Sam Torrance News

SAM Torrance made a satisfying start to the 2010 European Seniors Tour campaign by securing third place in the Mauritius Commercial Bank Open.

IT'S forever woven into the fabric of the Open Championship. Spanish matador Seve Ballesteros' clenched-fist salute to all points of the St Andrews compass in 1984 will remain one of the most endearing images in the history of the Claret Jug.

Padraig Harrington brought his swing coach with him to Sherwood Country Club for his final tournament of the year, unusual only because Bob Torrance doesn't get to these parts every often.

Golfer Sam Torrance was getting into the swing of things when he dropped into the area this week.

FRASER Mann can look forward to battles with former Ryder Cup skippers Sam Torrance and Ian Woosnam on the European Senior Tour next year after earning his card at the qualifying school final in Portugal.

COLIN MONTGOMERIE, winner of eight European Number One titles, believes Rory McIlroy deserves to win this weeka s season-ending Race to Dubai title.

RORY McILROY faces the greatest challenge of his life at this week's $7.5m Dubai World Championship as he bids to become the youngest player since Seve Ballesteros to capture the Harry Vardon Trophy.

FINAL LEADERBOARD: -13 M Harwood -10 A Franco -9 S Torrance -8 C Mason Selected others: -4 G Ralph -1 I Woosnam , P Mitchell R Drummond Woosnam is a former world number one and 1991 Masters champion Ian Woosnam failed in his bid to win successive Senior Order of Merit titles as he was pipped to the crown by fellow former Ryder Cup captain Sam ...

SAM Torrance secured a third European Senior Tour Order of Merit title by edging past Ian Woosnam thanks to a third-place finish behind Australian Mike Harwood in the OKI Castellon Senior Tour Championship.

Golf:Australian Mike Harwood captured his maiden European Senior Tour title in the OKI Castell n Senior Tour Championship as Sam Torrance edged past Ian Woosnam to win the Order of Merit for a third time.

Ian Woosnam will bid to win successive Senior Order of Merit titles at the Castellon Championship this weekend.

'Europe will win at Valhalla. I just think we've got the stronger team' GETTY IMAGES Europe's captain, Sam Torrance, celebrates after Paul McGinley had holed the winning putt during the Ryder Cup final day singles against the USA at The Belfry in 2002 enlarge You have something of a history with the Ryder Cup.

TWO of Scotland's best-known golfers are to design golf courses side-by-side a ' in the Netherlands.

COLIN MONTGOMERIE is confident the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor has nothing to worry about in terms of any unsporting crowd behaviour.

China's "godfather" of golf, Zhang Lianwei, has forecast a boom in public courses on the mainland - now the sport has been included in the Olympics.

SOME golfers get one chance at making the grade in the big time. They work hard, wait patiently for an opportunity and, when it comes along, hope to get the odd break here and there.

WELSH golfing legend Ian Woosnam will line up in today's Casa Serena Open on the European Senior Tour, in sight of a dream double as he attempts to win the Order of Merit for the second consecutive season.

If Paul Lawrie, who came through Final Qualifying a year ago to become The Open champion, provided the ultimate proof that you have to be in it to win it, just being in the 129th Open this week over the Old Course is a considerable prize in itself.

IAN WOOSNAM last night got his hands on some silverware before he even tees off in the first round of the Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters at Woburn Golf Club today, giving the former Ryder Cup captain a welcome boost as he looks to regain pole position on the Order of Merit.

They say you have to drive through an awful lot of Lincolnshire before you get to Lincolnshire.