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Peter Senior, 65, shoots 63 at Sanctuary Cove Palms. Is he getting better with age?

By Peter Owen

THEY say golfers begin to lose their ability once they reach the age of 50. Try telling that to Peter Senior, one of the few golfers to have won professional events on the men’s tour in five separate decades.

Senior, who is still contending most weeks on the Legends Tour, is the only man to have won Australia’s big three summer tournaments – the Australian Open, the Australian PGA and the Australian Masters – after turning 50.

And he’s still creating records.

Senior, who will turn 65 in late July, shot seven-under 63 on the Palms course at Sanctuary Cove in a members’ competition in January, including a back nine of six-under 30.

It was the first time he’d broken his age – returned a score less than the number of years he’s lived.

Playing off a handicap of plus 3, Senior’s score equated to 40 stableford points – good enough for second place in the A grade competition.

His remarkable round came just a month after another Queensland marvel, Terry Price, shot a phenomenal 61 at Headland, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

Not to be outdone, Terry Price shoots 61 at Headland.

Playing in the season-ending Legends Tour Championship, Price’s score was eight under par and was the first time the 62-year-old had broken his age. 

Rounds like those recorded by Senior and Price are rare at any time – but especially so for golfers aged over 60.

They draw comparisons with Joe Kirkwood, the legendary Australian pro who was our first international superstar and famously shot 10-under 60 at the age of 62, and Fred Couples, who stunned the world in 2022 when he had a round of 60 at the age of 63.