EGU Press Release

TALENTED TRIO CHALLENGE FOR ERNIE ELS TITLE

Three of England's most talented youngsters will represent the English
Golf Union in the inaugural Ernie Els World Junior Invitational
Tournament in South Africa next month.
Tom Berry and Tom Lewis, both members of the England Under 18 Squad,
and Chris Lloyd from the Under 16 Squad, are in the 120-strong field
for the tournament at Fancourt Golf and Country Club, at George, on the
Cape from 24th - 27th March.
Berry, who is based at Wentworth and turns 17 later this month, enjoyed a successful 2007. He
played against Sweden in a friendly international, was capped at under 16 level against Scotland, finished fourth in the North of England Under 16 Championship and helped Surrey win the Boys County Championship.
A former Surrey Under 14 Champion, he finished second in the 2005 English Under 14 Championship for the Reid Trophy and helped Surrey to second spot in the 2006 Boys County Championship.
Lewis, 17, from Mid Herts Golf Club, finished third behind Berry in the English Under 14 Championship in 2005 and also enjoyed a successful 2007 with two outstanding victories. He won the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters and tied first with Lloyd for the North of England Under 16 title. He was also joint runner-up in the English Under 16 Championship
for the McGregor Trophy and a semi-finalist in the Hertfordshire Championship while he was also capped at under 16 level against Spain and Scotland.
Beside sharing the North of England Under 16 title with Lewis last year, Lloyd, 16 who plays out of The Kendleshire, won the South West Under 16 Championship and finished runner-up in the English Boys Under 18 Championship for the Carris Trophy and the South West Boys
Championship. Like Lewis, he also played in the under 16 internationals against Spain and Scotland.
A former Gloucestershire Under 15 Champion, Lloyd finished tied third in the Reid Trophy and sixth in the North of England Boys Championship, both in 2006, and equal eighth in the 2004
Reid Trophy as a 12 year old.
The Ernie Els tournament, which is part of the Ernie Els & Fancourt Foundation, replaces the event known as the Ernie Els Junior Tour and is played over 72 holes of stroke play.
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