Jake Storey has been in superb form in the US.
The 22-year-old Northumberland and England player – a member of Alnmouth Golf Club – is a senior at Georgia Southern University and recently defeated Alabama’s Wilson Furr in a two-hole playoff to win his second Georgia Southern Individual Collegiate title.
Jake chipped to 2ft to make par on the final hole as Furr made bogey at the GSU course. Both had tied on a two-round total of 144 with Jake shooting rounds of 73 and 71.
Carter Collins, Jake’s coach, said: “These wins are not a by-product of Jake playing well, they’re a by-product of Jake being a very good player. I think great things are ahead for him in his last semester.”
Jake made a significant breakthrough in 2012 when he won the English Under 16 Championship for the McGregor Trophy at Trevose in Cornwall and played for England in the successful Under 16 England team against Ireland and Scotland.
He went on to represent England in the Fairhaven Trophy Nations Cup Team and Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters as well the Boys Home Internationals in 2013 and 2014. He also has victories in the Dutch Junior Open, Irish Boys Open 2013 and Italian U16 Championship.
He has been at Georgia Southern for nearly four years, studying civil engineering, and was named the Sun Belt Golfer of the Year and part of the first team for All-Sun Belt last year.
He has been a prolific performer, posting four top 10 finishes including two wins and three top five finishes, winning the Georgia Southern Individual Collegiate and tying for first place with teammate Steven Fisk at the Sun Belt Championship.
