England is one of the greatest golfing nations in the world with some exceptional players coming from these shores over the past century-and-a-half. But, who in today’s game is representing the nation? We spoke to a golf journalist, to find out more.
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00:00 Sir Nick Faldo is arguably the greatest English player of all time with six major victories in total.
00:08 Born in Hertfordshire he won 30 European Tour titles and is one of the greatest Ryder Cup players in the history of the match.
00:15 With the likes of Sir Henry Cotton, Justin Rose, John Henry Taylor and Jim Barnes, England are in good hands throughout the history of the game.
00:24 But who stands out in today's game representing the nation on the golf scene?
00:29 Maybe I'm a bit biased because I'm from the UK but I think some of the English lads are playing really well at the moment.
00:34 You look at Cyril Hatton, he's flying under the radar a little bit.
00:37 You've got Matt Fitzpatrick who won the RBC Heritage recently, that was an absolutely massive win for him.
00:43 England are still in brilliant hands for the future of golf with the current highest world ranking for an Englishman being ninth.
00:50 As Matt Fitzpatrick looks to continue going about his business and pushing himself and his nation up the world rankings.