Torrance shares second spot

SAM Torrance shared second place but had no answer for Thailand's Boonchu Ruangkit as he sealed a historic hat-trick of victories on the European Senior Tour after shooting a final-round 69 to win the Berenberg Bank Masters by three strokes in South Africa.

Ruangkit, 53, held off Torrance and South African Bobby Lincoln to capture the 75,000 first prize and become the first player since Tommy Horton in 1997 to win three consecutive Senior Tour events, following his back-to-back victories in Brunei and his native Thailand. He also became the quickest player to win three times on the Senior Tour, doing so on his seventh appearance.

"I'm very happy to win three times in a row," he said. "I had not thought about winning the Order of Merit before but I will go to England to play the next event (the Handa Masters in May] and try to make it four wins."

• A stunning round of 65 saw Robert Dinwiddie, born in Scotland but raised in England, capture his third Challenge Tour title in stylish fashion at the Kenya Open. The 27-year-old closed with a round of 65 – the best of the week – to finish on 12-under par, three shots clear of runner-up Julio Zapata of Argentina.