A big and powerful contingent of 12 Australians will step out in the British Amateur Championships at Carnoustie and Panmure golf clubs in Scotland beginning tonight.

World amateur No. 14 Ryan Ruffels, the Australian junior champion, heads the group of Australians trying to win the prestigious title that dates to 1885.

Ruffels and Lucas Herbert (ranked 20th), both members of Golf Australia’s elite amateur squad, are the top two ranked Australians, but the group also includes the Australian amateur champion Cameron Davis and Antonio Murdaca, winner of last year’s Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Royal Melbourne.

The field is almost two-thirds foreign players, with five of the world’s top 20: Ruffels, two-time European Amateur champion Ashley Chesters of England, 2015 Lytham Trophy winner Marcus Kinhult of Sweden, Austin Connelly of Canada and Mario Galiano of Spain.

via 12 Aussies in British Amateur field – Golf Australia.