ELIOT Baker of Tiverton Golf Club has delivered six points to help England win the Octagonal Match in Spain.

The 22-year-old secured a 100 per cent foursome record alongside Charlie Rusbridge as England secured the title on matches won, following a nail-biting halved final against Switzerland.

Having beaten Ireland (8-1), the Netherlands (6.5-2.5) and Spain (7-2) in the group stages, England closed out the tournament with a 4.5-4.5 tie against Switzerland.

The tournament, which is hosted at Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Club, is a match play event in a round robin format with three foursomes each morning and six singles in the afternoon.

England Men's Performance Manager Ben Gorvett said: “Overall we're very pleased and we dealt with the week well.

“We had the intensity we wanted on and off the course and we always tried to have that winning mentality throughout.

“We showed this in the group stages with some dominant performances and we got the result we wanted.

"Credit must go to the Switzerland team who showed their quality and it was a fantastic battle to the very end.

"We were well prepared for what the final was going to bring and we were pleased with our morning outcome, but as the games went on it was very up and down, and we felt it was going to come down to some of the tight matches at the end.

"Ben Bolton came down the last 1-down, and with spectators and his teammates watching, he holed a bunker shot for birdie which gave us the half point to tie the match.

"This result is fantastic for all involved and it puts us in good stead for 2025, which is a big year for us with Home Internationals, European and World Championships, and for the players looking for Walker Cup selection too."