Louis Anceaux (FRA) and Rocio Tejedo (ESP) lead the race to qualify for the 2023 European Junior Ryder Cup Team.

12 junior (U18) players will be chosen for the European team that will compete with the USA in Rome from 26 to 28 September ahead of the 44th edition of the Ryder Cup.

Three girls and three boys will automatically earn spots on the team through a season-long qualifying ranking. Eligible players score points for their performances at selected international amateur championships across Europe.

The remaining six players will be selected by captain, Stephen Gallacher (SCO).

The German Boys’ & Girls’ Open marked the fourth qualifying events for European team hopefuls. The tournament, played annually at Golf Club St. Leon-Rot, is one of the biggest on the junior calendar in Europe.

Tim Wiedemeyer (GER) was the star of the week on familiar ground. The German junior, who helped his country to the European Boys’ Team Championship title at the same venue in 2022, convincingly defended his title with a five-stroke victory. The win moves Wiedemeyer, who has represented the Continent of Europe twice in the Jacques Léglise Trophy, up to fourth position in the boys’ ranking.

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Peer Wernicke (GER) moved up into second position in the ranking, and into the automatic qualifying spots, with a runner-up finish at St. Leon-Rot.

Louis Anceaux (FRA) continues to lead the rankings, while Sean Keeling (IRL) held onto third, despite both finishing outside the top-60 in Germany.

Rocio Tejedo (ESP) continued her exceptional form last week, adding yet another victory to her resume this season. The 16-year-old now has two wins and two third-place finishes in the four selected qualifying events played so far. With each player’s four best point scores counted, she is almost guaranteed to remain in the automatic qualifying spots when the ranking concludes at the end of the summer.

Nora Sundberg (SWE) and Savannah de Bock (BEL) currently sit second and third in the girls’ ranking. However, Andrea Revuelta (ESP) and Meja Örtengren (SWE) are less than a point behind in fourth and fifth positions respectively.

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The coming weeks will see many points on offer with The R&A Amateur and Women’s Amateur Championships taking place, as well as the ANNIKA Invitational for the girls.

The full standings of both the boys and girls rankings can be downloaded below:

ABOUT THE JUNIOR RYDER CUP

The Junior Ryder Cup is a biennial international match contested between 12-player junior teams from Europe and the USA.

This year’s match will be held from September 26-28 in Rome. The first two days of play will be held at Golf Nazionale before the decisive singles matches are held at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, the Ryder Cup venue, on the eve of the 44th edition.

ABOUT THE 2023 EUROPEAN JUNIOR RYDER CUP QUALIFYING RANKINGS

Three boys and three girls will earn places on the European Junior Ryder Cup team through a season-long ranking system, which has been organised by the European Golf Association. The remaining six players will be selected by Stephen Gallacher, the European Junior Ryder Cup Captain.

Boys and girls who are citizens of a European country as defined by the International Golf Federation’s Nationality Policy, under 18 years of age on January 1, 2023, and who are not enrolled to play college golf in the USA during 2023 are eligible to participate in the 2023 Junior Ryder Cup.

Players will earn points for the Rankings based on their finishing position in selected elite amateur events in 2023. These points will be allocated using the World Amateur Golf Ranking system, with each player’s best four results counting towards their final point totals. The qualification process will end following The R&A Girls’ and Boys’ Amateur Championships on August 20, 2023. The full list of events can be found below:

BOYS EVENTS

GIRLS EVENTS

*Points for the European Team Championships will be awarded based on finishing position in the stroke play qualifying only. The allocated points will be based on WAGR’s standard ‘power’ and distribution method.