2009 Great Britain & Ireland PGA Cup Team
WILL BARNES
PGA Cup Experience: Debut
Turned Professional: 2001
Home Club/Affiliation: Teaching Professional, Garstang Golf and Country Club, Lancashire, England
Player Notes: Won several collegiate events while studying in South Carolina including NCCAA National Champion 97 and 98; 10-time winner on Midland Order of Merit; HSBC Invitational South Staffs (2007); European Team Championship (2008); Welsh Open PGA Champion (2009); fourth at Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship Moortown (2008); Course records at Brocton Hall (65). . . Has recorded four holes-in-one.
Personal: Wife: Rachel; Children: Alfie, 1
ANDREW BARNETT
PGA Cup Experience: 2007 (2-2-0)
Turned Professional: 1993
Home Club/Affiliation: Head Professional, North Wales Golf Range, Denbighshire, Wales
Player Notes: Welsh Amateur Champion (1990); Welsh Amateur Stroke Play Champion (1992); GB&I youth team 1991; European and Challenge Tours 1996-2001; top-10 finish in 1996 Austrian Open; Welsh PGA OOM winner (2008); Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship runner up (2007, '08); Welsh PGA National Championship runner up (2005); Captain, Wales PGA of Europe Team (2008); North Wales & Cheshire Match Play Champion (2007); North Wales Alliance PGA Champion (six times); Course records at Wynyard (nine under 63), Rhyl (seven under 64), Ringway (8-under 63), Carden Park (8-under 63). . .Has recorded seven-holes-in-one.
Personal: Fiancée, Kathryn
Hobbies/Special Interests: Football, fishing, mountain biking
JON BEVAN
PGA Cup Experience: 2007 (3-0-1)
Turned Professional: 1989
Home Club/Affiliation: Teaching Professional, Wessex Golf Centre, Dorset, England
Player Notes: Undefeated in 2007 PGA Cup at Reynolds Plantation, Georgia; Sunderland of Scotland Masters (2001); East Region Order of Merit and East Region Assistants Order of Merit (2001); played 2006 Open at Royal Liverpool shooting course record 66 at Conwy to qualify; also played in Opens at Royal Birkdale (2008), Carnoustie (2007 where he tied 63 alongside Luke Donald, & 1999), Essex PGA Champion; East Anglia Open Champion (2001); Salisbury and South Wilts Pro-Am (2009).
Personal: Children, Twins Paul and Ellen, 12; Adrian, 14, Will, 15, Megan, 16
Hobbies/Special Interests: All sports
JAMIE HARRIS
PGA Cup Experience: Debut
Turned Professional:
Home Club/Affiliation: Teaching Professional, Tonbridge Golf Centre, Kent, England
Player Notes: Carris Trophy (1993); McEvoy Trophy (1994); England Boys (1993, '94); World Junior Championship (1994); European Championship team winner (1994); Southern Intercollegiate Championship (1997); Golf scholarship Brevard, Florida; 40 plus wins in last three years on PGA South Region circuit; Futures Tour, Windlesham (1999); Europro Tour, St Mellion (2000); played in 2000 Open at St Andrews; Euro Pro runner up twice in 2008; Shot 59 (11-under) to win Riseborough Trophy at Bognor . . .Has recorded seven holes-in-one.
Personal: Wife, Catherine
Hobbies/Special Interests: Running marathons (has run in 3), 5th Kyu grade in Jiu Jitsu
PAUL SIMPSON
PGA Cup Experience: 1998 (1-3-1)
Turned Professional: 1987
Home Club/Affiliation: Head Professional, West Berkshire, Newbury, England
Player Notes: Glenmuir PGA Professional Champion, Moortown (2008); European Tour 1989-96; Top 10 Austrian Open (1994); South Region OOM (2000); Southern Professional Champion (1998); Royal Jersey Players' Champion (1998); 15 South Region OOM victories; Played in seven PGA Championships; Jersey Players' Champion (1993,'96,'98, 2002); Represented England in the PGAs of Europe Team Championships (1999, 2006, '08); Owns 14 course records . . .Has recorded seven holes-in-one.
Personal: Wife, Leanne; Children: Joe, 13, Ben, 10, Dan, 7
Hobbies/Special Interests: Liverpool Football Club, cars, and the three boys
JAMES LEE
PGA Cup Experience: Debut
Turned Professional: 1991
Home Club/Affiliation: Head Professional, Caerphilly Golf Club, Wales
Player Notes: Glenmuir PGA Professional Champion, Dundonald Links (2009); Past Winner of Surrey County Foursomes; won Open Championship pre-qualifier, Hankley Common (1987); Course Record Holder at Cotswold Hills GC (eight under 64); PGA West Region captain (2009);; Kenya Open (1995) - tournament record -19; Top 20 at Sarazen World Open; PGAs of Europe Fourball Champion 2000, 3rd in 2001; Represented Wales six times in PGAs of Europe Team Championship, captaining team on one occasion; Welsh Order of Merit Champion (three times); Past winner of West Region Assistants Championship; Top three in 2007 and 2008 Welsh Professional Championship; Challenge Tour Order of Merit 1995 (top 20); Past Winner of Welsh Masters (West Region Order of Merit Event); captained GB&I boys and youths; Welsh international; captained Wales Junior Boys. . .Has recorded six holes-in-one.
Personal: Fiancée, Tracey
Hobbies/Special Interests: Wine and Tottenham Hotspur
CRAIG MATHESON
PGA Cup Experience: Debut
Turned Professional: 2003
Home Club/Affiliation: Assistant Professional, Falkirk Tryst Golf Club, Falkirk, Scotland
Player Notes: Westerwood (five junior championships); Top 20 Tartan Tour (2008); Tartan Tour victories: Aidrie Pro-Am (2008), Pollock Pro-Am (2009), Murcar Links Centenary Pro-Am (2009), Gleneagles Scottish PGA Championship 2009 (top 10); Scottish Assistants OOM 2nd (2008); Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship, top 5 (2009); Northern Open, top 10 (2009); Won Open Regional qualifying at Goswick (2009). . .Has recorded five holes-in-one.
Personal: Partner, Shirley-Anne
Hobbies/Special Interests: Cars, movies and TV
JEREMY ROBINSON
PGA Cup Experience: Debut
Turned Professional: 1987
Home Club/Affiliation: Director of Golf, Twyford Golf, Evesham, England
Player Notes: Brabazon Trophy (1987); Berkshire Trophy (1987); Walker Cup (1987); European Tour 1987-2002; Kenya Open (1991); Zambia Open (1992); Dijon Open (1992); played in five Open Championships (34th at Carnoustie in 1999); Course record The Oxfordshire in B&H International (64); Kenya Open at Muthaiga (62). . .Has recorded five holes-in-one, including one at 1994 French Open to win a Peugeot.
Personal: Wife: Fiona; Children: Ben, 13, Tom, 10
Hobbies/Special Interests: All sports
BARRY TAYLOR
PGA Cup Experience: Debut
Turned Professional: 2003
Home Club/Affiliation: Teaching Professional, Houghwood Golf Club, St. Helens, England
Player Notes: Lancashire Open (2007 & 09); Lancashire Matchplay (2005-08); PGA North Region OOM runner up (2007); won Open Regional qualifying (2004,08 & 09); Lancashire Order of Merit (2006,07 & 08); Shot 60 (eight under) at Lancashire Championship at Huyton & Prescott. . Has recorded two holes-in-one.
Personal: Fiancée, Shirley
Hobbies/Special Interests: Gym and movies
PAUL WESSELINGH
PGA Cup Experience: 1998, 2000, '03, '05, '07 (10-8-6)
Turned Professional: 1985
Home Club/Affiliation: Head Professional, Kedleston Park, Derby, England
Player Notes: Making sixth successive PGA Cup appearance; most consistent performer in Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship history - champion at Prince's (2006), runner-up three times ('97, 2000 and '05) and had ties for fourth, fifth and sixth place; played in three Open Championships - Muirfield (1992), Royal St George's (2003) and Royal Troon (2004), where he played all four rounds; played seven times in PGA Championship; European Club Professional Champion, Sardinia (2002), runner-up (2004); Lombard Trophy winner (2005); Midland Invitational (2008), Midland Order of Merit winner (1999); PGA North Region Champion (1994). . . Has recorded six holes-in-one.
Personal: Wife, Tracy; Children, Twins Ryan and Sean, 15, and Jake, 12
Hobbies/Special Interests: Swimming, football (Derby County); holds second degree black belt in Taekwondo
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