Paterson racks up win No 4 in the New Zealand Seniors

Brent Paterson won the New Zealand Seniors’ Championship for the fourth time last month.

The Aucklander cruised to victory at the Christchurch Golf Club in the aged over 50 tournament with a five under par total to win by nine shots from Anthony Chettleburgh.

Paterson carded rounds of 71, 69, and 71. He began the final day with a five shot lead and needed one more solid round of golf to secure the title.

However, things got a little interesting through 10 holes in the final round as the five-shot lead fell to three with just eight-holes to play. Paterson mixed two bogeys with a birdie to be one over the card while Chettleburgh had two birdies and a bogey to make up a couple of shots.

Paterson, however, showed his class and held steady, playing his final eight holes in two-under par to lock up his fourth title and go back-to-back. Chettleburgh finished four shots clear of two-time champion Stuart Duff to take the silver medal.

Andrew Hobbs and Andrew Dutton finished in a share of first in the 50-54-year-old division on 11-over par with Chettleburgh taking out the 55-59-year-old division.

Paterson won the 60-64-year-old division while Martin Webber won the 65-69-year-old’s. Tony Reynish came out on top in the 70-plus division.