Fine and sunny weather greeted 83 players at Dainton Park for Lew Easter’s President’s Day. Malcolm Jordain and Chris Morton had an early start to register players ready for the first tee time at 9:00am and to accommodate changes following some late withdrawals. The course was in excellent condition and has matured greatly since it opened in 1992 with the variety of trees with their spring foliage providing a welcome distraction to those struggling with their game. Lew, his wife Mel and helper Kerry provided most welcome drinks and snacks on the 7th tee. It is always difficult to estimate the quantities required and Lew was probably … [Read more...]
Devon v Hampshire, Isle of Wight & Channel Islands at Bigbury
After a 12 hour deluge of rain throughout Devon the night before the match, all players immediate thoughts turned to whether the match would go on. After much phoning of club and players , the intrepid golfers made their way through flood water and the notorious lanes to Bigbury to be met by brighter skies and an open golf course. The golfing gods were on our side. Ably started by our vice captain, and with some quick alterations to the start sheet due to some of the opposition needing to get away to catch the ferry to the IoW, battle commenced. Captain Jeff had selected a team with a few local members in the hope of … [Read more...]
Devon v Worcestershire at Staddon Heights
The teams arrived at Staddon Heights Golf Club to be met with the winds from the Baltic. Although Spring had definitely not arrived in Devon, it was great to play with the threat of rain disappearing over the horizon. Suitably layered up the Captain partnered with Steve Whitehouse, the current captain at Staddon Heights, set off to play against the Captain and Vice of Worcestershire in what can only be described as a very friendly and joyful game of golf. With the exceptional play of Steve, we arrived back at the club house with, what was hoped, a marker for the rest of the Devon team to follow. It appears we had a mini-collapse after that … [Read more...]
Revised 2024/25 fixture list
Minor updates to include start times … [Read more...]
Devon v Sussex at Downes Crediton
After the disappointment of having to postpone the annual Captain v Vice Captain match due to poor weather conditions, much hard work by the Crediton green keepers and staff meant that it was a relief to get the 2024 season underway with the match against Sussex on Wednesday 17th April . A worrying start to the day saw our intrepid Vice Captain Bob caught up in a gridlocked Exeter but he managed to arrive in time to organise the Captain for the start of the proceedings and yes, he did make it for lunch. Having been asked by Crediton to send those matches with buggies out first, Bob managed to dodge the normal end of match rush that many … [Read more...]
Charity presentations
The chosen charities to benefit from the auction at the inaugural dinner at Sandy Park in February 2024 were the Devon Air Ambulance Trust and the RNLI. Captain Jeff Laing and co-organiser Steve Spicer recently visited Eaglescott Airfield , Umberleigh - one of the 2 airfields used by the Devon Air Ambulance - to present a cheque for £1537. Devon Air Ambulance employs 140 staff and 600 volunteers help to raise monies to run 2 helicopters and critical care cars at an annual cost of £10.5 million. Eaglescott is the base for the smaller Airbus H135 helicopter with the larger H145 based at Exeter Airport. Although the aircraft was grounded … [Read more...]