Thomas Arthur 'Tony' Torrance (13 March 1891 – 8 December 1976) was a Scottish amateur

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who played in the early 20th century. He played in five

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matches between 1924 and 1934.

Early life

Torrance was born in

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in 1891. His older brother, William Breck, was also a noted amateur golfer.

Golf career

Torrance played in five

matches, 1924, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934. He was the captain in 1932. Torrance was joint runner-up in the 1927 German Open at Wannsee Berlin G&CC behind

Percy Alliss Percy Alliss (8 January 1897 – 31 March 1975) was one of the leading English professional golfers in the 1920s and 1930s, winning many tournaments in Britain and Continental Europe. He was also the father of commentator and former golfer Peter ...

. He was twice winner of the

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, in 1921 when he was partnered with Eleanor Helme, and in 1934, when playing with

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Death

Torrance died in

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on 8 December 1976.https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCR-QTXP

Amateur wins

''this list is incomplete'' *1925

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*1926

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(tie with

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) *1927 German Amateur *1929 German Amateur

Team appearances

(representing Great Britain): 1924,

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1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be on J ...

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

(playing captain),

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

England–Scotland Amateur Match The England–Scotland Amateur Match was an annual men's amateur golf competition organised by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, contested by teams representing England and Scotland, with the winners being presented with the Walker Cup. It was pl ...

(representing Scotland): 1922 (winners), 1923 (winners), 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929 (tie), 1930

References

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