Six England teenagers seek Dutch success July 15 to 18
Six
teenagers will represent England in this week’s ST8TS TGH Dutch Junior
Open, at Toxandria Golf Club in the Netherlands, from Wednesday to
Saturday, July 15-18.
They
are Jamie Dick of Gloucestershire, Rhys Nevin-Wharton of Cheshire,
Gian-Marco Petrozzi of Staffordshire, Billy Spooner of Lincolnshire,
Jonathan Thomson of Yorkshire (image © Leaderboard Photography) and
Jordan Wrisdale of Lincolnshire.
The players:
Jamie Dick,
19, (Sherdons Golf Centre) was a member of England’s winning team at
the 2014 Boys Home Internationals and the Canadian International Junior
Challenge, and for GB&I in the Jacques Leglise Trophy.
Rhys Nevin-Wharton,
17, (Sandiway) tied third in the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters and
shared fourth place in the Irish boys’ open. He was the runner-up in
last year’s Daily Telegraph junior championship.
Gian-Marco Petrozzi,
18, (Trentham) tied fourth in the Irish boys’ open and has had a string
of high finishes this season in the Welsh strokeplay, the Darwin
Salver, the Fairhaven Trophies and the Peter McEvoy Trophy.
Billy Spooner,
17, (Woodhall Spa) first represented England in 2012 and contributed to
last year’s successful U16 campaign against the other home nations. He
has had top ten finishes in this year’s Fairhaven Trophies and the South
East of England links championship.
Jonathan Thomson,
18, (Lindrick) finished sixth in the recent Brabazon Trophy, supported
by Your Golf Travel, where he shot six-under 66 in the third round. He
was third in this year’s Duncan Putter in Wales and a member of
England’s winning team at the 2014 Boys’ Home Internationals.
Jordan Wrisdale,
19, (Boston) has just helped Lincolnshire to reach County Finals, with
rounds of 68, 64 at qualifying. He was fifth in the South East of
England links championship and also shared the first round lead in the
Brabazon Trophy.
The Dutch Junior Open is contested by players aged under 21.
Lyndsey Hewison Press Officer England Golf pr@englandgolf.org |
Labels: Boys
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home