PETER FOWLER WINS AUSSIE SENIOR OPEN BY SIX STROKES

FROM THE PGA OF AUSTRALASIA WEBSITE
Peter Fowler has stormed home to a six-shot victory in the final round of the 2012 ISPS Handa Australian Senior Open today.
In near-perfect conditions, Fowler capitalised on the typical Perth, weather finishing out the tournament with a final round of two-under-par 70, backing up opening rounds of 67 and 70.
Fowler got off to a strong start with a birdie on the par 4 first hole, backing it up quickly with further birdies on the fourth and seventh holes. A bogey on eight was disappointing but not threatening to his 6 shot lead over the rest of the field.
Turning at 2 under the card, Fowler played confident golf on the back nine, finishing out his round with a par on 18 to sign for 2 under par for the final round, six shots ahead of next best placed David Merriman and past champion Mike Harwood.
While accepting the trophy from Chairman of Golf Australia John Hopkins, Fowler thanked his coach and caddie Craig Bishop whom he credited with getting his (Fowler's) head right and really turning his game around over the past 2 and a half years.
An emotional Fowler also thanked his wife Kim and family back home in New Zealand who have all supported him over a long and impressive golfing career.
The honour of the Australian Senior Open title comes 29 years after Fowler won the Australian Open title in 1983. He joins a list of champions of the prestigious title including Wayne Grady, Mike Harwood and Peter Senior.
Fowler will take his winning form to Mauritius next week to contend the European Senior Tour season ending event the MCB Tour Championship.
David Merriman and Mike Harwood finished runner up in the event after scores of 70, 71, 72 and 72, 70, 71 consecutively. Both will also take their strong form to the event in Mauritius next week to finish out the long year of golf.
Michael Clayton had the round of the day shooting 5 under par 67 to finish in the tie for 4th with Tim Elliott.

KENNEDY T14 IN SEASON-ENDING JAPAN TOUR EVENT
 Australia's Brad Kennedy finished in a tie for 14th place behind runaway winner Hiroyuki Fujita at the Nippon Series JT Cup in Tokyo today.
In the season-ending tournament reserved for winners on the Japanese Tour in 2012 and those winless but in the top 25 on the money list, Kennedy closed with a final round of 71 to be four-under overall.
That left him some 14 strokes behind Fujita, who not only claimed the tournament victory by five shots, but also clinched the money list crown for the first time.
Fujita took a six-shot lead into the final round and was never seriously threatened as he cruised home with a 67 and an 18-under score of 262.
That was five shots better than his closest rivals, with Japan's Toshinori Muto and American Han Lee sharing second place at 13 under.
South Korean Kyung-Tae Jim was fourth at minus 12, while Japan's Toru Taniguchi was alone in fifth a further shot adrift.
Kennedy was one of only two Australians competing in the tournament, with compatriot Brendan Jones finishing well back in a share of 21st at two over.