England Golf disability team crowned European champions for the first time
England's two teams saw double triumph at the European Championships for Golfers with Disability in Italy.
Disability golf in England continues to go from strength to strength, and England Golf's program saw its greatest success yet over the weekend with a double gold medal at the European Championships for Golfers with Disability.
England's teams took home both the prestigious European Team Championships and the European Nations Cup, the latter in a dramatic come-from-behind victory that saw the English pip the Ireland team via a countback. Aimi Bullock and John Eakin racked up 44 points as a pair with with back-to-back birdies on 17 and 18 to give their team a chance at glory.
England won the Teams championship in more assured fashion, with Heather Gilks and Oliver Hirst-Greenham combined for a score of +2 and Lee York and Chris Foster carding a round of +3. The team's total score of +21 was four strokes better than that of the silver medalists, The Netherlands.
England Disability Coach Adam Keogh said: “We started this programme 15 months ago and when we first met the players in the autumn of 2025, we sat in the team room at Woodhall Spa and looked at the Champions Wall. We had one shared ambition which was to win a gold medal at the European Team Championship.
The event was played at the Golf Club Genova Sant'Anna in Italy, which provided a spectacular backdrop as players took in the Ligurian countryside.
“To be coming home with two gold medals is unbelievable. The team spirit and commitment from the players in challenging formats and gruelling weather conditions has been phenomenal. The players deserve all the success they get."
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