Yorkshire to defend Boys’ County Finals
Yorkshire will defend the English boys’ county championship next week at Rockliffe Hall in County Durham.
They’ll be challenged for the title by teams from Lincolnshire, Kent and Cornwall, when the championship takes place from Tuesday to Thursday, 28-30 August.
The teams have all come through qualifiers to represent their region at County Finals and Kent will be seeking their first title. Lincolnshire and Cornwall have both won once while Yorkshire will target their ninth victory.
The golf promises to be excellent with many fine players in the teams. Among them are Yorkshire’s Ben Schmidt who was runner-up in the McGregor Trophy and went on to win the Lee Westwood Trophy at his home club, Rotherham. Meanwhile, his team-mate Joshua Berry is the French U14 champion.
The Kent team includes Jensen Hull who reached the semi-finals of the Boys’ Amateur Championship and Jacob Kelso, who won the 2017 English Boys’ County Champion of Champions title.
Cornwall’s George Leigh had the winning individual score at the South West qualifying event for this championship and he was sixth in the McGregor Trophy. Lincolnshire’s very experienced Hugo Kedzlie was third in the Midland boys’ championship.
The round robin championship is played over three days. Each match consists of three foursomes and six singles.
The teams
Cornwall
Cameron Gurd, Perranporth
George Leigh, Trevose
George Law, Perranporth
Thomas Stephens, Truro
Joe Reynard, Trevose
Ewan Warren, St Austell
Liam Wilson, Truro
Kent
Connor Bell, Royal Blackheath
Jensen Hull, Hever Castle
Jacob Kelso, Kings Hill
Ben Quinney, Bearsted
Oliver Sly, Wildernesse
Callum Tibbs, Chart Hills
George Young, West Malling
Lincolnshire
Michael Baines, Sleaford
Callum Bruce, Elsham
Jake Craddock, Belton Park
Thomas Hull, Spalding
Hugo Kedzlie, Spalding
Olly Mitchell, Belton Park
Jack Remblance, Seacroft Golf Club
Yorkshire
Joshua Berry, Doncaster
Charlie Daughtrey, Rotherham
Michael Hay, Middlesbrough
Jack Leversidge, Abbeydale
Callum Macfie, Lindrick
Jack Maxey, Hornsea
Ben Schmidt, Rotherham