England provided four of the top seven finishers in the championship, including both participants in the sudden-death play-off which was required after Dale Whitnell from Five Lakes, Essex tied with compatriot Jamie Abbot (Fynn Valley, Suffolk) on six-under-par 210.
Twenty-year-old Whitnell won the play-off with a birdie at the second extra hole.
He had rounds of 71, [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Englishman wins Portugese Amateur
Posted in News on February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Norman Forrest is the new EGU President
Posted in Uncategorized on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Norman Forrest, a long-serving member of the Lancashire Union of Golf Clubs, has been installed as President of the English Golf Union at its annual general meeting at Woodhall Spa.
As he succeeds Roy Case at the helm of the EGU, Forrest hopes his year in office will see more golf clubs taking advantage of the [...]
English Champion in 2009 Walker Cup Squad
Posted in News on February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Scotland’s World Amateur Team Championship winners, Wallace Booth and Gavin Dear, have been included in the Great Britain & Ireland squad ahead of September’s Walker Cup. The final team of ten players to face the USA will be selected in August.
The two young Scots who, together with Callum Macaulay, lifted the Eisenhower Trophy in Australia [...]
Lloyd goes to Texas
Posted in News on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Chris Lloyd, one of the most talented youngsters in England, will represent the English Golf Union (EGU) in the HP Boys Championship at Carlton Woods in Texas on 14th – 16th February.
The 17 year old from Bristol will compete in an international field of 78 players over 54 holes of stroke play over the Fazio-designed [...]
Rory win first tour event
Posted in News on February 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Northern Ireland teenager Rory McIlroy claimed his maiden professional tournament win with a nervy victory at the Dubai Desert Classic.
The 19-year-old had led by six strokes, but Justin Rose moved to within one shot coming onto the final hole.
The Englishman narrowly missed a birdie putt to force a play-off on the 18th, with McIlroy saving [...]
