Most of the Devon team travelled up the night before as all had an early start time on the Wednesday. A cold autumn morning greeted them on the first tees of the East and West courses but fortunately no rain and thankfully this was also the case on the second day. However, Saunton never fails to throw out a challenge and the lack of precipitation was exchanged with a tricky wind and all teams found the going hard. This was even moreso on the second day when the wind changed to a stronger easterly and this was reflected in the scores. The first day ended with Staffordshire leading on 184 points, Warwickshire on 180 and Dorset on 178. Devon … [Read more...]