Paul Lawrie has held his nerve and just won the Andalucian Open nearly 9 years since his last win. He is from the north of Scotland, the granite city of Aberdeen, and his fellow countryman Martin Laird, from Glasgow heads for the first tee at Bay Hill in half an hour with a 2 shot lead. Not bad for a wee country of 5 million...
Lawrie recovered from a tough start to his final round to win his first European Tour title since 2002,despite three bogeys in his first five holes. His 70 was good enough to beat Johan Edfors by a shot.
Victory in Malaga is the sixth European Tour title of his career ,232 events after his fifth came at The Celtic Manor Wales Open and at nearly 43 years of age he is the oldest winner on the European Tour.
Lawrie's win at the 1999 Open Championship in Carnoustie opened the door for him to travel and play in the US, but although he has made a few appearances on this side of the pond, he has preferred to stay closer to his comfort zone on the European Tour.
He is now fully exempt through 2012.
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