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NEW-LOOK
ENGLAND MEN’S SQUAD
The entire England Squad is new
after almost all the previous members
departed for the professional ranks. The
eight players are: Jake Burnage of Devon
(pictured), Todd Clements of Essex,
Jack Gaunt of Staffordshire, David
Hague of Yorkshire, Matthew Jordan
of Cheshire, Gian-Marco Petrozzi of
Staffordshire, Charlie Strickland of
Sussex and Andrew Wilson of Durham.
Burnage, Jordan and Petrozzi have all been
promoted from last year’s A squad.
The England A Squad for 2017/18 has
four new members joining George Bloor of
Derbyshire and Josh McMahon of Cheshire.
They are Bailey Gill of Yorkshire, Ben Jones of
Northamptonshire, Tom Sloman of Somerset
and Nick Poppleton of Yorkshire.
The players - England Squad
Jake Burnage, 22, (Saunton) won the South of England
amateur and the Hampshire Hog, was runner-up in the
Brabazon Trophy and third in the Lytham Trophy. (Image
copyright Leaderboard Photography)
Todd Clements, 21, (Braintree) won the England amateur
championship at The Berkshire and had a string of high
finishes in 2017.
Jack Gaunt, 25, (Drayton Park) is threatening a big win
after being runner-up in the English amateur, Welsh open
and Midland open championships.
David Hague, 21, (Malton & Norton) won the
Lagonda Trophy, was runner-up in the West of England
championship and third in the Berkshire Trophy.
Matthew Jordan, 21, (Royal Liverpool) capped an
outstanding 2017 with selection for GB&I’s Walker Cup
team. He won the England Golf men’s order of merit after
a season which included victory in the St Andrews Links
Trophy.
Gian-Marco Petrozzi, 20, (Trentham, Staffordshire) won
the Welsh open by nine shots and had top tens in the
Portuguese amateur and St Andrews Links Trophy.
Charlie Strickland, 18, (Ham Manor) won the Duncan
Putter and the Peter McEvoy Trophy and helped England
to defend the boys’ Home Internationals.
Andrew Wilson, 23, (Darlington) won the 2017 Lee
Westwood Trophy and was runner-up in the North of
England amateur.
Burnage, Clements, Gaunt, Hague, Jordan and Petrozzi
were all in the England Home Internationals team
England A Squad
George Bloor, 22, (Cavendish) was runner-up in the 2016
English amateur championship and represented England in
the 2017 Costa Ballena Tournament.
Bailey Gill, 20, (Lindrick) won the Bernard Darwin Salver
and was runner-up in the Dutch junior open.
Ben Jones, 18, (Northamptonshire County) topped the
England Golf boys’ order of merit having won the Sir
Henry Cooper Junior Masters and the Duke of York Young
Champions Trophy.
Tom Sloman, 20, (Taunton & Pickeridge) won the U21
Dutch junior open, was runner up in the Irish stroke play,
and a semi-finalist in the English amateur.
Josh McMahon, 22, (Wallasey) was runner-up in both the
Portuguese amateur and the Duncan Putter in Wales.
Nick Poppleton, 23, (Wath) was a semi-finalist in the
English amateur, third in the North of England amateur
and seventh in the Lee Westwood Trophy.
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