Senior goes distance but veteran falls short
PETER Senior says he couldn’t be happier to return to shorter courses and tournaments after showing he still has what it takes to match it with the best at the Australian PGA Championship.
Senior took it to the quality field at Royal Pines in his brief return from retirement but felt the fatigue set in towards the later stages of his first fourround tournament in 18 months.
The 58-year-old shot an even-par final round of 72 following a 67, 71 and 74 over the first three days of competition.
“I played very ordinary over the last couple of days,” Senior said.
“I got off to a good start but (yesterday) it was too tiring.
“There were a lot of early mornings and I don’t play that much golf now. I hung in there. I didn’t play too well but I enjoyed the week.
“It’s bit too long for me this course. I’m giving away 40 or 50 yards to these young guys so it’s hard for me to make a good score on this course.
“I was really happy I made four days.
“Nobody was really expecting me to make four days but I got off to a good start and played well the first couple of days. It was nice to actually feel like playing in a tournament again.”
Senior said apart from weary feet his body had held up well. But the Gold Coast golfer is looking forward to returning to the Legends Tour events.
“They are shorter courses for us which is good,” he said.
Senior said he will play in the Australian Legends Tour Championship, to be held at Byron Bay from December 8 to 10, before playing the Noosa Legends Pro-Am on December 12 at Noosa.