England Golf has named its four-player team for the European Young Masters at RCF La Boulie, France, from 24-26 July.
Ellie Lichtenhein and Annabel Peaford will represent England Girls while Thomas Hartshorne and George Whitehead will represent the Boys.
Peaford won the individual event last year as Team England finished 3rd overall, and they will head to France next week looking to compete for the gold once again.
England Men’s Deputy Performance Director Stephen Burnett said: “It’s great to be heading to Paris to play at a wonderful venue. The players selected have been in great form and we’ll be going out there to contend in European golf’s premier event for under 16s.
“Annabel played great last week at the European Team Championships so it’s a fantastic opportunity for her to try and defend her individual title, while Ellie, Tom and George will all be itching to get at it.”
Ellie Lichtenhein, 15, Buckinghamshire GC (Buckinghamshire)
- Top-five finish at 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship, winning the trophy for top U16 player at the event
- Represented GB&I in 2025 Junior Vagliano Trophy
- Finished 2nd at the 2024 English Girls’ Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, 2024 Scottish Girls’ U16 Open Championship and 2024 Fairhaven Trophy
- Finished 2nd after a play-off at the 2024 Girls’ County Champion of Champions
- Finished 4th at 2024 English U25 Championship
- Represented England in 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
Annabel Peaford, 16, Walton Heath (Surrey)
- Finished top of the individual stroke play for England at the recent European Girls’ Team Championship
- Reached the quarter-finals of 2025 U18 Cartier Trophy (France)
- Top-10 finish at 2025 R&A Girls' Amateur Championship, English Women's Stroke Play Championship and Scottish Girls' U18 Championship
- Represented GB&I in 2025 Junior Vagliano Trophy
- Won the individual European Young Masters in 2024 with an outstanding score of -20, which also helped England pick up bronze at the event
- Finished 3rd at the 2024 English Girls’ U16 Open Championship and the 2024 Sir Henry Cooper Championship
- Broke the Sunningdale course record in 2024 to win the Critchley Astor Salver
- Helped England win the 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano in 2024 for the first time
- Represented England in the annual U16 match v Spain in 2024
- Won the 2023 Justin Rose Telegraph Junior Golf Championship
Thomas Hartshorne, 15, Teesside (Yorkshire)
- Represented England at recent European Boys’ Team Championship
- Finished 2nd in the 2025 Fairhaven Trophy (boys) after missing out in a play-off
- Won five points from six to help Yorkshire lift Boys’ County Finals trophy in August 2024
- Finished 4th at 2024 Carris Trophy, winning the Hazards Salver for being the top under-16 player
- Finished tied-4th at Scottish Boys’ U16 Open and tied-5th at North of England U16
George Whitehead, 15, Hillside (Lancashire)
- 3rd-place finish at recent Scottish Boys’ U16 Open Championship
- 3rd-place finish at 2025 Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters
- Top-10 finish at North of England U16s in 2024
Peaford won the individual event last year as Team England finished 3rd overall, and they will head to France next week looking to compete for the gold once again.
England Men’s Deputy Performance Director Stephen Burnett said: “It’s great to be heading to Paris to play at a wonderful venue. The players selected have been in great form and we’ll be going out there to contend in European golf’s premier event for under 16s.
“Annabel played great last week at the European Team Championships so it’s a fantastic opportunity for her to try and defend her individual title, while Ellie, Tom and George will all be itching to get at it.”
Ellie Lichtenhein, 15, Buckinghamshire GC (Buckinghamshire)
- Top-five finish at 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship, winning the trophy for top U16 player at the event
- Represented GB&I in 2025 Junior Vagliano Trophy
- Finished 2nd at the 2024 English Girls’ Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, 2024 Scottish Girls’ U16 Open Championship and 2024 Fairhaven Trophy
- Finished 2nd after a play-off at the 2024 Girls’ County Champion of Champions
- Finished 4th at 2024 English U25 Championship
- Represented England in 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
Annabel Peaford, 16, Walton Heath (Surrey)
- Finished top of the individual stroke play for England at the recent European Girls’ Team Championship
- Reached the quarter-finals of 2025 U18 Cartier Trophy (France)
- Top-10 finish at 2025 R&A Girls' Amateur Championship, English Women's Stroke Play Championship and Scottish Girls' U18 Championship
- Represented GB&I in 2025 Junior Vagliano Trophy
- Won the individual European Young Masters in 2024 with an outstanding score of -20, which also helped England pick up bronze at the event
- Finished 3rd at the 2024 English Girls’ U16 Open Championship and the 2024 Sir Henry Cooper Championship
- Broke the Sunningdale course record in 2024 to win the Critchley Astor Salver
- Helped England win the 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano in 2024 for the first time
- Represented England in the annual U16 match v Spain in 2024
- Won the 2023 Justin Rose Telegraph Junior Golf Championship
Thomas Hartshorne, 15, Teesside (Yorkshire)
- Represented England at recent European Boys’ Team Championship
- Finished 2nd in the 2025 Fairhaven Trophy (boys) after missing out in a play-off
- Won five points from six to help Yorkshire lift Boys’ County Finals trophy in August 2024
- Finished 4th at 2024 Carris Trophy, winning the Hazards Salver for being the top under-16 player
- Finished tied-4th at Scottish Boys’ U16 Open and tied-5th at North of England U16
George Whitehead, 15, Hillside (Lancashire)
- 3rd-place finish at recent Scottish Boys’ U16 Open Championship
- 3rd-place finish at 2025 Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters
- Top-10 finish at North of England U16s in 2024
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Tel: 07912 240850
Email: tom.vale@englandgolf.org
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