Woosie should succeed me as Ryder Cup chief, says Sam

SAM TORRANCE believes Ian Woosnam should succeed him as Ryder Cup captain for the 2004 contest at Oakland Hills in Michigan.

Woosnam has stated he would like to wait until the contest is staged in Wales for the first time, at Celtic Manor in 2010, before taking on the role. But Torrance believes that would be too late for his vice-captain at The Belfry, for the same reasons he has declined the possibility of captaining the team again in two years.

''I honestly believe I wouldn't be the right man for the job and that's the most important factor,'' said Torrance, who himself went from vice-captain under Mark James in 1999 to victorious skipper in 2002.