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The Official Site of the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters Golf Championship.

About the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters Golf Championship

The Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters Golf Championship was conceived in 1998 by Alan Cheeseman, who wanted to create a tournament for elite junior players which provides, as far as possible, the excitement of a European or US Tour event.

His vision was for a tournament which treated its young players as though they were tour professionals, with their own car parking and other on-course/clubhouse privileges, as well as being allowed caddies (which was unheard of at the time) etc.

He also wanted the course to be dressed for the occasion, with corporate hospitality marquees, tented village, live electronic leader-boards, giant scoreboards, and so on.

Sponsors were recruited and Sir Henry Cooper was invited, and agreed, to become the Patron.

With the Junior Masters now being an official R&A Major, and one of only two independent Great Britain and Ireland Boys qualifying events, the handicap limit for applications is 3.0 exact.  The handicap ballot usually falls at about 1.0. The tournament is played over two days (72 holes) with the top 36 (plus ties) making the cut on Saturday evening.

All players receive a number of gifts before play, including a special bag-tag and ProV1 golf balls from Titleist (who also conduct the official equipment count). The players who make the cut also receive a fully logo’d golf shirt to wear on the Sunday.

The competitors get their lunch and tea free of charge. The top 10 players receive trophies and valuable prizes, and the Champion also receives the Junior Masters Jacket to keep.

During the weekend there are upwards of 180 stewards, scorekeepers, ball spotters etc on the course, together with four EGU referees. England and GB&I boys selectors will also be keeping an eye open for emerging, as well as established, talent.

Sky Sports usually feature highlights during the following week.

Unlike any other UK junior championship, the Junior Masters features a Junior-‘Pro’/Am as a curtain-raiser on the Friday where the juniors are the ‘pros’ for the day, playing off scratch for their own prizes. They are accompanied by three amateurs playing a team competition as part of the international UBS Trophy.

This part of the weekend raises funds for the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters Charitable Trust, a charity which awards bursaries to promising junior golfers.