Torrance named Europe's fifth Ryder Cup vice-captain


  • Golf
  • Thursday, 28 Jul 2016

Sam Torrance of Scotland reacts as he missed a putt at 18th hole of the European Seniors Tour Casa Serena Open golf tournament in the village of Roztez, near the central Czech town Kutna Hora, 70 km (43 miles) east of Prague, September 18, 2011. REUTERS/Petr Josek

LONDON (Reuters) - European Ryder Cup skipper Darren Clarke named Sam Torrance on Wednesday as his fifth vice-captain for September's match against the United States.

The 62-year-old Torrance, a veteran of eight Ryder Cups as a player and the winning captain in 2002, will work alongside Thomas Bjorn, Padraig Harrington, Paul Lawrie and Ian Poulter in Clarke's support team.

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