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GOLF - Olton golfer Sam Easterbrook to represent England at European Team Championships

OLTON golfer Sam Easterbrook will represent England Golf at the upcoming European Team Championships later this month.

Easterbrook, who plays out of Olton Golf Club, features in a six-player men’s squad alongside fellow Warwickshire player Seb Cave.

The quartet of Elliot Baker, Lewy Haywardm Harley Smith and Tom Osborne make up the rest of the men’s squad.

The tournament tales place in Tallinn, Estonia from July 7 to 11 at the Estonian Golf and Country Club.

England won bronze at last year’s event and last triumphed in the 2013 edition.

Solihull golfer Easterbrook won the 2025 Puerto Rico Classic and secured a top-10 finish at the 2026 edition.




He also finished tied for second place at the 2026 Hoosier Collegiate Invitational in the United States of America.

Easterbrook reached the quarter-finals of the 2026 Amateur Championship.


And he secured top-10 finishes at the 2026 Calusa Cup, Big Ten Championship and NCAA Corvallis Regional with all three events played in America.

Easterbrook previously represented England at the 2023 European Boys’ Team Championship and 2022 Boys’ Home Internationals.

Coach Rob Watts said: “I’m extremely excited by this team.

“It has a blend of experience and proven international success around the world.

“This is a tight team who know each other and have played for each other.

“We go to Estonia to fight for the gold medal.”

Warwickshire county golfer Cave plays out of Coxmoor Golf Club in Nottinghamshire.

Amateur golfer Cave played at the Open Championship in 2025 after he finished fourth in the final qualifying event for the major at Royal Cinque Ports.

He also formed part of the England team which won the 2025 Women’s and Men’s Home Internationals tournament.

Cave previously represented Great Britain and Ireland against Europe in the 2024 St Andrews Trophy.

This year, Cave finished tied for second at the 2026 Hayt Collegiate in USA and tied for fifth at the American Conference Champs.