Sam Torrance
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Samuel Robert Torrance OBE (born 24 August 1953) is a Scottish professional golfer and sports commentator. He was one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid-1970s to the late 1990s, with 21 Tour wins. Torrance was a member of European Ryder Cup 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 captain of the European Ryder Cup team in 2002. Torrance was honoured with the MBE (1996) and OBE (2003), for his outstanding contributions to golf.
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Samuel Robert Torrance OBE | ||||
Born | (1953-08-24) 24 August 1953 (age 70) Largs, Scotland | ||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
Sporting nationality | Scotland | ||||
Residence | Virginia Water, England | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Children | 4 | ||||
Career | |||||
Turned professional | 1970 | ||||
Former tour(s) | European Tour European Senior Tour Champions Tour | ||||
Professional wins | 46 | ||||
Highest ranking | 13 (3 December 1995)[1] | ||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||
European Tour | 21 (Tied 10th all time) | ||||
PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 | ||||
European Senior Tour | 11 (3rd all time) | ||||
Other | 13 | ||||
Best results in major championships | |||||
Masters Tournament | T31: 1985 | ||||
PGA Championship | T23: 1995 | ||||
U.S. Open | T16: 1996 | ||||
The Open Championship | 5th: 1981 | ||||
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