Tyke quartet in England squad

Four Yorkshire golfers are named in the 15-man England squad for the season.

Flying the white rose flag are Dylan Shaw-Radford, Doncaster’s Josh Berry, George Ash of Hallowes, plus Hallamshire’s Barclay Brown, who is one of the four overseas squad members, being still at college in California. The squad is a mix of youth and experience with eight of them having played European Championships at either boys or men’s level in 2022.

Brown played the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews and was in the victorious GB&I St Andrew’s Trophy winning side against Europe in Slovakia.

The emerging talent of ShawRadford, Frank Kennedy, Harley Smith, Berry, Josh Hill and Tyler Weaver, all represented GB&I boys in the Jacques Leglise Trophy and took England to a silver medal at the European Championships in 2022.

ist and passionate golfer Clare Balding, DSR is shortlisted for Performance of the Year alongside the England Women’s Team, Lottie Woad and John Gough.

In the County of the Year category, Yorkshire Ladies are nominated alongside Bedfordshire and Hampshire Ladies while Ruth Goodwin is shortlisted in the Volunteer of the Year category. Fulford’s Alexandra Bonfield is also recognised in the shortlist for Young Volunteer of the Year.

The squad’s new head coach is Rob Watts, although Graham Walker from The Oaks will still lend support.

“It’s a privilege to take the men’s squad forward into 2023,” Watts said: “Building on the foundations Graham Walker has put in place over several years, we have a blend of youth and experience in the squad and we’ll be working hard to challenge for the World and European titles next year.”

Berry and Shaw-Radford featured in a six-man England team that played the Men’s Octagonal at Costa Ballena, Spain, at the end of January. Spain won, while England pipped Ireland 5-4 to take third spot.