Eddie
Polland and Tommy Horton were both celebrating after the season-ending Seniors
Tournament of Champions. Polland claimed the title but Horton clinched the European
Seniors Tour Order of Merit for a fourth time
Horton
finished in joint second, two shots adrift of Polland, after a closing one under
par 71, but it was good enough to claim the John Jacobs Award for the fifth time
in total.
The
58-year-old won twice during the 1999 season and finished in the top 10 on a further
seven occasions on his way to earning £99,592.
"To
win the John Jacobs Award four times in a row is something special," said Horton.
"To win it three times in succession last year was great but four times is even
better. It shows I've been consistent all season and that means a lot to me.
"Each
year I wonder if I will still be up there and it gets harder all the time but
then you win a couple and it is back on.
"I
know I am not as strong as the new guys joining the Seniors Tour but I will be
aiming to stay fit over the winter and go for five next year. It's been a great
season."
212 E
Polland 69 71 72
214
T Horton 65 78 71, L Higgins 71 71 72
215
T Gale (Aus) 69 75 71, D Creamer 69 74 72, A Garrido (Spa) 71 70 74
217
C Defoy 70 71 76, R Metherell (Aus) 72 71 74
218
N Coles 73 74 71, B Waites 68 73 77, N Wood 72 71 75, J Bruner 69 74 75
219 B Gallacher 72 74 73,
M Gregson 71 74 74, B Brask (USA) 73 71 75, J RDelich (USA) 73 71 75, J Rhodes
71 73 75, J Morgan 70 73 76, D Jones 71 73 75
220
F Gambetta (USA) 77 74 69, I Stanley (Aus) 71 73 76, R Carrasco (USA) 74, 73 73
221 B Lendzion (USA)
72 73 76, D Huish 68 77 76, A Croce (Ita) 71 79 71
222
A Tapie (USA) 69 78 75
223
J Garner 72 74 77, B Huggett 75 73 75
224
D Oakley (USA) 75 73 76, B Shearer (Aus) 73 78 73, B Verwey (Rsa) 74 72 78, M
Slater 74 71 79
