A New County Durham Junior Golf Tour
Overview of the Junior Tour
The introduction of a new County Durham Junior Golf Tour in 2025. The ACED Junior Tour will host professionally run junior events in the North East and give kids opportunities to play local courses in tournament conditions. These events for junior players will give them chance to continue playing in big junior events without a considerable drive to courses. This Junior Tour is designed for kids that have WHS handicaps. The ACED Junior Tour will not have a membership making this tour open to all players and allowing all players to enter, win and play in the Grand Final at the end of the season.
The Junior Tour will offer playing opportunities to all ages and all handicap levels. The age categories and tees that will be used are below.
Boys & Girls Age groups will be as follows:
- Under 10 Boys - Blue Tees (9 Holes)
- Under 13 Boys - Yellow Tees
- Under 15 Boys - White Tees
- Under 18 Boys - White Tees
- Under 10 Girls - Blue Tees (9 Holes)
- Under 13 Girls - Red Tees
- Under 15 Girls - Red Tees
- Under 18 Girls - Red Tees
Age Groups – Your age group will be from the first event each child plays in the season.
Scoring
The tour will have separate Boys & Girls Orders of Merit for the season, with all players gaining points at every event they play.
Points will be given as follows – Boys OOM and Separate Girls OOM
1st – 100 pts
2nd – 90 pts
3rd – 80 pts
4th – 70 pts
5th – 60 pts
6th – 50 pts
7th – 40 pts
8th – 30 pts
9th – 20 pts
10th onwards – 10 pts
Rounds and Booking
As one of the finest and friendliest Golf Clubs in the North East of England, BGC are affiliated with Teesside (TSU) & Durham County Unions (DCGU). Billingham Golf Club offers a unique golfing experience on a mature parkland course, with tree lined fairways & meandering water hazards that will test your shot making skills. Each of the 18 holes have been designed in harmony with the local wildlife which includes regular sightings of Deer, Foxes, Squirrels, Wildfowl & Birds of Prey.
One of the oldest parkland courses in the North East Of England, Wearside is among a small number of golf clubs in Britain that start with a par 3 and finish with a par 5 travelling away from the clubhouse. This demanding course guarantees to provide picturesque views, and a friendly welcome, giving you a memorable visit to the Golf Club.
Situated in the Land of the Prince Bishops, with many stunning views of the picturesque Wear Valley and Auckland Castle, it is easy to see why we are considered one of the treasures in County Durham. Founded in 1894 on land owned by the Church Commission, the parkland course has retained much of its original character whilst being modified to keep up with the demands of modern golf. The Bishop Auckland Golf Course is a par 72 course measuring 6,257 yards. The course has some of the best fairways you could wish to play from and the greens are fine and true. The 7th hole is regarded by many as one of the best in the North of England and has featured in many magazines. The course is truly a good test of golf for all handicaps.
Richmond’s 18 holes comprise eight of the original nine holes and the ten which were added in 1972 by celebrated course designer, Fred Pennink, who expertly utilised every square foot of space then available.
Located in beautiful County Durham, Barnard Castle Golf Club is just one mile north of the town towards Middleton in Teesdale. The relatively flat parkland course is noted for its natural surroundings including 4 streams that run throughout the course and come in to play on many of the holes.
The course is a par 73 and offers a fair, though sometimes difficult test of golfing skills.
The golf course and its facilities are well established in the golfing world, a view that is firmly endorsed by the PGA, who regularly use the facilities for competitions.
The superb 18 hole parkland golf course extends over 145 acres and offers one of the best 13 bay floodlit driving ranges powered by Top Tracer technology, offering distance markers, raised target greens and chipping nets. Blackwell Grange Golf Club also boasts a superb short game practice area, putting green, a professional shop and excellent catering facilities in the clubhouse.
About the Junior Tour
The Junior Tour will host a 2 day Major Tournament which will have double points. Points at the major will be awarded to the juniors that play both rounds. Registration for this tournament will be the same as the rest of the tour. Players will gain points at every event with all players being invited to play the Grand Final at Blackwell Grange in August 2025. The Order Of Merit Champions and Reserve Final winners will be announced at the Final. To qualify for the Championship Final - juniors will have the best 3 scores counting with the top 6 juniors in each age category playing for the O.O.M Championship. The juniors outside the Top 6 will play in the Reserve Junior Final Tournament on the day. Giving all juniors the opportunity to play on the Championship Final day. Every events entry fee will be same for every player, there will be no preference given to players entry. Once the available slots are taken, that is it. Entry fees to each event will be posted when full schedule is completed. An ACED Junior Tour starter pack will be available for £40, that includes - polo shirt, cap, ball marker & Tees - available for purchase at the beginning of the season until the first event. Junior Tour clothing will be available for purchase during the entire season. The full schedule will be posted on the ACED Golf Academy website - www.acedgolfacademy.com where entry fees and registration will be available for each event. The shop will also be available to purchase the starter pack. I look forward to seeing many kids playing the local tour, and supporting the local clubs during the year, this Junior Tour is for the Juniors of the North East. This is going to be Durhams best Junior Tour for the kids of the North East.
