Lawrie goes backwards but edges closer to card in Denmark
David Horsey with the Made in Denmark trophy. Picture; Getty Images
Peter Lawrie is still €6,404 outside the Top 110 in the Race to Dubai who will have full cards for 2016.
The Dubliner, 41, lost his playing rights last season and after finishing tied 17th at the Made in Denmark event, he's earned €160,00 from 20 starts and moved up to 117th in the money list.
But it could have been so much better for Lawrie, who made two bogeys in his last five holes €20,725 in carding with a level par 72.
Had he played those holes in level par he'd have finished in the Top 10 and earned enough to make the Top 110 this week.
While Lawrie was going backwards with a 72 at Himmerland Golf and Spa Resort, Englishman David Horsey claimed his fourth European Tour title with a two over par 73.
Michael Hoey (€13,125) moved up 25 places to tied 27th on five under after a closing 68 that was marred by a double bogey six at the 17th while Kevin Phelan (70, €10,050) was tied 35th on four under with stable mate Darren Clarke (74, €7,350) a shot further back in joint 44th.
Simon Thornton (71, €2,244) was 71st on one over.
According to the European Tour:
"A total of 24,112 lined the fairways, yet again creating an electric atmosphere, but their hopes for a home winner were dashed as Søren Kjeldsen came up just short, signing off with a three under par 68 for a share of second place, two shots behind Horsey.
"Sweden’s Kristoffer Broberg, and Australians Daniel Gaunt and Terry Pilkadaris were the others tying for the runner-up spot on 11 under par, while another Australian, Richard Green, Welshman Bradley Dredge, Scot Paul Lawrie and Dane Mads Søgaard shared sixth.
"Horsey, who led from start to finish, had a two shot cushion playing the last, but, after driving into thick rough on the left, produced a superb shot into the green and two-putted for par.
Horsey said: “It feels fantastic. It’s starting to sink in now. Coming down those last few holes I was very much in my own zone just trying to focus on myself. It probably helped that there weren’t many leaderboards out there.
"The crowds were unbelievable. We have good fans in the UK, but the fans here are just fantastic. They are so loud. To get clapped in on all the greens like we did was amazing. As I was standing over that shot into 18, I knew I was two ahead, but I knew Terry could make birdie and get to 12 under, and when he hit it into 20 feet that sort of made my mind up.
"I only had 160 to the flag and I knew anywhere left was fine. I hit seven, making sure I kept it left, and it came out perfectly.”
Final scores:
271 D Horsey (Eng) 63 67 68 73,
273 S Kjeldsen (Den) 66 71 68 68, K Broberg (Swe) 72 69 70 62, T Pilkadaris (Aus) 66 68 65 74, D Gaunt (Aus) 69 67 71 66,
274 M Søgaard (Den) 68 68 69 69, R Green (Aus) 68 65 70 71, P Lawrie (Sco) 65 72 68 69, B Dredge (Wal) 66 68 70 70,
275 J Parry (Eng) 66 67 69 73,
276 M Jonzon (Swe) 70 68 70 68, V Riu (Fra) 70 72 67 67, R Dinwiddie (Eng) 70 70 67 69,
277 B Hebert (Fra) 69 72 67 69, J Guerrier (Fra) 71 70 66 70, Peter Lawrie (Irl) 66 69 70 72, D Lipsky (USA) 71 71 66 69, R Karlberg (Swe) 69 68 69 71, J Scrivener (Aus) 69 69 71 68,
278 J Gonnet (Fra) 67 72 74 65, T Lewis (Eng) 68 70 69 71, P Peterson (USA) 71 67 69 71, F Fritsch (Ger) 68 70 69 71, C Arendell (USA) 69 72 68 69, G Storm (Eng) 66 72 72 68, M Madsen (Den) 68 71 69 70,
279 T Bjørn (Den) 69 69 70 71, D Woltman (USA) 68 72 67 72, A Pavan (Ita) 73 69 66 71, A Otaegui (Esp) 71 68 70 70, A Hansen (Den) 69 72 67 71, Michael Hoey (NIr) 71 71 69 68, C Doak (Sco) 68 70 71 70, R Bland (Eng) 70 72 66 71,
280 R McEvoy (Eng) 69 71 69 71, T Pieters (Bel) 70 72 71 67, S Manley (Wal) 72 69 73 66, B Evans (Eng) 71 69 72 68, P Oriol (Esp) 71 69 72 68, O Fisher (Eng) 70 69 68 73, Kevin Phelan (Irl) 71 69 70 70, L Jensen (Den) 67 71 71 71, C Paisley (Eng) 68 68 66 78,
281 M Warren (Sco) 71 67 71 72, S Jamieson (Sco) 71 69 70 71, D Brooks (Eng) 72 70 66 73, M Fitzpatrick (Eng) 69 70 73 69, Darren Clarke (NIr) 69 70 68 74, A Velasco (Esp) 74 68 69 70, J Lagergren (Swe) 72 70 69 70, D Drysdale (Sco) 69 71 70 71, O Farr (Wal) 64 71 73 73,
282 J Singh (Ind) 71 71 69 71, S Benson (Eng) 68 73 70 71, R Rock (Eng) 71 69 71 71, S Kapur (Ind) 69 70 70 73, E De La Riva (Esp) 68 68 72 74,
283 L Slattery (Eng) 67 74 70 72, M Ovesen (Den) 68 70 75 70, M Tullo (Chi) 74 68 69 72, M Carlsson (Swe) 70 68 70 75, J Walters (RSA) 71 68 70 74, P Archer (Eng) 70 72 70 71, M Nixon (Eng) 75 65 69 74, T Pulkkanen (Fin) 70 72 70 71, R Karlsson (Swe) 69 70 69 75,
284 M Bremner (RSA) 71 71 66 76, J Stalter (Fra) 71 71 69 73, M Delpodio (Ita) 70 72 73 69, A Knappe (Ger) 71 71 69 73,
285 M Ford (Eng) 71 70 72 72, B Stow (Eng) 71 71 73 70, J Rask (Swe) 74 67 71 73, Simon Thornton (Irl) 69 70 75 71, P Whiteford (Sco) 72 70 69 74,
286 J Barnes (Eng) 74 68 71 73,
287 S Dodd (Wal) 69 72 71 75, J Edfors (Swe) 71 71 74 71, P Uihlein (USA) 71 71 68 77, J Makitalo (Fin) 72 70 72 73,
288 M Simonsen (Den) 71 71 74 72, P Edberg (Swe) 69 73 68 78, E Molinari (Ita) 73 69 70 76,
289 S Hutsby (Eng) 74 68 72 75, C Del Moral (Esp) 66 75 70 78,
292 D Fichardt (RSA) 68 74 77 73,
297 N Kristensen (Den) 73 68 77 79
