England Golf has named its three-player boys’ team and three-player girls’ team for the Boys’ & Girls’ Toyota Junior Golf World Cup at Chukyo Golf Club, Japan from 24-27 June.
Harry Cox, Sam Marshall and Jack Swift will represent the boys, while Lauren Crump, Charlotte Naughton and Matilde Santilli will represent the girls.
It is the first time England Girls have qualified for the event, while England Boys have won three of the 30 editions of the competition to date, having started in 1992.
England’s last triumph came in 2002 while in the individual standings, England has not had a champion since Matthew Richardson in 2002, while Nick Dougherty won the title in 1999.
The competition has seen previous individual winners include world stars like Joaquin Niemann, Rasmus Hojgaard and Corey Conners, while other names such as Ludvig Aberg, Nicolai Hojgaard and CT Pan, have made the podium.
England Golf Deputy Performance Director Steve Burnett said: “It’s an honour to have both the England Girls’ and Boys’ teams invited to Japan to compete in the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup for the first time together.
“For decades now, this tournament has been the gold standard for international junior golf and it’s an experience the players will never forget.”
Find out more about each of the players below.
It is the first time England Girls have qualified for the event, while England Boys have won three of the 30 editions of the competition to date, having started in 1992.
England’s last triumph came in 2002 while in the individual standings, England has not had a champion since Matthew Richardson in 2002, while Nick Dougherty won the title in 1999.
The competition has seen previous individual winners include world stars like Joaquin Niemann, Rasmus Hojgaard and Corey Conners, while other names such as Ludvig Aberg, Nicolai Hojgaard and CT Pan, have made the podium.
England Golf Deputy Performance Director Steve Burnett said: “It’s an honour to have both the England Girls’ and Boys’ teams invited to Japan to compete in the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup for the first time together.
“For decades now, this tournament has been the gold standard for international junior golf and it’s an experience the players will never forget.”
Find out more about each of the players below.
England Boys’ Team
Harry Cox, 17, Welwyn Garden City (Hertfordshire)
- Won the 2024 Men’s County Champion of Champions and Boys’ County Champion of Champions in the same weekend, the first player to ever do so
- Reached the semi-finals of 2024 R&A Boys’ Amateur Championship
- Reached the quarter-finals of 2024 English Amateur Championship
- Won the Hertfordshire County Championship in 2023 and 2024
- In 2024, enjoyed top-10 finishes at English U18 Championship and Spanish U18 International Championship
Sam Marshall, 18, St Neots (Cambridgeshire)
- 2nd-place finish at 2025 Peter McEvoy Trophy
- Won the 2024 World Junior Golf Championship in Spain and 2024 Welsh Open Youths
- Seven top-10 finishes in 2024, including at the English U25 Championship, Sir Henry Cooper Championship and Berkshire Trophy, as well as top-five finish at Cambridgeshire County Championship
- Helped England win 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Won 5.5 out of 6 points available for Cambridgeshire at the 2024 Boys’ County Finals at Teignmouth
Jack Swift – North Foreland (Kent)
- Won the 2025 Darwin Salver
- 3rd-place finish at 2025 Peter McEvoy Trophy
- 3rd-place finish at 2024 GJG Portuguese Junior Classics
- 2nd-place at 2024 West of England U18 Championship
- Top-10 finishes at 2024 Carris Trophy, English U18 Amateur Championship and Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters
England Girls’ Team
Lauren Crump, 15, Hill Valley (Shropshire)
- Won the 2025 Comboy Scratch at Delamere Forest
- Won all four of her matches in England U16s' win against Spain in 2025 international match
- Runner-up at the 2025 Fairhaven Trophy (Girls), after missing out to England teammate Elizabeth Wilson in a play-off
- Top-five finish at 2025 R&A Girls' U16 Amateur Championship and 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship
- Won the 2024 English Girls’ Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship and 2024 Scottish Girls’ U16 Open, and finished runner-up in the 2024 English Girls’ U16 Open Championship
- Won the 2024 Women’s County Champion of Champions at Woodhall Spa
- Enjoyed a top-five finish at 2024 Welsh Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship
- Represented England in the 2024 World Junior Girls Golf Championship in Canada, and the annual U16 match v Spain in 2024
- Helped England win the 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano Trophy in 2024 for the first time
Charlotte Naughton, 17, Longhirst Hall (Northumberland)
- Won the 2025 German Girls' International Amateur - becoming the first ever English winner of the event
- Top-10 finish at 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship
- Part of the England team which won the biennial international match against Spain in April
- In 2024, finished 2nd at Girls’ U16 Amateur Championship, St Rule Trophy and Sir Henry Cooper Junior Championship
- Top-10 finish at 2024 English U18 Amateur Stroke Play Championship
- Helped England win the 2024 European Girls’ Team Championship and the 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals, while also helping her country win bronze at the 2024 European Young Masters
- Represented England in the 2024 World Junior Girls Golf Championship in Canada
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano in 2024 for the first time
- Won 2022 English U14 Girls’ Championship and has represented England in three U16 international matches
Matilde Santilli, 18, Foxhills (Surrey)
- Part of the England team which won the biennial international match against Spain in April, picking up 3.5 points out of 4 to be the star player on her Women's debut
- In 2024, finished joint-winner of Critchley Astor Salver, 2nd in Northampton Tigress, top-5 finishes at English Women’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship and English Girls’ Open Championship, and top-10 finish at Irish Girls’ Amateur Open Championship
- Helped England win the 2024 European Girls’ Team Championship and 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Won 2023 Northampton Tigress
- Represented England at 2023 European Young Masters and in three U16 international matches
Harry Cox, 17, Welwyn Garden City (Hertfordshire)
- Won the 2024 Men’s County Champion of Champions and Boys’ County Champion of Champions in the same weekend, the first player to ever do so
- Reached the semi-finals of 2024 R&A Boys’ Amateur Championship
- Reached the quarter-finals of 2024 English Amateur Championship
- Won the Hertfordshire County Championship in 2023 and 2024
- In 2024, enjoyed top-10 finishes at English U18 Championship and Spanish U18 International Championship
Sam Marshall, 18, St Neots (Cambridgeshire)
- 2nd-place finish at 2025 Peter McEvoy Trophy
- Won the 2024 World Junior Golf Championship in Spain and 2024 Welsh Open Youths
- Seven top-10 finishes in 2024, including at the English U25 Championship, Sir Henry Cooper Championship and Berkshire Trophy, as well as top-five finish at Cambridgeshire County Championship
- Helped England win 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Won 5.5 out of 6 points available for Cambridgeshire at the 2024 Boys’ County Finals at Teignmouth
Jack Swift – North Foreland (Kent)
- Won the 2025 Darwin Salver
- 3rd-place finish at 2025 Peter McEvoy Trophy
- 3rd-place finish at 2024 GJG Portuguese Junior Classics
- 2nd-place at 2024 West of England U18 Championship
- Top-10 finishes at 2024 Carris Trophy, English U18 Amateur Championship and Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters
England Girls’ Team
Lauren Crump, 15, Hill Valley (Shropshire)
- Won the 2025 Comboy Scratch at Delamere Forest
- Won all four of her matches in England U16s' win against Spain in 2025 international match
- Runner-up at the 2025 Fairhaven Trophy (Girls), after missing out to England teammate Elizabeth Wilson in a play-off
- Top-five finish at 2025 R&A Girls' U16 Amateur Championship and 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship
- Won the 2024 English Girls’ Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship and 2024 Scottish Girls’ U16 Open, and finished runner-up in the 2024 English Girls’ U16 Open Championship
- Won the 2024 Women’s County Champion of Champions at Woodhall Spa
- Enjoyed a top-five finish at 2024 Welsh Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship
- Represented England in the 2024 World Junior Girls Golf Championship in Canada, and the annual U16 match v Spain in 2024
- Helped England win the 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano Trophy in 2024 for the first time
Charlotte Naughton, 17, Longhirst Hall (Northumberland)
- Won the 2025 German Girls' International Amateur - becoming the first ever English winner of the event
- Top-10 finish at 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship
- Part of the England team which won the biennial international match against Spain in April
- In 2024, finished 2nd at Girls’ U16 Amateur Championship, St Rule Trophy and Sir Henry Cooper Junior Championship
- Top-10 finish at 2024 English U18 Amateur Stroke Play Championship
- Helped England win the 2024 European Girls’ Team Championship and the 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals, while also helping her country win bronze at the 2024 European Young Masters
- Represented England in the 2024 World Junior Girls Golf Championship in Canada
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano in 2024 for the first time
- Won 2022 English U14 Girls’ Championship and has represented England in three U16 international matches
Matilde Santilli, 18, Foxhills (Surrey)
- Part of the England team which won the biennial international match against Spain in April, picking up 3.5 points out of 4 to be the star player on her Women's debut
- In 2024, finished joint-winner of Critchley Astor Salver, 2nd in Northampton Tigress, top-5 finishes at English Women’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship and English Girls’ Open Championship, and top-10 finish at Irish Girls’ Amateur Open Championship
- Helped England win the 2024 European Girls’ Team Championship and 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Won 2023 Northampton Tigress
- Represented England at 2023 European Young Masters and in three U16 international matches
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Tel: 07912 240850
Email: tom.vale@englandgolf.org
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