Smith impresses England bosses to get call-up

Ryan, 17, will play for England in the NASUWT match against Wales Schools at the Clyne golf club, Swansea, on August 29.

The three-times Bedfordshire County champion for the 12,14 and 16-year age groups, plays off a handicap of 1.1 having taken up the sport ten years ago. Left-hander Ryan was runner-up in the County Schools championships last October, finished third in the recent South East Schools championships and put in an excellent performance in the National Schools championships.

A member of the Dunstable Downs Golf Club, Ryan is currently focusing on his studies and hopes to pursue a career in golf when he has completed his education.

>> Club President John Preston has won Leighton’s Senior section handicap championship, his nett 70 pipping Denis Leitch by a shot, with Nick Rathbone finishing third with a nett 72.

The competition for players over the age of 80 played over nine holes was won by the evergreen Gordon Francis with a nett 36, while the Geoff Tweed trophy for the player recording the least putts was won by Graham Robinson with 26 putts.

>> Andy Tizzard teamed up with wife Jayne to win Leighton’s Mixed Greensomes with 43 points, four clear of Richard and Angela Samuels.