TORRANCE AND LEHMAN TO SQUARE

UP AT FAIRMONT ST ANDREWS


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Former Ryder Cup captains Sam Torrance and Tom Lehman will be going head to head at Fairmont St Andrews when they lead opposing teams in a golf day on Monday, July 12.
The pair will at the Old Course later in the week – with Lehman set to play in The Open and Torrance working as part of the BBC’s commentary team – but they are sure to be fully focused on inspiring their teams to victory at Fairmont .
Both men have been on the winning and losing sides in the Ryder Cup and as Torrance ’s Europe came out on top in 1995, the only time both played in the same event, Lehman is sure to be looking to level things up.
However, Torrance will have a home advantage of sorts, with the competition taking place over the course he designed and which bears his name.
After enjoying breakfast with their teams, the captains will take their players through a warm up and offer last-minute tips in a coaching clinic.
Once the competition starts the pair will be out on the course providing moral support as well as cigars and drinks to their players and taking them on in a beat-the-pro contest.
The day will end with a barbeque and prize-giving allowing competitors the chance to partake in some old-fashioned Scottish hospitality with their captains.
Fairmont St Andrews boasts two first-class 18-hole lay-outs in the Torrance and Kittocks courses. Both have benefited as part of a £17m redevelopment the luxury resort has recently undergone, which also saw improvements to the lavish spa complex and five-star hotel.







For more information call 01334 837000, email standrews.scotland@fairmont.com or visit www.fairmont.com/standrews.