BBC Sport.. Irishman Peter Lawrie said he was drinking several litres of cola a day and had a near
breakdown when he tried to quit. Lawrie slumped from just outside the world's top 100 players to a ranking of
896 at the end of 2014, such was his dramatic dip in form.
"I cut it out completely and went from such a high on sugar to a dramatic
low," he said. "I never recovered."
Lawrie stopped drinking Coke shortly after finishing 10th at the
2013 Irish Open
Talking to Irish radio station Newstalk, he said: "I lost all confidence in myself.
I wouldn't say I went through a breakdown but I definitely got exceptionally
emotional.
It was very difficult to deal with all of the situations coming at me. Whether that had anything to do with my mental state in any shape or form, I
have no idea.
"I drink two or three cans a day (now) but I was drinking litres of the
stuff. Even in the hottest country, like Malaysia, I'd have a Coke on the golf
course because I was addicted to it."
Lawrie, who has one win on the European Tour, claiming the Open de Espana in
2008, has made the cut in his last three starts and finished tied for 16th at the recent Malaysia Open, his best result since the Irish Open.
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