England Boys’ star Daniel Hayes delivered a masterclass on the final day of the 2024 Carris Trophy, as he was crowned champion at Ormskirk Golf Club.
The Bramhall golfer raced out the blocks early on with three birdies in his first four holes, and went on to shoot 67 (-4) to contribute to an overall -16 to win by two shots ahead of nearest competitor Arthur Carlier (France).
The Frenchman did pile on the pressure with three birdies from holes 8-11 but bogeys on 16 and 18 saw his hopes of winning fade away, despite a fine round of 69 (-2).
Following his win, Hayes (pictured above) said: "It's big. It feels good. I've had a lot of 2nd-places over the past year and a half so it feels nice to get over the line. I think the key was just keeping it in play by taking two-irons and three-woods when you needed to instead of driver, as you can make some big scores from the rough.
"I probably won't do much celebrating as I've got to head to the English Amateur so I'll be straight back into it!"
Another England Boys’ youngster in Monty Holcombe (Walton Heath) finished 3rd after an even-par final round, finishing -11 overall, while Teesside’s Thomas Hartshorne was a further shot back in 4th.
14-year-old Hartshorne had a fantastic week to finish -10 overall thanks to a 67 (-4) in the final round, seeing him pick up the Hazards Salver award, presented to the top under-16 Great Britain & Ireland player.
Lewy Hayward (Marlborough) finished tied-5th alongside Dutchman Scott Woltering, both finishing -9 overall, while the round of the day came from Toby Peters (Thorpe Hall) who fired a stunning nine birdies in his knock to shoot the joint-course record (-6), joining Riki Matsumoto (Japan), Denny Kloeth (Netherlands), Brandon Skidmore (Cotswold Hills) and Henry Styles (Romford) who all shot the same score on previous days of the tournament.
Elsewhere, Harrison Sewell (Northumberland) shot a final-day 66 including eight birdies. For the final leaderboard click here.
In the Nations Cup, England 1, consisting of Hayes, Ben Bolton and Drew Sykes, were crowned winners, as Hayes and Bolton’s scores of -9 and -6 on the first two days counted towards their overall score of -15, which was nine ahead of their nearest competitors (Netherlands 2). For the final leaderboard, click here.
The Frenchman did pile on the pressure with three birdies from holes 8-11 but bogeys on 16 and 18 saw his hopes of winning fade away, despite a fine round of 69 (-2).
Following his win, Hayes (pictured above) said: "It's big. It feels good. I've had a lot of 2nd-places over the past year and a half so it feels nice to get over the line. I think the key was just keeping it in play by taking two-irons and three-woods when you needed to instead of driver, as you can make some big scores from the rough.
"I probably won't do much celebrating as I've got to head to the English Amateur so I'll be straight back into it!"
Another England Boys’ youngster in Monty Holcombe (Walton Heath) finished 3rd after an even-par final round, finishing -11 overall, while Teesside’s Thomas Hartshorne was a further shot back in 4th.
14-year-old Hartshorne had a fantastic week to finish -10 overall thanks to a 67 (-4) in the final round, seeing him pick up the Hazards Salver award, presented to the top under-16 Great Britain & Ireland player.
Lewy Hayward (Marlborough) finished tied-5th alongside Dutchman Scott Woltering, both finishing -9 overall, while the round of the day came from Toby Peters (Thorpe Hall) who fired a stunning nine birdies in his knock to shoot the joint-course record (-6), joining Riki Matsumoto (Japan), Denny Kloeth (Netherlands), Brandon Skidmore (Cotswold Hills) and Henry Styles (Romford) who all shot the same score on previous days of the tournament.
Elsewhere, Harrison Sewell (Northumberland) shot a final-day 66 including eight birdies. For the final leaderboard click here.
In the Nations Cup, England 1, consisting of Hayes, Ben Bolton and Drew Sykes, were crowned winners, as Hayes and Bolton’s scores of -9 and -6 on the first two days counted towards their overall score of -15, which was nine ahead of their nearest competitors (Netherlands 2). For the final leaderboard, click here.
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Tom Vale, Press & Media Manager
Tel: 07912 240850
Email: tom.vale@englandgolf.org
www.englandgolf.org