Peter plays his fourth Canadian Open this week when he tees it up at the Jack Nicklaus designed Glen Abbey Golf Club in Mississaugua near Toronto.
After a disppointing third round had seen him miss the last day in Milwaukee last week under the MDF rule, Peter looks to continue the progress he has made in recent weeks, a run that has seen him make his last five cuts. Given his earlier form this season it is a significant turnaround. His task now is to step it up another level in the search for a big finish.
"I haven't played Glen Abbey before although it looks really nice," said Peter on Tuesday evening. "I arrived tonight and will play the pro am tomorrow. Overall I am pretty happy with the way things have been
going. I have had my chipping back for two weeks and it is only improving. Last week put a softer shaft in my driver and I thought
it went well. I got the ball in the air quicker and it definitely went further."
I am looking forward to the next 3 weeks.
Peter has an 8.20 tee time on day one when he will play with Mathias Gronberg and Webb Simpson.
Peter loses chance of final round improvement
Written by Bruce Young
Monday, 20 July 2009
Peter has made the cut at the US Bank Championship but has fallen victim to the MDF rule where a player who is not high enough placed in the tournament after 54 holes misses the chance to play the final round when field restrictions apply.
Peter's third round of 3 over par 73 would see him eliminated from the tournament although he will still earn a cheque for making the 36 hole cut.
Peter will now play the Canadian Open at Glen Abbey just outside of Toronto as he looks for that one big finish to improve his chances of retaining his PGA Tour status.
Peter scrapes through in Milwaukee
Written by Bruce Young
Saturday, 18 July 2009
Peter has just made the cut at the US Bank Championship, holing a five foot putt at his final hole of the day to sneak inside the 1 over par cut mark.
An opening round of 72 at the event in Milwaukee had Peter needing something better in round two if he was to be around for the weekend. A bogey at his 5th hole did not make things any easier but a delighful pitch to the short par four 17th (his 8th hole of the day) set up a birdie to move back to even par for the day.
Peter still needed one more birdie and that would come at his 11th hole when he hit an approach from 130 yards to 6 feet and converted.
While it is not the start he was looking for, Peter has retained a chance to play the weekend for the fifth consecutive week, turning around a horror start to the season.
Peter looks to continue progress in Milwaukee
Written by Bruce Young
Thursday, 16 July 2009
Peter is in Milwaukee this week for the US Bank Championship. While his game is not yet at the level he wants it to be there is little doubt of the progress he has made in recent weeks and this event offers another opportunity for that progress to continue.
"It is starting to get better," said Peter after last week's event in Silvis where he recorded his best finish of the season when 15th. "I actually started chipping
better and had a few good chances to have a really good finish."
Peter has played this event on only one previous occasion that coming last year when after a promising opening round of 67 he missed the cut.
A tee time of 8.25 on day one will assist Peter's cause when he tees it up with Brett Quigley and Charles Warren.
Best finish of season at John Deere
Written by Bruce Young
Monday, 13 July 2009
Peter has recorded his best finish of the season when 15th at the John Deere Classic in Silvis in Illinois. A final round of 67 on a day where he and the rest of the field were forced to play 36 holes improved Peter's third round position by seven places and he now heads to next week's US Bank Championship in Milwaukee satisfied with the progress he has made in recent weeks.
It was Peter's fourth cut made in succession and importantly there was improvement in many of his stats this week. With the third and fourth rounds being played on Sunday, Peter was quickly out of the blocks on Sunday morning when he birdied the first five holes and when he added another at the eighth he had moved to 12 under for the tournament and was very much in contention.
Peter stumbled when he missed the green left at the par four 11th and took four to get down, his back nine of 38 spoiling what had been such a promising start.
Out again quickly for the final round, Peter again made a fast start with two quick birdies before a bogey at the 6th cost him momentum. He would add three further birdies however and although he could not convert a couple of late chances it was nevertheless a particularly encouraging week.
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