Junior Squads & Teams
Matches
The Suffolk Juniors will compete in the matches and competitions below during 2025.
UNDER 18s
The Under 18’s team have a busy fixture list, they compete in the South East Group Under 18’s junior league – their division contains Norfolk and Bedfordshire. They also compete in the England Boys County Championship and Anglian League which contains a regional qualifier and a final as well as the South East Group Junior Foursomes Championship.
| UNDER 18 FIXTURE | DATE |
|---|---|
| South East Group League Match (The Bedfordshire Golf Club, Bedfordshire) | Sunday 4th May |
| South East Group League Match (Barnham Broom Golf Club, Norfolk) | Sunday 25th May |
| South East Group League Match (Haverhill Golf Club, Suffolk) | Sunday 8th June |
| South East Group England Golf, Boys Qualifying “6 man” (Clandon Regis Golf Club, Surrey) | Wed/Thurs 2nd & 3rd July |
| Anglian League Boys Qualifier (Swaffham Golf Club, Norfolk) | Wednesday 6th August |
| Anglian League Boys Final (Lincolnshire – TBA) | Monday 18th August |
| English Boys County Final (Elsham Golf Club) | 26th – 28th August |
UNDER 16s
The Under 16’s compete in the South East Group Under 16’s Junior League – their division contains Norfolk and Herts. They also compete annually in the Skevington Trophy as well as the Tom Finn Trophy which puts them against Cambridgeshire and Leicestershire & Rutland.
| UNDER 16 FIXTURE | DATE |
|---|---|
| South East Group League Match (Bungay & Waveney Valley Golf Club, Suffolk) | Sunday 18th May |
| Skevington Trophy (The Millbrook Golf Club, Bedfordshire) | Monday 21st July |
| South East Group League Match (Royal Norwich Golf Club, Norfolk) | Saturday 2nd August |
| South East Group League Match (Welwyn Garden City Golf Club, Herts) | Sunday 10th August |
| Tom Finn Trophy (Melton Mowbray Golf Club, Leicestershire) | Sunday 14th September |
| South East Group League Final (Sussex – venue tbc) | Sunday 28th September |
UNDER 14s
The Under 14’s have a number of annual fixtures, they have a match v Norfolk in May, as well as a triangle match v Cambridge and Norfolk in early June. In addition they also compete in the Keith Bass Trophy – a strokeplay event also involving Essex, Norfolk and Bedfordshire, and there’s also the Anglian Shield – a match v Essex.
| UNDER 14 FIXTURE | DATE |
|---|---|
| South East Group League Match (John O`Gaunt Golf Club, Bedfordshire) | Sunday 30th March |
| South East Group League Match (Fynn Valley Golf Club, Suffolk) | Sunday 27th April |
| Suffolk v Norfolk (Gorleston Golf Club, Suffolk) | Tuesday 27th May |
| South East Group League Match (Norfolk – TBA) | Saturday 14th June |
| Triangular Shield, v Cambs & Norfolk (Wensum Valley Golf Club, Norfolk) | Sunday 6th July |
| Anglian Shield, Suffolk v Essex (Colchester Golf Club) | Wednesday 13th August |
| Keith Bass Trophy (Royal Norwich Golf Club, Norfolk) | Wednesday 20th August |
Coaching Squads
The Suffolk Junior Coaching Squads for the 2025 / 2026 season will run as follows:-
UNDER 18 COACHING SQUAD
Sunday 5th January 2025 – Aldeburgh Golf Club.
Sunday 2nd February 2025 – Aldeburgh Golf Club.
Sunday 2nd March 2025 (combined) – Aldeburgh Golf Club
UNDER 16 COACHING SQUAD
Sunday 12th January 2025 – Aldeburgh Golf Club.
Sunday 9th February 2025 – Aldeburgh Golf Club.
Sunday 2nd March 2025 (combined) – Aldeburgh Golf Club.
UNDER 14 COACHING SQUAD
Sunday 12th January 2025:- 10am Rules and bad weather preparation, plus physical conditioning @ Culford School.
Sunday 2nd February 2025:- 9 hole challenge, @ Forest Course, Woodbridge GC.
Sunday 16th February 2025:- U14 coaching session (3). 10am – 2.30pm with PGA Professionals, location Ufford Park driving range.
Sunday 23rd March 2025:- 14 coaching session (4) & 9 hole challenge @ Felixstowe Ferry GC. 10am – 2pm with PGA Professionals.
Easter Monday 21st April 2025:- 9 hole challenge, @ Halesworth GC.
Sunday 27th April 2025:- U14 coaching session (5). 10am – 2.30pm with PGA Professionals, @ Culford School.
Sunday 11th May 2025:- 9 hole challenge @ Ipswich GC, Bixley Course.
Sunday 18th May 2025:- U14 coaching session (6). 10am – 2.30pm @ Culford School.
Sunday 29th June 2025:- 18 hole challenge @ Newton Green GC.
July 2025:- 9 hole challenge – TBA.
Sunday 27th July 2025:- U14 coaching session (7). 10am – 2.30pm @ Culford School.
Sunday 28th September 2025:- U14 final assessment coaching session (8) @ Felixstowe Ferry GC
Junior Committee
policies & important documents
Suffolk Golf Union takes it’s responsibilities to the children participating in golf within the County, affiliated premises and within the representative County Junior system very carefully, and has produced the following Safeguarding Policy and underpinning procedures in order to set out the standards SGU wishes to uphold in providing activities for children and safeguarding the welfare of children in our care.
SGU is a member of England Golf and our professional coaching staff are members of the Professional Golfers’ Association. SGU recognises the policies of these Governing Bodies, as set in out in Guidelines for Safeguarding Children in Golf.
| RESOURCE | DOWNLOAD |
|---|---|
| Suffolk Golf Union’s Safegolf Acceditation Certificate | |
| Suffolk Golf Union’s Children and Young People Safeguarding Policy | Click Here to Download |
| Suffolk Golf Union’s Adult Safeguarding Policy |
COUNTY WELFARE OFFICER
Stuart McCallum
Email; sgusafeguarding@gmail.com
Tel; 07506 444082
The primary responsibility will always be the safety of the child (and other siblings). In an emergency, the police should be contacted via 999.
