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Lawrie receives PGA award

Xinhua, December 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

Former Open champion Paul Lawrie is the 2015 recipient of the PGA Recognition Award for his outstanding contribution to golf.

The Scot collected the honor at The PGA's annual fundraising lunch at the Grosvenor House hotel in London on Friday.

Lawrie, who as a young golfer qualified as a PGA professional before establishing himself on tour, has tasted many career highlights, notably winning the 1999 Open, at Carnoustie and as a key member of Europe's Ryder Cup team at the Miracle of Medinah in 2012

But despite his personal success, Lawrie has always found time to support golf in Scotland both at grass roots with the Paul Lawrie Foundation and up to elite level where he is a mentor to a number of promising players in their bid to succeed on tour. Endi