ENGLISH AMATEURS WARING AND COUPLAND QUALIFY FOR CARNOUSTIE
 England’s
Elite Squad member Paul Waring has qualified to play in next
week's Open Championship at Carnoustie.
Just days after competing in the European Men’s Team
Championships, Waring from Bromborough (photo © Tom Ward),
carded rounds of 66 and 69 at Monifieth, a total of 7 under
par, which was good enough to secure second place.
The top three places at Monifieth, one of the four final
Open qualifying venues, all went to amateurs. Waring was just
one shot behind 21-year-old David Coupland from Boston, Lincolnshire
with Llewellyn Matthews from Wales, taking up the third qualifying
position.
These three will join exempt amateurs Anders Hultman (United
States IFQ), Francesco Molinari (Europe IFQ), Drew Weaver
(British Amateur Champion), Richie Ramsay (United States Amateur
Champion) and Rory McIlroy (European Amateur Champion) in
the race for the Silver Medal.
England’s Under 21 Squad member Adam Hodkinson unfortunately
lost out in a play off for the final spot at Downfield.
The last English amateur to win the Silver Medal was Justin
Rose at Royal Birkdale in 1998.
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