Deyen Lawson

Deyen Michell "Digger" Lawson (born 4 January 1991) is an Australian professional golfer playing on the European Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia.

Deyen Lawson
Personal information
Full nameDeyen Mitchell Lawson
NicknameDigger
Born (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Nationality Australia
ResidenceGold Coast, Australia
SpouseAli Orchard (engaged)
Career
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)China Tour

Early golf career

Lawson started playing golf at the age of 10. In 2017, he completed a golf professional trainee-ship at Curlewis Golf Club in Geelong, Australia.[1]

Professional career

Lawson earned a place on the PGA Tour of Australasia in 2016. In 2017 he was runner-up in the Northern Territory PGA Championship, and in early 2018 he was a runner-up in the NZ PGA Championship. In late 2018, he attended the European Tour Qualifying Tour school for the second time. He finished tied for 13th at the final stage, gaining a full time playing card for 2019 season.[2]

In the first half of his debut season on the European Tour, Lawson had the unusual achievement of two holes-in-one. The first happened at Alfred Dunhill Championship in December 2018.[3][4] For his effort, Lawson won a BMW 8 Series worth around A$250,000. He scored his second ace at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in March 2019.[5] Both aces Lawson used an eight iron.

Deyen Lawson wins BMW 850i at 2018 Alfred Dunhill Championship

Lawson finished 187th on the European Tour Race to Dubai rankings for 2019.[6] He returned to European Tour Q school and gained limited playing membership rights (exemption category 22) for the 2020 season by making the cut at the final stage.[7]

Lawson finished 17th on the PGA Tour of Australasia 2019 Order of Merit from just six starts.[8] This included two top-10 finishes; tied runner-up at the Queensland PGA Championship and tied for 10th place at the Australian Open.

References
  1. "Deyen Lawson". CGA Tour. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. "Final Qualifying Stage Lumine 2018". European Tour. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. "Deyen Lawson hole-in-one at Alfred Dunhill Championship". European Tour. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. "Aussie Digger Lawson snags hole-in-one and a $250k BMW". Aussie Golfer. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. "Deyen Lawson fires second hole-in-one of season at Qatar Masters". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  6. "Race to Dubai 2019". European Tour. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  7. "Exemption Categories 2020". European Tour. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  8. "ISPS HAnda PGA Tour of Australasia 2019". PGA Tour Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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