CONOVER, N.C. (AP) — Peter Senior eagled the final hole for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead over Bernhard Langer, Fred Couples and Tom Kite at the Ensure Classic on Friday.
The 51-year-old Australian eagled the 18th hole in gusting conditions at the Rock Barn Golf and Spa to give him his first lead on the Champions Tour. Senior became eligible for the 50-and-over tour when he survived last year’s qualifying tournament.
Langer is seeking his sixth victory of the season, and also holds a 672-point lead over Couples in the Charles Schwab Cup Standings. There are four events left after this weekend.
Fulton Allem, Dan Forsman, Nick Price, Hal Sutton and Gary Hallberg were another stroke off the lead. Two-time and defending tournament champion Jay Haas was three strokes behind.
