The Yorkshire Union of Golf Clubs has named its 12-man team for The Match at Ganton on April 7.
The YUGC men, captained by David Appleyard, will take on 12 players from the 2020protour, captained by Chris Hanson, in the free-to-attend event.
The team includes England’s men’s squad member Tom Osborne and 2023 English Amateur winner Ben Brown, along with 2024 Yorkshire Amateur champion Jake Sowden. They’ll be joined by 2024 Yorkshire Matchplay champion Oli Caton as well as Lucas Martin, Lewis Harrison, Matt Dolling, Habib Khan, George Hanson, Bailey Hird, Nathan Ali and Charlie Daughtrey.
The two 12-strong teams will face off from 1pm, with spectators invited to watch the 24 top players compete over the historic course. There’s also set to be clinics on the range and the chance to win spot prizes from 11am, and food will be available for spectators from a pizza truck and the halfway house.
Players confirmed for the professional team include Porsche European Open winner Marcus Armitage, Open de France and Joburg Open winner Dan Bradbury, ISPS HANDA World Invitational winner Dan Brown, ISPS Handa World Invitational and Ras Al Khaimah Championship winner Dan Gavins, and AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open winner John Parry. They’ll be joined by Nick Marsh, George Ash, Sam Bairstow, Joe Dean, George Mason, playing captain Chris, and special invitee Marco Penge.
The match result will be determined by the overall number of holes up/down in each game, and live scoring will be available via Golf Genius and the 2020protour website. Last time out, the professional team won a close series of matches with a cumulative score of 6up.
For the latest updates on the match, follow the 2020protour on social media.
