ENGLAND HEROES BALDWIN AND WHITNELL OFF TO AUSTRALIA
 Matthew
Baldwin (Royal Birkdale) and Dale Whitnell (Five Lakes), two
of England’s triumphant team at the Home Internationals
in Ireland, have been chosen to represent the English Golf
Union in the Federal Amateur Open Championship at the Federal
Golf Club in Canberra, Australia, on 28th September to 1st
October.
Baldwin, 21 (pictured left - photo courtesy of Tom Ward),
is the current Lancashire Champion, who reached the semi-finals
of the Portuguese Amateur and the last 16 of the English Amateur
Championship this year before making his full England debut
last week in Ireland.
A former Under 16 and Boy International, Baldwin was England
boy captain in 2004 and has represented the EGU in many overseas
events in recent years. He also played for GB&I against
Europe in the Jacques Leglise Trophy. Last year, he finished
third in the Scottish Open Stroke Play and in the Danish Amateur
Whitnell, 19, was capped at boys level last year and after
a highly successful two years made his full England debut
last week scoring five points from his six matches.
In 2006, Whitnell won the Daily Telegraph Junior Championship,
finished runner-up in the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters
and third in the Carris Trophy. This year, after being included
in the England Under 21 Squad, the Essex teenager has won
the North of England Youths Championship, finished runner-up
in the French Open Stroke Play and the Tillman Trophy, third
in the Russian Amateur and fourth in the South of England
Stroke Play.
The Federal Amateur Open Championship will host an international
field of 160 players. There will be a cut after 36 holes,
the leading 60 and ties qualifying for the final two rounds.
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