4bbb Final 2024
Alastair Grieve - Neil Hayman - Julian Netherway - Richard Beard I spent much of Saturday evening expecting a text, phone call or email, with regard to the dire forecast for Sunday 8th September and the final to be played at Churston GC, came there none ! So, the finalists and myself arrived at Churston equipped with wet weather kit and fears of deluge, thunderstorms and possibly more ! The reality, no rain worth mentioning until the match was settled on the 18th, enjoying libations' in the clubhouse in celebration, for we were all winners, weatherwise, the skies opened and the threat of rain commenced. The match itself was therefore … [Read more...]
Devon Golf Captains’ Inaugural Annual Dinner Friday February 16th at Sandy Park
The inaugural annual Devon Golf Captains Dinner, held at Sandy Park, was very successful in terms of attendance, monies raised for charity and enjoyment for those present. Tickets priced at £50 which provided an excellent meal and four bottles of good wine on each table was acknowledged by all to be excellent value. On top of that a prestigious guest of honour and guest speaker, Rob Baxter OBE Director of Rugby at Exeter Rugby Club, the Chiefs. The raffle was headed up by a most generous first prize from our existing sponsor, Graham Ruth (Bonjour Golf) worth £1000, a golf trip for two, second and third prizes two fabulous Tour Bags … [Read more...]
Availability List 2024
Inaugural Dinner 2024
2023 Christmas Newsletter
CAPTAIN’S DAY ILFRACOMBE GC FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 15th 2023
The culmination of the 2023 season took our players to Ilfracombe Golf Club, home for our retiring Captain Phil Webb. Chris Morton and I rose at 5am to be expertly chauffeured to the venue by Adrian Gazzard, to whom we are most grateful, allowing us to 'set up' for the competition. It was to be a qualifier and we received help from the Ilfracombe Admin team. Earlier in the week the forecast was 'iffy', on the day however as soon as the early sea fret had cleared the sun was warm and very pleasant encouraging good scores and enjoyable golf. Enjoyable golf however can be something of 'A Curate's Egg' for some the pleasure is when the golf … [Read more...]
Devon Captains’ v Somerset Captains’ Torquay GC September 7th 2023
So we arrived at Phil Webb's finale, swan song for his final match as Captain, Somerset Captains' our opponents and Torquay GC the venue, Phil's Captains Day just a week away. The previous day had been one of the hottest this year and today more of the same was forecast. The reality was that a sea fret hung over the course for most of the afternoon thereby a slightly cooler day but very still, for most of the round. The reduced visibility unfortunately prevented the excellent views off course from being witnessed. We welcomed Phil Bragg, the regnant Torquay Captain,as our guest he forecast that the course was in excellent condition and the … [Read more...]
4BBB Final Woodbury GC September 1st 2023
The final of the county wide 4bbb was kindly hosted by Woodbury GC and we are very grateful for their hospitality from all concerned. 64 players from around the county had spent much of the season playing through their round and area finals to be reduced to just four. Ian Jolliffe (9) & Tony Canning (6) Elfordleigh GC and DGC Captain Phil Webb (19) & Stuart Darke (18) Ilfracombe GC. This year, for the first time since the competition's inception, awaiting the victors the new trophies purchased recently. With the players differential in handicaps it was difficult to try and predict the outcome of the match, all of course playing on … [Read more...]
Devon Captains’ versus Devon Ladies’ Captains’. Stover GC August 31st 2023.
The penultimate match for Captain Phil Webb and once again a foreboding weather forecast was fortunately not accurate. Other than a couple of light showers we played in humid but mainly dry conditions. Both teams were very much looking forward to playing the new layout at Stover, for the first time since opening earlier this year. What a pleasure awaited us all, the new holes at Stover were unanimously approved by all, the greens in particular were excellent. Although wet in places, subsequent to some localised torrential rain, the unseen drainage installed was very efficient. Playing with member Bob Beeson, Vice-Captain elect of DGC, was a … [Read more...]
