Fantastic double for England in European Nations Cup

The England men’s amateur golf team pulled off a fantastic double with a consecutive clean sweep at the European Nations Cup in Sotogrande, Spain.

The quartet of Bailey Gill, Ben Jones, Tom Plumb, and Tom Sloman successfully defended the trophy, with Sloman winning the individual title in a tense finale.

The championship was contested by 15 countries and this is England’s eighth win. Previous victories were scored in 2018, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2004.

Meanwhile the England women’s team came third in their event in their best-ever result in this championship.

The men won by eight shots at the end of a tough week, when a brutal wind made playing conditions difficult. Men’s team manager Gareth Jenkins commented: “This is a tremendous achievement.

“The wind was really, really strong for the first two days and then it was swirling, making it very difficult on a course where you have to have pin point accuracy,

“But the boys just dug in and they were really fantastic. It was a whole team effort and while it was never easy, it was great fun.”