Oldcorn now old enough to earn Senior corn

ANDREW Oldcorn makes his European Senior Tour debut in next month's Handa Senior Masters determined to seize his second chance in the game.

The Bolton-born Scot, who turned 50 on 31 March, has reignited his enthusiasm for the game after suffering a lull following his finest hour – winning the PGA Championship in 2001.

Oldcorn was 41 when he held off Nick Faldo and Angel Cabrera down the stretch to capture the European Tour's flagship title at Wentworth, and he is targeting more success late in his career when he is reacquainted with old friends on the Senior Tour.

"I've been in this twilight zone of mid forties to late forties where your career is coming to an end on the main Tour and you are waiting for your second career on the Senior Tour," he said." It's been difficult. I've also had a tough time away from the golf course – I lost my mother and had surgery on my eye – but I'm looking forward to getting back amongst my peers.

"I've kept an eye on how the Senior Tour guys have been performing for a couple of years now. I know that the likes of Sam Torrance, Ian Woosnam, Roger Chapman and Carl Mason have done really well. I draw encouragement from the fact that I competed against these guys when I was younger and had some success.

"I'm just hoping I can go into a golf tournament and feel like I can win it again rather than just make up the numbers as I did towards the end on the main Tour."