TEENAGER Rhys Nevin-Wharton will represent England during next month’s Junior Players’ Championship in Florida.
The Sandiway Golf Club member joins teammate Toby Briggs, from Dunston Hall in Norfolk, at the 54-hole tournament that has attracted more than 75 entries from across the globe.
Last year Sam Horsfield, representing England, emerged as victor.
Nevin-Wharton, 17, was selected for the national team for the recent Boys’ Home Internationals.
The former St Nicholas RC High School student was also tied third in the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters, shared fourth position in the Irish Boys’ Open and reached the match-play stages of the English amateur championships.
The Junior Players’ Championship, presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf, takes place at TPC Sawgrass from Thursday, September 3.
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