The German Boys & Girls Open, formally the German International Amateur Championship – Boys and Girls, is an annual international amateur

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tournament in

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for boys and girls under the age of 18. The tournament, founded in 2004, is organized by the German Golf Association. It is a qualifying event for the European team in the Junior Ryder Cup and the

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and has been rated up to level "A" in the

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. In 2024, after 19 years, the tournament moved from Golf Club St. Leon-Rot near

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to Golf Club Hardenberg near

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Format

The tournament is stroke play over 54 holes, 18 holes on each day of the tournament, with no cut. The field is limited to 100 boys and 100 girls, of any nationality, who compete concurrently but separately.

Venues

Winners

Girls

Boys

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References

External links

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