Golf-mad kids will be mimicking their Ryder Cup heroes as they embark on a golfing treasure hunt challenge over the next few days.
To celebrate the bi-annual Europe-USA golfing competition, junior golfers at Stonham Barns Golf Park are being challenged to participate in 'The Pirates Ryder Cup' and locate four of the competition trophies around the Smugglers Bays Adventure Golf Course and win a selection of treasure prizes.
The Stonham Barns golf centre is the only one in the UK to offer visitors a record eight separate golfing attractions, including footgolf, golfing simulators, darts golf, pirate-themed adventure golf and others, all in one place.
Tony Dobson, the venue's owner, said: 'The golfing world becomes completely preoccupied with the Ryder Cup when it is on and we are no different. We will be rooting for Europe to win the trophy back and urging our youngsters who come along to do the same and find the Ryder Cup around our adventure golf course. 'Come on Europe!'
Stonham Barns Golf Park is based in the heart of Suffolk and open 7 days a week. For more information call them on 01449 711545 or visit their website www.stonhambarnsgolf.co.uk

Henry Meadows, an 11-year-old from Bury St Edmunds Golf Club, won the 2017 East Anglian Under 12 Junior Golf Championship which was held at Stonham Barns on Sunday 25th June. His score of 62 (+4 over par) was good enough for a 3 shot win over last year’s champion Charlie Goodridge. The pair played together and reversed the positions from the 2016 Championship. This was Henry’s second win in the last two years and he is still eligible to make it three next year.
The Under 10 Age Category was won by Ryan Daley, a 9-year-old from Stonham Barns and the Under 8 Age Category was won by 7-Year-Old Isaac Vesey. It was great to have five players in the Under 8 category.
Well done to all the players, some of which had not played any competitive golf before and it was great to see them complete 18 holes of golf.
This this event was held using the Big HOLE Golf concept where the holes are 8" instead of the regular holes of 4.25". Stonham Barns was the first course in the UK to convert to this new size of hole. This idea of Big HOLE Golf is to Make Golf More Fun - Have Fewer Putts - Make Golf Quicker and the juniors really enjoyed the larger holes. There were some chip ins and some great long putts holed. For more info visit the website www.bigholegolf.com
The East Anglian Under 12 Junior Golf Championship was established by Tony Dobson, the PGA Professional at Stonham Barns and has been played every year since 2001. The event, which was featured on a Channel 4 documentary in 2008, has produced some great champions and given many others the chance to enjoy playing some competitive golf at a young age in a relaxed, friendly environment.
For more information on other junior golf tournaments and junior coaching available at Stonham Barns Golf visit their website www.stonhambarnsgolf.co.uk.

PHOTOS OF SOME OF PLAYERS

Stonham Barns run eight junior tournaments every year with the aim of giving youngsters the opportunity to experience competitive golf in a relaxed and friendly environment.
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The events are open to any youngster, girls and boys aged between 4 and 15, whatever their standard or ability.The events are usually the last Sunday of each month from April to November and include the Stonham Junior Flag Tournament in May, the East Anglian Under 12 Junior Golf Championship in June and the Stonham Barns Players Championship in November. These events will require entry in advance. All the other events juniors can just turn up on the day any play 9 holes anytime between 10am and 1pm. There are prizes for all the different age categories, Under 8, Under 10, Under 12 and Under 15.

About Stonham Barns Golf
Stonham Barns Golf has been running a junior programme for all ages since 1997 with weekly coaching sessions and eight junior tournaments each year. We have seen thousands of juniors start their golf here and some have done on to achieve great things with their golf including a number of England Internationals. However, their main target is to get the youngsters playing golf and enjoying it.

Tony Dobson, PGA Professional, who runs the Junior Academy at Stonham Barns says his aim is to encourage more junior golfers get started playing golf says "We have worked with Suffolk Golf as a Junior Golf Training Centre to make golf accessible to more youngsters. The number of juniors starting golf has been on the decline over the last few years and with initiatives we aim to encourage all ages to come and long and have a go".

The Stonham Barns Course features Big HOLE Golf which is designed to make golf quicker, more fun and less putts. The holes are 8” wide, almost twice as large as a regular golf hole and Stonham Barns was the first course in the UK to move over to having Big HOLE Golf in play all the time. More information on Big HOLE Golf can be found on the website www.bigholegolf.co.uk.

Stonham Barns Golf has achieved the England Golf RangeMark Accreditation and it’s a Golf Foundation GOLF ROOTS Centre and therefore is an ideal place for the juniors to experience playing golf in a safe friendly environment.

Junior Tournament Dates 2017
Sunday 30th April 2017          Stonham Barns Junior Tournament
9 Hole Medal Play / Ages 4-15 / Entry Fee £7.00 / No Booking Required 
Play anytime from 10.00am to 1.00pm / Prize Giving 2.30pm

Sunday 28th May 2017           Stonham Junior Flag Tournament 
9 Hole Junior Flag Competition / Ages 4-15 / Entry Fee £10.00 / Entries Required. 
Online Entry at www.stonhambarnsgolf.co.uk/online-junior-event-entry-form.html
Or call / email to enter Tel : 01449 711545 or E-Mail tony@stonhambarnsgolf.co.uk

Sunday 25th June 2017           East Anglian Junior Under 12' Championship
18 Hole Medal Play / Ages 4-12 / Entry Fee £10.00 / Entries Required.  
Online Entry at www.stonhambarnsgolf.co.uk/online-junior-event-entry-form.html
Or call / email to enter Tel : 01449 711545 or E-Mail tony@stonhambarnsgolf.co.uk

Sunday 30th July 2017            Stonham Barns Junior Tournament
9 Hole Medal Play / Ages 4-15 / Entry Fee £7.00 / No booking required.  
Play anytime from 10.00am to 1.00pm / Prize Giving 2.30pm

Sunday 27th August 2017       Stonham Barns Junior Tournament
9 Hole Medal Play / Ages 4-15 / Entry Fee £7.00 / No booking required.  
Play anytime from 10.00am to 1.00pm / Prize Giving 2.30pm

Sunday 24th Sept 2017            Stonham Barns Junior Tournament
9 Hole Medal Play / Ages 4-15 / Entry Fee £7.00 / No booking required. 
Play anytime from 10.00am to 1.00pm / Prize Giving 2.30pm

Sunday 29th October 2017      Stonham Barns Junior Tournament
9 Hole Medal Play / Ages 4-15 / Entry Fee £7.00 / No booking required. 
Play from 10.00am to 1.00pm / Prize Giving 2.30pm

Sunday 26th Nov 2017             Stonham Barns Junior Players Championship
9 Hole Medal Play / Ages 4-15 / Entry Fee 10.00
Entries Required from players that have played in 2017
Online Entry at www.stonhambarnsgolf.co.uk/online-junior-event-entry-form.html
Or call / email to enter Tel : 01449 711545 or E-Mail tony@stonhambarnsgolf.co.uk

Sawyer Osborn, an 11 year old from Lakenheath Golf Club won the Stonham Barns October Junior Golf Tournament with a record best score of 28, that’s one under par. Sawyer is a regular at the Stonham Barns Junior events and this amazing round was 4 shots better than his previous best round. 

With the calm conditions a number of players had their best ever rounds. Stonham Barns player and the Under 15 winner, Adam Scott scored a 33, (4 over par), which was 5 shots better that his previous best round! 10 year old Sophie Kubitzek, the Under 10 winner equalled her best score of 32 and her 8 year old brother Sebastian Kubitzek scored his best score of 32.  Both of them are members of Bury St Edmunds Golf Club.

This junior golf event was played using larger 8’ golf holes and Stonham Barns Golf is actively promoting Big HOLE Golf which was developed by Murray Blair in Australia. The concept is now becoming popular all over the world as a way of getting increased participation into golf – QUICKER ROUNDS – MAKES GOLF FUN – HAVE LESS PUTTS. For more information on Big HOLE Golf kits contact Stonham Barns Golf on 01449 711545 or visit their website page www.stonhambarnsgolf.co.uk/big-hole-golf. 

Charlie Goodridge from Bury St Edmunds Golf Club has won the 16th East Anglian U12 Junior Golf Championship at Stonham Barns by one shot from Alexandra Rock and Henry Meadows. In a close fought event 9 year old Charlie scored 64 (6 over par) over 18 holes around the Stonham Barns course.

In 2nd place were 12 year old Alexandra Rock from Prague and 10 year old Henry Meadows from Fynn Valley Golf Club, who both score a 65 (7 over par). Alexandra from Podebrady Golf Club in Prague was leading after 9 holes and just missed out with a bogey, bogey finish to her round. Henry was the 2015 champion and made an excellent effort in his bid to retain the title.

In the age categories the Under 12’s was won by Alexandra Rock, the Under 10’s was won by the champion, Charlie Goodridge and the Under 8’s was won 7 year old, Finlay Brock with the help of an excellent birdie 2 on his 17th hole.

There was one Under 6 player, Michael Kirk and well done to him on completing the 18 holes. A special mention to 6 year old, Imogen Potter, who scored her first ever birdie on the par three 16th hole. 

This was the first year this event was held using the Big HOLE Golf concept where the holes are 8" instead of the regular holes of 4.25". Stonham Barns was the first course in the UK to convert to this new size of hole. This idea of Big HOLE Golf is to Make Golf More Fun - Have Fewer Putts - Make Golf Quicker and the juniors really enjoyed the larger holes. There were at least four chip ins and some great long putts holed. For more info visit the website www.bigholegolf.com

The East Anglian Under 12 Junior Golf Championship was established by Tony Dobson, the PGA Professional at Stonham Barns and has been played every year since 2001. The event, which was featured on a Channel 4 documentary in 2008, has produced some great champions and given many others the chance to enjoy playing some competitive golf at a young age in a relaxed, friendly environment.

For more information on other junior golf tournaments and junior coaching available at Stonham Barns Golf visit their website www.stonhambarnsgolf.co.uk

The Stonham Junior Flag Golf Tournament, now in its 15th year proved a great success. This year the event was played using the Big HOLE Golf concept where the hole is 8” in size, almost twice the size of a regular hole. The aim is to make golf fun, speed up play and make putting easier. The juniors loved it and we had plenty of chip ins and hole outs.

In total 18 juniors played from all over the Suffolk and they were blessed with a lovely sunny morning. The Flag Tournament is played over 9 holes and each player has 36 shots to get as far round the course as they can. After playing their 36th shot they put a flag in the ground.

This year 9 year old Charlie Goodridge amazed us all by reaching the 12th fairway having played his first nine holes in level par 29. He was a clear winner in the U10 age category. The Under 8’s was won by Ryan Daley, a 7 year old from Stonham Barns who reached the 8th green. The U12’s was won by Sawyer Osbourn, an 11 year old from Lakenheath reaching the 9th green and the U15’s was won by 13 year old Soloman Westmancott from Stonham Barns who also reached the 9th green.

Stonham Barns Golf is actively promoting Big HOLE Golf which was developed by Murray Blair in Australia. The concept is now becoming popular all over the world as a way of getting increased participation into golf – QUICKER ROUNDS – MAKES GOLF FUN – HAVE LESS PUTTS. For more information on Big HOLE Golf kits contact Stonham Barns Golf on 01449 711545 or visit their website page www.stonhambarnsgolf.co.uk/big-hole-golf. 

Stonham Barns Golf organises 8 junior tournaments every year for ages 4-15 with the aim to give juniors the opportunity to play some competitive golf from a young age in a relaxed friendly environment. More details of all Stonham Barns junior events for 2016 can be found on their website www.stonhambarnsgolf.co.uk/junior-tournaments. 

See full results at : Stonham Junior Flag Golf Tournament Results

Well done to 9 year old Henry Meadows from Fynn Valley Golf Club on winning the Stonham Barns April Junior Tournament with an excellent score of 32 (3 over par). This was the best score of the day and Henry was the winner of the Under 10 Age Category. Henry had a close game with his playing partner, 9 year old Charlie Goodridge, who was only one behind with 3 holes to play but a blistering finish of 2,3,3 (1 under par) by Henry gave him a 4 shot winning margin.  

The Under 12 Age Category was won by Sawyer Osborne, an 11 year old from Lakenheath Golf Club, with the second best score of the day, 32 (4 over par). The Under 8 Age Category was won by Ryan Daley, a 7 yr old player from Stonham Barns, with a score of 52.

It was great to see four of the Stonham Barns Junior Academy players have a go for the first time and well done to Rupert Newman, Joshua Newman, Ethan Lewin and Kyran Lewin.

Stonham Barns organises eight tournaments each year for ages 4-15. The aim is to give juniors the opportunity to play some competitive golf from a young age in a relaxed friendly environment. More details of all their junior events for 2016 can be found on their website www.stonhambarnsgolf.co.uk.

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