ENGLAND YOUNGSTERS BID FOR SPANISH QUAD VICTORY
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Six of England’s youngsters will aim to end a run of four successive second places when they take on three other nations in the annual Costa Ballena Quadrangular Tournament over the Ocean Course at Costa Ballena, Spain this week.
The last occasion England emerged as champions was in 2006 but the squad of Jonathan Bell (Royal Blackheath, Kent), Steven Brown (Wentworth, Surrey), Scott Campbell (Hallowes, Yorkshire), Jack Heasman (West Essex, Essex), Daniel Wasteney (Bondhay, Yorkshire) and Josh White (Chipstead, Surrey) will attempt to break that sequence.
Bell and White played in the event last year when England finished behind Germany, the only team to beat them.
Bell, 19, is a former English under 14 Champion, who has been capped at under 16 and boys levels, helping England win the Boys Home Internationals in 2009. He also represented GB and I in the Jacques Leglise Trophy.
Brown, 23, has enjoyed a number of high finishes in the past two years including third places in the Selborne Salver, Hampshire Hog and Hampshire Salver in 2009. Last year, he was fifth in the Brabazon Trophy and West of England Stroke Play and sixth in the Tillman Trophy.
Campbell, 19, was also a member of the England team that won the Boys Home Internationals in 2009 on his debut while he also finished runner-up in the Canadian Junior Challenge and fourth in the Carris Trophy. In 2010, he tied second in the Midland Open Amateur and sixth in the Berkshire Trophy.
Heasman, 18, a former Essex under 14 Champion, was an under 16 cap in 2008 and made his debut at boys level last year. A quarter finalist in the British Boys in 2009, he finished tied third in the South East Junior Championship last year as well as fourth in the Canadian Junior Challenge and seventh in the Carris Trophy.
Wasteney, 19, the only uncapped member of the squad, enjoyed a successful 2010 in which he won the Yorkshire Open and the NAPGC Championship and was runner-up in the Northern Group Qualifying. He was also fifth in the Lee Westwood Trophy and tied ninth in the Chiberta Grand Prix and the County Champions Tournament.
White, 19, was Surrey Champion in 2009 when he debuted for England in the Boys Home Internationals and finished third in the McEvoy Trophy. Helped Surrey to the Boys County Championship that year when he finished top scorer with five points from six matches, while in 2010 he represented the EGU in the Mexican Amateur as well as at Costa Ballena.
As in previous years, the Costa Ballena competition will be played on a round robin basis, each match comprising three foursomes and six singles.
Lynne Fraser
EGU Marketing and PR Manager
Email: lfraser@englishgolfunion.org
Tel: 01526 354500
Six of England’s youngsters will aim to end a run of four successive second places when they take on three other nations in the annual Costa Ballena Quadrangular Tournament over the Ocean Course at Costa Ballena, Spain this week.
The last occasion England emerged as champions was in 2006 but the squad of Jonathan Bell (Royal Blackheath, Kent), Steven Brown (Wentworth, Surrey), Scott Campbell (Hallowes, Yorkshire), Jack Heasman (West Essex, Essex), Daniel Wasteney (Bondhay, Yorkshire) and Josh White (Chipstead, Surrey) will attempt to break that sequence.
Bell and White played in the event last year when England finished behind Germany, the only team to beat them.
Bell, 19, is a former English under 14 Champion, who has been capped at under 16 and boys levels, helping England win the Boys Home Internationals in 2009. He also represented GB and I in the Jacques Leglise Trophy.
Brown, 23, has enjoyed a number of high finishes in the past two years including third places in the Selborne Salver, Hampshire Hog and Hampshire Salver in 2009. Last year, he was fifth in the Brabazon Trophy and West of England Stroke Play and sixth in the Tillman Trophy.
Campbell, 19, was also a member of the England team that won the Boys Home Internationals in 2009 on his debut while he also finished runner-up in the Canadian Junior Challenge and fourth in the Carris Trophy. In 2010, he tied second in the Midland Open Amateur and sixth in the Berkshire Trophy.
Heasman, 18, a former Essex under 14 Champion, was an under 16 cap in 2008 and made his debut at boys level last year. A quarter finalist in the British Boys in 2009, he finished tied third in the South East Junior Championship last year as well as fourth in the Canadian Junior Challenge and seventh in the Carris Trophy.
Wasteney, 19, the only uncapped member of the squad, enjoyed a successful 2010 in which he won the Yorkshire Open and the NAPGC Championship and was runner-up in the Northern Group Qualifying. He was also fifth in the Lee Westwood Trophy and tied ninth in the Chiberta Grand Prix and the County Champions Tournament.
White, 19, was Surrey Champion in 2009 when he debuted for England in the Boys Home Internationals and finished third in the McEvoy Trophy. Helped Surrey to the Boys County Championship that year when he finished top scorer with five points from six matches, while in 2010 he represented the EGU in the Mexican Amateur as well as at Costa Ballena.
As in previous years, the Costa Ballena competition will be played on a round robin basis, each match comprising three foursomes and six singles.
Lynne Fraser
EGU Marketing and PR Manager
Email: lfraser@englishgolfunion.org
Tel: 01526 354500
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