Peter Alexander Pender (August 10, 1936 – November 18, 1990)[1][2][3] was an American bridge player and figure skater from Forestville, California.
[4] In the late 1950s he traveled frequently to Montreal for skating competition, and met his 1980s bridge partner Hugh Ross there.
[5] In 1966 Pender and Jeremy Flint, who had played for Great Britain in the 1965 Bermuda Bowl world championship, were regular partners in American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) competition after Flint arrived to tour the US in mid-February.
"Flint created a sensation" by achieving the rank of ACBL Life Master in 11 weeks.
They finished first and second in total masterpoints earned during the calendar year, recognized by the annual McKenney Trophy.