Yorkshire were crowned winners of the 2024 Boys’ County Finals after beating Gloucestershire, Kent and Cambridgeshire at Teignmouth Golf Club in Devon.
After beating Gloucestershire (5.5-3.5) and Kent (6-3) on the first two days, they saw off Cambridgeshire 6.5-2.5 on Thursday to secure the trophy.
Tai Naylor was Yorkshire’s star performer and one of only two unbeaten players at the event, as he picked up 5.5 from six points available, while 14-year-old Thomas Hartshorne and Alex Boyes also won five out six points in superb showings.
Naylor said: “It’s been a brilliant week all week, with a lot of hard work from the boys.”
Yorkshire coach Steve Robinson added: “In previous finals we’ve lost by the smallest of margins. We tend to do the same things and go through the same processes, so there’s been lots of work in the preparations which went very well and we’ve come out the other side as winners.
“The county invest an awful lot of money into junior players and hopefully they’ll continue do that and develop world-class players – we’ve got three going on international duty with England next week and that’s a testament to the county programme.”
Elsewhere, a stunning effort from 14-year-old Jaxson Perry saw the Gloucestershire youngster win five points from point to help his side finish second overall, with a 5.5-3.5 win over Kent on the final day.
Cambridgeshire finished thirrd with their standout player Sam Marshall winning 5.5 out of six points available and finishing unbeaten.
