Ashford's Peter Mitchell has said finishing third on the European Senior Tour Order of Merit in his debut season has exceeded his expectations.
The 50-year-old won three tournaments this year - the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open, Scottish Seniors Open, and the Lake Garda Italian Seniors Open.
He told BBC Radio Kent: "I'm really happy, it's a great finish.
"To win one tournament was great, to win another even better, and to win a third was just the icing on the cake."
He added: It's just a shame I didn't finish any better. But if you'd said to me when I started playing I was going to finish third I would have loved that
"It's great to have him as the number one on the seniors tour. He's a fantastic player and a top man"
"I don't have many expectations, I'm not a goal-setter but I'm going to play a lot more next year."
Ian Woosnam took the Order of Merit title, something Mitchell said the Welshman thoroughly deserved.
"I had no chance of catching him, I started too late, even with the form that I had. I would have probably needed to win five or six tournaments to catch him," added Mitchell.
"It's great to have him as the number one on the seniors tour. He's a fantastic player and a top man."
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