SENIORS TOUR: Sam Torrance sealed a stunning week in the Caribbean by capturing his 11th European Senior Tour title in the DGM Barbados Open, safely negotiating a tricky final round for a four-shot victory over Paraguay’s Angel Franco.
Having sent records tumbling with some scintillating golf over the first two days, Torrance found the going a little tougher in his final round but had more than enough in the tank to see the job through.
The 2002 Ryder Cup Captain dropped his first shot in 43 holes on the eighth. He carded three more bogeys and two birdies en route to a two over par final round of 74 but with Franco only able to post a 69, Torrance’s 14-under-par total of 202 saw him comfortably crowned the 10th new winner of the DGM Barbados Open on its 10th anniversary.
Des Smyth finished in a share of seventh place on three-under-par 213 after a final round of 70. Denis O’Sullivan shot 74 for a total of 219, while Jimmy Heggarty carded a 76 for 221.
US PGA TOUR: Nick Watney and Steve Stricker, both of whom have finished runner-up to Phil Mickelson in the past month, took advantage of the world number two having a week off by moving into the early second round lead at the Transitions Championship in Florida yesterday.
And they did it in identical fashion, keeping a bogey off their cards and improving two strokes on their opening rounds of 69 to be six-under-par at halfway at the Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead course.
First round leader Jim Furyk was among the later starters but he bogeyed the third to drop into the group on five under.
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