European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke has named Sam Torrance as his fifth vice-captain for September's contest at Hazeltine.
Clarke made the announcement during a press conference ahead of this week's US PGA Championship and said he was "delighted" that 2002 skipper Torrance had agreed to join Ian Poulter, Paul Lawrie, Thomas Bjorn and Padraig Harrington on his backroom staff.
"Sam's been a very good friend of mine for a long time," former Open champion Clarke said. "He was a wonderful captain to play under at The Belfry.
"He was very thorough and everybody that played under him enjoyed the week because it can been difficult at times, but Sam put everybody at ease and made everyone comfortable."
Source: PA
