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2025 was an outstanding season for Laurie Canter on the DP World Tour. With one win, two runner-ups, and two third-place finishes, he dominated the fairways. That was enough for him to get a great finish on the R2DR leaderboard. But the Englishman shared how he wasn’t that happy with the rewards in Europe when he initially started playing there.
In an interview with Today’s Golfer, Canter told Ben Parsons, “I’ve always felt so lucky to play professional golf since 2011, even when I was playing on the EuroPro and the Sunshine Tours. Even those experiences – I wasn’t earning a living – but I had amazing fun and I felt lucky to be there.”
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Canter turned pro in 2011. That’s when he started playing in what is now known as the Hotel Planner Tour. He was only 22 then, and it took a while for him to find his footing. It wasn’t until 2016 that he finally earned his way into the DP World Tour. But it wasn’t until he joined LIV Golf that he started gaining some serious experience.
“LIV really accelerated my learning, but probably took a lot of that pressure I was feeling off. I had that period and it was almost like I was able to discover stuff about my game that I hadn’t before.”
Since 2022, Canter has spent only a year away from LIV Golf. That was when he got relegated from the PIF-funded promotion in 2024 and dominated the DP World Tour in 2025. His efforts helped him earn a PGA Tour membership. But he rejected the opportunity and instead chose to go back to LIV Golf. That’s probably because of his fond memories of playing with the league.
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Interestingly, Canter’s short stint at LIV Golf has already been quite fruitful for him.
How much has Laurie Canter made during his time at LIV Golf?
Despite being an English golfer originating from Europe, Laurie Canter never found much success in the DP World Tour. It was only recently that he actually started winning titles there.
After spending eight years on the Tour, Canter won his first title, the European Open, in 2024. He followed that up with his second win in 2025, the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship. That was the extent of his victories in that part of the world.
The lack of success for a decade also meant that he was not able to earn much there. Canter only managed to earn $6.92 million during his time on the DP World Tour.
However, his two full seasons in LIV Golf have been far more fruitful. He didn’t win once in the Saudi-based league. But the Englishman was still able to earn a total of $5,959,550. That’s just a million less than what he earned in the DP World Tour in 10 seasons. Just goes to show how much more lucrative LIV Golf has been for him. It also justifies why he chose to go back to LIV Golf instead of accepting his PGA Tour membership.
