Martin Laird is from Glasgow, Scotland.
Martin Laird was born on the 29th of December 1982 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Has the flag of his home country, Scotland, on his golf belt, golf bag and golf balls.
He played his Junior golf at Kirkintilloch Golf Club and then moving to play his youth golf at Hilton Park Golf Club.
Martin originally started playing golf left-handed and later switched to playing right-handed.
As an amateur he won the 2003 Scottish Youths Championship.
He turned professional in 2004 and won his first PGA Tournament, the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, in 2009.
Martin was ranked in the top 20 for average driving distance from 2009-2011.
Martin Laird won the 2011 Arnold Palmer Invitational with a total score of 280 (-8). Runner up was Steve Marino one shot behine.
He won the 2013 Valero Texas Open with a total score of 274 (-14). Runer up was Rory McIlroy 2 shots behind.
He won the 2020 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open with a total score of 261 (-23). He defated Austin Cook and Matthew Wolff in a playoff.
He tied for 38th at the 2021 Masters and tied for 23rd at the 2021 PGA Championship.
Became an ambassador to ClubGolf in Scotland whose goal is to introduce golf to every Scottish child by age 9.
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