The German Boys & Girls Open, formally the German International Amateur Championship – Boys and Girls, is an annual international amateur golf tournament in Germany 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 Junior Solheim Cup and has been rated up to level "A" in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
In 2024, after 19 years, the tournament moved from Golf Club St. Leon-Rot near Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg to Golf Club Hardenberg near Northeim in Lower Saxony, only to move to Bad Saarow in Brandenburg the following year.
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 Venue Location First Last Times Golf Club St. Leon-Rot Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg 2004 2023 19 Golf Club Hardenberg Northeim, Lower Saxony 2024 2024 1 Golf Club Bad Saarow (Faldo Course) Bad Saarow, Brandenburg 2025 2026 2
Winners Girls YearChampion(s)CountryScoreRunner(s)-upRef2026 Lily Reitter −7 Sofia Maier-Borst 2025 Charlotte Naughton −6 Andrea Revuelta 2024 Antonia SteinerJohanna Janisch Par — 2023 Rocío Tejedo −10 Helen Briem 2022 Nastasia Nadaud −15 Denisa Vodičková 2021 Meja Örtengren −8 Lilas Pinthier Sofia Barroso Sá 2020 Cancelled due to pandemic2019 Emilie Paltrinieri −11 Lydia Volkmer Benedetta Moresco 2018 Ingrid Lindblad −14 Alessia Nobilio 2017 Linn Grant −12 Emma Spitz 2016 Aline KrauterSofie Kibsgaard Nielsen −8 — 2015 Leonie Harm −11 Esther Henseleit 2014 Virginia Elena Carta −10 Cynthia Diaz Emily Kristine Pedersen 2013 Emily Kristine Pedersen −14 Karolin Lampert 2012 Karolin Lampert (2) −12 Perrine Delacour 2011 Karolin Lampert −1 Marlies Krenn 2010 Klára Spilková (2) −6 Nicole Broch Larsen 2009 Klára Spilková −11 2008 Marieke Nivard −5 2007 Laura Alexandra Stempfle −8 2006 Caroline Masson (2) −2 2005 Caroline Masson +4 2004 Carolin Löhr +10
Boys YearChampionCountryScoreRunner(s)-upRef2026 Johann Mons −8 Christian Photin 2025 Filip Grave −5 Lev Grinberg Denny Kloeth 2024 Neo Berg −7 Bolton Ben Bruno Frontero 2023 Tim Wiedemeyer (2) −13 Peer Wernicke 2022 Tim Wiedemeyer −20 Carl Siemens Nils Svanberg 2021 Filip Jakubčík −12 Pietro Guido Fenoglio 2020 Cancelled due to pandemic2019 Luke O'Neill −11 Philipp Katich 2018 Charles Larcelet −9 Chi Hin Lou Tan Fredrik Strandberg 2017 Falko Hanisch −9 Jiří Zuska 2016 Mike Toorop −8 Matias Honkala 2015 Thomas Rosenmüller −10 William Enefer 2014 Nicklas Mattner −11 John Axelsen Kristoffer Reitan 2013 Dominic Foos (2) −19 Goncalo Costa 2012 Dominic Foos −14 Vítek Novák 2011 Alexander Matlari −3 Goncalo Pinto Max Rottluff 2010 Moritz Lampert −12 Christian Braeunig Jonas Robert Kugel 2009 Martin Keskari −6 Teemu Bakker Gary Stal 2008 Max Krämer −7 Maximilian Roehrig 2007 Nicolai Aagaard −7 2006 Are "Ace" Friestad −10 2005 Allen John −1 2004 Wouter de Vries Par Source:
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