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New Zealand Golf has named two strong teams to compete in the World Amateur Team Championships with top amateurs Daniel Hillier and Wenyung Keh topping the bill.
The World Amateur Team Championships will be held at Carton House in Maynooth, Ireland, with over 72 holes in stroke play with women from August 29 to September 1 and men from September 5 to 8, 2018
Espirito Santo Trophy Team – Wenyung Keh (Washington State / Auckland), Julianne Alvarez (Washington State / Wellington) and Amelia Garvey (USC / Canterbury).
Eisenhower Trophy Team – Daniel Hillier (Wellington), Denzel Ieremia (Iowa State / Waikato) and Kerry Mountcastle (Wellington).
The New Zealand male athlete, Hillier, will lead the men's team for the Eisenhower Trophy, in hopes of imitating the victorious 1992 team and of win the coveted trophy.
Hillier, now ranked 25th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) recently completed a series of three tournaments in Europe, making the match the amateur championship stages at Royal Aberdeen in Scotland before finishing with an impressive 7th equality. at the Amateur European Championship in the Netherlands.
He is now traveling to the United States to compete in a number of events, including the US Amateur Championship at the end of August, but is already looking forward to returning to the United Kingdom in September with fern on the chest.
"I've never been to this side of the world, so to experience golf in Scotland during the Amateur Championship was great and I hope to be able to help feel more comfortable in Ireland. "
"I love representing New Zealand and it would be great for this team to join our 1992 team and have our name on the trophy." said Hillier.
Joining Hillier in the three-man team will be Denzel Ieremia based in the United States and fellow Wellington, Kerry Mountcastle.
Mountcastle finishes the season with wins at the New Zealand Stroke Play Championship at Paraparaumu Beach before beating Carrus Open professionals for his first title at Jennian Homes Charles Tour.
Ieremia made his way into the team while completing his degree at Iowa State University. He will bring three years of international competitive experience and a number of standout performances for his college team in Ireland.
As for the Espirito Santo Trophy team, it will be Keh who will try to repeat his form this first edition of the Womens Asia Pacific Championship, where she has pioneered a path to the play-off on Sunday .
This form, combined with the experience of Julianne Alvarez, teammate from the state of Washington, and the great prowess of Amelia Garvey, should allow kiwis to race well at the Espirito Trophy.
While Kehs' performance in Singapore has allowed him to reach a career high in the WAGR, Alvarez and Garvey have both charted their own path. After winning several titles in New Zealand, Alvarez has enjoyed several successes in the United States, while Garvey has already proven herself at USC during the six months that she has spent there.
Keh looks forward to the challenge they will face in Ireland.
"College golf has prepared us well for national colors, we play a lot of team golf here in the United States, the highlight being winning the NCAA title with Julianne." I'm delighted to play again for New Zealand. "
Gregg Thorpe, Head of High Performance Golf in New Zealand, is eager to see what these players can achieve in Ireland.
"The selectors have selected two strong teams, each of whom has already shown how much they can play and who, in their day, can challenge the best … The team golf format is interesting with only two of the three Team Scores The story shows that if one or two members of the team can do something special, anything can happen, "said Thorpe.
"There is no doubt that the intensity of an event such as the Amateur Team World Championship is a step forward for everyone, but these players have all the skills and the # 1 39, experience to thrive in this environment. "
The teams will be supported by Liz McKinnon, Jay Carter and Bryce Hamer.
– This story was automatically published using a NZ Golf press release
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