July 2006
28th Jul - RECORD-BREAKER WRIGHT STORMS TO VICTORY
Darren Wright shot an aggregate nine under par on the day
to storm to a thrilling victory in the English Boys Under
18 Championship at Sherwood Forest.
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28th Jul - HUTSBY APPOINTED ENGLAND BOY CAPTAIN
Sam Hutsby, who is enjoying a highly successful year on the
fairways at home and abroad, has been selected to captain
England in next month’s Boys Home Internationals in
Scotland.
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27th Jul - Joannes romps five clear with record 65
Belgium’s Hugues Joannes took a decisive grip on the
Carris Trophy with a brilliant round of 65 to open a five-stroke
lead at the halfway stage.
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26th Jul - HOME AGAIN LEWTON READY FOR A CZECH OUT
Stephen Lewton (Woburn), home from college in the United
States, is one of three top players who will represent the
EGU in the Czech Amateur Championship at Prosper Golf Club,
Celadna, on 9th -12th August.
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26th Jul - Carris Trophy - Booth fires record 67 to take
over at top
The leaderboard midway through the first round of the Carris
Trophy at Sherwood Forest yesterday showed a distinct continental
bias until home players came charging through with Yorkshire’s
David Booth ending the day on top after a course record 67.
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25th Jul - CHAMPION WARING CAN JOIN EXCLUSIVE CLUB
Paul Waring has the chance to join an exclusive club when
he defends the England Amateur Championship beginning at Burnham
and Berrow Golf Club in Somerset on 31st July.
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24th Jul - Skills Challenge extended for County Unions and
Associations
The English Golf Union (EGU) and English Ladies’ Golf
Association (ELGA) today launched an exciting new initiative
called the County Skills Challenge specifically to meet the
demands of County Unions and Associations.
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24th Jul - SMITH FINISHES SECOND IN DUTCH EVENT
James Smith, the England under 21 player, had to settle for
second place in the RiverWoods Junior Open at the Toxandria
club in the Netherlands.
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19th Jul - FLEETWOOD AND MYERS SELECTED FOR EUROPEAN YOUNG
MASTERS
Tommy Fleetwood (Formby Hall) and Adam Myers (Northamptonshire
County) will represent the English Golf Union in the annual
54-hole European Young Masters tournament at Styrain Golf
Club, Murhof, Austria, on 27th - 29th July.
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17th Jul - Sharpe seeks title double in Carris Trophy
Oscar Sharpe, the newly crowned English under 16 champion,
will bid to make it a double with the under 18 title in the
Carris Trophy at Sherwood Forest Golf Club in Nottinghamshire
on 25th - 27th July.
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16th Jul - England beat Scots to finish third in Euro Youths
England overwhelmed Scotland 6-1 on the final day of the
European Youths Team Championship in Spain to secure third
place.
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14th Jul - England youths in semi-finals in Spain but boys
suffer in Sweden
England charged into the semi-finals of the European Youths
Team Championship in Spain after a comprehensive victory over
France in the quarter finals.
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13th Jul - Willett to tackle Dutch tournament
Daniel Willett, who has enjoyed a first season at college
in the United States, has been selected along with Ben Evans
and James Smith to represent the EGU in the Riverwoods Junior
Open in Holland on 19th - 22nd July.
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12th Jul - Battling Denison books his open place at Hoylake
England under 21 squad member Danny Denison will tee it up
with the big stars in next week’s Open Championship
at Hoylake after safely negotiating the Final Qualifying.
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8th Jul - Sharpe keeps his nerve to claim the title
Oscar Sharpe lived up to his name by winning the English
Boys Under 16 Stroke Play Championship for the McGregor Trophy
at Worthing in Sussex yesterday.
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7th Jul - England Teams share top spot in Nations Cup
England carried off the Nations Cup decided over the opening
two rounds of the McGregor Trophy when their two teams shared
top spot at Worthing.
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7th Jul - Sharpe's the word as Oscar hits the front
Oscar Sharpe lived up to his name to sweep to the top of
the leaderboard at the halfway stage of the McGregor Trophy
at a breezy Worthing in Sussex.
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6th Jul - Birdie blitz puts Brace in pole position
There is nothing like getting a quick start to a round of
golf and Liam Brace did just that with a barrage of birdies
to lead after the first round of the English Boys Under 16
Stroke Play Championship at Worthing yesterday.
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5th Jul - EGU make changes to its National Championship
The English Golf Union is to change the format of its English
Amateur Championship from 2007.
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4th Jul - Renwick will carry English hopes in the Junior
Open
Darren Renwick, an England under 16 International, will represent
the EGU in The Junior Open at Heswall Golf Club on 17th -
19th July. Renwick, 16, from Sussex has been capped at under
16 level for the past two years and enjoyed a successful 2005,
winning the Scottish under 16 title and the Douglas Johns
Trophy.
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3rd Jul - Young trio off to Chiberta Grand Prix
Jamie Abbott, the Boy International from Suffolk, James Freeman
from Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire’s Rob Harris
will represent the EGU in the annual Chiberta Grand Prix in
Biarritz, France, on 13th - 16th July.
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1st Jul - Lewton helps Europe to record Palmer Cup win
Europe romped to a record-breaking 19.5 - 4.5 victory over
the United States to regain the Palmer Cup at Prestwick Golf
Club in Scotland after dominating the annual contest between
the university students of both continents from the start
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1st Jul - Seve Benson wins Russian Amateur for England
England players took the top two places at the Russian Open
Amateur Championship which took place at the Le Meridian Moscow
Country Club this week.
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