Deyen Mitchell "Digger" Lawson (born 4 January 1991) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Asian Tour.
| Deyen Lawson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Deyen Mitchell Lawson |
| Nickname | Digger |
| Born | 7 January 1991 Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Residence | Gold Coast, Australia |
| Spouse |
Ali Orchard (m. 2022) |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2016 |
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour China Tour Asian Development Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2021 |
Early golf career
editLawson 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
editLawson 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.
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.
In 2023, Lawson competed on the Asian Development Tour, finishing 2nd in the order of merit to earn status to play on the 2024 Asian Tour.[9] This has enabled him to have full playing rights for 2024 season.
Professional wins (2)
editPGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Oct 2022 | Nexus Advisernet WA Open | −20 (62-63-64-71=260) | 2 strokes | Michael Sim
|
Asian Development Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Oct 2023 | Indo Masters Golf Invitational | −13 (71-67-65=260) | Playoff |  Charngtai Sudsom
|
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Deyen Lawson". CGA Tour. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Final Qualifying Stage Lumine 2018". European Tour. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Deyen Lawson hole-in-one at Alfred Dunhill Championship". European Tour. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Aussie Digger Lawson snags hole-in-one and a $250k BMW". Aussie Golfer. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Deyen Lawson fires second hole-in-one of season at Qatar Masters". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Race to Dubai 2019". European Tour. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Exemption Categories 2020". European Tour. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "ISPS HAnda PGA Tour of Australasia 2019". PGA Tour Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Double for Denwit in season-ending thriller". Asian Tour. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
External links
edit- Deyen Lawson at the European Tour official site
- Deyen Lawson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site