It was a pleasure chatting with Welsh European Tour Player Rhys Enoch, this week on the podcast. Rhys joins me from South Africa, where he is competing in the European Tour’s Joburg Open at Randpark GC. Rhys shares some great insights from his game, what makes him one of the longest hitters on the European Tour and what he’s currently working on and he also provides an insight into Tour life.
Rhys shares some great stories playing with the likes of Patrick Reed & Martyn Kaymer during Majors, as well as competing against the likes of Harris English and Rickie Fowler in his college career at ETSU. Rhys tells me more about making the cut at the British Open in 2018 and then the US Open in 2019 and talks me through one of the greatest ever US Open rounds at Pebble Beach! Of course, Rhys also shares one nugget of a story which saw Rhys in a very sticky situation! Thanks for your time Rhys, keep up the great form!
Rhys Enoch Biography:
Rhys was born in Truro, Cornwall in June 1988, to parents Steve and Tracy.
Began playing golf at Truro aged 11 and by 16 had reached +2 and already represented Cornwall at every level and Wales under 16s.
Rhys went on to represent GB&I boys and Wales at every level including the World amateur team championship in 2008, and enjoyed an illustrious career at East Tennessee State university where he graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science honours degree in Sports Management.
Key Achievements to date
Represented Wales at every level from boys through to Men. 2004-2011
Boys Home internationals 2005,06
Men's home internationals 06,07,08,09,10,11
Boys European team championship member 2005 and Captain 2006
European team championship member 2007,08,09,10,11
Represented Wales in the World team championship, Eisenhower Trophy 2008
North Wales Boys champion 2005
Trubshaw Cup champion 2006
GB&I boys team member 2006
ETSU team member 2007-2012
Shoal Creek Intercollegiate Champion 2008
NCAA East regional champion 2010
All American Honourable Mention 2010
European team Palmer cup member 2010
2012 Bonallack Trophy won 5/5 on winning European side vs. Asia
Qualified for the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool via Open qualifying at Woburn. 2014
Qualified for the Open and made the cut at Carnoustie 2018. Via OQ at Notts
Qualified for the US Open and made the cut at Pebble Beach 2019, shooting a second round 66 the second lowest score in US Open history at Pebble beach.
Won the 2019 Slovakia Challenge in July.
Now a full member of the European Challenge tour and the Sunshine tour.
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LInks:
https://www.europeantour.com/players/rhys-enoch-35374/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhys_Enoch
https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/49827467
https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/48647288
https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/48595871
https://www.etsubucs.com/mgolf/roster/2008-09/5312/rhys-enoch/