COVENTRY golfer Arianna Virik will represent England in an under-16 international match against Ireland at the start of next month.
Virik, who plays out of Coventry Hearsall Golf Club, forms part of a 12-player squad who will face Ireland at Ballybunnion Golf Club from October 3 to 5.
The team is formed from six girls and six boys. Lauren Crump, Daisy Lee, Ellie Lichtenhein, Emily Peaford and Ria Prabhakar join Virik in the girls squad.
And Albie Beeston, Alex Boyes, Thomas Hartshorne, Aaron Moody, Frankie Morton and George Whitehead make up the boys squad.
England under-16s beat Ireland 15-9 at Carton House when they last visited the country in 2023.
England Golf under-16 team captain and manager, Jamie O’Connor said: “The annual match against Ireland is a great opportunity for our brightest under-16 prospects to gain experience competing at international level.
“The contest provides a chance for selected players to compete against a strong Ireland team within a format that replicates the one used at the European Team Championships and Home Internationals.
“This year’s venue, Ballybunion, will no doubt prove to be a challenging match play venue, a spectacular host, to what is a strong England team of 12, including debutants Albie Beeston, Ria Prabhakar and Daisy Lee.”
Virik won the 2025 Underrated Golf Tour at Fairmont St Andrews and Robert Rock Junior Golf Tour Links Challenge tournaments.
She also finished second in the Bronte Law Junior Series.
Virik has reached the quarter-finals at the St Andrews Junior Ladies’ Open in each of the last two years.
