England U16s team named to face Ireland

England Golf has named its 12-player team to face Ireland Under 16s at Wallasey Golf Club from 3-4 October.

The six girls include Selina Bartarya, Maybel Brooks, Mariella Buchanan, Ava Gadsby, Millie Marsh and Georgia Richardson, while Max Blake, George Cooper, Ezra Hartland, Oliver McEvoy, Alfie Turner and AJ Van Emmenis are the six boys named in the squad.

England romped to a 14-4 victory in the fixture at Ballybunion, Ireland last year, and were narrow winners (16-14) in the last home fixture at Burnham & Berrow following an amazing comeback in 2024.

England Golf Team Captain India Clyburn said: "It's a great opportunity for both teams to gain valuable international match play experience, and it's a match we always enjoy competing in. We have a great venue in Wallasey for this match which will hopefully provide a good test of golf for our players." 

Find out more about the players below.

BOYS

Max Blake (Corhampton, Hampshire)
- Won the 2026 South of England Boys’ Championship
- Top-5 finish at 2026 McGregor Trophy (English U16)
- Top-10 finish at 2026 Scottish Boys’ U16 Championship and SEG Junior
- Won 5 points from 6 as Hampshire finished 2nd at the 2026 Boys’ County Finals

George Cooper (Doncaster, Yorkshire)
- Part of England team which won silver at 2026 European Boys' Team Championship 
- Part of England team which won 2026 Girls' & Boys' Home Internationals
- Top-10 finish at 2026 European Young Masters
- Tied-2nd at 2026 Peter McEvoy Trophy 
- Tied-3rd finish at 2026 English U18 Mixed Championship 
- Top-5 finishes at 2026 Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters and Welsh Open Youths 
- Won all six matches played in the 2026 Boys’ County Finals to help Yorkshire lift the title 
- Topped the stroke play stages before finishing 3rd overall at 2026 French International U18 Championship 

Ezra Hartland (Cooden Beach, Sussex)
- Winner of the 2026 North of England U16s
- 2nd at 2026 Welsh Open Youths
- Tied-3rd at 2026 Scottish Boys’ U16 Championship
- Top-5 finish at Midlands U16 Boys’ Open
- Top-10 finish at 2026 Italian International U16 Boys’ Championship 

Oliver McEvoy (Thorpe Hall, Essex)
- 2nd at 2026 Midlands U16 Boys’ Open
- 2nd at 2026 Scottish Boys’ U16 Open
- Tied-3rd at 2026 SEG Junior
- Top-10 finish at 2026 Carris Trophy (English U18)
- Hazard Salver winner at 2026 Carris Trophy

Alfie Turner (Trentham, Staffordshire)
- Tied-3rd at 2026 Scottish Boys’ U16 Championship
- Top-5 finish at 2026 McGregor Trophy (English U16)
- Top-5 finish at North of England U16s
- Top 5 finish at Italian International U16 Boys’ Championship
- Top 10 finish at 2026 Peter McEvoy Trophy, and English U18 Championship (Mixed)

AJ Van Emmenis (Wentworth, Surrey)
- Won the 2026 Scottish Boys’ U16 Championship
- Won the 2026 South African U15 Boys’ Championship
- Top-5 finish at 2026 McGregor Trophy (English U16)
- Hazard Salver winner at 2025 Carris Trophy 

GIRLS

Selina Bartarya, Royal Blackheath (Kent)
- Helped England U16s beat Scotland in annual international match
- 2nd at 2026 Scottish Girls’ U16 Championship, Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters, North of England U16s and Midlands U16 Girls Stroke Play 
- Tied-3rd at 2026 Flogas Irish Girls’ Open and English Girls’ U16 Stroke Play
- Top-10 finishes at 2026 Comboy Scratch 

Maybel Brooks, Chelmsford (Essex)
- Won the 2026 English Girls’ U14 Championship
- Won the 2026 North of England U16s 
- Won the 2026 World Junior Golf Championship U12-132nd at 2026 French International U14s 
- Top-5 finishes at 2026 GJG Intercollegiate Open and GJG Spanish Junior Classics (both Spain)
- Top-10 finish at 2026 Belgian International U14, Scottish Girls’ U16, and Triple A European Invitational (Spain)

Mariella Buchanan, Bristol & Clifton (Gloucestershire)
- Won the 2026 English Girls’ County Champion of Champions
- Helped England win the 2026 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals and represented England at European Young Masters 
- Represented GB&I in 2026 Junior Vagliano Trophy 
- 2nd-place at 2025 World WAGR Series La Manga (Robert Rock)
- Top-10 finish at 2026 English U18 Mixed Championship and Helen Holm Scottish Women’s Open 

Ava Gadsby, East Herts (Hertfordshire)
- Represented England U16s as they beat Scotland in 2026 match 
- Tied-2nd finish at 2026 Comboy Scratch 
- 3rd at 2026 North of England U16s 
- Top-5 finishes at 2026 Fairhaven Trophy, 2025 Faldo Junior Tour (The Shire), and 2025 GJG Tour Final 
- Top-10 finishes at 2025 European Winter Series #4 Toro Tour (Spain), and 2026 GJG Season Kick Off (Spain) 

Millie Marsh, Sherwood Forest (Nottinghamshire)
- Represented England v Spain U16s 
- 2nd at 2026 Midland U21 Girls’ Championship and 2025 Midlands Champion of Champions 
- 3rd at 2026 World WAGR Series #1 (Robert Rock) in Spain
- Tied-4th at 2026 Scottish Girls’ U16 Championship 

Georgia Richardson, Stoneham (Hampshire)
- Represented England at 2026 European Young Masters
- Helped England win the 2026 Girls’ & Boys’ Home Internationals 
- Top-5 finishes at 2026 Scottish Girls’ U16 Championship and Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters
- Top-10 finishes at 2026 North of England U16s, Fairhaven Trophy and Midlands U16 Girls’ Stroke Play

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