Who are the greatest English golfers of all time?
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.