Sam Torrance

Samuel Robert Torrance is a Scottish professional golfer and sports commentator. He was one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid-1970s to the late 1990s, with 21 Tour wins. Torrance was a member of European Ryder Cup teams on eight occasions consecutively; on Cup-winning teams four times. He was also part of the winning Scotland team at the 1995 Dunhill Cup. He was the winning non-playing captain of the European Ryder Cup team in 2002. Torrance was honoured with the MBE (1996) and OBE (2003), for his outstanding contributions to golf.

24 August 1953

Born on the same birth day (24 August): Alaungpaya • Arian Foster • Arthur Crudup • Brian Rajadurai • Carlo Gambino • Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin • Ferdinand I of Romania • Howard Zinn • Jackie Brenston • Jans Koerts • Kim Sung-il (general) • Marion Bloem • Michael Redd • Moshood Abiola • Paulo Coelho • Prince Rupert Loewenstein • Rocky Johnson • Rocío Igarzábal • William Wilberforce • Éric Bernard

Born in the same month (August 1953): Alex Lifeson • Butch Patrick • David Hurley • Ditmar Jakobs • Donnie Munro • Hulk Hogan • Kay Stenshjemmet • Leroy Burgess • Mark Thatcher • Marlene Dumas • Peter Wright (journalist) • Thomas Pogge • Tom Berryhill • Tõnu Kaljuste • Wolfgang Hohlbein