Peter has produced a strong weekend at the Victorian Open, his final two rounds a combined seven under on the testing Spring Valley layout moving him to a share of 4th position at the completion of the event.
"I had a great chance to put in a low one today," said Peter this evening. "Three putting the 13th and 16th then dropping a shot from just 100 yards or so out at the last left a bit of a nasty taste in the mouth but overall the week was ok."
After an early bogey yesterday, Peter produced eleven birdies over the weekend and now heads to Kingston Heath on Tuesday for the Australasian version of International Final Qualifying at this year's Open Championship to be staged at Royal Lytham & St Annes in Blackpool.
At Final Qualifying 47 players will tee it up over 36 holes chasing one of the three places available at the Open Championship.
Second round 74 sees Peter lose ground
Written by Bruce Young
Friday, 06 January 2012
A second round of 74 at the Victorian Open at Spring Valley Golf Club in Melbourne has seen Peter slip well of the pace.
After his opening round of 70 on Thursday Peter played in the afternoon group on day two and after dropping two shots in his first three holes he fought his way back with birdies at the downhill par three 10th and the reachable par five 12th.
"I thought when I birdied the 12th to get back to even par for the tournament that if I could pick up a couple more coming in then I would be in good shape as the course was tricky this afternoon. Instead I went the other way. I came up short at the 16th and was unable to get up and down then drove it in the bunker at the 17th which was a genuine birdie chance.
"I then three putted the last so it was a disappointing and frustrating day that's for sure.
"We all play early tomorrow so hopefully I can get something going and work my way back into it but clearly Mike Hendry is seemingly playing another golf course at present."
Peter quickly back into action
Written by Bruce Young
Monday, 02 January 2012
Following a few weeks at home, enjoying what Sydney has to offer over the Xmas and New Year period, Peter is off to Melbourne this week for the Victorian Open at the Spring Valley Golf Club, an oustanding but often overlooked layout amongst the famed sandbelt.
"I have played quite a bit over the last couple of weeks," said Peter on New Year's day after celebrating the arrival of 2012 with friends at his apartment on Sydney's Harbour.
"I have not hit a lot of balls but have actually played a lot and feel very happy with the way I am hitting the ball. I have not played Spring Valley before but have heard a lot about it and from what I hear it is a very good course so am looking forward to getting down there.
"I am keen to play as much as I can in the lead up to my return to the Nationwide Tour where I hope to get starts in some of the early events although at this stage I am still unsure exactly which ones they will be.
"The qualifying for the Open Championship at Kingston Heath on January 10th and 11th is now on my schedule as even though only three get through it is a good opportunity to try and get a start at Royal Lytham & St Annes.
Peter looks back at season 2011
Written by Bruce Young
Saturday, 24 December 2011
On Christmas Eve of 2011 Peter took the chance to chat with Bruce Young about the year, analyse the
season and look ahead as to what we may expect in 2012.
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photo; Peter playing the 2011 J.B. Were Masters - Bruce Young
Encouraging signs in Melbourne
Written by Bruce Young
Sunday, 18 December 2011
Peter has finished in a share of 9th position at the J.B. Were Masters at the Victoria Golf Club in Melbourne.
A final round of 2 over 73 saw Peter slip from his share of 6th overnight to his final position. A bogey at this very first hole of round four at the reachable par four 1st got things off to a bad start although in the blustery conditions Peter fought back well with a birdie at the 7th.
A poor tee shot at the 9th cost him a bogey but when he holed a lengthy birdie putt at the 10th he was back at 7 under and inside the top five.
The reachable par four 15th proved costly when he took bogey and he then missed from 15 feet at the 16th and dropped a shot at the 17th after what had been a great tee shot.
While there was disappointment on not capitalising on his good start to the week there was a lot to be encouraged by in Peter's effort and he heads to a Xmas New Year break feeling a little better about his game than has been the case for a while.
Peter and I will share a few moments in an audio dicussion about the year later this week but his next tournament outing is yet to be confirmed although in terms of his Nationwide Tour schedule next year it is likely to be the in Colombia in early February subject to him gaining a start.
