David McKenzie has converted his consistent 2018 form into a top-30 finish at the US Senior Open as The Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado bared its teeth and terrorised the best senior players on the planet.

Just seven players finished the week under par with only three posting a red number on Sunday, David Toms making a clutch par save at 17 to win by a single shot ahead of Jerry Kelly, Tim Petrovic and Miguel Angel Jimenez and claim the first Champions Tour title of his career.

Yet to miss a cut on the US seniors tour this year, the Victorian made three bogeys in his final round of 2-over 72 but finished the year’s second major in style with a birdie at the par-4 finishing hole to lead the Australasian contingent.

Despite hitting just eight of 18 greens in regulation on the final day McKenzie (9-over) made a number of crucial par-saves with the flatstick, finishing the week 16th for strokes gained in putting.

It makes for an ideal build-up to the Senior Open at St Andrews at the end of the month having finished top-10 at Royal Porthcawl last year.

Like McKenzie, Peter Fowler (14-over) was consistent over the opening three rounds but after making birdie at the par-5 third hole on Sunday stumbled with a triple bogey six at the par-3 fourth, eventually posting a final round of 76 to finish in a tie for 49th.

Kiwi Grant Waite was the only other Australasian in the field and struggled over the weekend to finish in 56th position at 18-over par.

There is no event on the Champions Tour this week with the European Staysure senior tour to resume at the Swiss Seniors Open.