Cheshire were crowned 2025 English Boys’ County Final Champions for just the third time in their history and the first time since 1998, after winning all three matches at Elsham Golf Club.
Cheshire took the maximum of six possible match points, which started with a 7.5-1.5 win over Cambridgeshire on the first day, before beating Wiltshire 6-3, and then sealing victory 5-4 against Hertfordshire on Thursday.
Team captain Cole Self was Cheshire’s star performer as he picked up 5 points out of 6, while James Clarke and Maxi Moore also had superb showings as they won a total of 4 points across three days.
Self said: “It feels amazing! We’ve had a lot of rough years coming 2nd in a few events locally, so it feels good to win. It’s a tricky course, it was really firm, so you had to think about what you were hitting off the tees. On 14, my playing partner holed a bunker shot, it was a close match, and I followed him in for 2 and that really got the game going. We came here with no expectations, so it’s unbelievable to win."
Coach Peter Barber added: “It’s been a lot of hard work over many years to be honest. A lot of these boys have been involved for a long time from under-12 and under-14 level, so we’ve got a great relationship with them. It’s been a wonderful effort from everyone and this win means an awful lot to the county.”
Hertfordshire were 2nd and went to head-to-head with Cheshire for the title on the final day. Despite holding a narrow lead after the morning foursomes, Cheshire won the afternoon singles 4-2. Cambridgeshire finished 3rd as they ended the week on a high with a 5-4 victory over Wiltshire. Check out the final league table here.
Read the full reports from:
Day 1: Boys' County Finals Day 1: Cheshire & Hertfordshire off to winning ways
Day 2: Boys’ County Finals Day 2: Hertfordshire and Cheshire set for final day showdown
Day 3: Boys’ County Finals Day 3: Cheshire crowned county champions
Team captain Cole Self was Cheshire’s star performer as he picked up 5 points out of 6, while James Clarke and Maxi Moore also had superb showings as they won a total of 4 points across three days.
Self said: “It feels amazing! We’ve had a lot of rough years coming 2nd in a few events locally, so it feels good to win. It’s a tricky course, it was really firm, so you had to think about what you were hitting off the tees. On 14, my playing partner holed a bunker shot, it was a close match, and I followed him in for 2 and that really got the game going. We came here with no expectations, so it’s unbelievable to win."
Coach Peter Barber added: “It’s been a lot of hard work over many years to be honest. A lot of these boys have been involved for a long time from under-12 and under-14 level, so we’ve got a great relationship with them. It’s been a wonderful effort from everyone and this win means an awful lot to the county.”
Hertfordshire were 2nd and went to head-to-head with Cheshire for the title on the final day. Despite holding a narrow lead after the morning foursomes, Cheshire won the afternoon singles 4-2. Cambridgeshire finished 3rd as they ended the week on a high with a 5-4 victory over Wiltshire. Check out the final league table here.
Read the full reports from:
Day 1: Boys' County Finals Day 1: Cheshire & Hertfordshire off to winning ways
Day 2: Boys’ County Finals Day 2: Hertfordshire and Cheshire set for final day showdown
Day 3: Boys’ County Finals Day 3: Cheshire crowned county champions
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Tom Vale, Press & Media Manager
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Email: tom.vale@englandgolf.org
www.englandgolf.org