Postie is Torrance's first-class prospect; GURU AIMING TO DELIVER THOMSON'S DREAM OFA EUROPEAN TOUR CARD.

From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: January 1, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: JIM BLACK

SIXTEEN-HOUR working days are not uncommon in the double life of Eddie Thomson, the Fairlie postman who is dedicated to following a dream that, one day, he will line up alongside Tiger Woods in The Open.

Thomson drags himself out of bed most days at 3.30am to start work at the nearby Largs sorting office an hour later.

But it is often dark when the 35-year-old returns home.

For Thomson is effectively doing two jobs, one ...

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