Junior Open
Date
14 - 16 Jul 24
Venue
Kilmarnock (Barassie), Scotland


The Junior Open championship came under The R&A's umbrella in 2000, having been founded in 1994. 

The biennial event, to which all golfing nations affiliated to The R&A are invited to enter their best under-16 boy and girl golfers, is closely linked to The Open and is always played on a nearby course.
Venue

Kilmarnock (Barassie)

Located on the outskirts of Troon on the west coast of Scotland, Kilmarnock (Barassie) in Ayrshire has hosted Final Qualifying for The Open many times. It counts three-time Open Champion Sir Henry Cotton as one of its many winners around the links, while Louise Duncan won The Women’s Amateur Championship at the Barassie course in 2021, ahead of her star turn at the AIG Women’s Open later that summer. The challenging links has also served as the venue for other high-profile events, such as The R&A Boys' Amateur Championship and the Scottish Amateur Championship.

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Holes
18
Par
71
Founded
1887
Country
Scotland

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