• Casey edges Donald for my Ryder team
    Tuesday, 24th August 2010
    CRICKET
    SAM TORRANCE
    INJURY-STRICKEN all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is convinced he can still cut it for England as he continues his lengthy recovery from knee surgery. Flintoff, who retired from Test cricket last year but... [Read more]
  • Martin would have done his country proud
    Tuesday, 17th August 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH
    SAM TORRANCE
    IT must be something they put in the water there because Martin Kaymer’s US PGA victory at Whistling Straits was so typically Germanic. The young man handled himself magnificently and was as solid as... [Read more]
  • Tiger’s on the rampage!?At 17-1, I’ll take a piece of that
    Thursday, 12th August 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH
    SAM TORRANCE
    TAMING a wounded animal is a dangerous proposition in any sport – especially if that animal happens to be a Tiger. Tiger Woods may have looked out-of-sorts and going through the motions during his... [Read more]

  • Fisher can now repeat my feat with Irish win
    Tuesday, 3rd August 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH SAM TORRANCE
    SAM TORRANCE
    FOUR great tournaments, four tremendous finishes, what a weekend of golf it’s been both here and across the pond. Ross Fisher may have lifted the Irish Open trophy and taken home the £415,000 first... [Read more]
  • Time to go back to basics
    Tuesday, 27th July 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH
    SAM TORRANCE
    AFTER a desperately disappointing Seniors Open Championship at the weekend, it’s high time I took a rest from the game and go back to basics. I knew my game was struggling, hence the three-hour trip... [Read more]
  • Monty’s trio have just the right blend
    Wednesday, 21st July 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH
    SAM TORRANCE
    MONTY described them yesterday as the “best non-playing team Europe has ever assembled” – and it’s pretty hard to disagree with him. With British and European golf at its peak, it was important the... [Read more]
  • He outclassed all of them
    Monday, 19th July 2010
    OUR MAN AT ST ANDREWS
    SAM TORRANCE
    HIS first two rounds at the Open were magnificent, but his second two were probably even better. For four days Louis Oosthuizen outclassed the field here and he thoroughly deserved his first Major... [Read more]
  • In-form Rose can bloom on the Fife links
    Wednesday, 14th July 2010
    OUR MAN AT ST ANDREWS
    SAM TORRANCE
    ST ANDREWS is the finest golf course in the world. With its demanding links and a backdrop steeped in tradition, the course is looking as beautiful as ever and provides the perfect setting for this... [Read more]
  • Rose has blossomed into Open favourite in a month
    Tuesday, 6th July 2010
    SAM TORRANCE
    JUSTIN ROSE has gone from Open outcast to bookies’ favourite in the space of four days. What a month it’s been for the young Englishman. Victory in the AT&T National only just secured Justin’s... [Read more]
  • G-Mac showed nerves of steel to break our US?Open duck
    Tuesday, 22nd June 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH
    SAM TORRANCE
    NOT since Tony Jacklin in 1970 can European golf, let alone British golf, boast a US Open champion. But now, after Graeme McDowell’s out-of-this-world performance at Pebble Beach at the weekend, the... [Read more]
  • Write off Tiger at your peril, he remains the man to beat
    Thursday, 17th June 2010
    OUR MAN AT PEBBLE BEACH
    SAM TORRANCE
    WITH every day that passes and with every shot he plays, Tiger Woods appears to be looking more like his old brilliant self. The world No1 might still be a little game shy ahead of the US Open, which... [Read more]
  • Monty’s full of Celtic pride
    Tuesday, 8th June 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH SAM TORRANCE
    SAM TORRANCE
    AS he holed out to complete his final round at Celtic Manor on Sunday, little did Colin Montgomerie know that a great weekend was unfolding. The Twenty Ten course, home of this year’s Ryder Cup,... [Read more]
  • Champion Khan brought down to earth with a bump
    Tuesday, 25th May 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH SAM TORRANCE
    SAM TORRANCE
    IT’S perhaps the nature of golf these days that just hours after claiming the biggest win of his career and a cheque for £650,000, Simon Khan then failed to qualify for the US Open. Khan looked... [Read more]
  • New-look Wentworth is in for a treat
    Tuesday, 18th May 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH SAM TORRANCE
    SAM TORRANCE
    THE PGA Championship at Wentworth is always an occasion to savour but Ernie Els’ remodelling of the West Course will make this year’s event all the more intriguing. Ernie is back at the iconic Surrey... [Read more]
  • Lee has plenty to be positive about
    Tuesday, 11th May 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH SAM TORRANCE
    SAM TORRANCE
    IT may not have worked out for Lee Westwood in the Players’ Championship at Sawgrass at the weekend but despite the obvious comparisons to his US Masters plight, I’d still be feeling pretty positive... [Read more]
  • Magnificent Rory has the golfing world at his feet
    Tuesday, 4th May 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH SAM TORRANCE
    SAM TORRANCE
    RORY MCILROY’S decision to ply his trade on the PGA Tour was met with criticism at the start of the season – now it has been well and truly justified. The young Irishman was magnificent in claiming... [Read more]
  • Davis is £270K worse off, but a true credit to golf
    Tuesday, 20th April 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH SAM TORRANCE
    SAM TORRANCE
    THE wonderful thing about the game of golf is no matter how intense the competition and whatever the level you play, its traditional values always shine through. It couldn’t have got any more intense... [Read more]
  • Westwood’s time will come
    Tuesday, 13th April 2010
    OUR MAN AT THE MASTERS
    SAM TORRANCE
    WELL, he’s getting closer but Lee Westwood is certainly being made to work in his quest for a first major title. Westwood played beautifully all week but just didn’t quite do enough on the final day... [Read more]
  • Rusty putter could be Tiger’s scourge
    Thursday, 8th April 2010
    OUR MAN AT AUGUSTA
    SAM TORRANCE
    AUGUSTA is a place which never fails to impress and on arrival at the famous home of the US Masters yesterday it’s clear that this year is no different. A brand new practice range now greets the... [Read more]
  • You wouldn’t bet against Els
    Tuesday, 30th March 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH
    SAM TORRANCE
    ERNIE ELS joked at Bay Hill this week that he might put 10 grand on himself to win the US Masters. The way he’s playing right now, I reckon he should double it – I certainly wouldn’t bet against him... [Read more]
  • Tiger planning’s meticulous
    Tuesday, 23rd March 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH
    SAM TORRANCE
    SO, the lure of a possible fifth Masters title and a 15th Major was too much for Tiger Woods to refuse – and I can’t see many complaints. Woods will play competitively for the first time in five... [Read more]
  • Satisfactory start after a draining 22-hour flight
    Tuesday, 9th March 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH SAM TORRANCE
    SAM TORRANCE
    AFTER a three-month winter lay-off, the Seniors Tour began in earnest at the Brunei Masters over the weekend, and it was great to be back competing again in a strong field. In hindsight, preparation... [Read more]
  • I crave that winning feeling
    Tuesday, 2nd March 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH SAM TORRANCE
    SAM TORRANCE
    AFTER a three-month wait, the Senior Tour gets underway with the Brunei Masters this weekend – and I simply can’t wait to get back out on the course. Winning the Order of Merit last year was a... [Read more]
  • English golf on ultimate high
    Tuesday, 23rd February 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH
    SAM TORRANCE
    THERE were two big winners at the WGC Match Play at Tucson this weekend – champion Ian Poulter and European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie. Poulter’s victory in the first all-English final with... [Read more]
  • European success is dream ticket for Monty
    Tuesday, 26th January 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH
    SAM TORRANCE
    COLIN MONTGOMERIE would have been grinning from ear-to-ear at the sight of three of his big guns dominating the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship at the weekend. Martin Kaymer showed nerves of steel to... [Read more]
  • Charl can equal Seve’s haul
    Tuesday, 19th January 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH SAM TORRANCE
    SAM TORRANCE
    CHARL SCHWARTZEL will go in search of a little piece of history in Qatar next weekend – and you wouldn’t bet against the South African achieving it. Victory at his home Joburg Open at the weekend was... [Read more]
  • It’s good news for Monty as Casey makes welcome return
    Tuesday, 12th January 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH SAM TORRANCE
    SAM TORRANCE
    WHILE the Tiger’s away the rest will play, and what a statement of intent it was to see Geoff Ogilvy back in the winners’ tent this weekend. The Australian took the opening PGA Tour event of the... [Read more]
  • Forget the Ryder Cup, I expect Tiger to return for the Masters
    Tuesday, 5th January 2010
    ON THE GREENS WITH SAM TORRANCE
    SAM TORRANCE
    THE rumour mill surrounding Tiger Woods’s return to golf has gone into overdrive it seems, but talk of the world No1 missing the entire season are greatly exaggerated, I believe. Some have suggested... [Read more]