PETER BUSCH

Birthdate: August 14, 1953

Birthplace: Plainfield, N.J.

Age: 52 Ht: 5'8" Wt: 175

Home: Scotch Plains, N.J.

Turned Professional: 1972

Player Notes: This will be the first U.S. Senior Open for Busch in three previous attempts…Won the New Jersey Players Championship (1994)…Runner-up in the New Jersey Senior PGA Championship (2003, 2004, 2005), New Jersey State Open (2002)...Named New Jersey Player of the Year in 2003…He is the first person from his family to play golf…Got started when he was 15…Most memorable golf experience was losing the 2002 New Jersey State Open, when he squandered a seven-shot lead with 18 holes to play…Lowest 18-hole score is 63, shot at the New Jersey Senior PGA, 2005…Has 17 holes-in-one in his career…Golf professional from Ghana, Francis Kofi Nimako, who caddies for Busch at local events, will caddie at the Senior Open…Enjoys woodworking and fixing up houses in his spare time.