Europe, Aug 29: Sam Torrance will make his debut on the European Seniors Tour at the Charles Church Scottish Open which begins on Friday. The former Ryder Cup captain will tee off at Roxburghe just five days after his 50th birthday.
Scotland's Torrance made his debut on the European Tour in 1972 and won 21 titles in the record 685 events that he played in.
He also represented Europe eight times in the Ryder Cup before taking over the captaincy and guiding the team to victory at The Belfry in 2002. "This is a moment I have been looking forward to for the last three or four years," said Torrance.

"I can honestly say that I have been counting the days until I reached 50 and its particularly special because I will be making my debut in front of my home fans.

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"Scottish fans have always been good to me and I'd like to think I normally do well when I am playing in front of them."

Torrance arrived in Kelso after a two-month break spent recuperating from knee surgery.

But he added: "I am bound to be a bit rusty because I haven't played any competitive golf since June - but the good news is that my knee is a lot better and I am raring to go.

The last man to win on his Seniors Tour debut was South Africa's John Bland in 1995.

Torrance said: "I think the fact that it hasn't been done since 1995 says a lot about the standard of golf on the tour.

"I'm certainly not expecting just to waltz in here and take over. There are a lot of good golfers out here."


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