England look to Latham & Partridge

 

For immediate release Tuesday 27th August 2013  England look to Latham and Partridge to boost Euro Senior title hopes Richard Latham (Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire), newly crowned English and Scottish Seniors champion, is one of two new caps in the England six-man squad for the European Men’s Seniors Team Championships at Pannonia Golf and Country Club in Hungary on 3rd - 7th September. The other newcomer is Richard Partridge (Wildernesse, Kent) while the rest of the team is: Charles Banks (Stanton-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire), Tyrone Carter (Stevenage, Hertfordshire), Martin Galway (Brighton and Hove, Sussex), and Andrew Stracey (Denham, BB&O). The six are among the leading seven on the Titleist/FootJoy England Golf Seniors Order of Merit. Latham (image copyright Leaderboard Photography) won the English title at Bristol & Clifton just three weeks after becoming a senior. He then added the Scottish Open Seniors at Elie before completing the hat-trick with the Lincolnshire Seniors title. He also finished tenth in the British Seniors at Royal Aberdeen and is the current leader of the England Golf Seniors Order of Merit. The English was his first national title after a lengthy career during which he represented Hertfordshire 180 times then Lincolnshire since 2001 with distinction. He is currently the Director of Operations at Woodhall Spa Golf Club. Partridge is in his second year as a senior and is in third place on the seniors merit list having finished equal fifth in the English Seniors, second to Latham in the Scottish and joint 11th in the British. He also represented Tonbridge in the Halford Hewitt competition. Banks, three times a winner of the Logan Trophy, the English Mid Amateur Championship, and a former England men’s international, debuted for England at senior level in the 2011 Seniors Home Internationals. He was also in the England team for last year’s Home Internationals and this year has finished joint seventh in the English Seniors, tied 15th in the British and is currently sixth on the Seniors Order of Merit. Carter made his seniors international debut in last year European Team Championship and is currently fifth on the Seniors Order of Merit. The Barbadian-born long-hitter was also capped by England in last year’s Seniors Home Internationals and this year finished seventh in the English Seniors and 14th in the British Seniors. Galway, also in his second year as a senior, made his England seniors debut in last year’s European Team Championships and this year finished tied fifth in the English Seniors and joint eighth in the Welsh Seniors. His business commitments with golf company Srixon restrict his participation in other events. Stracey made his international debut in the 2009 European Seniors Team Championships and has played in three of the last four Seniors Home Internationals. He helped Kent win the Seniors County Championship on three occasions but is now with BB&O. Currently second to Latham on the Seniors Order of Merit after winning the Welsh Open Seniors, finishing tied third in the English Seniors, joint fifth in the Irish Seniors and 11th in the British. England will be looking to regain the European title they won in 2009 and 2010 while last year in Portugal they finished third behind Sweden, winners for the past two years. -ENDS- For further information please contact: Lynne Fraser Marketing & PR Manager pr@englandgolf.org 01526 354500

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