Peter Senior came ever so close to winning his first Champions Tour Major in the United States after losing the Regions Tradition, Shoal Creek in a playoff against Tom Lehman.
Senior climber his way to the top of the leaderboard in the final round with a superb 4-under par 68 to finish in a tie with Lehman on 13-under. Both players returned to the 18th hole for sudden-death, and after Lehman missed the green long it was Senior who had a chance to grab the victory with a 15ft birdie chance. The putt looked good all the way until narrowly sliding by the right edge of the hole. In a disappointing end to the tournament, Senior's 5ft par saving putt on the 2nd playoff hole lipped-out, giving Tom Lehman his 3rd win of the season.
It has been a terrific start to the 2011 season for Pete, this being his third Top 10 finish in six starts on the Champions Tour. His scoring average is an impressive 69.38 and he has yet to finish worse than 17th in any event. Senior is currently in 6th place on the Charles Schwab Cup standings.
Congratulations to Pete on his fine performance this season!
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