Top Welsh prospect Ben Enoch

killed in car accident

just after 19th birthday

Welsh golf has reacted with shock to the tragic news of the death in a car accident of Wales international Ben Enoch.
The 19-year-old Walker Cup squad member was on his way from his Truro home to Lancashire for the Lytham Trophy when his Peugeot crashed into a trailer at Whitchurch, Herefordshire.
Welsh Golf Union Chief executive Richard Dixon summed up the feelings by saying, “Everyone is devastated by the news. Our thoughts are with the family at this terribly sad time.
“Ben was one of the most promising golfers in Wales, a bright and vibrant personality in our teams.
“He had a chance of getting into the Walker Cup team this season, such was his talent, and would surely have represented Great Britain and Ireland at some stage before enjoying a career in professional golf.
“For this accident to happen just a few days after his 19th birthday is heartbreaking. He had such a bright future ahead of him.”
Enoch was runner-up in the Welsh Amateur Championship last summer and had a strong start to this season, challenging in all events.
He was due to go to the United States later in the year to take up a golf scholarship at East Tennessee university, where his older brother Rhys is already a student. Rhys is also a Wales international golfer.
Last summer Ben was part of the Great Britain and Ireland Boys team which won the Jacques Leglise Trophy against the continent of Europe. He also won the Clwyd Amateur last season.
Ben Enoch was based in Truro and attended Truro College, but represented the Wales Boys teams in 2006 and 2007, representing the Wales senior team in 2008 and 2009.
++Image above of Ben Enoch by courtesy of Tom Ward Photography.