| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Established | 1994 |
| Course(s) | 2022 – Monifieth Golf Club |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Month played | July |
| Current champion | |
 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]
- ^ "Pedro Lencart Silva Wins The Junior Open at Kilmarnock (Barassie)". GolfBusinessNews.com. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Inde2002was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "The R&A - History". www.randa.org. Retrieved 8 April 2018.