John O'Gaunt Golf Club

JOG Junior Section

Last week was the Bedfordshire County Championship at Leighton Buzzard for boys & girls.

U12, U14, U16 & U18 for the boys where the girls just had the one category.

Plenty of JOG Juniors (home & away members) playing in the competitions and we have some winners!🏆

Amanda Ellis won the Girls County Championship

Harry Burgess won the U14 Boys Title

Jack Skelton won the U16 & Overall Boys

Jack Greenwood won the U12 Boys Title

Dan Durkin won the U14 nett

Harry Pope won the U12 nett

Well done to all of you!

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Junior Section

A busy 10 days for the Section!

Following on from the Junior Open, we had William’s Junior Captains Day on Wednesday 29th July.

24 juniors played in the main 18 hole competition with the Captains Shield & Captains Cup up for grabs on JOG

Olly Newman with a gross 73 won the Captains Shield

Harry Pope with a nett 62 won the Captains Cup

In the Captains Jug, a 9 hole Stableford on the F9 of JOG for Division 3 players

Koben Buckland won the Jug with 19 points.

Thanks to all those who donated prizes

Thursday 31st July was The Fitzwater Cup KO final.

Albert Watts took on Freya Pallett on JOG, a very close match all the way round. It was AS going down the 18th where Freya won it🏆

Wednesday 5th August saw 7 juniors contest for The Cleaver Medal on Carthagena.

Some great scores

Runner up with a nett 69 was Chloe Church

The winner with a nett 64 was Harry Smead

Today we held The Tharby Shield where the Juniors partner up with the Ladies Section in a Greesnsomes Stableford on JOG

Val Cooper & Rocco Lehri took top spot with 40 points.

Thanks for the support of the Junior Section

What a great day for our Past Captain's Trophy!

A big congratulations to Sylvia Showan, who won this year's Past Captains Trophy with a fantastic 39 points!

It was a really close competition, with Paul Conibear also finishing on 39 points. Sylvia took the win on countback after a great day's golf.

The Past Captains Trophy is always a lovely event, bringing together both current and past captains for a catch-up on and off the course. After the golf, everyone enjoyed a buffet in the clubhouse to round off the day.

Congratulations again, Sylvia, and thank you to everyone who took part!

What a fantastic day we had at the JOG Junior Open on Monday! A huge thank you to everyone who took part, as well as our volunteers, parents and supporters who helped make the event such a success.

Congratulations to all of our prize winners:

Girls Nett
🥇 Martha Burr
🥈 Jamie Hartwell
🥉 Chloe Church

Boys Nett
🥇 Jayden Slender
🥈 Lucas Buxton
🥉 Rocco Lehri

Girls Gross
🥇 Amanda Ellis
🥈 Georgia Mundy
🥉 Freya Pallet

Boys Gross
🥇 Charles Cunningham
🥈 Olly Newman
🥉 Leo Holmes

🏆 Trophy Winners

* Boys Under 15 Gross Trophy: Charles Eades, gross 78
* Girls Gross Cup: Amanda Ellis, gross 76
* Boys Gross Salver: Charles Cunningham, gross 76

Congratulations to all of our winners and to everyone who competed. It was wonderful to see so many young golfers enjoying the day and showing great sportsmanship throughout.

We hope you all had a fantastic time, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back for next year’s Junior Open!

Junior Section

Friday 24th July we held The Burgoyne Cup, a bogey competition on JOG

15 juniors played, the John O’Gaunt proved to be a test for the majority of them but 2 in particular had no problem.

Runner up with +3 was Dan Durkin

The winner with +6 was Rocco Lehri

Well played boys🏆

Next week we have the Junior Open on Monday & on Wednesday our Junior Captain,William is having his Captains Day.

Any prize donations for William’s Captains Day would be greatly appreciated.

We are incredibly proud to support one of our talented Junior members, Freya Pallett, as she takes on the ultimate test of endurance right here at John O’Gaunt.

This August, Freya is travelling to South Africa with St Andrew’s Church, Biggleswade, to volunteer at the Mafambisa Care Point. Working alongside the 'Hands at Work' organisation, she will be helping the local Care Workers and supporting the children with vital education, learning, and emotional care.

On Saturday, to push her fundraising over the finish line before she departs next month, Freya is swapping her usual 18 holes for an epic 54-hole golf marathon in a single day! 🏌️‍♀️ She will be tackling three full back-to-back rounds exclusively on our Carthagena course, walking over 15 miles and teeing off at the crack of dawn.

Let’s show Freya the incredible spirit of the John O’Gaunt membership. Every single pound matters, and any donation—no matter how small—will be gratefully received and make a huge difference to the children and carers of Mafambisa. If you see her out on the fairways, please give her a cheer!

👉 To read Freya’s story and donate to the mission, please click the link below:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/mafambisa-mission-trip-2026

Good luck, Freya! The whole club is right behind you! 👏

This weekend, our ladies competed in the Ladies Club Championship, a 36-hole tournament played across two days, with 18 holes at Carthagena on Saturday followed by 18 holes at John O’Gaunt on Sunday.

Congratulations to Emma Green, who was crowned Ladies Club Champion 2026 with rounds of 75 and 83 for a winning total of 158 (+14). A huge well done also to Amanda Ellis, who finished as runner-up, just one shot behind on 159 (+15) after rounds of 75 and 84.

Other prize winners were:
🏆 Ladies Handicap Trophy – Jo Nice (nett 65 & 74, -5 total)
🥈 Runner-up – Freya Pallett (nett 69 & 73, -2 total)

🏆 Girls Championship – Amanda Ellis (75 & 84)
🥈 Runner-up – Emma Robson (75 & 84)

🏆 Girls Handicap Trophy – Freya Pallett (nett 69 & 73)
🥈 Runner-up – Emma Robson (nett 75 & 75)

🏆 Davies Trophy – Adrienne Massey
🥈 Runner-up – Sandra Gardner

🏆 Silver Goblet – Jo Nice
🥈 Runner-up – Emma Robson

Congratulations to all of our winners and competitors for a fantastic weekend of golf and some excellent performances across both courses. ⛳👏💙

🏆 Congratulations to our members on a fantastic week of golfing success!

On Monday, the Club was proud to host the Bedfordshire Golf Union County Senior Championships for both men and ladies.

A huge well done to Andy Stubbs, our current Club Senior Champion, who added another title to his name by becoming the Bedfordshire County Senior Champion! 👏

Congratulations also go to Paula Offer, who produced an excellent performance to finish as runner-up in the Ladies County Championship. 🌟

And the success doesn’t stop there! Brilliantly, Albert Watts has been crowned the Cambridgeshire Golf Union Under-14 Champion. 🏆

These achievements are a testament to the talent and dedication of our members. Well done to Andy, Paula and Albert – everyone at the Club is incredibly proud of your success! ⛳👏

Junior Section News

We have another County Champion in our squad!

Albert Watts was crowned Cambridgeshire U12 Champion last weekend!

Congratulations from us all Albert🏆