Junior Open Series
2026
The Suffolk Golf Union alongside the Suffolk Ladies County Golf Association, started the Junior Open Series a few years ago and 2026 will be the fourth year. All fixture dates are detailed below.
Designed to help promote the growth of junior golf within the county for both boys and girls.
Not only does it encourage golfers to engage with other like minded youngsters, it will help their development on and off the golf course by offering a platform to enjoy, compete, improve and develop their personal attributes within a safe and friendly environment.
2026 Series
The final results!
So, here we have the final results following the Bury St Edmunds Junior Open which was played on Sunday 6th September and the local players did well.
Jacob Severn had the best gross with a 77, and closely behind him were Hugh Oliver, Henry Ridgeon (Stowmarket) and Alfie Williams (Ipswich), all on 79.
In the net tournament, Alfie Ball (Royal Worlington & Newmarket) shot the best net- 69, with Charlie Turner (Bungay & Waveney Valley) and Jack Johnson (Bramford Golf Centre) both shooting net 71.
In the Girls gross category, Siobhan O Dwyer shot an 82, and in the net competition Phoebe O Dwyer shot a net 59. Both have home clubs out of Suffolk, so points cannot be allocated to The Series.
In conclusion for The Junior Series, Henry Ridgeon wins overall on 41 points, the only person who could catch him was Johnathan Points (Stowmarket), who competed elsewhere on the day.
Whilst Henry leads the net category, it is Jack Johnson (Bramford) who takes the overall net result on 23 points, as the winner of the gross, can`t take both prizes.
In the Girls` - Abigail Hope (Bungay & Waveney Valley) takes the overall top spot on 41 points in the gross tournament, and Chloe Wignall (Felixstowe Ferry) wins the net competition on 45 points.
Very well done to all the winners and everyone who entered this year, it has been another tremendous year!
We will contact the parents of all four winners shortly, and they will be presented with their trophies at The Race to Aldeburgh on the 18th October, at Aldeburgh Golf Club
A big thank you to all the golf clubs, who without them, we could not run this tournament.
Click on the links below for each category results;
Junior Series Events for 2026
Ipswich Golf Club 2nd April 2026 https://www.ipswichgolfclub.com/open-competitions
Thorpeness Golf Club 4th May 2026 https://www.thorpeness.co.uk/
Woodbridge Golf Club 17th May 2026 https://woodbridge.intelligentgolf.co.uk/
Newton Green Golf Club 31st May 2026 https://www.newtongreengolfclub.co.uk/
Southwold Golf Club 27th June 2026 https://www.southwoldgolfclub.co.uk/
Halesworth Golf Club 4th July 2026 https://www.halesworthgolf.co.uk/
Stowmarket Golf Club 27th July 2026 https://www.stowmarketgolfclub.co.uk/
Aldeburgh Golf Club 29th July 2026 https://www.aldeburghgolfclub.co.uk/
Gorleston Golf Club 4th August 2026 https://www.gorlestongolfclub.co.uk/
Rookery Park Golf Club 8th August 2026 https://www.rookeryparkgolfclub.co.uk/
Felixstowe Ferry Golf Club 10th August 2026 https://www.felixstowegolf.co.uk/
Diss Golf Club 24th August 2026 https://www.dissgolf.co.uk/
Bungay & Waveney Valley Golf Club 30th August 2026 https://www.bungaygc.co.uk/
Bury St Edmunds Golf Club 6th September 2026 https://www.burystedmundsgolfclub.co.uk/
Junior Open Series Overview
Competitors qualifying for The Junior Open Series must be a member of a club affiliated to the Suffolk Golf Union and this club must be their “home” club for handicapping purposes.
The Series will run over the course of the qualifying competitions, with the “best 6” scores taken from the total number of participating events, in all four categories. Points awarded will accumulate to the individual performance during the season, there is no upper limit on the number of entries to the Junior Open`s that an individual may enter.
The following categories apply; Boys a) gross b) net, and Girls a) gross b) net.
Points will be allocated to performance in the following manner; 1st = 8 points, 2nd = 5 points, 3rd = 4 points, 4th = 3 points, 5th = 2 points, 6th = 1 point.
Winners of each category will be those individuals achieving the highest accumulated points over the season, taken from the “best 6” results as above.
In the event of a tie and for all Rules, Click here; Junior Open Series Rules 2026 v3
Winners will receive their prizes at The Race to Aldeburgh at the end of the season.