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Bowing out gracefully: Peter Senior.

Australian golf legend quits Open mid-round

Australian golf's golden oldie Peter Senior sensationally walked off Royal Sydney mid-way through his second round on Friday morning, confirming his crippling injuries meant it would be the last time he would play professional tournament golf.

Drive for show: Adam Scott during round two.

Scott rolls the dice with his putter

Adam Scott played with a bloke called Jhonny Vegas not because the Venezuelan has a cool name, but because every time the former world No.1 reached for the flat stick it was like playing roulette.

Twitter off the tee: Lucas Herbert  plays his tee shot on the 17th hole during day one of the 2016 Australian Open.

How Herbert's Twitter trolling led to Open success

Lucas Herbert used a Twitter tease to talk his way into the Australian Open and last week fled a tournament mid-way through to attend a mate's wedding, but was just as precise with clubs in hand to shoot to the early lead at Royal Sydney.