England Golf is pleased to confirm its men’s and women’s teams for the European Nations Cup at Sotogrande, Spain (15-18 April).
Ellie Lichtenhein, who recently won the Sunningdale Foursomes, is joined by Charlotte Naughton and Annabel Peaford in the three-player England Women’s Team.
Tom Osborne and Eliot Baker – winner and runner-up respectively of the recent Spanish Amateur Championship – are part of the four-player England Men’s Team, alongside Ben Bolton and Kris Kim. Find out more about all the individual players below.
The competition is a stroke play event played over 72 holes for both the men and women, with the best three men’s scores counting each day, and the top two women’s scores counting.
England have enjoyed the most success in the men’s event, having won 13 of the 26 editions so far, with Spain second, having won four. Previous individual winners of the tournament include legends like Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Sergio Garcia and Padraig Harrington, with the most recent English winners being Tom Sloman (2019) and Todd Clements (2018).
England are searching for a first win at the women’s Nations Cup, having played in four of the six editions to date. The competition has seen previous individual winners like Solheim Cup stars Carlota Ciganda and Celine Boutier.
England Women’s Captain Jenny Henderson said: “Sotogrande is always a superb test, with fast, demanding greens and a strong European field befitting such a historic and prestigious tournament. Although the Women’s Team is young, they have already achieved a great deal, and with their collective potential, they’ll be aiming for English success both as a team and individuals at this event.”
England Men’s Captain for the event Ben Gorvett added: “Our men have had a strong start to the season individually with several wins and top-10 finishes, so there has been great competition for the four spots in the team. There are a few disappointed players who have shown great form but didn’t receive the call to play on this occasion. The European Nations Cup is a competitive event with a strong field, and the format and course provide a test that our men are eager to play. We have a strong team going into the event and are ready to try and defend our title.”
WOMEN
Ellie Lichtenhein, The Buckinghamshire (Buckinghamshire)
- Winner of the 2026 Sunningdale Foursomes
- 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
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano Trophy in 2024 for the first time and represented GB&I in 2025 event
- Part of the England U16 team which beat Scotland in August 2025
- In 2024, finished 2nd at the English Girls’ Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Scottish Girls’ U16 Open Championship and Fairhaven Trophy
- Helped England win the 2025 and 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
Charlotte Naughton, Longhirst Hall (Northumberland)
- Won the individual title at the 2026 Junior Orange Bowl with a four-round tournament record (-10)
- Won the individual title at the 2025 World Junior Girls Golf Championship in Canada, helping England to a 4th-place finish overall
- Won the 2025 German Girls' International Amateur - becoming the first ever English winner of the event
- In 2025, 2nd-place finish for second year running at St Rule Trophy, winning the Lawson Trophy in both years for being the leading U18 player
- Finished runner-up at the 2025 Girls' Amateur Championship
- Part of England team which won the 2025 Girls' & Boys' Home Internationals
- Represented Europe at 2025 Junior Ryder Cup
- Top-5 finish at 2026 Portuguese Women’s Amateur
- Part of the England team which won the biennial international match against Spain in April 2025
- Represented England at 2025 Toyota Junior World CupIn 2024, finished 2nd at Girls’ U16 Amateur Championship and Sir Henry Cooper Junior 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
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano in 2024 for the first time
- Won the 2022 English U14 Girls’ Championship
Annabel Peaford, Walton Heath (Surrey)
- Finished 1st in the stroke play stages of the 2025 European Girls' Team Championship
- Part of the England team which finished tied-4th (and just two shots off the gold medal) at 2025 World Amateur Team Championships, finishing tied-5th in the individual standings
- 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
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano in 2024 for the first time, and represented GB&I in the 2025 event
- Part of the Surrey team which won the 2025 English Women's County Finals
- 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 2nd in the 2025 European Young Masters
- 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 2025 and 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Represented England in the annual U16 match v Spain in 2024
- Won the 2023 Justin Rose Telegraph Junior Golf Championship
MEN
Tom Osborne and Eliot Baker – winner and runner-up respectively of the recent Spanish Amateur Championship – are part of the four-player England Men’s Team, alongside Ben Bolton and Kris Kim. Find out more about all the individual players below.
The competition is a stroke play event played over 72 holes for both the men and women, with the best three men’s scores counting each day, and the top two women’s scores counting.
England have enjoyed the most success in the men’s event, having won 13 of the 26 editions so far, with Spain second, having won four. Previous individual winners of the tournament include legends like Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Sergio Garcia and Padraig Harrington, with the most recent English winners being Tom Sloman (2019) and Todd Clements (2018).
England are searching for a first win at the women’s Nations Cup, having played in four of the six editions to date. The competition has seen previous individual winners like Solheim Cup stars Carlota Ciganda and Celine Boutier.
England Women’s Captain Jenny Henderson said: “Sotogrande is always a superb test, with fast, demanding greens and a strong European field befitting such a historic and prestigious tournament. Although the Women’s Team is young, they have already achieved a great deal, and with their collective potential, they’ll be aiming for English success both as a team and individuals at this event.”
England Men’s Captain for the event Ben Gorvett added: “Our men have had a strong start to the season individually with several wins and top-10 finishes, so there has been great competition for the four spots in the team. There are a few disappointed players who have shown great form but didn’t receive the call to play on this occasion. The European Nations Cup is a competitive event with a strong field, and the format and course provide a test that our men are eager to play. We have a strong team going into the event and are ready to try and defend our title.”
WOMEN
Ellie Lichtenhein, The Buckinghamshire (Buckinghamshire)
- Winner of the 2026 Sunningdale Foursomes
- 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
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano Trophy in 2024 for the first time and represented GB&I in 2025 event
- Part of the England U16 team which beat Scotland in August 2025
- In 2024, finished 2nd at the English Girls’ Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Scottish Girls’ U16 Open Championship and Fairhaven Trophy
- Helped England win the 2025 and 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
Charlotte Naughton, Longhirst Hall (Northumberland)
- Won the individual title at the 2026 Junior Orange Bowl with a four-round tournament record (-10)
- Won the individual title at the 2025 World Junior Girls Golf Championship in Canada, helping England to a 4th-place finish overall
- Won the 2025 German Girls' International Amateur - becoming the first ever English winner of the event
- In 2025, 2nd-place finish for second year running at St Rule Trophy, winning the Lawson Trophy in both years for being the leading U18 player
- Finished runner-up at the 2025 Girls' Amateur Championship
- Part of England team which won the 2025 Girls' & Boys' Home Internationals
- Represented Europe at 2025 Junior Ryder Cup
- Top-5 finish at 2026 Portuguese Women’s Amateur
- Part of the England team which won the biennial international match against Spain in April 2025
- Represented England at 2025 Toyota Junior World CupIn 2024, finished 2nd at Girls’ U16 Amateur Championship and Sir Henry Cooper Junior 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
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano in 2024 for the first time
- Won the 2022 English U14 Girls’ Championship
Annabel Peaford, Walton Heath (Surrey)
- Finished 1st in the stroke play stages of the 2025 European Girls' Team Championship
- Part of the England team which finished tied-4th (and just two shots off the gold medal) at 2025 World Amateur Team Championships, finishing tied-5th in the individual standings
- 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
- Helped GB&I win the Junior Vagliano in 2024 for the first time, and represented GB&I in the 2025 event
- Part of the Surrey team which won the 2025 English Women's County Finals
- 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 2nd in the 2025 European Young Masters
- 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 2025 and 2024 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals
- Represented England in the annual U16 match v Spain in 2024
- Won the 2023 Justin Rose Telegraph Junior Golf Championship
MEN
Eliot Baker, Tiverton (Devon)
- Won the 2025 Portuguese Amateur Championship
- Won the 2025 Scottish Men’s Open Championship
- Helped England win the 2025 Octagonal Match, the 2025 European Cup of Nations at Sotogrande (Spain), the 2025 biennial international match against Spain, and the 2025 Women’s & Men’s Home Internationals
- Part of the GB&I team which won the 2025 St Andrews Trophy against Continental Europe
- Represented GB&I against the USA at the 2025 Walker Cup at Cypress Point
- Runner-up at the 2026 Spanish Amateur Championship
- Top-5 finish in stroke play stages of 2025 European Amateur Team Championship, and helped England Men to bronze medal
- Finished tied-11th at 2025 World Amateur Team Championship to help England secure bronze medal
Ben Bolton, Enville (Staffordshire)
- Top-10 finish at 2026 Portuguese Amateur and impressive tied-11th at 2026 Sage Valley Invitational (USA)
- Part of the England team which won the 2025 Octagonal Match, 2025 biennial international match against Spain, and the 2025 Women's & Men's Home Internationals
- Finished 2nd in the stroke play stages of the US Boys' Amateur Championship, before bowing out in the quarter-finals of the match play stages
- Won the 2025 Berkhamsted Trophy and top-10 finish at 2025 Brabazon Trophy
- Finished tied-9th in the individual stroke play stages of the 2025 European Boys' Amateur Championship
- Represented GB&I at 2025 Jacques Leglise Trophy
- Won the 2024 Spanish Boys’ Amateur Championship
- Helped England pick up the silver medal at 2024 European Boys' Team Championship
- Part of the England team which won the 2024 Boys’ & Girls’ Home Internationals
- Represented GB&I in the 2024 Jacques Leglise Trophy
- Represented England at 2024 Junior Golf World Cup in Japan, 2024 biennial England v France international match, and 2023 Octagonal Match in Spain
- In 2024, 3rd-place finish at German Boys’ Open and Peter McEvoy Trophy, and top-10 finishes at Brabazon Trophy, Carris Trophy and Lytham Trophy
- In 2023, won European Young Masters in Slovakia, Faldo Series Grand Final (UAE), Faldo Series England Midlands Championship, and Edge Golf Championship 4 (Portugal)
Kris Kim, Wentworth (Surrey)
- Helped Europe win the Junior Ryder Cup in September 2023 and represented them again in 2025 edition
- 5th-place finish at 2026 Portuguese Amateur Championship and tied-5th finish at 2025 French U18 Carlhian Trophy
- Represented England v Spain in 2025 biennial match and finished tied-13th at pro event - 2025 Stromberg Masters
- Finished 2nd in stroke play qualifying before making the quarter-finals of the 2025 Spanish Amateur Championship
- In 2024, at just 16 years of age, made his PGA Tour debut in CJ Cup Byron Nelson where he became the fifth-youngest player ever to make the cut at a PGA Tour event
- In 2023, won the Boys’ Amateur Championship, McGregor Trophy and Fairhaven Trophy. Also enjoyed a top-10 finish at European Young Masters, German Boys’ Open, Peter McEvoy Trophy and Berkhamsted Trophy
- Represented England at 2023 and 2024 European Boys’ Team Championship and 2023 Boys’ & Girls’ Home Internationals
- Represented GB&I at 2023 Jacques Leglise Trophy
Tom Osborne, Lindrick (Yorkshire)
- Winner of the 2026 Spanish Amateur Championship
- Won all five of his matches for England at the 2026 Costa Ballena Octangular (Spain)
- Part of the England team which won the 2025 Octagonal Match, 2025 European Cup of Nations at Sotogrande, the 2025 biennial international match against Spain, and the 2025 Women's & Men's Home Internationals
- Finished 2nd at 2025 Lytham Trophy and tied-7th at Scottish Men's Open Championship
- Made the last 16 of 2024 R&A Amateur Championship and quarter-finals of 2024 English Amateur Championship
- Represented England at 2024 Women’s & Men’s Home Internationals
- Helped Yorkshire to the Men’s County Finals title in September 2023
- In 2023, won the Duncan Putter and Yorkshire Amateur Championship
- Won the 2025 Portuguese Amateur Championship
- Won the 2025 Scottish Men’s Open Championship
- Helped England win the 2025 Octagonal Match, the 2025 European Cup of Nations at Sotogrande (Spain), the 2025 biennial international match against Spain, and the 2025 Women’s & Men’s Home Internationals
- Part of the GB&I team which won the 2025 St Andrews Trophy against Continental Europe
- Represented GB&I against the USA at the 2025 Walker Cup at Cypress Point
- Runner-up at the 2026 Spanish Amateur Championship
- Top-5 finish in stroke play stages of 2025 European Amateur Team Championship, and helped England Men to bronze medal
- Finished tied-11th at 2025 World Amateur Team Championship to help England secure bronze medal
Ben Bolton, Enville (Staffordshire)
- Top-10 finish at 2026 Portuguese Amateur and impressive tied-11th at 2026 Sage Valley Invitational (USA)
- Part of the England team which won the 2025 Octagonal Match, 2025 biennial international match against Spain, and the 2025 Women's & Men's Home Internationals
- Finished 2nd in the stroke play stages of the US Boys' Amateur Championship, before bowing out in the quarter-finals of the match play stages
- Won the 2025 Berkhamsted Trophy and top-10 finish at 2025 Brabazon Trophy
- Finished tied-9th in the individual stroke play stages of the 2025 European Boys' Amateur Championship
- Represented GB&I at 2025 Jacques Leglise Trophy
- Won the 2024 Spanish Boys’ Amateur Championship
- Helped England pick up the silver medal at 2024 European Boys' Team Championship
- Part of the England team which won the 2024 Boys’ & Girls’ Home Internationals
- Represented GB&I in the 2024 Jacques Leglise Trophy
- Represented England at 2024 Junior Golf World Cup in Japan, 2024 biennial England v France international match, and 2023 Octagonal Match in Spain
- In 2024, 3rd-place finish at German Boys’ Open and Peter McEvoy Trophy, and top-10 finishes at Brabazon Trophy, Carris Trophy and Lytham Trophy
- In 2023, won European Young Masters in Slovakia, Faldo Series Grand Final (UAE), Faldo Series England Midlands Championship, and Edge Golf Championship 4 (Portugal)
Kris Kim, Wentworth (Surrey)
- Helped Europe win the Junior Ryder Cup in September 2023 and represented them again in 2025 edition
- 5th-place finish at 2026 Portuguese Amateur Championship and tied-5th finish at 2025 French U18 Carlhian Trophy
- Represented England v Spain in 2025 biennial match and finished tied-13th at pro event - 2025 Stromberg Masters
- Finished 2nd in stroke play qualifying before making the quarter-finals of the 2025 Spanish Amateur Championship
- In 2024, at just 16 years of age, made his PGA Tour debut in CJ Cup Byron Nelson where he became the fifth-youngest player ever to make the cut at a PGA Tour event
- In 2023, won the Boys’ Amateur Championship, McGregor Trophy and Fairhaven Trophy. Also enjoyed a top-10 finish at European Young Masters, German Boys’ Open, Peter McEvoy Trophy and Berkhamsted Trophy
- Represented England at 2023 and 2024 European Boys’ Team Championship and 2023 Boys’ & Girls’ Home Internationals
- Represented GB&I at 2023 Jacques Leglise Trophy
Tom Osborne, Lindrick (Yorkshire)
- Winner of the 2026 Spanish Amateur Championship
- Won all five of his matches for England at the 2026 Costa Ballena Octangular (Spain)
- Part of the England team which won the 2025 Octagonal Match, 2025 European Cup of Nations at Sotogrande, the 2025 biennial international match against Spain, and the 2025 Women's & Men's Home Internationals
- Finished 2nd at 2025 Lytham Trophy and tied-7th at Scottish Men's Open Championship
- Made the last 16 of 2024 R&A Amateur Championship and quarter-finals of 2024 English Amateur Championship
- Represented England at 2024 Women’s & Men’s Home Internationals
- Helped Yorkshire to the Men’s County Finals title in September 2023
- In 2023, won the Duncan Putter and Yorkshire Amateur Championship
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Tel: 07912 240850
Email: tom.vale@englandgolf.org
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