Fowler conquers The Australian

Peter Fowler has dominated a quality field to win The Australian Legends Pro-Am with a round of 6-under 66 around the challenging Australian Golf Club layout.

Just three weeks out from the upcoming Emirates Australian Open, The Australian Golf Club played host to the Ladbrokes Legends Tour for their annual pro-am.

Battling strong winds and haze from the NSW bushfires Peter Fowler showed why he is still one of the best senior golfers in the world.

Fowler posted an astonishing seven birdies and two eagles in his round around a course that has been tough for him to conquer throughout his career.

The New South Welshman completely dominated the par 5’s, playing them in 6-under par to claim a three-shot victory.

“During my career I’ve always found this course tough to play well and I was glad to get around in one of the best rounds I have had here at The Australian,” Fowler said.

Ben Jackson’s round of 3-under 69 in the morning field looked to be enough for victory in the challenging conditions.

Yet a charging afternoon field tightened the scoring at the top of the leaderboard to see Jackson and Michael Long tie for second place.

Glenn Joyner and Peter Lonard rounded out the top five on 2-under 70. Current Ladbrokes Legends Tour order of Merit leader Michael Harwood finished a further shot back at 1-under 71.

Peter Lonard has claimed his first victory on the Ladbrokes Legends Tour at the Ladbrokes Australian Golf Club Legends Pro-Am.

Lonard took home the lion’s share of the $42,500 in prize money after shooting an impressive 5-under 67, two shots clear of the rest of the field.

The Australian Golf Course holds many fond memories for Lonard who won the Centenary Australian Open back in 2004.

“I feel very lucky to a part of the Australian Golf Club. After I won the Australian Open the club extended an honorary membership which I’ve valued ever since," said Lonard.

Even though the wind was quite strong all day it didn’t seem to affect Lonard who only had one blemish on the card coming on the par 5 18^th.

Two strokes back and tied runners up was Peter Woodward and Tim Elliott with 3-under 69. Elliott’s finish keeps him within striking distance of current Ladbrokes Legends Tour Order of Merit leader Brad Burns.

U.S. Champions Tour player David McKenzie would finish fourth with 2-under 70 and rounding out the top five was Peter Fowler and Adam Revai with 1-under 71.

The Ladbrokes Legends Tour moves to Cronulla Golf Club on Wednesday for the Sylvania BMW Legends Pro Am.

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