Peter Senior will take a 3-shot lead going into the final round of the 2010 Handa Australian Senior open. Senior added a 2-under par 70 to his first round 65 to be at 9-under for the championship and 3 strokes clear of fellow Aussie Peter Fowler.
The lead could have been larger had it not been for two rare bogeys late in today's second round which will give hope to a suddenly hot chasing pack when it had once appeared gone.
"I played pretty good and had a lot of opportunities through the middle of the round," the Queenslander said. "I thought if I could pick up a couple (of birdies) around 10-13, I might spreadeagle the field and have a little bit of a coast tomorrow, but then a three-putt on 15 and a bogey from nowhere on 16 and it's still a contest."
Senior and Fowler have played many big tournaments together and Senior is convinced it would take something spectacular for one of them not to hold on today.
"Three shots is absolutely nothing. The guys at three under are really going to have to shoot a good score to get in front of myself and `Chooky' because I'm pretty sure that one of us will go ahead". Senior led by four shots heading into the final round of the Open last year at the same venue and was eventually beaten by Mike Harwood in a play-off. "It's there for me to win and there for me to lose ... but I don't want to let them in again" said Senior.
It has been a very consistent year for Senior who competed in his first season on the US Champions Tour in 2010, making the cut in all 25 events played and finishing top 25 in 18 of these tournaments. Senior ammassed US$821,666 in prizemoney in his rookie year on the Champions Tour, finishing 20th and securing his playing rights for the 2011 season.
Best of luck to Pete for tomorrow's final round!
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