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
Another weekend, another event and the latest was held at Newton Green Golf Club last Sunday 31st May. The course was in good condition on this fine day, which saw an excellent field compete with many from the County squads. A tricky course to score well, you have to negotiate it carefully and it is always an enjoyable course to play especially over the Newton Green common.
In the The Series boys` gross competition, William Cobbald (Bury St Edmunds) scored an excellent gross 69 to win the event and take The Series points. Playing off a handicap of 5, he also had a wonderful net 64 to take The Series net points too - A great day for William!
With just one girl playing, Chloe Wignall (Felixstowe), she takes both the gross and net points in The Series and moves her well up the board for the girls. Well done to Chloe!
So, to the overall position;
Patrick Coffey (Woodbridge) maintains his lead in the gross after four events with 17 points, with the two from Bury St Edmunds, Hugh Oliver and William Cobbald leading the net both with 11 points
In the girls competition, Abigail Hope (Bungay & Waveney Valley) remains at the top in the gross event with 12 points and Chloe Wignall hits the top of the net event with 13 points
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.