Canter, Lewis, Nixon England's trio for
Argentina
NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH GOLF UNION
Three members of England’s victorious Home Internationals team, who also represented GB and I in the recent St Andrews Trophy, will attempt to win the World Amateur Team Championships for the Eisenhower Trophy in Argentina next month.
Laurie Canter (Saltford, Somerset), Tom Lewis (Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire) and Matt Nixon (Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) will carry England’s hopes at Buenos Aires and Olivos Golf Clubs on 28th – 31st October.
Canter, 20, hit the headlines when he won the South African Amateur last winter. Since then he has also scored victories in the Hampshire Hog and West of England Stroke Play and finished tied fourth in the Duncan Putter. He made his England debut in the victorious European Men’s Team Championships squad where he won all his three singles and then went on to take home 5.5 out of 6 points in the successful Home Internationals.
Last year he won the Midland Youth Championship and was runner-up in the West of England Match Play Championship.
Lewis, 19, was capped at Under-16 and boys level before making his full England debut in this year’s match with France. He became British and English Boys Champion last year and this year he has won the Berkhamsted Trophy, finished runner-up in the Welsh Open Stroke Play and reached the semi-finals of the English Amateur. He was also a member of England’s winning European Nations Cup and European Team Championships squads and reached the last 16 of the Amateur Championship.
Nixon, 21, British Boys Champion in 2006, was also capped at boys level. A quarter finalist in the English Amateur in 2008, the following year he finished tied fourth in the Brabazon Trophy and was a joint winner of the Henriques Salver. He made his full England debut in last year’s Home Internationals and played in this year’s international with France as well as the Home Internationals. He also reached the semi-finals of the Amateur Championship, tied third in the Lytham Trophy and was equal fourth in the Scottish Open Stroke Play. Nixon is currently fourth on the EGU Titleist FootJoy Order of Merit leaderboard.
England will be seeking their first victory in the Eisenhower Trophy since the four Home Counties decided to field separate teams in 2002. The best England finish to date was sixth in 2006 in South Africa.
The best two scores each day count while Scotland will defend the trophy they won in Australia two years ago.
Lynne Fraser
EGU Marketing and PR Manager
Email: lfraser@englishgolfunion.org
Tel: 01526 354500
Argentina
NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH GOLF UNION
Three members of England’s victorious Home Internationals team, who also represented GB and I in the recent St Andrews Trophy, will attempt to win the World Amateur Team Championships for the Eisenhower Trophy in Argentina next month.
Laurie Canter (Saltford, Somerset), Tom Lewis (Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire) and Matt Nixon (Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) will carry England’s hopes at Buenos Aires and Olivos Golf Clubs on 28th – 31st October.
Canter, 20, hit the headlines when he won the South African Amateur last winter. Since then he has also scored victories in the Hampshire Hog and West of England Stroke Play and finished tied fourth in the Duncan Putter. He made his England debut in the victorious European Men’s Team Championships squad where he won all his three singles and then went on to take home 5.5 out of 6 points in the successful Home Internationals.
Last year he won the Midland Youth Championship and was runner-up in the West of England Match Play Championship.
Lewis, 19, was capped at Under-16 and boys level before making his full England debut in this year’s match with France. He became British and English Boys Champion last year and this year he has won the Berkhamsted Trophy, finished runner-up in the Welsh Open Stroke Play and reached the semi-finals of the English Amateur. He was also a member of England’s winning European Nations Cup and European Team Championships squads and reached the last 16 of the Amateur Championship.
Nixon, 21, British Boys Champion in 2006, was also capped at boys level. A quarter finalist in the English Amateur in 2008, the following year he finished tied fourth in the Brabazon Trophy and was a joint winner of the Henriques Salver. He made his full England debut in last year’s Home Internationals and played in this year’s international with France as well as the Home Internationals. He also reached the semi-finals of the Amateur Championship, tied third in the Lytham Trophy and was equal fourth in the Scottish Open Stroke Play. Nixon is currently fourth on the EGU Titleist FootJoy Order of Merit leaderboard.
England will be seeking their first victory in the Eisenhower Trophy since the four Home Counties decided to field separate teams in 2002. The best England finish to date was sixth in 2006 in South Africa.
The best two scores each day count while Scotland will defend the trophy they won in Australia two years ago.
Lynne Fraser
EGU Marketing and PR Manager
Email: lfraser@englishgolfunion.org
Tel: 01526 354500
Labels: Amateur Men
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