SCOTLAND'S Sam Torrance returns to the European Seniors Tour today looking to turn up the heat on Order of Merit leader Carl Mason of England in one of Continental Europe's golfing hotspots, the Algarve.

EAMONN DARCY made an excellent start to his 2005 European Seniors Tour season on the sun-kissed island of Tobago yesterday with a sizzling first round of six under par 66 to get within one shot of the first round lead at the Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic.

American Bob Boyd finished as the star pupil at the European Seniors Tour Qualifying School Finals following a brilliant show over the Pinta Course at Pestana Golf Resort in the Algarve.