Age: 27
Turned pro: 23
Home club: Darlington Golf Club
career highlights
Qualified for the 2016 EuroPro Tour
Six professional wins to date
Shot a course record 62 to win pro am event at Ramside Hall
Progressed to Final Qualifying for The Open Championship in 2014
What are you doing this season?
“I qualified for the EuroPro Tour this season through the Q School at Frilford Heath so that is going to be a huge part of my season on the course. Close House and Longhirst will be my ‘home’ games, so I’d like to play well in those.
“I’ll also be playing a lot of NE/NW PGA pro ams and will look to qualify for the Open Championship later this summer. Apart from that, I’ll be working at Darlington, particularly with the juniors on a Saturday morning, and keeping my game sharp on our new driving range.”
How did you get into the game?
“I started playing at Richmond Golf Club as a seven-year-old with my mum and dad. We all started at the same time and I got totally hooked as a young kid.
“I went on to play club golf and represent Teesside at boys’ and men’s level as well as representing Durham before I turned pro. The highlight of my amateur career was winning two Yorkshire Order of Merit events in 2010 – the Auchterlonie Spoon at Selby Golf Club and the Hornsea Gutty.”
What does the future hold?
“I’m really looking forward to a full schedule of EuroPro Tour events in 2016. The dream is to be a full-time player and make it to the European Tour; there’s a clear route through the EuroPro and Challenge tours to make it to the top tier. Apart from that, I just want to be as good a player as I possibly can be.”
Interesting fact:
Holds the course record (62) at Ramside Hall
Holds the course record (63) at Richmond Golf Club
