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Steven Brown

Age: 24 Club: Wentworth

The runner-up in this year’s Scottish Stroke-Play but sealed his place by winning the English Amateur and then losing in a play-off for the European Amateur.

James Byrne

Age: 22 Club: Banchory

Looked a good bet to make the team ever since he reached the final of last year’s Amateur Championship and was undefeated in this season’s European Team event.

Paul Cutler

Age: 22 Club: Portstewart

The 2010 Lytham Trophy winner claimed both the Irish Amateur and West of Ireland titles this year, when he also finished 21st in the Irish Open at Killarney.

Alan Dunbar

Age: 21 Club: Rathmore

A double winner last year in Ireland but, lying down at No 216 in the world rankings, he was a controversial choice ahead of two-time Scottish champion David Law.

Stiggy Hodgson

Age: 21 Club: Sunningdale

The sole survivor from the 2009 team at Merion, where he collected two points from four for captain Colin Dalgleish. Finished fourth in the European Amateur.

Tom Lewis

Age: 20 Club: Welwyn Garden City

His 65 in the opening round at Royal St George’s saw him become the first amateur to lead The Open in more than 40 years. Won Silver Medal to add to a St Andrews Links Trophy success.

Rhys Pugh

Age: 17 Club: Vale of Glamorgan

The youngest member of the home team, he won the McEvoy Trophy and Fairhaven Trophy last year, when he also captained GB&I Boys against the Continent of Europe.

Jack Senior

Age: 23 Club: Heysham

This year’s Lytham Trophy winner - he also claimed the New South Wales Amateur title earlier in the season - reached the semi-finals in the recent US Amateur.

Michael Stewart

Age: 21 Club: Troon Welbeck

Last year’s Scottish Amateur champion, he added the South African Amateur title earlier this season then reached the final of the Amateur Championship at Hillside.

Andy Sullivan

Age: 24 Club: Nuneaton

Won this year’s Scottish Stroke Play at Blairgowrie, he was England’s top performer with five points out of six in the Home Internationals in Ireland.

CAPTAIN

Nigel Edwards

Age: 43 Club: Whitchurch (Cardiff)

Played in four Walker Cups, clinching a memorable victory for GB&I at Ganton in 2003.