Brian Mushens reports... Last Monday (7th September), I had the pleasure of refereeing this year's final between the South/West regional winners, Alan Montier and Mike Penlington of Dainton Park and Steve Sheldon and Darren Thorpe of Exeter who had won the North/East region. Thanks to Neil Hayman and General Manager, Simon Bawden, Stover was chosen as the neutral venue and the course was in good condition after the prolonged dry spell and the greens proved to be particularly quick as evidenced by two cases of "degreening". The early holes were halved with Alan and Mike using their shots (2 and 6 respectively) wisely but it was Steve … [Read more...]
DGC v Devon Juniors at Yelverton on 27th August 2026
Captain Dave Smith reports ... The Devon Captains welcomed the Devon Juniors to Yelverton on a rather overcast but dry day. The Juniors, led by team manager Mark Sangster and Junior Captain George Inch, joined the Devon team for the traditional lunch of sandwiches and chips, during which the teams were announced, with only one Devon pair giving shots. The junior pairs included 14 single figure golfers, with 3 of them better than scratch, so the Devon team had a match on their hand. The opening match was Yelverton Captain Nick Arundel and myself against the top Junior pair of George Inch and Jack Thorpe, both with plus handicaps. … [Read more...]
DGC AGM 2026
Documents for the Annual General Meeting, which will precede the prize presentation on Thursday, 17th September 2026 at Yelverton Golf Club, are available below Agenda Minutes of the 2025 meeting Treasurer's report President's report Captain's report President Elect's statement Captain Elect's statement Vice-Captain Elect's statement Fixture Secretary's report Secretary's report You can download all of the above documents as a single zip file here … [Read more...]
Captain’s Day at Yelverton on 17th September 2026
DGC v Gloucestershire at Okehampton on 13th August 2026
Dave Smith reports... The Devon Captains welcomed Gloucestershire Captains to Okehampton on another glorious but extremely hot summer's day. Okehampton Vice Captain Adam Cook, who was kindly standing in for his Captain, welcomed both teams, and provided some valuable advice on playing the course in the prevailing conditions. Anyone who has played Okehampton will know the ball rolls off the sloping fairways in normal conditions, and with the hot weather and baked ground, the roll is exaggerated. Prior to the traditional lunch of sandwiches and chips, Gloucestershire Captain Trevor Stewart and myself announced the pairings, which on paper … [Read more...]
Success for Bob Beeson
The inaugural annual meeting of County Club Captains 2025 was hosted by Richard Jays, Captain of Sussex Golf Captains in 2025, at Littlehampton Golf Club last week. Bob Beeson, DGC Captain in 2025, mastered the windy and unfamiliar links conditions and with a score of 37 points won the trophy. He now has the pleasure of hosting the event in Devon next year. … [Read more...]