England Golf is pleased to announce its 12-player under 16s team to face Ireland at Ballybunnion Golf Club, Ireland, from October 3-5.
The six girls include Lauren Crump, Daisy Lee, Ellie Lichtenhein, Emily Peaford, Ria Prabhakar and Arianna Virik, while Albie Beeston, Alex Boyes, Thomas Hartshorne, Aaron Moody, Frankie Morton and George Whitehead are the six boys named in the squad.
England U16s won 15-9 at Carton House when they last visited Ireland in 2023, while they will be looking to emulate last year’s home performance. England produced a stunning final-day comeback at Burnham & Berrow to win 16-14, where Lichtenhein, Peaford, Boyes and Hartshorne were all part of the team.
England Golf U16 Team Captain/Manager Jamie O’Connor said: “The annual match against Ireland is a great opportunity for our brightest under-16 prospects to gain experience competing at international level. The contest provides a chance for selected players to compete against a strong Ireland team within a format that replicates the one used at the European Team Championships and Home Internationals.
“This year’s venue, Ballybunion, will no doubt prove to be a challenging match play venue, a spectacular host, to what is a strong England team of 12, including debutants Albie Beeston, Ria Prabhakar and Daisy Lee.”
England Boys
Coach: Steven Orr
England U16s won 15-9 at Carton House when they last visited Ireland in 2023, while they will be looking to emulate last year’s home performance. England produced a stunning final-day comeback at Burnham & Berrow to win 16-14, where Lichtenhein, Peaford, Boyes and Hartshorne were all part of the team.
England Golf U16 Team Captain/Manager Jamie O’Connor said: “The annual match against Ireland is a great opportunity for our brightest under-16 prospects to gain experience competing at international level. The contest provides a chance for selected players to compete against a strong Ireland team within a format that replicates the one used at the European Team Championships and Home Internationals.
“This year’s venue, Ballybunion, will no doubt prove to be a challenging match play venue, a spectacular host, to what is a strong England team of 12, including debutants Albie Beeston, Ria Prabhakar and Daisy Lee.”
England Boys
Coach: Steven Orr
Albie Beeston (North Hants, Hampshire)
- Won the North of England U16 Championship in August
- Top-10 finish at Faldo Junior Tour (John O’Gaunt)
Alex Boyes (Teesside, Yorkshire)
- 2nd at North of England U16 Championship
- Tied-3rd place finish at 2025 Fairhaven Trophy
- Top-15 finish at 2025 English U18 Championship
- Part of England team which won 2025 Boys’ & Girls’ Home Internationals
Thomas Hartshorne (Teesside, Yorkshire)
- Finished 2nd in the 2025 Fairhaven Trophy after missing out in a play-off
- Tied-3rd finish at 2025 Peter McEvoy Trophy
- Top-15 finish at 2025 McGregor Trophy (U16 Boys)
- Represented England Boys at 2025 European Boys’ Team Championship
- Part of England team which won 2025 Boys’ & Girls’ Home Internationals
Aaron Moody (Burhill, Surrey)
- Won the 2025 Scottish U16 Boys’ Championship
- Finished 2nd at 2025 English U18 Championship
- Finished 4th at North of England U16 Championship
- Part of England team which won 2025 Boys’ & Girls’ Home Internationals
- Represented England Boys at 2025 European Boys’ Team Championship
Frankie Morton (Orsett, Essex)
- Winner of the 2025 English U18 Championship
- Top-10 finish at 2025 Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters
- Tied-11th finish at 2025 McGregor Trophy (U16 Boys)
- Part of England team which won 2025 Boys’ & Girls’ Home Internationals
George Whitehead (Hillside, Lancashire)
- 3rd-place finishes at 2025 Scottish Boys’ U16 Open Championship and Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters
- Top-10 finish at Italian International Boys’ U16 Championship
- Top-10 finish at both the 2025 and 2024 North of England U16 Championship
- Tied-11th at 2025 European Young Masters and McGregor Trophy (English Boys’ U16)
- 13th-place finish at 2025 Scottish Boys’ Championship
England Girls
- Won the North of England U16 Championship in August
- Top-10 finish at Faldo Junior Tour (John O’Gaunt)
Alex Boyes (Teesside, Yorkshire)
- 2nd at North of England U16 Championship
- Tied-3rd place finish at 2025 Fairhaven Trophy
- Top-15 finish at 2025 English U18 Championship
- Part of England team which won 2025 Boys’ & Girls’ Home Internationals
Thomas Hartshorne (Teesside, Yorkshire)
- Finished 2nd in the 2025 Fairhaven Trophy after missing out in a play-off
- Tied-3rd finish at 2025 Peter McEvoy Trophy
- Top-15 finish at 2025 McGregor Trophy (U16 Boys)
- Represented England Boys at 2025 European Boys’ Team Championship
- Part of England team which won 2025 Boys’ & Girls’ Home Internationals
Aaron Moody (Burhill, Surrey)
- Won the 2025 Scottish U16 Boys’ Championship
- Finished 2nd at 2025 English U18 Championship
- Finished 4th at North of England U16 Championship
- Part of England team which won 2025 Boys’ & Girls’ Home Internationals
- Represented England Boys at 2025 European Boys’ Team Championship
Frankie Morton (Orsett, Essex)
- Winner of the 2025 English U18 Championship
- Top-10 finish at 2025 Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters
- Tied-11th finish at 2025 McGregor Trophy (U16 Boys)
- Part of England team which won 2025 Boys’ & Girls’ Home Internationals
George Whitehead (Hillside, Lancashire)
- 3rd-place finishes at 2025 Scottish Boys’ U16 Open Championship and Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters
- Top-10 finish at Italian International Boys’ U16 Championship
- Top-10 finish at both the 2025 and 2024 North of England U16 Championship
- Tied-11th at 2025 European Young Masters and McGregor Trophy (English Boys’ U16)
- 13th-place finish at 2025 Scottish Boys’ Championship
England Girls
Coach: John Watson
Lauren Crump (Hill Valley, Shropshire)
- Won the 2025 and 2024 English Girls' Stroke Play Championship
- Won the 2025 and 2024 Women’s County Champion of Champions at Woodhall Spa
- Won the 2025 Comboy Scratch at Delamere Forest
- Finished tied-2nd in Women's Open Pre-Qualifier at Delamere Forest - in a 119-player field which included seasoned professionals, securing a spot at Final Qualifying
- 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-5 finish at 2025 R&A Girls' Amateur Championship and 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship
- Represented England at 2025 Toyota Junior World Cup
- Won the 2024 Scottish Girls’ U16 Open, and finished runner-up in the 2024 English Girls’ U16 Open Championship
- Enjoyed a top-5 finish at 2024 Welsh Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship
- Represented England in the annual U16 match v Spain in 2024
- Helped England win the 2025 and 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano Trophy in 2024 for the first time
Daisy Lee (Lancaster, Lancashire)
- 2nd-place finish at 2025 English Girls’ Open Stroke Play Championship
- 2nd-place finish at 2025 Flogas Irish Girls’ Championship
- 3rd-place finish at 2025 English Girls’ U16 Championship
- Top-10 finishes at 2025 Scottish Girls’ U16 Championship, Fairhaven Trophy and Midlands U16 Girls’ Stroke Play Championship
- Top-10 finishes at 2025 Global Junior Golf Portuguese Juniors International, Lisboa Junior Games, and #weareglobaljuniorgolf Open (all Portugal)
Ellie Lichtenhein (The Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire)
- Winner of the 2025 European Young Masters
- Top-5 finish at 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship, winning the trophy for top U16 player at the event
- Tied-3rd finish at 2025 English Girls' U16 Championship
- Represented GB&I in 2025 Junior Vagliano Trophy
- 2nd-place finished at North of England U16 Girls' Championship
- 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 2025 and 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano Trophy in 2024 for the first time
Emily Peaford (Walton Heath, Surrey)
- Won all four of her matches in England U16s' win over Spain in 2025 international match
- Represented GB&I in 2025 Junior Vagliano Trophy
- Won the 2024 North of England Girls’ U16 Open Championship
- In 2024, enjoyed top-10 finishes at English Girls’ U16 Stroke Play Championship, Sir Henry Cooper Championships, Critchley Astor Salver and The Gold Rose
- Represented England in the annual U16 match v Switzerland in 2024
Ria Prabhakar (West Essex, Essex)
- Won the 2025 Scottish Girls’ U16 Championship
- Won the 2025 Bronte Law Junior Series at Farnham
- Won the 2025 North of England U16 Championship
- Finished 2nd at 2025 Bronte Law Junior Series at Moor Allerton
- Finished 2nd at 2025 Faldo Junior Series England Championship (East Midlands)
Arianna Virik (Coventry Hearsall, Warwickshire)
- Won the 2025 Underrated Golf Tour at Fairmont St Andrews
- Won the 2025 Robert Rock Junior Golf Tour Links Challenge
- 2nd-place finish at 2025 Bronte Law Junior Series at Luffenham Heath
- Reached the quarter-finals of the 2025 and 2024 St Andrews Junior Ladies’ Opens
- Top-10 finish at 2025 English Girls’ U16 Stroke Play Championship and Comboy Leveret
- Top-15 finish at 2025 English Girls’ Stroke Play Championship
- Won the 2024 Scottish Girls’ Amateur
- Top-5 finishes at 2024 FJT Europe Grand Final (UAE)
Lauren Crump (Hill Valley, Shropshire)
- Won the 2025 and 2024 English Girls' Stroke Play Championship
- Won the 2025 and 2024 Women’s County Champion of Champions at Woodhall Spa
- Won the 2025 Comboy Scratch at Delamere Forest
- Finished tied-2nd in Women's Open Pre-Qualifier at Delamere Forest - in a 119-player field which included seasoned professionals, securing a spot at Final Qualifying
- 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-5 finish at 2025 R&A Girls' Amateur Championship and 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship
- Represented England at 2025 Toyota Junior World Cup
- Won the 2024 Scottish Girls’ U16 Open, and finished runner-up in the 2024 English Girls’ U16 Open Championship
- Enjoyed a top-5 finish at 2024 Welsh Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship
- Represented England in the annual U16 match v Spain in 2024
- Helped England win the 2025 and 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano Trophy in 2024 for the first time
Daisy Lee (Lancaster, Lancashire)
- 2nd-place finish at 2025 English Girls’ Open Stroke Play Championship
- 2nd-place finish at 2025 Flogas Irish Girls’ Championship
- 3rd-place finish at 2025 English Girls’ U16 Championship
- Top-10 finishes at 2025 Scottish Girls’ U16 Championship, Fairhaven Trophy and Midlands U16 Girls’ Stroke Play Championship
- Top-10 finishes at 2025 Global Junior Golf Portuguese Juniors International, Lisboa Junior Games, and #weareglobaljuniorgolf Open (all Portugal)
Ellie Lichtenhein (The Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire)
- Winner of the 2025 European Young Masters
- Top-5 finish at 2025 Scottish Girls' U18 Championship, winning the trophy for top U16 player at the event
- Tied-3rd finish at 2025 English Girls' U16 Championship
- Represented GB&I in 2025 Junior Vagliano Trophy
- 2nd-place finished at North of England U16 Girls' Championship
- 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 2025 and 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano Trophy in 2024 for the first time
Emily Peaford (Walton Heath, Surrey)
- Won all four of her matches in England U16s' win over Spain in 2025 international match
- Represented GB&I in 2025 Junior Vagliano Trophy
- Won the 2024 North of England Girls’ U16 Open Championship
- In 2024, enjoyed top-10 finishes at English Girls’ U16 Stroke Play Championship, Sir Henry Cooper Championships, Critchley Astor Salver and The Gold Rose
- Represented England in the annual U16 match v Switzerland in 2024
Ria Prabhakar (West Essex, Essex)
- Won the 2025 Scottish Girls’ U16 Championship
- Won the 2025 Bronte Law Junior Series at Farnham
- Won the 2025 North of England U16 Championship
- Finished 2nd at 2025 Bronte Law Junior Series at Moor Allerton
- Finished 2nd at 2025 Faldo Junior Series England Championship (East Midlands)
Arianna Virik (Coventry Hearsall, Warwickshire)
- Won the 2025 Underrated Golf Tour at Fairmont St Andrews
- Won the 2025 Robert Rock Junior Golf Tour Links Challenge
- 2nd-place finish at 2025 Bronte Law Junior Series at Luffenham Heath
- Reached the quarter-finals of the 2025 and 2024 St Andrews Junior Ladies’ Opens
- Top-10 finish at 2025 English Girls’ U16 Stroke Play Championship and Comboy Leveret
- Top-15 finish at 2025 English Girls’ Stroke Play Championship
- Won the 2024 Scottish Girls’ Amateur
- Top-5 finishes at 2024 FJT Europe Grand Final (UAE)
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Tel: 07912 240850
Email: tom.vale@englandgolf.org
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