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New look for England boys' squad The England boys’ squad for 2016/17 has an almost completely new look, with eight of the nine players selected for the first time. Norfolk’s Toby Briggs (Image © Leaderboard Photography) is the only player who was a member of last year’s squad. He is joined by Yorkshire’s Barclay Brown, Gloucestershire’s Jack Cope, Hertfordshire’s Danny Daniels, Surrey’s Angus Flanagan, Michael Gilbert of Essex; Conor Gough and Kristian Tannum Donaldson of Berks, Bucks and Oxon; and Thomas Plumb of Dorset. Between them the players already have an impressive record. Apart from a host of individual success, Briggs, Flanagan and Gilbert were all in England’s winning team at the Boys’ Home Internationals; Cope, Daniels and Tannum Donaldson were in the team which won the Canadian International Junior Challenge; and Brown, Gough and Plumb have been successful U16 internationals. The players Toby Briggs, 17, (Dunston Hall) is an England boy international who also made his debut for GB and I in the boys’ team for the Jacques Leglise Trophy match against Continental Europe. He had high finishes in the Peter McEvoy Trophy, the Fairhaven Trophies and the German boys’ open and reached the match play stages of the British boys’ championship. Barclay Brown, 15, (Hallamshire) was the leading U18 player at the North of England Youths’ championship and reached the match play stages of the British boys’ championship. The U16 boy international was joint runner-up in the Scottish U16 championship and 15th in the Italian U16 open. He won all six of his matches when representing Yorkshire in the English boys’ county finals. Jack Cope, 17, (Minchinhampton) had top three finishes in the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters, the South of England boys’ open and the South West boys’ county qualifier. He reached the match play stages of the British boys’ championship. As well as helping England win the Canadian International Junior Challenge he was eighth individually and was sixth on the England Boys’ Order of Merit for 2016. Danny Daniels, 17, (Essendon) reached the quarter finals of the British boys’ championship, bowing out only on the 22nd hole. He won the East Berkshire Junior Stag tournament, was third in the South East boys’ county qualifier and fifth individually at the Canadian International Junior Challenge. He was fifth on the England Boys’ Order of Merit for 2016 Angus Flanagan, 17, (St George’s Hill) won the English U18 boys’ open stroke play for the Carris Trophy, represented England in the Boys’ Home Internationals and was runner-up on the England Boys’ Order of Merit for 2016. His other results included sixth place in the Duke of York Young Champions and fifth in the South East boys’ county qualifier. Michael Gilbert, 16, (Chelmsford) won the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters, was runner up in the U16 McGregor Trophy and won the U16 Hazards Salver at the Carris Trophy. He is an England boy international and also represented the country at U16 level. He was ninth on the England Boys’ Order of Merit for 2016. Conor Gough, 14, (Stoke Park) is the English U14 boys’ open champion, having won the Reid Trophy. He also won the U15 Douglas Johns Trophy and was runner up in the Italian U16 championship. He represented England in the autumn series of U16 matches against the other home countries. Thomas Plumb, 17, (Sherborne) won the South of England boys’ open, was runner-up in the Waterford Trophy and third in the South West boys’ county qualifier. He also had top 10s in the North of England open and the Lee Westwood Trophy. He reached the match play stages of the English amateur championship. Kristian Tannum Donaldson, 17, (Buckinghamshire) shared the halfway lead in the Carris Trophy and went on to finish 6th. This was one of a number of top tens achieved during the season with other high finishes in the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters and the Canadian International Junior Challenge. Lyndsey Hewison Press Officer England Golf pr@englandgolf.org 07590 878349

Golf Improvement courses to be staged at 

The Marcliffe at Pitfodels Hotel

By DUNCAN WILSON

 Duncan Wilson is a qualified Trainer and Diagnostic practitioner of Thought Field Therapy and is currently a part-time employee at The Marcliffe at Pitfodels Hotel near Aberdeen and a consultant for the new Golf Improvement courses.

 I have always been amazed having worked at the Marcliffe Hotel in two different spells by the heart felt attachment people have from around the world to play the finest courses.

Here in Scotland we have much to be grateful for, “ Scotland The Home Of Golf “, with this crown comes great responsibility, what extra can we offer here in Scotland to the people who travel hundreds of miles and spend their hard earned money in our country and what else can we offer our local people?

It is human emotions driving the desire to come to our wonderful country to experience Golf and other things Scottish. The incredible Open final round between Phil Mickelson and Henrick Stenson highlights the ability to control emotions under great pleasure.The resilience shown in particular in the last round will live with many of us forever.

                                                        Thought Field Therapy

After 15 years of being qualified in Thought Field Therapy the time has come to focus specifically on Golf. TFT is remarkably quick way of eliminating negative emotions. In 2002 I trained with Dr Roger Callahan an American Psychologist who is responsible for millions of people being taken out of trauma, phobia, anxiety and more by teaching a Self Help Method that the United States Health Department have deemed as effective in resilience/self concept/self regulation/truama and more.

                                                             Tackling the issues

When Golfers step out on the course they are on their own with their clubs, ball, conditions, playing partners and of course their THOUGHTS. Imagine being able to deal with negativity before you step out on the course simply by tapping on acupressure points that take anxiety away. Imagine examining every aspect from first tee nerves, driving issues, bunker fears, chipping and putting challenges along with past errors that still hang about years later but present themselves sub consciously at vital moments. How about the Comfort Zone that allows you to make a great first nine only kicking in  to spoil the last nine just because your handicap is a number! The great news we can reduce or eliminate these issues. Many times the core issues are actually outside the Golf Course but present on the course. I remember a friend telling me his boss saying to an employee don’t take your problems to work – as if we had two entirely different Brains to switch on and off depending where we are.

                                                                              “ Yips “

The “ Yips “ effect 30% of Golfers during a lifetime, Golfing greats such as Sam Snead, Tommy Armour, Sergio Garcia, Ernie Els, Mark O’Meara, Berhard Langer, Ben Hogan, Tom Watson, Ian Baker Finch, David Duval , Jonny Miller and  even Hank Haney wrote an article on How Tiger Got the Yips ( February 2015  Golf Digest). 

This menace has even been studied by the Mayo Clinic.  Although they believed the Yips was probably psychological , Focal Dystonia a Neurological condition that affects muscle groups was also a cause. EFT  practitioner Lynn  Francis in a pilot study with 6 golfers had 100% cure rate.

 I have found the basic TFT Algorithm works with up to 90% of golfers with negative emotions. TFT or tapping as it is called has been subject of dozens of clinical trials.

  GOLF IMPROVEMENT COURSES at THE MARCLIFFE AT PITFODELS HOTEL

Starting in January 2017 I will be running Golf Improvement courses to benefit local North east Golfers. The courses will be run at The Marcliffe at Pitfodels Hotel, a mile or two to the west of Aberdeen,  where many of the World's best Professional Golfers have stayed. 

It is a marvellous location with the host Stewart Spence one of the most knowledgeable hotel owners in the land. The Marcliffe  is a very popular destination for overseas Golfers and  the ideal venue to launch this revolutionary approach that many golfers have yet to experience.

                                                                     Post-Course Introduction

Immediately after the course I will give an introduction to a Health Technology that has wonderful applications for Golfers. I was introduced to it via Thought Field Therapy in 2005. It has changed my life and health. I have seen Olympic Gold Medalists, World Cup Winning Football Team, hundreds of  athletes in sports of all disciplines use this technology to improve results. A least two Senior Golfers have won National  P.G.A. titles using the technology.

We will be addressing Energy improvement, pain relief, strength, stamina, flexability, stress management, improved sleep and much more making this a very special morning at the Marcliffe!

For further course details please contact :

duncanfwilson@hotmail.com

Mobile phone contact : 077453 60287

Craig Lawrie's 69 shares 4th place in Palmares Classic 11 on Algarve Tour

Craig Lawrie was back in form at the first round of the Algarve Pro Tour's third event, the Palmares Classic II at the Lagos venue.
He shot a three-under-par 69 to be joint fourth at the halfway stage of the 36-hole tournament.
Lawrie had two birdie 2s on his card - at the short seventh and 14th.
He also birdied the first and 18th in halves of 35 and 34. He had one bogey, at the third hole.
Sweden's Felix Aberg leads by three shots with an eight-under-par 64.


FIRST ROUND SCOREBOARD

Torneio: Palmares Classic II (Agregada) Campo: Palmares Golf Lagos - Praia Data: 2016-11-24 Modalidade: Stroke Play

Classificação Stroke Play Agregada

Clique no Hyperlink do Nome para ver o cartão de resultados Pos. Nome Clube To PAR Total Dia 1  Dia 2  1  Felix Aberg SWE -8 64 64     2  James Taverner ENG -5 67 67     3  Jamie Abbott ENG -4 68 68     4  Tyler Hogarty RSA -3 69 69     5  Craig Lawrie SCO -3 69 69     6  Harry Casey ENG -3 69 69     7  Richard Bentham WAL -3 69 69     8  Jay Taylor POR -3 69 69     9  Robbie Busher ENG PAR 72 72     10  Tomás Santos Silva POR PAR 72 72     11  Daniel Garner ENG +1 73 73     11  Kevin Flack USA +1 73 73     13  Tom Hayward ENG +1 73 73     14  Miguel Gaspar POR +1 73 73     15  Colm Crowley IRL +1 73 73     16  Tiago Rodrigues POR +1 73 73     17  Ryan Thomas WAL +1 73 73     18  Max Eichmeier GER +1 73 73     19  Patrick Blunt UK +2 74 74     20  Sam Whitehead ENG +2 74 74     21  Will Fox ENG +2 74 74     22  Santiago Ruiz COL +2 74 74     23  Jonny Hewitt UK +3 75 75     24  Adam Forster UK +3 75 75     25  George Morris ENG +3 75 75     26  Toby O`Connor WAL +4 76 76     27  Louis Farrelly POR +4 76 76     28  Oliver Guisset BEL +4 76 76     29  Jack Hiluta ENG +4 76 76     30  Daniel Scourfield ENG +5 77 77     31  Felix Norderhaug SWE +5 77 77     32  Tom Speyer ENG +6 78 78     33  Sam Robertshawe ENG +7 79 79     34  Kipp Poppert (am) ENG +8 80 80     35  Emil Sorebo SWE +8 80 80     36  Steve Tooth ENG +8 80 80     37  Clemens Dvorak AUT +8 80 80     38  Rhys Pugh WAL +9 81 81     39  Alexandre Abreu POR +11 83 83     40  Rui Pedro Morris Mendes POR +11 83 83     41  Jess Dixon (am) ENG +12 84 84     -  Nick Ward ENG PAR 0 NShow     -  Gareth Blease ENG PAR 0 NShow     -  Yeong Bin Lee KOR PAR 0 NDev     -  Miles Duffy ENG PAR 0 Desq.

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Spain leads, Scotland trail after World Cup foursomes
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS First Round Report Spain opened up a one-shot lead on day one of the ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf as Rafa Cabrera Bello and Jon Rahm recorded a 69 on a tough day of scoring in Melbourne.  With the wind making life tricky at Kingston Heath Golf Club, birdies were at a premium in the opening foursomes as the tournament returned to the schedule for the first time since 2013. A birdie on the last, where Cabera-Bello’s ball seemed to defy the laws of gravity by dropping into the hole, got the Spaniards to three under par, one shot clear of China, France and the United States as European Tour Members dominated the upper echelons of the leaderboard. England and Italy, whose impressive early momentum was brought to a juddering halt by a triple bogey eight on the par five 12th hole, were then on one under par heading into Friday’s first set of four-balls.  Just six of the 28 teams finished under par, with pre-tournament favourites Australia struggling in a round of 74. Cabrera Bello has not missed a cut all season in 2016, but is still searching for a first win while Rahm is just starting out in his professional career after joining the paid ranks following the US Open this summer. Spain are the fourth most successful country in World Cup history with four wins, but are searching for their first victory since 1984. France, China and the United States had all set the clubhouse target on two under and it looked as though a round in the 60s would be out of reach, before Cabrera Bello saw his 15-footer miraculously drop into the cup on the 18th.  The duo had bogeyed the fourth hole, but a brilliant Rahm approach to the eighth allowed Cabrera Bello to sink the only successful eagle putt of the day, before another birdie followed on the 12th. Key quotes Rafa Cabrera Bello (Spain): “It was a fun putt on the last because it looked like I couldn’t miss, but then all of a sudden it did miss so I don’t know how it came back. So it was a good end to a good day.  It was tough and tricky in the wind. But Jon played great, I rolled in some nice putts and hit some good shots as well, so I think it was a score we’re proud of but also a score we deserve. Jon Rahm (Spain): “This kind of course and this type of golf than what I’m used to playing in the States. But we planned our strategy which had me hitting most of the tee shots. And then he hit a couple of great shots, rolled some putts in and that’s pretty much what we needed. But it wasn’t so much about hitting great shots, it was more about avoiding mistakes and we did that perfectly.” Victor Dubuisson (France): “We are very good friends and for us to play together here, it’s like a dream from back when we were children. I’m very happy with our score today because it was really tough.” Wu Ashun (China): “It was very good and my partner was playing very well and we made a lot of birdies, so it was very exciting to play. “We made I think the best putt [on the last hole]. It was just unbelievable. Li was giving me some ideas on the breaks and talked about speed, it was very fast this afternoon and the winds were blowing too. So we talked a little bit on the line and he said just take it easy, just relax and putt and it goes in. It’s unbelievable.” Jimmy Walker (America): “I think we got everything out of the round that we could’ve done today, and that’s what it takes to play well and stay in a golf tournament. We didn’t have the easiest bunker shots, there were a couple of them where we were short-sided and I gave Rickie a couple of tough putts, but he buried them.  “The course played tough today, it really did. I thought starting out today that if you shot anything under par, it was going to be pretty good. All the par fives played straight into the wind today. So we had to battle all day, and it really was a battle at times but I feel like we came out on top.” Adam Scott (Australia): “I think it was just the wind. It’s very tough to gauge exactly what’s going on out there when it’s blustery. “We had no momentum today but in these conditions, it’s about as hard as it gets playing foursomes in blustery conditions around a tricky course.” Round One Scores: 1st Rafa CABRERA BELLO / Jon RAHM ESP 69  T2 WU Ashun / LI Haotong CHN 70  Victor DUBUISSON / Romain LANGASQUE FRA 70  T2 Rickie FOWLER / Jimmy WALKER USA 70  T5 Francesco MOLINARI / Matteo MANASSERO ITA 71  T5 Chris WOOD / Andy SULLIVAN ENG 71  7th Alex NOREN / David LINGMERTH SWE 72  Shane LOWRY / Graeme MCDOWELL IRL 72 Søren KJELDSEN / Thorbjørn OLESEN DEN 72  10th Thongchai JAIDEE / Kiradech APHIBARNRAT THA 73  Hideki MATSUYAMA / Ryo ISHIKAWA JPN 73  Thomas PIETERS / Nicolas COLSAERTS BEL 73  Bernd WIESBERGER / Martin WIEGELE AUT 73  T14 Bradley DREDGE / Stuart MANLEY WAL 74 Byeong Hun AN / K.T. KIM SOUTH KOR 74  C.T. Pan / CHAN Shih-chang TPE 74  S.S.P CHAWRASIA / CHIKKARANGAPPA S IND 74  Jhonattan VEGAS / Julio VEGAS VEN 74  Adam SCOTT / Marc LEISHMAN AUS 74  Ricardo GOUVEIA / José-Filipe LIMA POR 74  Alex CEJKA / Stephan JAEGER GER 74 T22 Joost LUITEN / Darius VAN DRIEL NED 75  David HEARN / Adam HADWIN CAN 75  Danny LEE / Ryan FOX NZL 75  25th Jaco VAN ZYL / George COETZEE RSA 76  26th Miguel TABUENA / Angelo QUE PHI 77  Danny CHIA / Nicholas FUNG MAS 77  28th Russell KNOX / Duncan STEWART SCO 78  -
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