LONDON SENIORS MASTERS

SAM TORRANCE GOES THREE SHOTS CLEAR

IN LONDON SENIORS MASTERS

Sam Torrance is perfectly placed to retain the Bendinat London Seniors Masters title after a second round 66, six under par, moved the Scot three strokes clear going into Saturday’s final round at The London Golf Club.

Torrance is eight under par for his two rounds, three clear of Delroy Cambridge of Jamaica and South African Bertus Smit, who carded rounds of 72 and 67 respectively to move to five under par 139.  

“That was as solid as I have played all year and apart from the bogey at 16 it could not have been any better. I am making a bit of a habit of being in the final group on Sunday and that is a nice habit to have,” said Torrance, who is chasing his third victory on this year’s European Seniors Tour.

Teeing up alongside Torrance in Saturday’s final round will be Smit, a man who only turned professional in 2000, at the age of 47, after a successful amateur career in his native South Africa.

Chillas, the overnight leader, endured a day to forget as he carded two double bogeys and four bogeys in his round of 77, which dropped the Aberdonian back into a share of 12^th spot on one under par.  

SCOREBOARD

136 Sam Torrance (Sco) 70 66

139 Delroy Cambridge (Jam) 67 72, Bertus Smit (RSA) 72 67

141 Guillermo Encina (Chi) 68 73, Martin Foster (Eng) 69 72, Tony Allen (Eng) 70 71, Nick Job (Eng) 70 71, Kevin Spurgeon (Eng) 68 73

142 Carl Mason (Eng) 69, 73, Bobby Lincoln (RSA) 74 68, Juan Quiros (Esp) 74 68

143 John Chillas (Sco) 66 77, Giuseppe Cali (Ita) 69 74

144 José Rivero (Esp) 73 71, Gavan Levenson (RSA) 72 72, Martin Gray (Sco) 70 74, John Benda (USA) 73 71

145 Tony Johnstone (Zim) 73 72, John Mashego (RSA) 71 74, David J Russell (Eng) 73 72, Jim Rhodes (Eng) 71 74, Craig Maltman (Sco) 76 69