Former Ryder Cup captain pleased to see Woods back to winning ways
Sam Torrance insists the game of golf is much better off for having Tiger Woods back winning tournaments.
The former world number one ended his two-and-a-half year wait for a victory on the PGA Tour when he cruised to a five-shot triumph at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last weekend. Torrance - who posted 21 wins on the European Tour during his career - believes a fully-fit and in-form Woods brings an added dimension to the sport. However, the Scot is of the opinion that the 36-year-old will never again be the kind of domineering presence that he became at the very peak of his powers a few years ago.
"I want to see him back winning majors, it's much more exciting when he's playing and playing well," Torrance told Sky Sports. "There's no question about that, just because of who he is and what he's done. "But I don't think he has the fear factor anymore, I don't think the players are as scared of him as they were ten years ago. "At the beginning of the 90s the golf he was playing was just... (holds hands up) 'hands up, you've got it pal, carry on'. But now they're very strong, his competition now is much stronger. But I would never write off Tiger."
