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Craig Lawrie, the elder son of Ryder Cup star and major winner Paul, has joined the professional ranks. His first tournament will be tomorrow at the North East Alliance.

The announcement was made this morning at the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre in Aberdeen. Below is the press release issued by Paul Lawrie Golf on behalf of Craig Lawrie.

CRAIG LAWRIE, PROFESSIONAL GOLFER – PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT

Today at the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre in Aberdeen, Craig Lawrie, elder son of the 1999 Open Champion, announced that he will take the leap to join the Professional ranks with immediate effect.

He will be supported by three principal sponsors – Aberdeen Asset Management, Hunting Energy (both of whom are also long-term supporters of Paul) & M I Swaco, part of the Schlumberger group.  Craig Lawrie will be attached to the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre and represent the facility where he practices.  He will play Titleist equipment and golf balls whilst wearing Oakley apparel.

Following an amateur career in which he won the North East (Scotland) District Youths in 2012 and finished 10th on the 2013 SGU Order of Merit in the same year that he became the Junior Champion at his home Club (Deeside), Craig, who plays off a handicap of +1, has taken the decision to test himself on the Professional circuit.

Initially Craig’s schedule will consist of a mixture of events on the Europro, EPD & Alps Tours and will be managed by 4SPORTS, the same agency that represents Paul.

On his decision to follow in the footsteps of his father, Craig Lawrie said:  “I’m excited to test my game at a new level of competition.  I feel like I’ve really improved in the last 6-12 months and the experience I’ve gained playing with dad in practice rounds as well as at his Invitational event in September and alongside Peter Baker in the British Par 3 Championships will all help when I tee up in my first event as a Professional.  I know how difficult it will be and how high the standard is at the top level but I am prepared to work hard and see what comes.”

Craig is certainly a better golfer at this stage than I was at 18.

Paul commented: “It will be really interesting to see how Craig gets on.  I’ve always encouraged both of our boys to play the game but never pushed them in one direction or another.  Craig is certainly a better golfer at this stage than I was at 18.  It’s well known that I turned Pro playing off 5, so, looking at it purely on these terms, he’s much better than I was when I made the transition.  There’s a huge leap from amateur golf to making a living from the game”.

Craig Lawrie will make his debut as a Professional Golfer at McDonald, Ellon Golf Club tomorrow (30th October) at 10.03am when he tees off with fellow Foundation Professionals Jordan Findlay, Kris Nicol & Philip McLean in the North East Alliance.

Craig Lawrie Amateur Career Record

* 2013 Junior Club Champion – Deeside Golf Club

* 2013 Deeside Mens Strokeplay Champion – Deeside Golf Club

* 2013 British Par 3 – Amateur Champion

* 2013 Paul Lawrie Foundation Matchplay Champion

* 2013 10th on SGU OOM

* 2012 North East District Youths Champion 2012

You can follow Craig Lawrie on Twitter @CraigLawrie95

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Bryce Ritchie is the Editor of bunkered and, in addition to leading on content and strategy, oversees all aspects of the brand. The first full-time journalist employed by bunkered, he joined the company in 2001 and has been editor since 2009. A member of Balfron Golfing Society, he currently plays off nine and once got a lesson from Justin Thomas’ dad.

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