2012 Talisker Australian Masters: 4 dark horses
Who could upstage the big names this week at Kingston Heath?
The favourites for the 2012 Talisker Australian Masters are reasonably straight forward, but there are a few other golfers who have a good chance of causing an upset this week. Starting with one of the elder statesmen of Australian golf, Peter Senior.
Peter Senior is definitely considered senior these days but he can still mix it with his juniors. The two-time Australian Masters champion (1991, 1995) finished 15th on the Champions Tour this year and included 18 top-25′s from his 23 starts. As consistent and resilient as anyone else in the field, Senior is a sneaky chance of winning a third gold jacket.
Alistair Presnall $23
The Pres always seems to perform well when he comes back home and should be even more relaxed than usual after securing his US PGA Tour card after a few heartbreaking years on the Web.com Tour. Tee to green he’ll be fine at Kingston Heath, just needs the putter to be on and he could score a big victory.
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Michael Hendry $51
Kiwi Michael Hendry has had a great year with a number of victories including the New Zealand PGA Championship earlier this year. Hendry has just come off two top-10 finishes including a fantastic fourth place at the Perth International and will arrive at Kingston Heath with confidence.
Scott Laycock $81
The 41-year-old Victorian always seems to pop up from time to time at big events but throws in a bad round to knock himself out of contention. But Laycock has good form right now finishing a tie for 13th at the WA Open and also had a reasonable week at the Perth International so he looks in good form this week.
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Peter Senior is always a chance back on home soil. He’s had such a consistent year overseas on the Seniors tour.
He couldn’t quite get the victories but is still playing as well as ever.