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

So the season is well and truly under way. Two Junior Open`s this week in the start of many during the school holidays.

Firstly, Stowmarket Golf Club held theirs last Monday, the course in fine condition, even with the very hot weather in the recent weeks.

Local player, Henry Ridgeon from Stowmarket, took both the gross and net honours with a round of 71 gross, 67 net, with Imogen Potter (Diss), also taking both gross and net points in The Series.

Then to Aldeburgh on Wednesday and again the weather is playing a big part in our golf at present, with conditions here being windy, and also tricky to control the ball on these incredibly dry days.

Whilst Jake Gunby won the event with a gross 73, being a Norfolk player, he does not qualify for The Series, so Johnathan Points (Bury St Edmunds) takes the points with a gross 76. In the Net Series, our young county squad player from Flempton, Josh Challicom, won the points with a fine net 67.

For the Girls, Shannon Noble won with another fine score of gross 75, and with a net 70, also takes the Net Series points.

So, after those two Open`s, Johnathan Points pushes forward his lead, but with the net being wide open, Jack Johnson (Bramford Golf Centre) maintains his first position at the top.

In the Girls`, no change. Imogen Potter still at the top with Abigail Hope (Bungay & Waveney Valley) leading the net.

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.