England Golf: Teenagers target Italian U16 title

Four teenagers, including two from the same club, will represent England in the Italian international U16 boys’ championship at Biella from September 1-3.

They are Jack Ainscough from Castle Eden, Durham, Barclay Brown and Alex Fitzpatrick of Hallamshire, Yorkshire, and Benjamin Jones of Brampton Heath, Northamptonshire.

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Ainscough, 16, picture above, has had two top 10 finishes in the English U16 boys’ championship for the McGregor Trophy and in the Scottish U16s.

Brown, 14, was fourth in the McGregor and recently became the youngest winner of the Sheffield open amateur, taking the record from Danny Willett.

Fitzpatrick, 16, was fifth at the McGrgor after equalling the course record at Wallasey in his final round, with six under 66. He was runner-up in last year’s Italian U16 championship.

Jones, 16, tied sixth in the McGregor and shared 26th place in the Carris Trophy, the English U18 boys’ championship.

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The Italian championship is played over 72 holes, with a cut to the leading 40 players and ties after 36 holes.