Age Doesn't Matter

http://www.pgatour.com/2010/r/12/12/aussie-pga-monday.ap/index.html

Senior defeats Ogilvy in playoff at Australian PGA championship

COOLUM, Australia (AP) -- Australia's Peter Senior won the rain-delayed Australian PGA on Monday, beating Geoff Ogilvy with a par on the second hole of a playoff to become the oldest player to win a major professional tournament in Australia.

The 51-year-old Senior, a regular on the Champions Tour, made a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole in regulation for a 1-under 71 to match Ogilvy, the Australian Open winner last week in Sydney, at 12-under 276. Ogilvy finished with a 66.

Both players parred the 18th hole on the first hole of the playoff, and Ogilvy three-putted for a bogey on the second extra hole to give Senior his third Australian PGA title.

"What a great way to finish the year," Senior said. "Geoff hit a pretty indifferent iron shot into 18, and we all know how difficult it is to get down from that area. But I would have rather made my (birdie) putt instead of Geoff three-putting, but that's what happens."

Ogilvy said he was disappointed with the finish but not with his play overall in the past two weeks.

"That's the best way I've finished a year in a long time," Ogilvy said. "But to be honest, I never really felt that I was in this tournament until Sunday. And I never thought my 12 under would hold up for a playoff."

Ogilvy had to wait at least an hour -- "I hit a lot of balls on the range" -- between his finish and Senior completing his round in the final pairing.

Twenty-four players finished the round Monday after heavy rain delayed play Sunday.

Australians Nick O'Hern (69), Peter Fowler (71) and Andre Stolz (71) tied for third at 11 under. Stolz bogeyed the 18th after hitting his tee shot into the water.

American Bobby Gates, who led by a stroke after the third round, bogeyed two of his final nine holes Monday and finished with a 74, leaving him two strokes out of the playoff

Ogilvy resumed play Monday on the 14th hole, and birdied that hole and No. 16. Senior, ahead by one when play resumed, bogeyed his first hole of the day -- the 10th -- after his tee shot in pouring rain Sunday left him in the trees.

Defending champion Robert Allenby finished four strokes back after a 70.

Gates, playing the Coolum course for the first time, tried to be diplomatic Sunday when play was called despite a tough officiating decision that had forced him to hit an awkward shot out of a bunker that was nearly flooded by rain. He ended up bogeying the hole.

"I've never played where it's gotten to this point before, but I understand they want to try to get it in," Gates said.

Senior, who said he felt Gates got a bad decision on his bunker shot, said the last three holes that he and Gates played were extremely difficult, and "the 10th tee was actually underwater when we got there."

"I was just a little disappointed that the round wasn't called a little earlier," Senior said. "A lot of guys were suffering out there, not so much with the rain, but when the fairways become so water-logged that you can't actually hit golf shots that's when it should be called. ... Poor old Bobby Gates. The bunker was just riddled with water on the ninth hole there and had to play his shot and he could have made 4 if he just putted the hole. But when the course is unplayable, the day should be called and that's it."

so true. ppl older than me kick my ass all the time....

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

so true. ppl older than me kick my ass all the time....

Yah, i am older than you..... fitness wise also lousier than you....

maybe i can get an edge with u if we play walking course?

i got idea for 3rd round liao....

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

maybe i can get an edge with u if we play walking course?

i got idea for 3rd round liao....

Walking course i am ok.... as long as not buggy on track..... i played the starthill walking course.. first 9.... 2 over. Try to play singapore for the 3rd game hor.... malaysia... transport will be a problem.

wah. like that ah. shoot. the biggest advantage was me was yday liao. ok lah. u lasted quite well what. only last hole.. abit puncture...

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

wah. like that ah. shoot. the biggest advantage was me was yday liao. ok lah. u lasted quite well what. only last hole.. abit puncture...

Not puncture..... i relax liao... cos i win liao mah.... Tried to draw my 5wd off the tee.... (see clearly, 5 wood) and was unlucky to my so far left until i have ball below feet, so no choice but to hit a punch.... ball did not hold. THen somemore your idol there... msut give you something to cheer about mah...

wah...this gives me hope

duffader wrote:

THen somemore your idol there... msut give you something to cheer about mah...

wah. like that means you give chance? my victory has no honour! i want to commit seppuku liao.

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

duffader wrote:

THen somemore your idol there... msut give you something to cheer about mah...

wah. like that means you give chance? my victory has no honour! i want to commit seppuku liao.

THe THRASH TALKING begins....

3rd round not kranji ah? I tot vice cap and your idol want to sought out their differences that day? But i dun mind trying out seletar or Raffles.. never play there before...

Old is gold.

kranji is fine with me lah...

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

kranji is fine with me lah...

Yah, you were a champion there before..... I yet to achieve my objective in that course.. so in terms of familairity and advantage.. you 1 up.

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

maybe i can get an edge with u if we play walking course?

i got idea for 3rd round liao....

I will walk with you all day ! he he.... I walk 6.5 km ... you will walk 7.5 km !

and68low wrote:

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

maybe i can get an edge with u if we play walking course?

i got idea for 3rd round liao....

I will walk with you all day ! he he.... I walk 6.5 km ... you will walk 7.5 km !

Hahhahaha.. good one cap... btw.. 7.5km is on a good day hor....

duffader wrote:

and68low wrote:

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

maybe i can get an edge with u if we play walking course?

i got idea for 3rd round liao....

I will walk with you all day ! he he.... I walk 6.5 km ... you will walk 7.5 km !

Hahhahaha.. good one cap... btw.. 7.5km is on a good day hor....

Aiyah, walk 7.5 or 8.5 also never mind. So long can register decent scores can liao.

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

so true. ppl older than me kick my ass all the time....

not true leh....'i' also kick your ass all the time, and he's lot younger than u

wow, that means that hell alot of ppl kick your ass all the time...

u better commit sepukku liao....

Better wear Diapers for extra protection..

no wonder I felt so tired yesterday, I must have walked 3km more than Duffy ...

zhenxua wrote:

no wonder I felt so tired yesterday, I must have walked 3km more than Duffy ...

So your 3 Macallen sadam game we play at Keppel ok?

asahi wrote:

duffader wrote:

and68low wrote:

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

maybe i can get an edge with u if we play walking course?

i got idea for 3rd round liao....

I will walk with you all day ! he he.... I walk 6.5 km ... you will walk 7.5 km !

Hahhahaha.. good one cap... btw.. 7.5km is on a good day hor....

Aiyah, walk 7.5 or 8.5 also never mind. So long can register decent scores can liao.

If you gonna walk 1 km more(excluding green to tee and finding bush to water plants), you will not register decent scores lioa.... sure tear up score card!

alvin7379 wrote:

zhenxua wrote:

no wonder I felt so tired yesterday, I must have walked 3km more than Duffy ...

So your 3 Macallen sadam game we play at Keppel ok?

if you want to play 3 macallan, we play at Templar park, tee off 3pm ...

the world is against me...

zhenxua wrote:

alvin7379 wrote:

zhenxua wrote:

no wonder I felt so tired yesterday, I must have walked 3km more than Duffy ...

So your 3 Macallen sadam game we play at Keppel ok?

if you want to play 3 macallan, we play at Templar park, tee off 3pm ...

Like dat how to get enough people to join in the sadam??.... need at least 20 pax to ensure a 100% kill leh...

MC, master and I support you, you can do it!

but I put $100 on Duffy and master din wanna accept my bet ...