In 2023 Paul Lawrie was estimated to have a net worth of around $5 million.
Paul Stewart Lawrie was born on the 1st of January 1969 in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Paul Lawrie won 1 Major Championship and a total of 8 European Tour events.
Lawrie's 1999 Open Championship victory at Carnoustie, where he came back from 10 shots behind in the final round, earned him a winner's cheque of approximately **£350,000**. However, the subsequent endorsements and career opportunities were estimated to be worth at least **£5 million** (in early 2000s values).
Paul Lawrie won around $1.5 Million in prize money on the PGA Tour.
Lawrie has also ventured into various business opportunities, such as golf course design, a golf academy, and real estate investments, which have contributed to his financial growth.
He was a columnist for bunkered golf magazine between 1999 and 2004.
He was a two-time Ryder Cup player (1999 and 2012). He was part of the "Miracle at Medinah" in 2012, where his decisive 5&3 Singles victory over Brandt Snedeker was a key point in Europe's historic comeback win.
Since turning 50, Lawrie has continued to earn prize money on the Legends Tour (formerly Staysure Tour/European Senior Tour), winning the Scottish Senior Open in 2019 and securing the Rookie of the Year award that same season.
In 2019 he sold his Aberdeen mansion for almost £2 million.
He founded the Paul Lawrie Foundation in March 2001.
He owns and operates a golf centre and academy in Aberdeen.
He founded and operates the Tartan Pro Tour, a professional golf tour based in Scotland that offers opportunities for young pros.
He has invested in real estate (selling his Aberdeen mansion for nearly £2 million in 2019) and owns the golf brand Cardinal Golf.
The aim of the Foundation is to get as many young people playing golf as possible. The foundation has a variety of different levels and offers children the chance to: experience the game, improve their skills, ease the transition from participation to the club environment, play to the best of their ability or interest and to have fun playing golf.
“It was soon after winning The 1999 Open that I began to seriously consider what I could put back into the game and came up with the Paul Lawrie Foundation. It has grown over the years and I am proud of what we’ve all achieved.” – Paul Lawrie
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