Samuel Robert Torrance (born 24 August 1953) is a Scottish

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and

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. He was one of the leading players on the

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from the mid-1970s to the late 1990s, with 21 Tour wins. Torrance was a member of European

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teams on eight occasions consecutively; on Cup-winning teams four times. He was also part of the winning Scotland team at the 1995 Dunhill Cup. He was the winning non-playing

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of the European Ryder Cup team in

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. Torrance was honoured with the

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(1996) and OBE (2003), for his outstanding contributions to golf.

Early life

Torrance was born and grew up in

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on the westcoast of

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, playing golf at Routenburn Golf Club, near his family home. His father Bob (1932-2014) was a highly respected golf instructor who coached son Sam from childhood. Torrance represented Scotland against England at Boy's International Match at Hillside, Southport, England in August 1970. He turned professional at the age of 17, and his first job was at Sunningdale, where he used to play for money with members, which was much needed because he was paid only £5 a week as an assistant professional.

Professional career

European Tour

In 1970, Torrance joined the tour, which officially became the

in 1972. He achieved his first professional win in 1972, and won the

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award in the same year. He recorded his first European Tour win in 1976. He won 21 times on the European Tour; only fellow Scot

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has accumulated more European Tour titles without winning one of golf's four major championships. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit was second, which he achieved in 1984 and 1995. In total, he finished in the top-10 on the list 10 times. He previously held the record for the most career appearances on the European Tour, with 706. At the 2020

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passed Torrance for most starts on the European Tour. Torrance played in

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28 times, with a best finish of tied 5th in 1981 at

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Other tours

On his first visit on the

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, at the time named the PGA Tour of Australia, Torrance finished second to

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at the 1980

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in beginning of November and the week after he won the

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, beating

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by two strokes. The year after, Torrance came back to Australia, capping a second-place finish in October, after losing in a playoff to

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at the 1981 CBA West Lakes Classic. On a rare visit on the U.S.-based

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, in October 1983, trying to tune up for the

match to be played in

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later the same month, Torrance finished tied first after 72 holes at the 1983 Southern Open at the Green Island Country Club in

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. This was the first time he ever made the cut on a PGA Tour tournament. He eventually lost in a playoff against

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on the fourth extra hole. The year after, he was again close to victory on another continent. He lost in a playoff on the

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to home player

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at the 1984

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at Sodegaura Country Club, Chiba, Japan. That year he also finished in second place at the Malaysian Open, tying Australia's

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for second, two behind Taiwan's

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. Torrance reached another second place in Japan at the 1987 Casio World Open, losing by two strokes to American

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, after leading or tying the lead after each of the first three rounds.

European Senior Tour

In 2003, upon turning 50, Torrance became eligible to play in senior tournaments, and he picked up his first win on the

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in 2004. He finished first on the European Senior Tour's Order of Merit in

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and 2009, but never won a senior major. His best finish was lone 5th in the

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, achieved in 2009, which was the same result as his best finish in The Open and a regular major. Torrance retired from competitive golf after playing his last event on the European Senior Tour, at the time named the Staysure Tour, in October 2017.

Ryder Cup

Torrance played for

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in the

eight times, from 1981 to 1995 consecutively; the Cup is contested every two years. In 1985 he sank the winning putt on the 18th green at

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, which deprived the Americans of the trophy for the first time in 28 years. He also was a member of Cup-winning teams in 1987 (first-ever win for Europe on American soil), 1989 and 1995. In 2002, he was the non-playing captain on the European team which won the 2002 Cup at

. This made him the second European to sink the winning putt and captain a winning team at separate Ryder Cups, after

in 1987 (as a player) and 1997 (as captain). He was also named a vice-captain for the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine by captain

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World Cup and Alfred Dunhill Cup

Torrance represented Scotland eleven times at the

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and nine times at the

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. Team Scotland twice finished second in the World Cup with Torrance on the two-man-team, 1984 with

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and 1987 with

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. Individually, Torrance finished tied 5th at the

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and 3rd at the 1995 World Cup of Golf at the

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. He was part of the winning Scotland team, with

and

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, at the 1995 Dunhill Cup at the

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. The home team beat

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in the final 2–1, where Torrance won over

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Playing style

During his prime, Torrance was known for long driving and accurate short iron play, often played in a daring style. Torrance was also an early user of the broomhandle putter. After a disappointing 1988 season on the greens, Torrance experimented with the long putter that was already being used successfully in the U.S. He debuted his version, which anchored on the chin rather than the midriff, at the 1989 Jersey Open and subsequently finished in the top five. He has used it relatively successfully ever since.

Family, honours

Torrance married English actress

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in 1988. They have four children. Torrance's father Bob also coached Sam's son Daniel who played golf to a high level, competing with Sam at the

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in the Pro Am competition, winning it once. Torrance was awarded an

in 1996 for services to golf, and an OBE in the 2003 New Year Honours List, for his captaincy of Europe's Ryder Cup team.

Books, broadcasting career

Torrance is the author or co-author of several golf books; Play It Again, Sam: The Autobiography (2001), An Enduring Passion: My Ryder Cup Years (2003), Sam: The Autobiography of Sam Torrance, Golf's Ryder Cup Winning Hero (2003), With Friends Like These: A Selective History of the Ryder Cup (2006), Out of Bounds: Legendary Tales From the 19th Hole (2012). Torrance has worked as a commentator for

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golf coverage. Along with Kelly Tilghman, he also provided commentary for '' Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09''. Torrance has appeared on the sport personality quiz show ''

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'' five times since 2005. In October 2006, he took over nine minutes to consider with his teammates

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and

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the question, "Who is the only golfer from Europe or the United States to have won two majors without making a Ryder Cup appearance", eventually correctly answering John Daly. On 17 March 2008, he competed with

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and team captain

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in the 37th season of ''A Question of Sport'', and made history by achieving the first-ever perfect score on the show since it started in 1970. He is a supporter of

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and Manchester United football clubs.

Professional wins (46)

European Tour wins (21)

''*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.'' European Tour playoff record (4–2)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

Safari Circuit wins (1)

South American Golf Circuit wins (1)

Other wins (11)

*1972 Lord Derby's Under-25 Match Play Championship, Radici Open (Italy) *1975 Scottish Uniroyal Tournament *1978

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*1979

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*1980

*1982

*1985

*1991

*1993

*2006

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European Senior Tour wins (11)

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1)

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1973, 1977 and 1978 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1980 Open Championship – 1988 Open Championship) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Results in senior major championships

''Results are not in chronological order before 2016.'' CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
''Note: Torrance never played in the

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.''

Team appearances

(representing Europe): 1981, 1983, 1985 (winners), 1987 (winners), 1989 (tied and retained trophy), 1991, 1993, 1995 (winners), 2002 (winners, non-playing captain) *

(representing Scotland):

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, 1978,

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, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989,

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, 1993,

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(representing Scotland): 1973 (winners), 1976, 1977 *

Hennessy Cognac Cup The Hennessy Cognac Cup was a biennial team golf tournament contested from 1976 to 1984. The contests in 1976, 1978 and 1980 were between teams of professional male golfers; one team representing Great Britain and Ireland, the other team representi ...

(representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1976 (winners), 1978 (winners), 1980 (winners), 1982 (winners), (representing Scotland) 1984 *

(representing Scotland): 1985,

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, 1987, 1989,

, 1993,

(winners), 1999 *

Four Tours World Championship The Four Tours World Championship was an annual professional golf tournament that was played from 1985 to 1991. It was played between teams representing the four main professional tours: the American PGA Tour, the PGA European Tour, the PGA Tour of ...

(representing Europe): 1985, 1991 (winners, captain) *

UBS Cup The UBS Cup was a team golf tournament contested by the United States and a team representing the "Rest of the World" which ran from 2001 to 2004. In 2001 and 2002 it was called the UBS Warburg Cup. Six golfers on each side had to be 50 or over, and ...

(representing the Rest of the World): 2001, 2002, 2004 *

Seve Trophy The Seve Trophy was a biennial golf tournament between teams of professional male golfers; one team representing Great Britain and Ireland, the other team representing Continental Europe. The tournament was played in years when there is no Ryder ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2013 (non-playing captain)

References

External links

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