 Torrance was a victorious Ryder Cup skipper in 2002 |
Sam Torrance is confident he will overcome injury in time for the Senior British Open championship which starts at Balgownie on Thursday. The former Ryder Cup captain had to retire after only a few holes of Tuesday's pro-am because of sciatica.
The Scot said: "Last Thursday morning I woke up in agony. I can hit balls but I don't know how far I can walk. But I'll find out come Thursday morning.
"I've never had this before in my life so it's been a long time coming."
Meanwhile, Greg Norman - twice a winner of the Open Championship in his prime - would love to tee off his over-50s tour career with a victory over Royal Aberdeen Golf Club's Balgownie links.
The Australian said: "I'm keeping my expectations down low because it's really only my second tournament in almost 12 months and I had back surgery in February.
"I would love to come out and start the senior tour like I did with my regular tour career, winning the third tournament that I ever played in.
"But I'm going to be coming back to the Senior British Open for many more years, so there will be plenty of other opportunities."
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