TEENAGE TRIO HEAD FOR TURKISH AMATEUR
Three of England’s most promising youngsters will extend
their experience of international competition after being
selected to play in the Turkish Amateur Championship at Klassis
Golf and Country Club near Istanbul on 29th September - 2nd
October.
The threesome is Sam Hutsby from Hampshire, Nottinghamshire‘s
Tom Oliver, and James Watts from Hertfordshire. The non-travelling
reserve is Dale Smith from Yorkshire.
Hutsby, a former under 16 international from Hampshire, is
enjoying a successful season. He won the Courage Trophy in
his home county, then finished third in the Sir Henry Cooper
Junior Masters. The 16 year old was always challenging in
the English Boys under 18 Championship for the Carris Trophy
at Moor Park, eventually finishing joint runner-up. This earned
him a call-up for the Boys Home Internationals at Woodhall
Spa in which he won four of his six matches, two on the crucial
final day when England retained the title.
Oliver, 17, another former under 16 cap, represented the
EGU in last year’s European Young Masters in Austria
and reached the last 16 in the English Amateur Championship
over his home course at Hollinwell. He was a member of the
England squad in this year’s European Boys Team Championships
in Italy after finishing tied third in the McEvoy Trophy.
He was eighth in the Carris Trophy and was also a member of
the winning England team in the Boys Home Internationals.
Watts was capped at under 16 level against Spain and Scotland
last year after finishing joint fifth in the McGregor Trophy.
The 17 year old secured his biggest success to date when he
won the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters in June, while he
secured five points from six in the Boys Home Internationals.
All three players represented the English Golf Union in the
recent German and Dutch Junior Masters, all achieving top
ten finishes. In the latter event, for under 21s, Hutsby and
Oliver finished joint second.
The Turkish Amateur is played over 72 holes of stroke play
with a cut after 36 holes.
The squad for Turkey is:
Sam Hutsby (Lee on Solent)
Tom Oliver (Notts)
James Watts (East Herts)
Reserve: Dale Smith (Saltburn)
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