"Really pleasing": Steven Alker on consistency and claiming his fourth golf title

Golfer Steven Alker has toiled through a troublesome back and a sick caddie to a third PGA seniors tour title in his last four attempts - his fourth title win of the year. 

The Hamiltonian pulled out of the pro-am of the Tour's latest event in Pennsylvania through injury, then lost regular caddie Troy Martin halfway through the first round. 

Alker says being was forced to rein in his game turned into a positive after managing to get his back good enough to compete. 

He told Mike Hosking you start to appreciate winning a bit more at his age, when you haven't got as much time left to play. 

Alker says his game's been really consistent the last four or five years, so to keep that consistently good playing is really pleasing. 

"Whether you win or not ... to have the consistency to actually be week to week, like year, I've actually had the chance to win the golf tournament, that's what I'm most proud of."  

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