201 to win his seventh European Tour event and his second in Qatar.
The victory is Lawrie's second in a year -- he also won the Andalucian Open -- after a nine-year drought. Now in the top 45, he could contend for a spot at the 2012 Ryder Cup.
"I played lovely all week. But today I think tee to green, apart from my tee shot on 10th, I can't play much better than that," said Lawrie, who also won the tournament in 1999. "I actually felt I left three or four putts out there and got it around to 7 under on a golf course where the greens were pretty firm."
John Daly (67) came in fourth at 9-under 207, with Sergio Garcia (68), Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (65), Ricardo Gonzalez (70) and Soren Hansen (66) a further shot back in joint fifth.
-- The Associated Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition February 6, 2012 C5
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