Scotland’s Paul Lawrie has said ‘No’ to his two boys attending next month’s Ryder Cup.
Lawrie has cemented his place in the European Team, and also ended a 13-year appearance drought, courtesy of Sergio Garcia capturing Monday’s conclusion to the rain-affected Wyndham Championship.
It means Lawrie cannot be outed from his place in the top-10 when qualification ends this Sunday at both the Johnnie Walker Championship and the PGA Tour’s Barclays Championship.
Paul Lawrie is not taking his golf mad two sons to the Ryder Cup.
But while Lawrie will be the oldest competitor at Medinah he will be travelling to the Windy City without sons, 17-year old Craig and 13-year old Michael.
“Marian (wife) and I both felt because it’s so busy, and A, you’re not going to see anything; and B, if Marian is walking with the other wife who I am playing with, who is going to look after the boys behind the ropes,” said Lawrie.
“It’s not an environment for a 13-year old boy to be at a Ryder Cup away from home.
“It will be different in two years time here at Gleneagles watching and spectating, but in America, not sure if that’s the right thing for the boys so they are going to stay home and watch it on telly.
“I think they were both expecting they were going to be fair, but they are nae.”
Lawrie has often singled out his two sons as pivotal to resurgence in his own form.
When home in Aberdeen, Lawrie would play social rounds at the local Deeside course, and it was only when beaten for a first time by Craig, he realised he needed to improve his own game.
Lawrie’s push to a return to the Ryder Cup side began late last year with a second place finish in the European Tour season-ending Dubai World Championship.
The effort saw Lawrie jump 76 places to 87th in the World Rankings.
He returned to competition in January produced an unprecedented run of five top-10s in succession leading up to early February when Lawrie captured a second Qatar Masters win.
Lawrie’s effort in Doha then saw him move to 43rd in the world and the first time inside the top-50 since 2003.
And by being inside the top-50 the doors were flung wide open for Lawrie to tee up in the four Majors and the three World Golf Championship events.
