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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:

< 2024 >

January
Monday 1st Raffle Ticket: Charity Car Parking Space (SOLD OUT)
12:00 - 00:00 Ticket booking: New Year's Day Cocktail Party (SOLD OUT)
12:30 - 00:00 Captain's Drive-In
Sunday 7th Lunch: Sanjay Vyas x6 Sunday Lunch Carvery
Sunday Carvery: please book in advance
13:30 - 15:20 Junior Golf 6's and 9's Winter League 2023/24
Tuesday 9th 15:00 - 17:00 Women's Committee Meeting
Wednesday 10th Duplicate Bridge Evening
Thursday 11th 10:00 - 14:00 Board Strategy Day/Director Roles
Tuesday 16th 09:45 - 00:00 Women's Captain: Bring & Buy Coffee Morning
14:00 - 16:00 EDI Golf Presentation/James Edwards Course Architect: Meeting
Tuesday 23rd 10:00 - 00:00 Seniors' Section Committee Meeting
Wednesday 24th 10:00 - 14:00 Jeremy Brooks Meeting
Sunday 28th 12:00 - 12:50 B&C Juniors v Knowle
Monday 29th 10:00 - 16:00 Ticket booking: Zeb Stocken, International Bridge Teacher (SOLD OUT)
February
Saturday 3rd Indoor Golf Studio officially opens
Tuesday 6th 18:00 - 00:00 Junior Committee Meeting
Sunday 11th 13:30 - 15:20 Junior Golf 6's and 9's Winter League 2023/24
Monday 12th 17:00 - 00:00 Handicaps & Comps Committee Meeting
Tuesday 13th 12:00 - 12:45 Women's Section: IG app & touchscreen support Clubhouse
Wednesday 14th Duplicate Bridge Evening
08:30 - 17:00 GB MOT Training Ltd: Meeting
Friday 23rd 11:20 - 00:00 Women's County Foursomes Final
Sunday 25th GGG Meeting
20:00 - 20:00 Summer Knockout Sign-Up Opens
March
Monday 4th 11:20 - 00:00 Daily Mail Foursomes
Tuesday 5th 10:00 - 14:00 Jeremy Brooks: Meeting Room
Sunday 10th 13:30 - 15:20 Junior Golf 6's and 9's Winter League 2023/24
Tuesday 12th 13:00 - 00:00 Ticket booking: light lunch following Women's Captain's match (SOLD OUT)
Wednesday 13th Duplicate Bridge Evening
08:30 - 17:00 GB MOT Training Ltd: Meeting
17:00 - 00:00 Captain's Committee Meeting
Thursday 14th 15:00 - 16:30 Budget Board Meeting
Friday 15th 09:30 - 00:00 Course Committee Meeting
13:00 - 16:00 igMember Workshops
Monday 18th Course Maintenance
Tuesday 19th Course Maintenance
09:00 - 00:00 Installation of new entrance gates: please take care when accessing/departing the club
10:00 - 00:00 Seniors' Section Committee Meeting
15:00 - 17:00 Women's Committee Meeting
Wednesday 20th Course Maintenance
Thursday 21st Course Maintenance
09:00 - 12:00 Lister Wilder Demo Day
18:00 - 20:00 New Members Welcome Drinks
Friday 22nd Course Maintenance
Sunday 24th 13:30 - 15:20 Junior Golf 6's and 9's Winter League 2023/24
20:00 - 20:00 Summer Knockout Sign-Up Closes
Tuesday 26th 13:40 - 13:50 Reed School: Junior Fixture
19:00 - 20:00 Rules of Handicap Update for Club Members Virtual Event (Zoom)
April
Monday 1st The Hartley Trophy 2024 (Junior's Individual Knockout) Begins
Friday 5th 15:15 - 00:00 Wake Wake: in memory of Christine
Saturday 6th Breakfast Pre-Order Saturday Breakfast Pre-Order
Sunday 7th 15:30 - 17:20 Junior Golf 6's & 9's Summer League 2024
Thursday 11th 12:00 - 12:20 Minchinhampton Golf Club: Peter Mulcock
Friday 12th 15:00 - 00:00 Nine & Wine Rollups (Women's Section)
Sunday 14th Club Supper Evening
Tuesday 16th 11:30 - 12:10 John Bramhall: Golf Society
19:00 - 20:00 WHS Updates for Club Members Virtual Event (Zoom)
Wednesday 17th 10:00 - 12:00 Women's Coaching Clinic (SOLD OUT) Practice Area
19:00 - 23:00 Duplicate Bridge Evening
Thursday 18th 09:00 - 10:10 Blue Wealth Sponsor's Golf Day
12:00 - 12:20 Golf Club Stewards Association
16:00 - 17:30 Management Meeting
17:00 - 00:00 Captain's Committee Meeting
Friday 19th 14:00 - 17:00 Club Function WHS Updates for Club Members Clubhouse
Sunday 21st 12:00 - 00:00 Pro Shop/Indoor Golf Studio: Official Opening with Gary Wolstenholme Pro Shop/Golf Studio
15:30 - 17:20 Junior Golf 6's & 9's Summer League 2024
Tuesday 23rd 13:00 - 00:00 Ticket booking: light lunch following Women's Captain's match (SOLD OUT)
Thursday 25th 08:00 - 00:00 Final of the Veterans Cup
10:30 - 10:50 Wayfarers
18:00 - 21:00 Ticket booking: Members' Forum
Monday 29th 11:15 - 00:00 BDLGA Scratch Foursomes vs Worlebury
May
Thursday 2nd 09:00 - 13:00 Bristol Property Agents Association Golf Day: Shotgun
Thursday 9th 09:30 - 10:20 MCC Golf Day
10:30 - 12:40 St Pierre Men's Section: Away Day
Friday 10th 14:30 - 00:00 Nine & Wine Rollups (Women's Section)
Sunday 12th David James Putting League Week 1/6 (Juniors)
15:30 - 17:20 Junior Golf 6's & 9's Summer League 2024
Tuesday 14th 11:10 - 11:20 Andrew Hurst Golf Society
15:00 - 16:00 Women's Committee Meeting
Wednesday 15th 19:00 - 23:00 Duplicate Bridge Evening
Thursday 16th 08:50 - 10:50 Bristol Breakfast Rotary (two-tee start)
16:00 - 00:00 Board Meeting
Sunday 19th David James Putting League Week 2/6 (Juniors)
Thursday 23rd 09:00 - 11:10 ABF The Soldiers' Charity
Sunday 26th David James Putting League Week 3/6 (Juniors)
11:10 - 12:00 Gloucestershire President's Cup
15:30 - 17:20 Junior Golf 6's & 9's Summer League 2024
Tuesday 28th 16:00 - 18:00 Rules Session: all Sections of the Club welcome to attend
Thursday 30th 15:30 - 17:30 Captain's Charity Meeting
17:00 - 00:00 Captain's Committee Meeting
June
Sunday 2nd David James Putting League Week 4/6 (Juniors)
15:30 - 17:20 Junior Golf 6's & 9's Summer League 2024
Monday 3rd 19:00 - 20:00 Junior Committee Meeting
Tuesday 4th 10:00 - 14:00 Jeremy Brooks: Meeting Room
Thursday 6th 11:50 - 14:00 Friends of Clifton College
Tuesday 11th 11:20 - 11:50 FRP Golf Society
Wednesday 12th Ticket Booking: Past Ladies' Captains' Afternoon Tea (SOLD OUT)
Thursday 13th 11:20 - 11:40 Stephen Lloyd Golf Society
Friday 14th 15:00 - 15:50 Nine & Wine Rollups (Women's Section)
Sunday 16th David James Putting League Week 5/6 (Juniors)
Tuesday 18th 09:30 - 15:00 Worldwide Sires: Meeting Room
13:00 - 13:30 St Edwards Golf Society
Thursday 20th 09:00 - 09:40 Anthony Eve Memorial Trophy
12:20 - 13:00 Hereford Oddballs
Sunday 23rd David James Putting League Week 6/6 (Juniors)
14:50 - 15:40 Junior B&D Match vs. Knowle
Monday 24th 10:00 - 10:30 County Seniors Team v Somerset Seniors Team (Seniors Channel League)
13:00 - 14:00 County Seniors Team vs Somerset Seniors Team Match (Seniors Chanel League) Afternoon Tee Times
Tuesday 25th 17:15 - 19:30 Women's Charity Day Summer Buffet
Thursday 27th 09:00 - 14:00 Gurkha Welfare Trust Charity Golf Day (two tee start)
July
Thursday 4th Installation starts: new biomass boiler - showers out of action for a period of 7 days
09:00 - 13:00 'Young Bristol' Shotgun
Friday 5th 09:00 - 11:00 Divoting Party
Sunday 7th 07:30 - 17:30 Course Closed for Failand Scratch Open until 5.30pm
Monday 8th 09:00 - 11:00 A representative of Eagle Golf will be walking the course from 9am until around 11am to take measurements of the holes from the tees. This will not interfere with play.
Thursday 11th 08:00 - 17:00 Captains Charity Golf Day
Sunday 14th 12:50 - 14:00 Junior Match vs. Saltford Boys
Tuesday 16th 10:00 - 00:00 Seniors' Section Committee Meeting
15:00 - 17:00 Meeting Women's Committee
Thursday 18th 10:30 - 11:10 Pink Elephant Club
Friday 19th 15:00 - 15:50 Nine & Wine Rollups (Women's Section)
Sunday 21st Bookable tee times : 1st tee starts all day
GLCGA County 2nd Team Match v Dorset
12:00 - 12:10 Juniors v Wells - 4th round BCCS National Knockouts
15:30 - 16:20 Junior Team Match vs. Henbury (Home)
15:30 - 18:30 Golf Sixes Inter Club League Match
Tuesday 23rd Women's Invitation Day
Thursday 25th 11:40 - 11:50 Bristol Golf Breaks - Society
13:30 - 14:20 Bristol Plumbing & Heating Golf Society
August
Friday 2nd CANCELLED: Quiz Night
Wednesday 7th 17:30 - 00:00 Rotary Dinner
Thursday 8th 10:30 - 12:10 Bristol Irish Golf Society
16:00 - 16:30 Lansdown Place: tee sponsors golf day
Tuesday 13th Ticket booking: Women's Captain's Away Day
Women's Captain's Away Day: Chrissie Savage (Kingsdown)
Thursday 15th 10:00 - 10:30 Junior Team Match vs. Henbury (Home) CANCELLED
12:00 - 12:20 Tee Sponsors Golf Day: Lansdown Place
16:00 - 00:00 Board Meeting
Friday 16th 10:30 - 12:00 Course Rating Assessment Visit: course walk
15:00 - 15:50 Nine & Wine Rollups (Women's Section)
Thursday 22nd 08:00 - 13:00 Junior Open 2024
Monday 26th BANK HOLIDAY
Tuesday 27th Shelton Drainage Works: holes 13-16 closed
Wednesday 28th Shelton Drainage Works: holes 13-16 closed
Thursday 29th Shelton Drainage Works: holes 13-16 closed
Friday 30th Shelton Drainage Works: holes 13-16 closed
September
Sunday 1st 13:00 - 14:00 Team Captains' Gift 2024 (SOLD OUT)
18:00 - 21:00 Food Ticket Booking - Club Supper
Friday 6th 17:30 - 18:10 Match Men's 1st Team vs. Clevedon 1st Team
Wednesday 11th 18:00 - 23:00 Club Function Bridge Night
Thursday 12th 10:40 - 11:30 Cheltenham & Gloucester Golf Society
12:00 - 12:40 Pacific Asset Management: tee sponsor's golf day
Friday 13th 15:00 - 15:00 Nine & Wine Rollups (Women's Section)
Sunday 15th 08:00 - 15:00 Bristol & District Golf League Finals Day 2024
Tuesday 17th 10:00 - 14:00 Jeremy Brooks: Meeting Room
15:00 - 00:00 Women's Committee Meeting
Thursday 19th 10:00 - 00:00 Seniors' Section Committee Meeting
16:00 - 17:30 Board Management Meeting
Saturday 21st 14:00 - 00:00 Clubhouse Lounge closing @ 2pm today
16:00 - 00:00 Spike Bar Closing @ 4pm today
18:30 - 23:59 Ticket booking: Captain's Dinner 2024 (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday 24th 09:00 - 13:00 Women v Seniors' - Food Ticket Booking
13:40 - 14:30 Burges Salmon Golf Society
Wednesday 25th 18:30 - 00:00 Junior Committee Meeting
Thursday 26th South West Women's County Bowmaker
Sunday 29th 10:00 - 10:10 New Zealand Knock-Out Final Bristol & Clifton Golf Club
11:15 - 11:25 Captain's Prize Knock-Out Final Bristol & Clifton Golf Club
October
Tuesday 1st Ticket booking: Women's Charity Day Buffet (SOLD OUT)
Women's Captain's Charity
Thursday 3rd 08:50 - 13:30 Seniors' Captain's Charity Day (Children's Hospital) (shotgun)
Sunday 6th 12:00 - 12:10 Hartley Cup Final
12:30 - 12:50 Junior Team Match vs. Saltford Boys
Monday 7th Course Maintenance
Tuesday 8th Course Maintenance
Wednesday 9th Course Maintenance
07:30 - 09:30 Meeting: Apollo Business
Thursday 10th Course Maintenance
Friday 11th Course Maintenance
Sunday 13th 12:00 - 12:50 Match Junior's vs. Long Ashton
Tuesday 15th 11:20 - 12:10 Tee sponsors golf day: Haines Watts
12:00 - 16:00 Drop-in Session: Course Rating Project Clubhouse
Wednesday 16th 07:30 - 09:30 Meeting: Apollo Business
09:30 - 00:00 Bristol Uni v Southampton (12 golfers)
12:00 - 16:00 Drop-in Session: Course Rating Project Clubhouse
19:00 - 23:00 Club Function Bridge Night
Thursday 17th 09:00 - 13:00 Bristol Property Agents Shotgun
16:00 - 17:30 Management Meeting
17:00 - 19:00 End of season get together: Women's Friendly & Mid-Handicap Squads (SOLD OUT)
Friday 18th 08:00 - 12:00 Drop-in Session: Course Rating Project Clubhouse
Sunday 20th 08:30 - 10:30 Junior's Club Championship (Medal, 1P, Q, W/R, 18h)
Monday 21st 12:30 - 13:40 Seniors' vs. Long Ashton (Longwood Trophy)
Tuesday 22nd 11:30 - 12:20 Bristol Golfing Lodger Society
13:30 - 14:30 Driving Range: reserved for School Coaching
Wednesday 23rd Past Captains' Away Day
07:30 - 09:30 Meeting: Apollo Business
Sunday 27th 10:00 - 11:00 Driving Range: Reserved for Inclusion Session
12:00 - 12:40 Junior Match vs. Henbury
Tuesday 29th 15:00 - 00:00 Women's Committee Meeting
Wednesday 30th 18:00 - 21:00 Ticket booking: Past Captain's Dinner (VC Selection Meeting) (SOLD OUT)
Thursday 31st 11:30 - 13:00 Society Star Legal Golf Day
November
Monday 4th 13:00 - 15:00 Lunch Seniors Past Captains Lunch
Tuesday 5th 13:30 - 14:30 Driving Range: reserved for School Coaching
14:00 - 00:00 Seniors' Section Committee Meeting
15:00 - 19:00 Ladies Fashion Show: Ticket booking
Wednesday 6th 07:30 - 09:30 Meeting: Apollo Business
11:15 - 11:25 Arthur Young Final
Thursday 7th 14:00 - 17:00 Club Rules & Governance Review: meeting
19:00 - 21:00 Ticket booking: Juniors - Parents Forum
Friday 8th 09:30 - 10:30 Driving Range: reserved for women's group coaching
14:00 - 15:00 Driving Range: reserved for school coaching
Saturday 9th 12:40 - 13:00 Bristol Uni v Oxford Brooks
Sunday 10th 10:00 - 11:00 Driving Range: reserved for women's group coaching
Monday 11th Poppy Appeal Donations (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday 12th 18:00 - 00:00 Women's AGM & Dinner
20:00 - 00:00 Ticket booking: Women's Section post-AGM Dinner (SOLD OUT)
Wednesday 13th 07:30 - 09:30 Meeting: Apollo Business
Sunday 17th 12:00 - 15:00 Sunday Lunch: booking in advance essential
Wednesday 20th 07:30 - 09:30 Meeting: Apollo Business
Thursday 21st 18:30 - 19:00 Ticket booking: New Members Welcome Drinks (by invitation only)
19:00 - 20:30 Club AGM, Annual Prize Giving, Members' Forum
Saturday 23rd 11:30 - 12:10 CANCELLED: Men's 1st & 2nd Team End of Season
Tuesday 26th 10:00 - 11:00 Driving range: Seniors' group coaching
Wednesday 27th 07:30 - 09:30 Meeting: Apollo Business
Friday 29th 09:30 - 10:30 Driving range: Women's group coaching
12:00 - 14:15 Piano lunch (Private Invite - shared opportunity to explore acoustics)
14:00 - 15:00 Driving range: School group coaching
December
Tuesday 3rd 10:00 - 11:00 Driving range: Seniors' group coaching
13:00 - 16:00 Christmas Wreath Workshop : All welcome (limited tickets available) Clubhouse
Wednesday 4th Ticket booking: Seniors' Section Christmas Lunch (SOLD OUT)
07:30 - 09:30 Meeting: Apollo Business
09:00 - 09:10 Seniors Pre-AGM Golf Tee Booking
12:00 - 00:00 Seniors' AGM & Christmas Lunch 2024
Friday 6th 14:00 - 15:00 Driving range: School group coaching
Monday 9th 15:00 - 17:00 Captain's Committee Meeting
Tuesday 10th 10:00 - 11:00 Driving range: Seniors' group coaching
12:30 - 00:00 Women's Section: Christmas Lunch (SOLD OUT)
Wednesday 11th Club Function Bridge Night
Thursday 12th 12:30 - 15:30 Lunch Henleaze Floral Society (Lunch)
Saturday 14th 10:00 - 11:30 Range closure: children's Christmas get together (Pro Shop)
Sunday 15th 09:30 - 10:40 Juniors: 9 Hole End of Season Competition
13:00 - 00:00 Juniors: Prize Presentation Event (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday 17th 10:00 - 11:00 Driving range: Seniors' group coaching
Wednesday 18th 07:30 - 09:30 Apollo Business Meeting
15:00 - 17:00 Clubhouse & Bar closing @ 15:00 (private function)
Thursday 19th 09:10 - 09:40 MUGS Golf Society
09:45 - 13:00 Jeremy Brooks: Meeting Room
16:00 - 17:30 Board Meeting
Sunday 22nd 11:00 - 12:00 New Women's End of Season Event
13:00 - 15:00 David Cryer





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