England Golf’s girls’ and boys’ team won the Home Internationals for the sixth year in a row, continuing their unbeaten run since the events were combined.
England defeated Wales 13-8 on day one before beating Scotland 11.5-9.5, and securing victory over Ireland 13-8 to claim the title.
There were some formidable foursomes partnerships for the boys in Charlie Rusbridge and Cameron Mukherjee, who won all three of their matches together, as did Ben Sessions and Doncaster’s George Cooper. Charlie won five points from six overall, while Cameron went unbeaten at the event with 4.5 points from a possible five. There were also strong displays from Aaron Moody (4.5/6) and Ben Sessions, who also won five of his six matches.
For the girls, Summer Carash went unbeaten across the tournament with 3.5 points picked up out of five, while Mia Ingham won all of her singles matches and picked up five points from a possible six overall.
The boys won overall too, having won all three matches across the week, while the girls – who beat Wales and drew with Scotland and Ireland – finished second overall, only losing out by half a match point.
For the full results from the Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals click here.
England girls’ & boys’ captain Jamie O’Connor said: “The coaches and staff are incredibly proud of the players this week. There were so many close and hard-fought contests and it was great to come out on top.
“It was a really successful week for the boys, winning all three matches and winning the individual title – only dropping 1.5 points in the foursomes. The girls narrowly lost out on the individual title but showed great fight in taking it all the way to the end, only losing out by half a point.
“A massive well done to all our players and everyone involved on a brilliant week and a great result. A specific thank you must be given to our national coaches, Steven Orr and John Watson, too.”
Meanwhile, England lost the Women’s & Men’s Home Internationals match with Ireland 11.5-9.5 on the final day to finish second overall. However, both the women and men won their individual events.
The women triumphed 6-3 over Scotland on day one, 7.5-1.5 over Wales on day two, and secured a 5.5-3.5 victory over Ireland on the final day. Charlotte Naughton (Longhirst Club) won all five of her matches, while Patience Rhodes won 5.5 points from six while going unbeaten, with Sophia Fullbrook also going unbeaten and winning five points from six. Lauren Crump also won five of her six matches.
The men won 7.5-4.5 against Scotland and 8.5-3.5 against Wales, before an 8-4 defeat to Ireland on day three. Ben Bolton won all three of his singles matches, while Jenson Bull (4/6) and Max Hopkins (4.5/6) were England’s star performers.
For the full results from the Women’s & Men’s Home Internationals click here.
