Green and Senden lead Australasians at Gleneagles
Richard Green – file photo
John Senden and Richard Green lead the 11 strong Australasian contingent after day one of the Senior Open Championship at Gleneagles in Perthshire in Scotland, the pair recording opening round of 3 under 67 to be three shots behind the leaders Glen Day and Stephen Ames.
51 year old Senden is in his second season on the PGA Tour Champions but to date there has not been a lot to get excited about with just one top ten in 24 starts. Today, however, he took advantage of a morning tee time and birdied three of his last six holes to be well placed heading into round two.
Green does not enjoy status on the PGA Tour Champions but he did play the recent US Senior Open where he made the cut and finished 49th.
Green has, though, played well in events on the European Seniors Tour in 2022 with two wins in three starts in European events and is currently ranked 3rd in the 2022 standings on that tour.
New Zealand’s Steve Alker, one of the pre-tournament favourites given his domination of the PGA Tour Champions in 2022, is two shots further back and tied for 21st.
43 players broke par on day one.
