(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
Suzanne Danielle
(m. 1988)
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
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
1972
European Senior Tour Order of Merit winner
2005, 2006, 2009
Samuel Robert TorranceOBE (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.
^"Week 48 1995 Ending 3 Dec 1995" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
(1932-2014) was a highly respected golf instructor who coached son Sam from childhood. Torrance represented Scotland against England at Boy's International Match...
with the actor Patrick Mower for seven years. In 1986, she met golfer SamTorrance, who proposed to her in 1987 on a Concorde flight on the way to play...
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complaining about the behavior of the American galleries throughout the match. SamTorrance branded it "disgusting", while European captain Mark James referred to...
second extra hole 5 1993 Honda Open Paul Broadhurst, Johan Ryström, SamTorranceTorrance won with birdie on first extra hole 6 1996 Johnnie Walker Classic...
including the spa. Sam's Bar, named after Scottish golfer and 2002 Ryder Cup Captain SamTorrance, was also refurbished and renamed to Sam's Club House. The...
Thomson) lived in Largs, in Netherall mansion, and died there in 1907. SamTorrance, golfer, was born in Largs. Andernos-les-Bains, Gironde, France. Largs...
Both teams were tied at 8 points going into the Sunday singles matches. SamTorrance had put most of his best players out early while Curtis Strange had opted...
"Torrance regains Scottish title". The Times. 16 June 1980. p. 9. "Lyle champion as Sam slips". The Glasgow Herald. 3 September 1979. p. 22. "Torrance...
As vice-captains, European captain Mark James selected Ken Brown and SamTorrance, to assist him during the tournament. The 1999 U.S. Ryder Cup Team was...
has been a 7&5 win by Lee Trevino & Jerry Pate against Nick Faldo & SamTorrance in 1981. Pairings used 7 or more times for Europe and 5 or more times...
from Bruce Devlin, Denis Griffiths, Jack Nicklaus, Gene Sarazen, and SamTorrance. He was also the co-Founder and chairman of a water pollution control...
German Open. However, with David Gilford earning £4,320 in prize money, SamTorrance tying for 3rd place and Paul Broadhurst losing a playoff, Darcy dropped...
(13), Ken Green, Colin Montgomerie, John Morse, Vijay Singh (11,13), SamTorrance 11. Top eight players and ties from 1996 PGA Championship Per-Ulrik Johansson...
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Miguel Ángel Martín Collingtree Park Collingtree British Masters 1995 SamTorrance 270 −18 1 stroke Michael Campbell Collingtree Park Dunhill British Masters...
include: Fred Daly, Bernard Gallacher, Dai Rees, Lee Trevino, Cathy Panton, SamTorrance, Gary Player and Paul Lawrie. "John Letters launch new TP Series wedges"...
created Ullna Course, designed by the tournament founder Sven Tumba, SamTorrance won on the final hole over playing partner, American Craig Stadler. 1987:...
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