The 2024 ‘Champion of Champions’ World Junior Golf Championship concluded successfully at Lough Erne Resort, with plans confirmed for it to return to the same venue in 2025.
The tournament featured 250 competitors from 40 countries aged 6 to 19, establishing itself as the World’s Biggest Junior Champions’ Invitational in only its fifth year.
Notable performances included Ben Oberholzer from Clandeboye Golf Club and Parker Bonnes from Galgorm Castle, with Lord Ian Botham’s grandchildren achieving second and third positions in the Under 9 and Under 7 categories, making history as siblings in the top three.
Organisers are already strategizing for the 2025 event to enhance the experience for VIP Competitors, with Lough Erne Resort’s Golf Operations Manager highlighting the economic and reputational benefits the tournament brings to the Fermanagh Lakelands region as a prime location for major sporting events.
Lough Erne Resort’s Golf Operations Manager, Barry McCauley, said “the success of this year’s Champion of Champions tournament had once again proved what an ideal location the Fermanagh Lakelands’ region is for major sporting events. The tournament may have taken place at Lough Erne Resort but so many other local establishments have benefitted economically as players and their families took the opportunity to enjoy an extended break in Ireland alongside their time here in Fermanagh. As a luxury, experience-based destination, Lough Erne Resort is one of a very small number of resorts with a 36-hole golf option in the whole of Ireland. Both of our courses regularly receive acclaim from leading golfing journalists, members, and visitors alike. There is no doubt that this year’s tournament has earned many more international advocates for both the resort and the wider Fermanagh Lakelands’ region.”
