Peter is back in his adopted State of Florida this week for the third to last event on the Nationwide Tour schedule, the Miccosukee Championship at the Miccosukee Golf and Country Club in Miami.

Following what was an encouraging best Nationwide Tour finish of the year last week in Chattanooga, Peter heads into this week's event with a lot more confidence given the improvement in all aspects of his game which even includes his putttng: "I am still a little dodgy over the short ones with the short putter but I am definitely holing more longer putts," said Peter on Monday referring to his recent switch to the short putter. 

While the main aim over the next two events is to force his way into the top 60 who will play the season ending Tour Championship in two weeks time and thus open the opportunity for a late bid for the top 25 on the money list, there are other moneylist milestones for Peter which are also important. 

Full exemption on the 2012 Nationwide Tour comes from finishing inside the top 60 on the money list, access to the Final Stage of the PGA Tour School comes as a result of finishing between 26th and 40th and a place on the 2012 PGA Tour is the reward for those inside the top 25.

While there is still a lot of work for Peter to do to reach any of those milestones his improvement to 85th last week has assisted his cause and with the knowledge that his game is improving each and every week the possibilities are still wide open.  

Update Wed 13th

"The course this week is a pretty good one and If the wind blows it will be quite the test," said Peter on Wednesday.

"I have spent a lot of time on the putting and chipping green and I think I am on the right track.The greens are quite grainy so will be a big test for me.

"I was fairly happy with last week but it would be very good for the confidence if I could string a couple of good tournaments in a row.

"Top 60 on the Order of Merit would be great as it would allow me to come back and play Australia.That would be the best present of all."

Peter has finished in a share of 10^th position at this week’s Children’s Hospital Classic on the Nationwide Tour, the highlight coming in round three when he produced his best round of the year, an eight under par 64.

Peter started the final round in Chattanooga in a share of 5^th position but after a good start faltered in the middle of the round before a last hole birdie saw him finish in a share of 10^th.

The US$12,500 cheque has moved Peter to 85^th position on the money list an improvement of 16 positions.

“It was definitely closer today,” said Peter after his round. “I had a three putt on eleven which hurt and then hit a pretty good shot into the 14th and made a bogey. I had half a club too much.

“The 15^th was just a poor shot-more in disbelief of what I had done the hole before.

 “I still need to do a bit of work on my short putts(with the short putter) but all in all it was a pretty good week.

 “The Bulldogs for premiers for 2013”

 There are now three more events on this year’s Nationwide Tour schedule although in order for Peter to play the final of those, the Tour Championship, he will likely need another US$50,000 in the next two events.

 That task starts this coming week with the Miccosukee Championship in Miami followed by the Winn Dixie Jacksonville Open at Ponte Vedra Beach.

A third round of 64, the best of the day at the Black Creek Mountain Club in Chattanooga in Tennessee, has moved Peter within five shots of John Mallinger's lead at the Chidren's Hospital Classic.

A stretch of eight birdies in eleven holes was interrupted by just one bogey and a birdie at his final hole of the day capped off a round which saw him move from 27th to share 5th position heading into tomorrow's final round.

There had been evidence during Friday's second round that things were on the improve. "I played really well and actually hit a truckload of really good putts that didn't go in but hopefully they will today," said Peter before he headed for today's round.

The round was Peter's best of the year and follows some encouraging signs in recent weeks.

After what had been a solid start to the WNB Classic in Midland in Texas, Peter faded over the weekend to finish well back in 61st position after weekend rounds of 71 and 76.

Peter stays in 101st position on the money list and with just four events remaining before the Nationwide Tour winds up this season he knows what he needs to do to reach certain moneylist milestones.

Importantly he needs perhaps as much as $55,000 to ensure he earns a place in the Tour Championship and if he is to avoid Stage Two at Tour School he will need to be inside the top 40 at season's end.

 Of course the key target is the top 25 and in order to be there he will likely need to win another US$130,000 or more by the completion of Tour Championship.

Peter tees it up at this week's Children's Hospital Classic at the Black Creek Golf Club in Chattanooga in Tennessee.

He is also an alternate for this week's Frys.com event on the PGA Tour in California, in fact in the most recent rundown he has moved to 1st alternate.