County Finals
County Finals
Competiton
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About The Championship
Teignmouth Golf Club were proud to host the English Boys County Finals on the 27th to the 29th August in our Centenary Year.
The English Boys’ County Finals is contested between four counties, who have qualified from each of the Regional Groups (North, Midlands, South East and South West)
Over the course of 3 days, the counties played a round robin format containing 3 foursomes matches in the morning and 6 singles matches in the afternoon.
YORKSHIRE CROWNED 2024 WINNERS
Yorkshire were crowned winners of the 2024 English Boys’ County Finals at Teignmouth GC thanks to a final-round 6.5-2.5 victory over Cambridgeshire.
Tai Naylor was Yorkshire’s star performer and one of only two unbeaten players at the event, as he picked up 5.5 from 6 points available, while 14-year-old Thomas Hartshorne and Alex Boyes also won 5 out 6 points in superb showings.
Elsewhere, a stunning effort from 14-year-old Jaxson Perry saw the Gloucestershire youngster win 5 points from 6 to help his side finish 2nd overall, with a 5.5-3.5 win over Kent on the final day.
Cambridgeshire finished 3rd with their standout player Sam Marshall winning 5.5 out of 6 available to him. Click here to see the final table.
SURREY CROWNED 2023 WINNERS
Surrey were crowned winners of the 2023 English Boys’ County Finals at John O’Gaunt thanks to a dominant final-round 8.5-0.5 victory over Worcestershire.
FORMAT: four-team round-robin matchplay
Surrey only led by a single game point heading into the final day but a 3-0 win in the foursomes, followed by a 5.5-0.5 success in the singles, ensured they secured the trophy for the first time in more than a decade. Yorkshire beat Wiltshire 5-4 to claim second overall.
READ MORESurrey player Monty Holcombe said: We’re so pleased, the whole group has put in so much work. We had a tough first day against Yorkshire, we played well but results didn’t quite go our way but we’re a determined group and we knew anything could happen as it’s a three-day tournament and we came out firing on the final day.
SURREY CROWNED 2023 WINNERS CONT.
Surrey’s success came after they lost 5-5-3.5 on the opening day to Yorkshire while the competition was blown wide open on day two after the White Rose squad, which included England internationals Dylan Shaw-Radford and Josh Berry, lost to Worcestershire.
Holcombe, who was part of the losing GB&I Jacques Léglise Trophy team last week, led from the front for the champions. The Walton Heath player remained undefeated throughout the week, finishing with a record of P6, W5, D1, L0.
Previous Winners
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| Past Winners: | ||
| Year | Venue | Winners |
| 2024 | TEIGNMOUTH | YORKSHIRE |
| 2023 | JOHN O GAUNT | SURREY |
| 2022 | FURNESS | LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND |
| 2021 | COXMOOR | NOTHUMBERLAND |
| 2020 | NOT PLAYED | |
| 2019 | NORTH FORELAND | DEVON |
| 2018 | ROCKCLIFFE HALL | YORKSHIRE |
| 2017 | NORTHAMPTONSHIRE | YORKSHIRE |
| 2016 | CUMBERWELL PARK | WILTSHIRE |
| 2015 | KINGS LYNN | WILTSHIRE |
| 2014 | SANDIWAY | ESSEX |
| 2013 | KEDDLESTONE PARK | STAFFORDHIRE |
| 2012 | COTSWOLD HILLS | YORKSHIRE |
| 2011 | LUFFENAM HEATH | LINCONSHIRE |
| 2010 | BERWICK-ON-TWEED | HERTFORDSHIRE |
| 2009 | WHITTINGTON HEATH | SURREY |
| 2008 | ROYAL NORTH DEVON | SURREY |
| 2007 | ROYAL CROMER | SURREY |
| 2006 | PANNAL | LANCASHIRE |
| 2005 | LITTLE ASTON | YORKSHIRE |
| 2004 | BROADSTONE | TIED: ESSEX AND YORKSHIRE |
| 2003 | COPTHORNE | YORKSHIRE |
| 2002 | ST ANNE OLD LINKS | YORKSHIRE |
| 2001 | LONGCLIFFE | LANCASHIRE |
| 2000 | EAST DEVON | SURREY |
| 1999 | PORTERS PARK BUCKS | BUCKS & OXON |
| 1998 | DELAMERE FOREST | CHESHIRE |
| 1997 | SANDWELL PARK | ESSEX |
| 1996 | NORTH WILTS | CORNWALL |
| 1995 | BERKHAMPSTEAD | YORKSHIRE |
| 1994 | HALLAMSHIRE | SUSSEX |
| 1993 | SHERWOOD FOREST | HERTFORDSHIRE |
| 1992 | ROSS ON WYE | SHROPSHIRE AND HEREFORDSHIRE |
| 1991 | PRINCES | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE |
| 1990 | BURFORD | LANCASHIRE |
| 1989 | WILMSLOW | YORKSHIRE |
| 1988 | HIGH POST | SUSSEX |
| 1987 | WHITTINGTON BARRACKS | CHESHIRE |
| 1986 | SANDY LODGE | WORCESTERSHIRE |
WATCH THE INTERVIEW WITH THE 2023 WINNERS
Surrey County Head Coach John Noble added:
I'm delighted for the boys, this is topping up a great year for them as we won the qualifier here in July. They’ve all had some fantastic individual performances in this tournament and a big thanks go to my assistant coaches for their hard work in helping us achieve this.
It’s such a fantastic feeling as I’ve been trying to win this for 11 years and to win it with this bunch of guys who are all mates, is amazing. What’s more is we can still come back again next year as an under-18 group as they’re still so young.
DEVON’S HISTORIC WIN IN 2019
In 2019 at North Foreland Golf Club in Kent the Devon County Boys defeated Lancashire in a tightly fought contest.
I am immensely proud of the efforts and attitudes that the boys have shown. It's been an honour and privilege to work with such talented young people who, I am sure, will go on to achieve even greater success in the future. Gary Milne Head Coach DevonGolf