SCOTTISH SENIORS OPEN

IN-FORM SAM TORRANCE SHOULD
PULL IN CROWDS TO DALMAHOY

Title favourite Sam Torrance should pull the crowds in to the £200,000 Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open golf championship over the next three days at the Marriott Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club’s East course.
Torrance is closing in on a second consecutive Seniors Order of Merit title after regaining the top of the table position with a come-from-behind victory in the PGA Seniors championship at Stoke by Nayland Golf Club on Monday.
Sam has won 242,107 Euros this season and has to be the biggest hope of a home win in the 54-hole tournament which has been played at The Roxburgh, Kelso for the past four years.
Aberdonian John Chillas is the second best Scot on the Order of Merit but he is way back in 26th place with 48,260 Euros to his name. Anglo-Scot Bill Longmuir is in 32nd spot with 33,322 Euros.
The 53-year-old Torrance says he has fond memories of having won the Scottish PGA championship over Dalmahoy’s East course 15 years ago.
Sam’s memory is not what it was – it was actually 13 years ago in 1993 that he won the fifth and last of his Scottish championships at Dalmahoy with the very low total of 269 over four rounds.
He also won his native pro title at Dalmahoy in 1985 with a total of 277 so there’s no doubt he likes the course.
“Yes, I’m looking forward to going back to Dalmahoy. I’ve happy memories there – I think I won by 15 shots the last time I won the Scottish PGA championship there,” said Sam.
Englishman Nick Job will be defending the title. He is one of Torrance’s first-round playing partners.
First prize is 44,373 Euros.

LEADING FIRST ROUND TEE TIMES
9.20 Caraig Maltman, Martin Poxon, Bob Cameron.
9.30 John Chillas David J Russell, Juan Quiros.
9.40 Denis O’Sulllivan, David Good, Bernard Gallacher.
9.50 Guiseppe Cali, Martin Gray, John Bland.
10.0 Neil Coles, Jerry Bruner, Denis Durnian.
10.10 Robin Mann, Mike Miller, Delroy Cambridge.
10.30 Sam Torrance, Tony Johnstone, Nick Job.
10.40 Carl Mason, Jose Rivero, Eamonn Darcy.
10.50 Gordon J Brand, Bill Longmuir, Terry Gale.