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Junior Open Championship

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The Junior Open Championship
Tournament information
LocationUnited Kingdom
Established1994
Course(s)2022 – Monifieth Golf Club
FormatStroke play
Month playedJuly
Current champion
Scotland Connor Graham

The Junior Open Championship is a biennial event, to which all golfing nations affiliated to The R&A are invited to enter their best under-16 boy and girl golfers. In 2016, 80 countries were represented in the starting field of 143 competitors[1] contrasting with 2002 when a total of 86 boys and girls from 58 countries took part.[2] Boys and girls compete in the same event but play off different tees.

The Junior Open is closely linked to The Open Championship and is always played on a nearby course in the same week in July. All competitors are invited to attend The Open after the conclusion of their own event.[3]

The competition came under the R&A's administrative umbrella in 2000, having been founded in 1994.[3]

Notable players

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Future 2018 Masters Tournament winner Patrick Reed won this championship in 2006, Jordan Spieth was runner-up in 2008.[4]

Results

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Year Venue Champion Country Score Ref
2024 Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club Seonghyeon An  South Korea 210 [5]
2022 Monifieth Connor Graham  Scotland 203
2020 Littlestone-on-Sea Cancelled [6]
2018 Eden Course, St Andrews Martin Vorster  South Africa 205 [7]
2016 Kilmarnock (Barassie) Pedro Lencart Silva  Portugal 214
2014 West Lancashire Kevin LeBlanc  Ireland 221 [8]
2012 Fairhaven Asuka Kashiwabara  Japan 206
2010 Lundin Kenta Konishi  Japan 211
2008 Hesketh Moriya Jutanugarn  Thailand 225
2006 Heswall Patrick Reed  United States 217
2004 Kilmarnock (Barassie) Jordan Cox  United States 215 [9]
2002 Royal Musselburgh Cian McNamara  Ireland 207 [10][2]
2000 Crail (Balcomie & Craighead) Steven Jeppesen  Sweden 223
1998 Formby Golf Club David Inglis  Scotland 148

Future venues

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  • tba

References

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  1. ^ "Pedro Lencart Silva Wins The Junior Open at Kilmarnock (Barassie)". GolfBusinessNews.com. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Kelly, Liam (2 September 2002). "Cian looking forward to well-earned break - Independent.ie". Independent.ie.
  3. ^ a b "The R&A - History". www.randa.org. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. ^ "U S Masters Winner, Jordan Spieth, Was Runner-up at Hesketh!". Lancashire Union of Golf Clubs.
  5. ^ "Korean double at the 2024 Junior Open at Barassie". The R&A. 17 July 2024. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Venues announced for 2020 championships". The R&A. 25 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  7. ^ "South African Vorster takes Junior Open at St. Andrews". AmateurGolf.com. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Muse misses out as LeBlanc triumphs in Junior Open". LiverpoolEcho. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Cox, Choe Claim Top Honors at British Junior Open Championships". www.ajga.org. 14 July 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  10. ^ Wilson, Mike (18 July 2002). "McNamara shows his composure". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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