Laurie Canter
| Laurie Canter | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Laurence Richard Canter |
| Born | 3 November 1989 Bath, Somerset, England |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2011 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour PGA EuroPro Tour |
| Highest ranking | 81 (16 January 2022)[1] (as of 3 November 2024) |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T37: 2017 |
Laurence Richard Canter (born 3 November 1989) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Amateur career
Canter had a successful year in 2010, winning the South African Amateur Championship and playing in the St Andrews Trophy and Eisenhower Trophy. He was also part of the England team that won the European Amateur Team Championship that year and he also qualified for the 2010 Open Championship. He won the 2011 Spanish Amateur Open Championship.[2]
Professional career
Canter turned professional in 2011, after winning the Spanish Amateur Open Championship.[2] He played on the Challenge Tour from 2011 to 2013 before dropping down to the Pro Golf Tour in 2014 and 2015.
Canter has an unusual records of qualifying for the European Tour through Q-school, four separate times. He qualified in 2015, 2016 and 2017 but failed to regain his place on the tour on each occasion. After a season returning to the Challenge Tour, he finished tied for 5th in the 2019 European Tour Qualifying School to gain a place on the European Tour for 2020.[2] 2020 proved to be more successful than his previous attempts on the tour. He had his first top-10 finish in the Hero Open and followed this with a tie for 5th place in the ISPS Handa Wales Open and runner-up finishes in the Portugal Masters and the Italian Open.[2][3]
Amateur wins
- 2010 South African Amateur Championship
- 2011 Spanish International Amateur Championship
Playoff record
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | KPMG Trophy | Dale Whitnell
|
Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T37 | ||||||
| PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2010
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2010 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing England): 2010
See also
- 2015 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2016 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2017 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2019 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
- ^ "Week 3 2022 Ending 16 Jan 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Player Profile Laurie Canter". European Tour. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Italian Open: Englishman Ross McGowan wins first title for 11 years". BBC Sport. 25 October 2020.
External links
- Laurie Canter at the European Tour official site
- Laurie Canter at the Official World Golf Ranking official site