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Bristol & Clifton Golf Club

Junior Golf at Bristol & Clifton

We have a growing and active junior section with over 70 boys and 20 girls currently members. Our juniors range from age 6 to 17 and our golf activities are organised based on age and ability.

Those learning the game begin in our Junior Academy. Coaching normally takes place on a Sunday afternoons and is open to both member and non-member juniors.

We welcome new faces and invite those interested to contact Scott Bridgeman, one of our Golf Professionals, who will be pleased to provide more information (Phone 01275 393474 or email bristolandcliftonproshop@gmail.com).


Junior Beginners

  • Discounted group coaching sessions
  • Regular get-togethers to learn skills and golf rules
  • Reserved times to play on the main (shortened) course from April to October
  • Social events
  • Use of our practice facilities
  • Entry to the Golf Access programme: www.golfaccess.co.uk/
  • Entry into the MyPathway2Golf scheme
  • The opportunity to play in the GolfSixes League:                                              www.golf-foundation.org/clubs/golfsixes-league/
  • A CONGU handicap on completion of 54 holes on the main course

Juniors with Golf Handicaps

Discounted group coaching sessions 
A variety of competitions across the main season
Matches arranged with local golf clubs in the Bristol & District Junior Golf League: www.bristolanddistrictjuniorgolfleague.co.uk/
Access to Club competitions
Use of the practice facilities and full access to the course
Social events

Junior Membership

We offer Complimentary Junior Memberships to junior who has a Full Member parent, guardian or grandparent at the club. 

Juniors without a parent, guardian or grandparent at the club are, of course, also very welcome to join. We split our Junior memberships into three age categories, Under 13s, Under 16s and Under 18s.

We also have two levels of start-up Junior membership: Junior Introductory allows access to our Junior Tuesday night sessions including Golf Access on the course, supervised putting on putting green and supervised access on the Driving range. Use of loan clubs from the Professional Shop is included too. In addition to that provided for Junior Introductory members, Junior Associate membership includes access to MyPathway2Golf, access to all practice facilities including our 6 hole par 3 course, chipping area, driving range and putting green.

For more details of our Junior memberships, please use the Contact Form on the bottom of the Membership Page of this website: www.bristolandcliftongolfclub.co.uk/membership

Alternatively, email info@bristolgolf.co.uk

Here are the people who help pull our junior offering together:

John Tugman – Junior Organiser

John is responsible for the development of the Junior Section.  Please drop him a line if you have any questions about our Junior Section - he can be contacted via the club using info@bristolgolf.co.uk

Marcus Allen – Junior Match Manager

Mark is responsible for the management of Junior Team games.  If you would like more information, or to be considered for participation, please contact him through the club using info@bristolgolf.co.uk

Paul Mitchell – Fellow of the PGA and Class AAT PGA Head Professional

Paul has over 20 years teaching experience and is the founder of The Paul Mitchell Golf Academy. Paul is the County Under 18s Coach for the Gloucestershire Golf Union and has been European Tour Coach for some years. Paul takes an avid interest in the development of the Junior Section, providing assistance and support wherever possible.

Scott Bridgeman – PGA Assistant Golf Professional

Scott joined the Pro Shop team in July 2020 and is actively involved with the Junior Section.  Scott has devised a coaching structure which focusses on Junior player development.

Paul and Scott can be contacted via the bristolandcliftonproshop@gmail.com email address or by calling 01275 393474.

Georgina Brown - Club Welfare Officer 

Georgina is the Club's Assistant Manager and was appointed as the Club’s Welfare Officer in 2020.  If parents, young people, staff, members or volunteers have any concerns about child welfare or safeguarding issues, they should contact Georgina in the first instance: 01275 393474.


Junior Diary

Take a look at our Junior events diary below:

< 2023 >

January
Sunday 1st Raffle Ticket: Charity Car Parking Space (SOLD OUT)
12:00 - 00:00 Ticket booking: New Year's Day Cocktail Party (SOLD OUT) Clubhouse
12:30 - 00:00 Captain's Drive-In
Wednesday 4th 13:00 - 00:00 Wake: Mrs Margaret Gillies
Sunday 8th 13:30 - 00:00 GolfSixes & GolfNines
13:30 - 13:50 Junior Golf 9's Winter League 2022/23
14:00 - 15:10 Junior Golf 6's Winter League 2022/23
Wednesday 11th Duplicate Bridge Evening
Tuesday 17th Women's Bring & Buy Coffee Morning
Thursday 19th 10:00 - 00:00 Course Committee Meeting
16:00 - 17:00 Rules Seminar: hosted by Allan Slater
Sunday 22nd 13:30 - 15:20 Junior Golf 6’s & 9’s Winter League 2022/23
Tuesday 24th 10:00 - 00:00 Seniors Section Committee Meeting
16:00 - 18:30 Board meeting
Wednesday 25th Bristol University Golf Team - Home Match (at B&C)
Thursday 26th 14:30 - 00:00 Wake held in memory of Dr Hugh Silvey
Friday 27th 09:00 - 13:30 Clifton Club meeting: Mark Templer
Tuesday 31st 18:00 - 20:00 Handicaps & Competitions Meeting
February
Wednesday 1st Bristol Uni Golf Team v Bournemouth (Friendly)
Tuesday 7th 17:00 - 19:00 Alex Saunders Women's committee meeting
18:00 - 20:00 Junior Committee Meeting
Wednesday 8th Duplicate Bridge Evening
Sunday 12th 13:30 - 15:20 Junior Golf 6’s & 9’s Winter League 2022/23
Tuesday 14th 15:00 - 16:30 Board Meeting
Saturday 25th 08:00 - 17:30 Blaze Productions: filming
Sunday 26th 13:30 - 15:20 Junior Golf 6’s & 9’s Winter League 2022/23
March
Thursday 2nd 09:30 - 00:00 David Marval Society
Friday 3rd 15:00 - 16:30 Board Meeting
Sunday 5th 11:15 - 11:20 Trevithick Cup Final
Tuesday 7th 09:45 - 13:00 Jeremy Brooks: Meeting Room
Wednesday 8th Duplicate Bridge Evening
Sunday 12th 08:20 - 08:30 Daily Mail Foursomes Match
13:30 - 15:20 Junior Golf 6’s & 9’s Winter League 2022/23
13:30 - 15:20 GolfSixes & GolfNines
Monday 13th Course Maintenance
Tuesday 14th Course Maintenance
09:30 - 11:30 Women's Coaching Clinic (SOLD OUT)
Wednesday 15th Course Maintenance
Thursday 16th Course Maintenance
Friday 17th Course Maintenance
Tuesday 21st 10:00 - 15:00 Shell Pensioners: Dinner
Thursday 23rd 09:30 - 10:00 Mark Johnstone: Downs School Golf Society
10:30 - 11:10 David Bennett: Wedmore Golf Club Society
18:00 - 20:00 Women's Recruitment - Golf Taster Session
Saturday 25th Season Opener
Sunday 26th 13:30 - 15:20 Junior Golf 6’s & 9’s Winter League 2022/23
Tuesday 28th 16:00 - 17:30 Board Meeting
April
Saturday 1st Junior's Order of Merit
Sunday 2nd Junior's Caren Mitchell Trophy (Stableford, 1P, Q, Y/R, 18h)
Tuesday 4th 17:00 - 19:00 Alex Saunders Women's committee meeting
Thursday 6th 10:00 - 00:00 GGU Junior Team Championship
Friday 7th GOOD FRIDAY
Sunday 9th EASTER SUNDAY
GGG Stableford
Monday 10th EASTER MONDAY
Wednesday 12th Duplicate Bridge Evening
Thursday 13th 11:30 - 12:00 Old Cliftonians v Old Rugbyians
Sunday 16th 18:30 - 00:00 Ticket Booking: Mixed Supper meal booking only
Wednesday 19th 16:00 - 17:30 Board Meeting
Thursday 20th 12:00 - 12:40 Golf Club Stewards Association
17:30 - 00:00 Bristol Irish Golfers: Dinner only
Saturday 22nd 10:00 - 12:00 Women's Recruitment - Golf Taster Session
Sunday 23rd 08:30 - 08:30 Final of Kinnersley Cup (36 Holes) Morning round: 10th tee
13:30 - 13:30 Final of Kinnersley Cup (36 Holes) Afternoon round: 1st tee
Thursday 27th 10:00 - 00:00 Seniors Section Committee Meeting
10:30 - 11:10 Wayfarers
13:30 - 15:00 Bristol Uni v Bath Uni Golf Society
Sunday 30th 08:30 - 08:30 Final: Seniors' Winter Knockout
12:00 - 00:00 Elite Amateur Golf League: Home Match
May
Monday 1st BANK HOLIDAY
Thursday 4th 12:30 - 14:20 Bristol Grammar School Society
19:00 - 00:00 Ticket booking: Seniors' Captain's Quiz Night & Curry: open to all
Monday 8th BANK HOLIDAY: CORONATION
Tuesday 9th 12:30 - 13:00 Golf Tee Time Service: Mr Richard Osborne & Guests
17:00 - 19:00 Alex Saunders Women's committee meeting
Wednesday 10th 14:15 - 14:50 County Seniors Scratch Foursomes Salver
Thursday 11th 08:30 - 15:30 ABF The Soldiers' Charity (two tee start)
Sunday 14th 13:30 - 14:50 Junior Golf 6’s & 9’s Summer League 2022/23
Wednesday 17th Duplicate Bridge Evening
Thursday 18th 08:50 - 10:50 Bristol Breakfast Rotary (two tee start)
13:30 - 13:40 Countrywide Golf Holidays: Mr Bernie Campbell & Guests
Saturday 20th 08:00 - 17:30 Blaze Productions: filming day 1
Sunday 21st DRAFT: Women's Open Eclectic Foursomes Medal 2023
08:00 - 17:30 Blaze Productions: filming day 2
15:00 - 16:30 Junior Golf 6’s & 9’s Summer League 2022/23
Monday 22nd 18:00 - 20:00 Ticketed Event: WHS update and Q&A Clubhouse
Tuesday 23rd 16:00 - 00:00 Board Meeting
Thursday 25th 09:00 - 13:00 Bristol Property Agents Association Golf Day: Shotgun
Friday 26th 18:00 - 20:00 Women's Recruitment - Golf Taster Session
Sunday 28th Junior's Mills Wilkie Trophy (Stableford, 1P, Q, Y/R, 18h)
12:00 - 12:40 Elite Amateur Golf League: Home Match
Monday 29th SPRING BANK HOLIDAY
Tuesday 30th 08:30 - 08:30 Final: Seniors' Winter Foursomes
Wednesday 31st 10:00 - 16:00 Conference room: Oxbury Bank
June
Saturday 3rd 15:00 - 00:00 Watson Williams Cup
19:00 - 00:00 Ticket booking: Captain's Dinner with live comedy from Geoff Whiting (SOLD OUT)
Sunday 4th 15:00 - 16:30 Junior Golf 6’s & 9’s Summer League 2022/23
Tuesday 6th 09:45 - 13:00 Jeremy Brooks: Meeting Room
17:00 - 19:00 Alex Saunders Women's committee meeting
Thursday 8th 10:00 - 10:20 Alex Sargeant: Golf Society
11:00 - 11:40 Hereford Hackers
11:50 - 13:40 Friends of Clifton College
Sunday 11th Junior's Professional Trophy (Stableford, 1P, Q, W/R, 18h)
Tuesday 13th 13:30 - 00:00 Ticket booking: Summer Buffet (post golf) (SOLD OUT)
Friday 16th 19:00 - 00:00 Ticket booking: Quiz Night & Curry: open to all (SOLD OUT)
Saturday 17th 13:00 - 00:00 Celebratory Dinner: private booking
Tuesday 20th 09:30 - 12:30 Tri Golf Festival
13:30 - 22:00 Private Wake: Mr John Sullivan
16:00 - 17:30 Board Management Meeting
Wednesday 21st 18:00 - 20:00 Women's Recruitment - Golf Taster Session
Thursday 22nd 09:00 - 09:30 AGA South West Society: 36 holes
Saturday 24th Captain's Day 2023
Sunday 25th 13:30 - 15:00 Junior Golf 6’s & 9’s Summer League 2022/23
Monday 26th 18:00 - 00:00 Ticket Booking: Past Ladies' Captain's Golf & Dinner (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday 27th 10:00 - 15:00 Worldwide Sires: Meeting
Thursday 29th 09:20 - 14:00 Gurkha Welfare Trust Charity Golf Day (two tee start)
Friday 30th 14:00 - 00:00 Women's Roll-Up
July
Tuesday 4th 19:00 - 20:00 Dave Alred Performance Coach: Q&A & Talk
Thursday 6th 10:30 - 12:10 Bristol Irish Golf Society
13:10 - 14:00 Heygroves
Tuesday 11th 09:30 - 00:00 Seniors Section Committee Meeting
Thursday 13th 09:00 - 09:10 Engineers Golf Society
11:30 - 12:10 Old Cliftonians v The Colonials
Sunday 16th Ticket booking: Mixed Supper (MEAL BOOKING ONLY)
Tuesday 18th 16:00 - 00:00 Board Management Meeting
17:00 - 19:00 Alex Saunders Women's committee meeting
Thursday 20th 10:00 - 10:20 Anthony Eve Memorial Trophy
11:00 - 11:40 Pink Elephant Club
Sunday 23rd 18:45 - 22:30 Open Air Screening: The Phantom of The Open (Premium Seating)
18:45 - 22:30 Open Air Screening: The Phantom of The Open (Standard Seating)
Thursday 27th 09:30 - 00:00 MCC Golf Day
Friday 28th 14:00 - 00:00 Women's Roll-Up
Sunday 30th Junior's Gerry Sweeney Cup (Stableford, 1P, Q, Y/R, 18h)
August
Sunday 6th 09:10 - 00:00 Claret Jug Final
Wednesday 9th 18:00 - 00:00 Rotary Dinner
Thursday 10th 07:30 - 15:30 Mizuno GolfPairs 2023
Friday 11th 14:00 - 00:00 Women's Roll-Up
Sunday 13th 14:15 - 00:00 Ladies Alliance A Team vs Worlebury
15:10 - 17:30 GolfSixes Inter League Match
Monday 14th Course Maintenance
Tuesday 15th Course Maintenance
Craft Fair
Gents changing room: ceiling being painted, may be some disruption
16:00 - 17:30 Board Meeting
Wednesday 16th Course Maintenance
Thursday 17th Course Maintenance
Friday 18th Course Maintenance
Tuesday 22nd Women's Away Day: Ticket Booking (SOLD OUT)
17:30 - 19:00 Junior Committee Meeting
Thursday 24th 09:00 - 11:00 National Grid: temporary power outage in clubhouse & greens sheds
10:00 - 10:50 Wet Bandits Golf Society
Monday 28th BANK HOLIDAY
Thursday 31st 08:00 - 12:50 Junior Open 2023
September
Sunday 3rd Ticket booking for meal only: Mixed Supper (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday 5th 09:45 - 13:00 Jeremy Brooks: Meeting Room
Wednesday 6th 09:30 - 12:30 BDO meeting
Thursday 7th 09:40 - 10:50 Old Blundellians
14:00 - 14:10 Accommodation Unlimited: Golf Society
Saturday 9th 14:00 - 16:00 Junior's Club Championship (Medal, 1P, Q, W/R, 18h)
Sunday 10th GGU First Team Match
11:30 - 11:40 Finals Day Bristol & District Alliance (10th tee)
Tuesday 12th 14:00 - 14:50 Star Legal Golf Day
17:00 - 19:00 Alex Saunders Women's committee meeting
Wednesday 13th 10:00 - 00:00 Seniors Section Committee Meeting
18:00 - 21:00 Members' Forum: ticket booking (SOLD OUT) Clubhouse
Sunday 17th 09:00 - 09:30 Practice rounds: County 2nd Team
11:20 - 12:00 Ladies Alliance A Team vs Burnham & Berrow
Tuesday 19th 13:30 - 14:30 Burges Salmon Golf Day
Wednesday 20th 16:30 - 18:00 House Committee Meeting
19:00 - 22:00 Duplicate Bridge Evening
Thursday 21st Seniors' Captain's Away Day Farrington Park Golf Club
Seniors' Captain's Away Day: Ticket Booking
08:50 - 11:00 Timber Trades Golf Society
12:30 - 13:30 Haines Watts Golf Day
Friday 22nd Longwood Trophy (Away) Long Ashton Golf Club
Saturday 23rd 19:30 - 23:30 Joint Captain's Day: The Evening Clubhouse
Tuesday 26th 10:50 - 10:50 Boucher Cup Final
11:40 - 13:10 Milsted Langdon: Corporate Society Day
Thursday 28th 09:00 - 09:50 Bob's Society
11:00 - 11:50 PIGS: golf society
12:30 - 13:20 Fitzwilliam (Cambridge) Golf Society
14:00 - 14:20 Catenian Association - Society
October
Tuesday 3rd Women's Captain's Charity Day: Ticket booking for buffet post-golf
Wednesday 4th 19:00 - 22:00 Duplicate Bridge Evening
Thursday 5th Past Captains' Away Day: Parkstone GC
10:00 - 10:10 Frank Concanon Golf Society
11:00 - 12:40 Savills Golf Day
13:00 - 13:50 Old Colstonian Golf Society (OCGS)
Sunday 8th 18:30 - 00:00 Ticket Booking: Club Supper (previously known as Mixed Supper)
Monday 9th 19:00 - 00:00 Ticket booking: Women's Team Dinner (SOLD OUT)
Monday 16th Captain's Charity Lucky Dip (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday 17th 07:30 - 00:00 The Faldo Series Elite Tour
10:00 - 11:30 Women's Coaching Clinic (SOLD OUT)
16:00 - 17:30 Board Meeting
Wednesday 18th Bristol Uni v Bath/Exeter 1st & 2nd Teams
18:00 - 00:00 Past Captains' Dinner: Election Process
Thursday 19th 11:00 - 11:50 WALS Society
Friday 20th 19:00 - 00:00 Table booking: Round the World Supper Tapas Evening
Sunday 22nd 12:00 - 12:30 Juniors vs Henbury
Tuesday 31st 17:00 - 19:00 Alex Saunders Women's committee meeting
November
Wednesday 8th 09:30 - 14:00 Bristol & District Secretaries Meeting
19:00 - 22:00 Duplicate Bridge Evening
Saturday 11th 10:00 - 15:00 Greg van Laun - meeting room
12:10 - 00:00 B&C Juniors vs Long Ashton
Sunday 12th 13:30 - 15:00 Junior Golf 6’s & 9’s Winter League 2023/24
Monday 13th 10:00 - 00:00 Seniors Section Committee Meeting
18:30 - 00:00 Women's AGM & Dinner: Ticket booking
18:30 - 00:00 Women's AGM 2023
Thursday 16th 18:00 - 00:00 Ticket booking: Seniors' Captain's Quiz Night & Curry: open to all
Friday 17th Pizza Friday - book your table at the bar
Sunday 19th 10:30 - 00:00 Star Legal Trophy Final
Wednesday 22nd 19:00 - 21:00 AGM Clubhouse
December
Sunday 3rd 12:00 - 16:00 Pill Owls Sunday lunch
Monday 4th 14:00 - 00:00 Christmas Wreath Workshop: all welcome (limited tickets available) (SOLD OUT) Clubhouse
Wednesday 6th 12:00 - 00:00 Seniors' AGM 2023
13:00 - 16:00 Seniors' Christmas Lunch (post AGM) (SOLD OUT)
Thursday 7th 09:30 - 16:00 Vet Partners - Meeting
Saturday 9th 10:00 - 10:40 Juniors v Knowle
Sunday 10th 09:40 - 10:30 Juniors: End of Season - 9 hole competition
12:00 - 15:00 Family Christmas Lunch
12:30 - 00:00 Junior Prize Presentation: Ticket Booking
Monday 11th 09:00 - 16:30 Staff: First Aid Training
Tuesday 12th 12:30 - 00:00 Women's Section: Christmas Lunch
Wednesday 13th 19:00 - 22:00 Duplicate Bridge Evening
Monday 18th 19:00 - 00:00 Tickets: Divots Christmas Curry (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday 19th 09:45 - 13:00 Jeremy Brooks: Meeting Room
Thursday 21st 11:30 - 11:50 Tee sponsors
Sunday 24th Christmas Eve
Monday 25th Christmas Day
Tuesday 26th Boxing Day
Sunday 31st New Year's Eve





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