JONATHAN PLAXTON APPOINTED ENGLAND CAPTAIN

Former international Jonathan Plaxton has been appointed England captain and will take up his duties following the English Golf Union's annual meeting on February 21.
Plaxton, 45, from York, will be at the helm for two years and succeeds Yorkshire-based Scot Cecil Bloice, who stepped down last autumn after four years as captain.
"It is a great honour to be asked to captain your country in the sport that I have always been passionate about,” said Jonathan.
“When I was asked it came as a complete surprise. I hadn’t anticipated it and it had never crossed my mind that I might be given the opportunity. But I am delighted and looking forward to getting into the job.”
His first time in charge is expected to be the international with Spain at Royal Ashdown Forest in Sussex on May 12 and 13.
A former Yorkshire Youths, Amateur and Open champion, Plaxton has a distinguished amateur career. He took up golf at Scarborough North Cliff in 1970 aged nine and is accustomed to captaincy. He works as a senior relationship manager with Lombard, part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. -ENDS-