Playing in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions for the second time in three years, he broke par for the eighth consecutive round with a final-round, 6-under 67 to finish solo second, three shots back of winner Steve Stricker. The runner-up finish was the fourth of his career (2009 Reno-Tahoe Open, 2010 Barclays and 2010 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open).

Finished T5 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship after losing to Lee Westwood in the quarterfinals, 4 and 2. It marked his best finish and his second top 10 in a World Golf Championships event (T10 at the 2011 Cadillac Championship). Matched the best finish by a Scot in Accenture Match Play Championship history (Paul Lawrie T5 in 2001).

2011: Season highlighted by his second win in three seasons and career-best numbers in earnings (No. 23), top 10s (six) and top 25s (11).

Carried a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational and then posted a 3-over 75 to finish one stroke ahead of Steve Marino to win the Orlando-area tournament. His rollercoaster final round included three birdies, four bogeys, a double bogey and a two-putt for par from almost 87 feet on the 72nd hole for the win. The final-round 75 is the highest finish by a winner on the PGA TOUR since Trevor Immelman won the 2008 Masters Tournament with a 3-over 75. His score is the highest in a non-major since Peter Lonard won the 2005 Heritage with a 4-over 75. The Scot becomes the first European winner of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He is just the fourth international-born player to win, joining South African Ernie Els (1998 and 2010), Australian Rod Pampling (2006) and Vijay Singh of Fiji (2007). Recorded the 300th win on the PGA TOUR by a former Nationwide Tour player. He finished 74th in his only other start at the Arnold Palmer Invitational (2010).

In his third start of the season, posted a third-round, 7-under 64 at TPC Scottsdale en route to T3 honors at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

One of a PGA TOUR record nine players tied for the lead after the first round of the Northern Trust Open at 4-under. Finished T25.

Recorded a T10 finish at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship, his first top 10 in a World Golf Championships event.

Collected his third top 10 of the season at the Transitions Championship, finishing T5 at 10-under-par.

Birdied his final two holes Sunday of the Valero Texas Open to claim T9 honors, his fifth top-10 finish of the season. The top-10 performance tied his career-record for most in a season.

Topped that mark by notching his sixth such finish at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial (T10). 2010: Earned first trip to the TOUR Championship on the strength of a second-place finish at the first Playoffs event, The Barclays. Finished 11th in the final FedExCup standings.

Had a T4 finish at the season-opening SBS Championship, representing the best finish of the seven players making their first appearance at the event. Placed four strokes behind repeat winner Geoff Ogilvy.

Next top-10 finish came 13 starts later when four rounds in the 60s led to a T10 finish at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.

Led by three strokes through 54 holes at The Barclays, with rounds of 69-67-65. Holding a one-stoke lead on the final hole of regulation, 3-putted from 23 feet for a bogey to fall back into a playoff with Matt Kuchar, posting a final-round 71. On the first hole of sudden death Kuchar's 7-iron from 190 yards curled to 2 1/2 feet for birdie. Laird could not match the birdie, and he settled for a runner-up finish to move from No. 92 in the FedExCup Standings to No. 3. Finished 30th at the TOUR Championship in his first career start in the Atlanta event.

Held the 54-hole lead in defense of his first TOUR title at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open after opening 69-62-63. Posted a final-round 69 to force a playoff with Jonathan Byrd and Cameron Percy at 21-under-par 263. Bid for repeat in Las Vegas ended when Byrd made a hole-in-one on the fourth extra hole. After winning his first career playoff on TOUR in 2009 in Las Vegas, has dropped his last two playoffs. 2009: Won for the first time in his PGA TOUR career at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

After three top-10s in 2008 he posted his first top-10 of the season at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, a T2, holing a 5-foot putt for birdie at the 72nd hole. Finished third-round 66 in spectacular fashion posting birdie, birdie, birdie, eagle over last four holes. Ranked No. 3 in Driving Distance (344.1-yard average) and T4 in Fairways Hit (49/56 - 87.5 percent) for the week.

Won the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open for his first PGA TOUR title, beating George McNeill with a birdie on the third hole of a playoff in the Fall Series event. Closed with a 3-under 68 to match McNeill and former UNLV player Chad Campbell at 19-under 265. Campbell was eliminated on the second extra hole. Laird holed an 11-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th for the victory after McNeill, the 2007 winner, hit his approach near the greenside water hazard, then lipped out an 18-foot par putt. Earned $756,000 and a two-your TOUR exemption for the breakthrough victory at TPC Summerlin in his 53rd TOUR start. He jumped from 134th to 62nd on the money list with $1,271,254.

Finished the season at No. 65 on the money list. 2008: Made 20 of 29 cuts with three top-10 finishes in his rookie season on TOUR, landing in the 125th position in the final week.

Rookie birdied five consecutive holes on Sunday (Nos. 2-6) at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open on his way to a 6-under 66 and a T4 finish, his first career top-10.

Posted his second-consecutive T4 two weeks later at the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield CC in Greensboro, NC. Laird, who was the first-round co-leader with Bob Heintz after a 63, ended the week with another 7-under-par 63 in the final round.

Shot a final-round 67 to finish T7 at The Barclays.

Coached at Colorado State by Jamie Bermel, who was Masters champion Zach Johnson's coach at Drake University.

Played his first event as a professional in his native Scotland at the 2009 Scottish Open, shooting 65 in the first round and finishing 10th.