Paul Lawrie lands second Legends Tour title with Trevose triumph

Paul Lawrie led a Scottish 1-2 as he held off in-form compatriot Euan McIntosh to land a second Legends Tour title with an impressive victory in the European Legends Links Championship.

Hosted by Ian Woosnam at Trevose Golf & Country Club in Cornwall, Lawrie’s win in the event came seven days after he’d been pipped in a play-off in the Jersey Legends by Australian Richard Green.

The Aberdonian laid the foundations for his success with a brilliant opening 64 at the Padstow venue and led by two shots heading into the final round after adding a 71 on Saturday.

Battling gusty conditions throughout the final day, he signed off with a 70, having picked up four birdies in the first 10 holes, to win by three shots from McIntosh after he closed with a bogey-free 69.

“I played nice all week,” said Lawrie as he celebrated adding to his breakthrough win on the over-50s’ circuit in the 2019 Scottish Senior Open at Craigielaw.

“I played nice last week and really had a chance to win and that’s what you try to do. So, when you give yourself a bit of a lead, you’ve just to take the emotion out of it and have no ups and no downs, don’t get too excited, don’t get too angry, especially when the wind is like that. The attitude is very important.

“I just kept playing nicely and, though I was disappointed to three putt the last – my pace putting this week has been exceptional and then I battered the one at the last which is about right – I’m absolutely chuffed to bits.

“It’s always nice to win - that’s what you try to do. You try to give yourself a chance to win, no matter what level you’re playing at. Everyone’s here to win this week and only one person can, so it’s nice to be that person.”

Lawrie had his youngest son Michael, who has now