According to Paul Lawrie's Twitter account, he will play the Volvo China Open (April 24-27) and The Championship in Korea (May 1-4). The event in China will be his first event in nearly three months after last playing at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic ending on February 2. Due to not being inside the world's top-50, he has not been eligible for the two World Golf Championships and chose not to play the European Tour events in Africa during that time. During his time off, he played in the North-east Alliance Championship, a Scottish mini-tour event (two rounds), shooting 65-73 to finish second. He also planned on playing the Trophée Hassan II, but attended his beloved Aberdeen FC's Scottish League Cup Final match instead. He's been working a lot on his putting, but not so much on his swing. He has been struggling with a neck injury that was bothering him when he played in Dubai. In terms of his goal of playing in this year's Ryder Cup, he's currently sitting 72nd on the European Points List and 86th on the World Points List, so he needs to get a move on. He will be playing a ton of golf from late April until late August, so this lengthy break might be a blessing in disguise. There will be plenty of opportunities for him to gain valuable points for this season's biennial competition at Gleneagles in Perthshire, Scotland (September 26-28).
Lawrie's projected schedule leading up to the final qualifying event for the 2014 Ryder Cup (Italian Open):
Volvo China Open (April 24-27)
The Championship (May 1-4)
Open de España (May 15-18)
BMW PGA Championship (May 22-25)
Nordea Masters (May 29-June 1)
U.S. Open (June 12-15)*must pre-qualify
The Irish Open (June 19-22)
BMW International Open (June 26-29)
Alstom Open de France (July 3-6)
Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open (July 10-13)
143rd Open Championship (July 17-20)
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational (July 21-August 3)*must meet qualification guidelines
U.S. PGA Championship (August 7-10)*must be inside the top-100 in the world rankings
D+D REAL Czech Masters (August 21-24)
Italian Open (August 28-31)
