Ashley Chesters

Dad got him started playing at the age of six. In August of 2013, Chesters won the European Amateur Championship, beating Spain's David Morago by a shot to win the title at Real Club de Golf El Prat in Catalunya. Last month was runner-up at the English Men's Open amateur stroke-play Championship when a single shot by Ben Stow beat him.
He will have Ricky Pharo caddie for him, they have been close friends for over 12 years. Got ready for the Open Championship on the English team playing the week before in Finland at the European Team Championships.
He played in The Open at Hoylake in 2014, shooting 70-77 to miss the cut by a shot, and was planning on turning professional. But he successfully defended his European Amateur title the following month, giving him a spot at St. Andrews in 2015. He stayed an amateur making the Great Britain team for the Walker Cup at Royal Lytham in September. Chester did finish first on top of England Golfâ??s Order of Merit for 2014.
For 2015 Chesters finished T-7th in the Brabazon, T-20th at The Amateur, T-30th at the St. Andrew Link, T-2nd at the Welsh Open Stroke Play Championship, and missed the cut at the Lytham Trophy.
Chesters turned professional after the 2015 Walker Cup. In 2016 he played on the Challenge Tour. He finished T-16th place in the 2016 European Tour Qualifying School to earn his place on the 2017 European Tour.
2017 Notes: Played in 23 European Tour events making 16 cuts with three top-ten finishes. Was 110th in the Race to Dubai. Was T-8th at the Trophee Hassan II and T-8th at the Porsche European Open. Was T-9th at the Paul Lawrie Match Play. His last event of the season was T-12th at the Andalucia Valderrama Masters.
2018 Notes: Played in 33 European Tour events making 20 cuts with three top-ten finishes. Was 75th in the Race to Dubai. Was T-7th at the Shot Clock Masters, then 9th at the Made In Denmark. Was 4th in the w ther shortened Andalucia Valderrama Masters, seven shots back of winner Sergio Garcia. It was his best finish to date the European Tour. Ended his season at the Nedbank Golf Challenge, finishing T-67th.
2019 Notes: Played in 28 Europea Tour events making 21 cuts with two top-ten finishes. Was 93rd in the Race to Dubai. Was T-9th at the Oman Open and T-9th at the Porsche European Open. Ended his season with a T-31st finish at the Portugal Masters.
2020 Notes: Played in 17 European Tour events making ten cuts with no top-ten finishes. Was 160th in the Race to Dubai. Best finish T-14th at the Betfred British Masters.
2021 Notes: Played in 30 European Tour events making 19 cuts with no top-ten finishes. Was 124th in the Race to Dubai. Best finish T-13th at the Cazoo Classic.
2022 Notes: In the season opening Joburg Open he finished T-3rd, five shots back of winner Thriston Lawrence. He was able to earn the last spot in the Open Qualifying series and will play for the first time as a professional in a major championship. It will be his second Open at St. Andrews, he finished T-12th as an amateur in 2015. Unfortunely because of the new COVID variant his flight home after the Joburg was cancelled. Making matters worst he was suppose to get married on December 18th, but he had to postpone the wedding a week due to having to isolate when he returned to Londan.