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Lawry Flynn
Flynn in action during the TPS Sydney event in February 2023
Personal information
Full nameLawry Flynn
NicknameLorry 🚛
Born (1998-03-04) March 4, 1998 (age 26)
Sporting nationalityAustralian
Career
Current tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia

Lawry Flynn (born 4 March 1998) is an Australian professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour of Australasia. His highest official world golf ranking was 774th in March of 2022[1]

Early golf career

Flynn started playing golf at the age of 9[2]. Hailing from Dalby in the Darling Downs region of south-west Queensland, the access to private golf clubs and academy programs as a junior was limited. The foundation of Flynn’s swing developed on the family farm in Dalby. With 500 acres of space, Flynn built two holes and his very own bunker.[3]

In 2017 Flynn won the 117th Malaysian Amateur Open. [4]


Professional career

Flynn made the decision to turn professional on the 9th of July 2021, winning on his debut at the Maroochy River Pro-Am on the PGA Tour of Australasia.[5]

Flynn shot a roundd of 62 (eight-under) in the third round of the Western Australian Open to earn a spot in the final group on Sunday and finished a tied fifth. [6][7]

Flynn equaled an Australiasian Tour record for the held by Paul Gow (2001 Canon Challenge), Ernie Els (2004 Heineken Classic), Alistair Presnell (2010 Victorian PGA) and broke the tournament record of 60 (11-under par) at Bonnie Doon Golf Club TPS Syndey, missing a birdie putt on the final hole to stand alone.[8]

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