STEVE RICHARDSON revived memories of his golfing glory days when he led his team to victory in the South Region PGA Overseas Pro-Am event at Vilamora in Portugal.

The former Ryder Cup star, who is now coaching at the Quindell Club in Fareham, teamed up with Stoneham father and son Peter and Robert Price and Freshwater's Dave Green for an exciting two-shot victory in the 72-hole event. The quartet finished with a 60 under par total for the four rounds.

Richardson birdied the last hole and Robert Price weighed in with a nett birdie to make sure of victory, but team captain Peter Price said: "It was Steve's third round that really swung it for us."

After 36 holes the Hampshire hopefuls were five shots behind the leaders but Richardson's five under par 67 changed all that.

"Steve was terrific," said Price. "He shot five birdies and 13 pars and sent us into the last day with a one-shot lead. We went round the old course at Vilamora in 13 under par, the second team shot 12 under so we got the verdict by two shots."

Price and Richardson have teamed up before for tournaments at Test Valley and Willingden in Sussex, and Price says: "It's an honour to play with someone like Steve who has been in the Ryder Cup and won three times on the European Tour.

"He's had a tough time of it in recent years but the brilliance is still there. Yet Steve is so modest and unassuming that you would think he was doing us a favour playing for us rather than vice-versa.

"He still hits the ball a long way and out in Portugal finished up fifth overall in the professional standings which were topped by another former European Tour player Glen Ralph."

Price and son Robert both play off 12 and Green, who is the greenkeeper at Freshwater Bay, is off 11. "It's a good mix and a good support for Steve who we can usually rely on to provide a few birdies."

Victory revived happy memories of Portugal for Richardson, who won the Portuguese Open in 1991, his best year on the European Tour when he also triumphed at Girona and finished second to Seve Ballesteros in the order of merit which earned him a Ryder Cup place at Kiawah Island.

These days the 38-year-old former World Cup winner lives at Hayling Island with wife Helen and two daughters, and helps his old coach Jason Banting with the teaching operation at Quindell (formerly Fareham Woods).

Richardson and Price are planning to team up again for an event in Cornwall through the spring. They might also play in the odd Hampshire PGA event, particularly at Price's home club Stoneham.