Junior Open Championship
Golf tournament
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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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Established | 1994 |
| Course | 2022 – Monifieth Golf Club |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Month played | July |
| Current champion | |
 Connor Graham | |
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
Future 2018 Masters Tournament winner Patrick Reed won this championship in 2006, Jordan Spieth was runner-up in 2008.[4]
Results
| 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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