Martin Laird
- January 4, 2024
- Golfer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Martin Laird |
| Occupation | Golfer |
| Date Of Birth | Dec 29, 1982(1982-12-29) |
| Age | 42 |
| Birthplace | Glasgow |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth City | Scotland |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Martin Laird Biography
| Name | Martin Laird |
| Birthday | Dec 29 |
| Birth Year | 1982 |
| Place Of Birth | Glasgow |
| Home Town | Scotland |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Spouse | Meagan Franks |
| Children(s) | Jack Andrew |
Martin Laird is one of the most popular and richest Golfer who was born on December 29, 1982 in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. Martin Laird (born 29 December 1982) is a Scottish professional golfer playing in the PGA Tour. He has been a winner of three PGA Tour events in his career, including in the Arnold Palmer Invitational in 2011. Prior to when Russell Knox earned his card through his 2011, Nationwide Tour, Laird was the sole Scottish golfer to play on the PGA Tour.
In 2005, he was full-time for his Nationwide Tour. The tour was not as successful, however. with his best finish of 18th place in 19 events. The earnings of $18,488 putting him at 156th on the list of money earned by the Nationwide Tour.
He qualified for the 2007 U.S. Open, his first major, but scored 76 and 79 and didn’t make the cut. He ended the year at 251 in the Official World Golf Rankings.
In 2007 he again played on the Nationwide Tour, playing a total of 27 events. He won the Athens Regional Foundation Classic in April, earning him $90,000 and then finished tied 3rd in the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship. His $252,679 earnings placed him 13th place on the Nationwide Tour’s money list, to earn his PGA Tour card for 2008.
After college, he became a professional. He was the winner of his second professional event at that of the Denver Open, winning $12,000. In 2004, he participated in only one Nationwide Tour event, the Envirocare Utah Classic, but didn’t make it to the final cut. The end of 2004 saw He was selected for the last stage of the Qualifying School of the PGA Tour. He finished with 1 over par to tie for 96th and 18 shots ahead of the winner and his fellow Brit, Brian Davis. This earned Laird an indefinite classification for his 2005 Nationwide tour.
Martin Laird Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Golfer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Martin Laird is one of the richest Golfer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Martin Laird 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Laird was 95th overall in the current FedEx Cup standings. He performed well during The Barclays tournament, the first FedEx Cup playoff event, at the Ridgewood Country Club in late August. After three rounds of 65, 67, and 69 He held a three shot lead. After making birdies on the first two holes, he went 7,5 and dropped 3 shots on the following two holes. The 17th hole, where he birdied which he sunk from 7 feet gave him a one-stroke advantage against Matt Kuchar and meant he required par to the 18th hole to be victorious. He smashed the green in two strokes, but then he putted 3 at 30 yards, again not putting in a 7-foot hole that could have taken him to victory by itself, and ended up in the same hole as Kuchar. Kuchar made birdie on the first hole in the playoffs, the 18th, following a dramatic rebound shot off the rough to his left that was two feet away from the pin. Laird playing in the right rough off the tee, made it to the green, but made an extremely long birdie shot that failed to make. The second-place finish netted Laird $810,000. He was third in the updated FedEx Cup standings, and increased his world rating by 120 points to reach a personal record of 61.
In 2000 at the age of 17 , and receiving the support from College Prospects of America, Laird left for America. United States to take up an academic golf scholarship at Colorado State University under head coach Jamie Bermel. He was a member of the Colorado State Rams in the Mountain West Conference which had been created in 1999. In the span of four years, from 2000-01 until 2003-04, he took home four individual championships in college tournaments. The wins came in the Mountain West Conference Men’s Golf Championship (1 May 2002), El Diablo Intercollegiate (16 March 2003), Ping Golf Cougar Classic (26 April 2003) and Border Olympics (2 April 2004). In his final three years the golfer was chosen as among the All Mountain West Conference Selections. He earned his master’s degree in marketing in 2004.
During 2006 Laird won the San Juan Open and a tournament on the Gateway Tour, a third tier tour, at The Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa in Arizona. He did not play on the Nationwide Tour but, as in 2004, he qualified for the final stage of the PGA Tour Qualifying School. His 2 under par total left him tied for 64th place, giving him full status on the Nationwide Tour for 2007.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 2 in |
Martin Laird height 6 ft 2 in Martin weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Martin Laird Dating?
According to our records, Martin Laird married to Meagan Franks. As of December 1, 2023, Martin Laird’s is not dating anyone.
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Later in 2009, Laird won the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in a three-man playoff for his first PGA Tour win, securing his Tour card for 2010 and 2011. He took the first prize of $756,000 and jumped from 134th to 62nd on the money list. By winning that tournament he became the first Scot to win a PGA Tour event in America since Sandy Lyle won the 1988 Masters Tournament, and the first Scotsman to win any PGA Tour event since Paul Lawrie’s 1999 Open Championship triumph. Laird became the highest ranked Scot in the Official World Golf Rankings, his ranking rising from 237 to 108. The victory also gave him qualification for his first WGC event, the 2009 WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, where he finished tied for 54th place.
Facts & Trivia
Martin Ranked on the list of most popular Golfer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Martin Laird celebrates birthday on December 29 of every year.
On 26 May, Laird secured a place at the 2009 Open Championship after making it through the American qualifier in Texas. He shot rounds of 67 and 65 to share the third spot. In the tournament itself, he scored 74 and 72 to miss the cut by two strokes. The previous week he had finished 10th in the Scottish Open, his first professional tournament in his native Scotland.
Top Facts about Martin Laird
- Martin Laird is a Scottish professional golfer.
- He was born on December 29, 1982 in Glasgow, Scotland.
- Laird turned pro in 2004 and joined the PGA Tour in 2008.
- He has won three PGA Tour events: the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (2009, 2010) and the Arnold Palmer Invitational (2011).
- Laird has also played on the European Tour and has one win at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open (2011).
- His career earnings on the PGA Tour exceed $17 million.
- Laird’s highest world ranking was No. 21 in March 2012.
- He attended Colorado State University and was a two-time All-American.
- In his amateur career, he won the Scottish Boys Championship twice.
- Laird is known for his powerful driving ability off the tee.
How much has Martin Laird won?
Martin Laird
Personal information
The Open Championship| T44: 2013
Is Martin Laird in the Masters?
After a long absence of eight years Scotland’s Martin Laird will now tee-up in the 2021 Masters.
What nationality is Martin Laird?
Scottish
What age is Martin Laird?
39 years (December 29, 1982)
What clubs does Martin Laird use?
His irons go from four-iron down to pitching wedge and they are all Srixon Z785’s. He then uses three Cleveland wedges, the first of which is an RTX-3 Raw with 52 degrees of loft. The other two are RTX-4 Raw’s with 56 and 60 degrees of loft.