Hello golfers,

I hope this finds you well. So October is here and we are still seeing plenty of good weather which in turn means life at the club is still nice and busy. We have just had the rescheduled Pro-Am which was a great success and a report is below. We have plenty of upcoming events both on and off the course so please keep an eye out for more details.

Pro-Am

Sunday saw the Pro-Am staged for the second time but thankfully this time the weather was on our side and we managed to see through a very successful day. 38 teams teed up to play which was a fantastic effort and a huge thanks must go to Ben Martin, Keith Parnall and the Pro-Am committee for the tireless work in ensuring that the day went so smoothly.

Feedback on the course was superb and the catering and service was excellent. On the course the scoring was sensational; In the professional individual event half of the field broke par with the winning score a superb course record 61 by Billy Hemstock. The winning team led by last year’s Captain Ian Black also played with Billy. This year’s Captain Keith Parnell led his team home into 3rd place. Of the Exeter professionals, Ryan shot 67 and Tom 68. The rest of us had a bit of an off day...

Devon Alliance

The first Devon Alliance of the winter season took place last Thursday at Bovey Castle. We had a strong contingent compete from the club and had some good success on the day. Ryan won the individual event pipping his boss into the runners up position. I also managed to come tied 1st in the team event with Stuart Daw with Ryan and Paul Smale coming tied 4th.

Wednesday Stableford

Bob Woodworth won last week’s midweek stableford with 38pts. Kevin Phillips continued his return to form with runners up position with 37pts, Julian Bennett was 3rd, also on 37pts.


Old Invincibles

Paul Fidler once again finds himself as a winner as he topped the leaderboard in the Old Invincibles at the weekend, his 41pts took the honours and won Division 1. Andy Jack was runner up with 38pts and Ben Stevens in 3rd. Grant Dee Shapland won Division 2 with 38pts pipping Lyndon Bent into the runners up spot, Jon Parry was 3rd also with 37pts. Division 3 was won by Dave Leverton with 37pts pipping runner up Kevin Phillips on countback, 3rd was Colin Chalk also on 37pts.

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Winter Coaching Packages

As your golf professional team we are committed to helping you maximize both your golfing potential and enjoyment of the game. As last winter proved for a lot of golfers if you put a little time and effort in over the winter months you can gain the benefit through the golf season. I have put together some coaching packages which are designed to help you reach new levels with your golf. These will be sent out in a separate email.