Thomas Arthur 'Tony' Torrance (13 March 1891 – 8 December 1976) was a Scottish amateur

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who played in the early 20th century. He played in five

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matches between 1924 and 1934.

Early life

Torrance was born in

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in 1891. His older brother, William Breck, was also a noted amateur golfer.

Golf career

Torrance played in five

matches, 1924, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934. He was the captain in 1932. Torrance was joint runner-up in the 1927

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at Wannsee Berlin G&CC behind

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. He was twice winner of the

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, in 1921 when he was partnered with Eleanor Helme, and in 1934, when playing with

Molly Gourlay Mary Perceval Gourlay ODE (14 May 1898 – 1 October 1990), better known as Molly Gourlay, was a British golfer who won several international championships. She was the first female golf course architect in Britain, and after World War II was act ...

Death

Torrance died in

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on 8 December 1976.https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCR-QTXP

Amateur wins

''this list is incomplete'' *1925

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*1926

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(tie with

Cyril Tolley Major Cyril James Hastings Tolley MC (14 September 1895 – 18 May 1978) was a British amateur golf champion and briefly a Liberal Party politician. He died in Eastbourne. Background Tolley was the son of James T. Tolley and Christiana Mary Pas ...

) *1927 German Amateur *1929 German Amateur

Team appearances

(representing Great Britain): 1924,

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1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be ...

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

(playing captain),

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

England–Scotland Amateur Match The England–Scotland Amateur Match was an annual men's amateur golf competition between teams representing England and Scotland. It was played from 1902 to 1931, although the match lapsed between 1913 and 1921. The match continued after 1931 but ...

(representing Scotland): 1922 (winners), 1923 (winners), 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929 (tie), 1930

References

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