Western Morning News Rose Bowl (South & West Division)

Western Morning News Trophy

Western Morning News Rose Bowl 1984

Presented in 1984 and competed for by South & West Divisions
Prior to 1984 the Western Morning News Cup was competed for by all Devon clubs

(South & West Divisions)

Year Club
2023 Warren
2022 Wrangaton
2021 Stover
2020 Not Played
2019 Dartmouth
2018 Tavistock
2017 Stover
2016 Torquay
2015 Bovey Tracey
2014 Stover
2013 Tavistock
2012 Teign Valley
2011 Tavistock
2010 Torquay
2009 Yelverton
2008 Bigbury
2007 Teignmouth
2006 Abandoned
2005 Teignmouth
2004 Abandoned
2003 Teignmouth
2002 Churston
2001 Dartmouth
2000 Churston
1999 Teignmouth
1998 Teign Valley
1997 Warren
1996 Teignmouth
1995 Bigbury
1994 Wrangaton
1993 Warren
1992 Wrangaton
1991 Warren
1990 Churston
1989 Churston
1988 Bigbury
1987 Teignmouth
1986 Wrangaton
1985 Stover
1984 Wrangaton



Autumn Meeting divided - South & West Divisions and North & East Divisions
Team competition - Best 2 Foursomes Stableford scores from 3 nominated pairs
Winners of each section held the Western Morning News Cup for 6 months

Year South & West North & East
1983 Teignmouth Exeter
1982 Teignmouth Saunton
1981 Wrangaton Exeter
1980 Churston Saunton
1979 Churston Sidmouth
1978 Staddon Heights Royal North Devon
1977 Tavistock Tiverton
1976 Churston Downes Crediton
1975 Churston Royal North Devon
1974 Churston East Devon
1973 Tavistock Saunton
1972 Yelverton Saunton


Autumn Meeting changed to Foursomes - best Stableford score by nominated pair

Year Club
1971 Saunton
1970 Churston
1969 Teignmouth
1968 Tavistock


Aggregate of 3 best nett scores from team of 4 in the Autumn Meeting

Year  Club
1967 Torquay/Saunton
1966 Yelverton
1965 Okehampton
1964 Saunton
1963 Churston
1962 Saunton 2
1961 Saunton


Aggregate of 3 nett scores in Championship 36 hole qualifying round

Year Club
1960 Churston 1
1959 Royal North Devon 1
1958 Torquay 1
1957 Torquay 1
1956 Torquay 1
1955 Royal North Devon 1
1954 Royal North Devon
1953 Tiverton
1952 Warren
1951 Westward Ho! (Royal North Devon)
1950 Yelverton
1949 Westward Ho! (Royal North Devon)
1948 Churston
1947 Westward Ho! (Royal North Devon)
1938 East Devon
1937 Westward Ho! (Royal North Devon)
1936 Westward Ho! (Royal North Devon)




Western Morning News Trophy

Presented by the Western Morning News 1936

In 1984 the new Western Morning News Rose Bowl was presented to the winner of the South & West Division
The Western Morning News Cup was presented to the winner of the North & East Division

Year Club
2023 Okehampton
2022 Downes Crediton
2021 Ilfracombe
2020 Not Played
2019 Downes Crediton
2018 Holsworthy
2017 Okehampton
2016 Tiverton
2015 Okehampton
2014 Tiverton
2013 Royal North Devon
2012 Tiverton
2011 Tiverton
2010 Woodbury Park & East Devon
2009 Okehampton
2008 Tiverton
2007 Ilfracombe
2006 Sidmouth
2005 Okehampton
2004 Fingle Glen
2003 Manor House
2002 Libbaton
2001 Ilfracombe
2000 Saunton
1999 Saunton
1998 Okehampton
1997 Okehampton
1996 Okehampton
1995 Okehampton
1994 Royal North Devon
1993 Libbaton
1992 Royal North Devon
1991 Tiverton
1990 Saunton
1989 Ilfracombe
1988 East Devon
1987 Great Torrington
1986 Royal North Devon
1985 Okehampton
1984 Saunton


In 1972 Autumn Meeting divided into South & West Divisions and North & East Divisions
Team competition - Best 2 Foursomes Stableford scores from 3 nominated pairs
Winners of each section held the Western Morning News Cup for 6 months

Year South & West North & East
1983 Teignmouth Exeter
1982 Teignmouth Saunton
1981 Wrangaton Exeter
1980 Churston Saunton
1979 Churston Sidmouth
1978 Staddon Heights Royal North Devon
1977 Tavistock Tiverton
1976 Churston Downes Crediton
1975 Churston Royal North Devon
1974 Churston East Devon
1973 Tavistock Saunton
1972 Yelverton Saunton


Autumn Meeting changed to Foursomes - best Stableford score by nominated pair

Year Club
1971 Saunton
1970 Churston
1969 Teignmouth
1968 Tavistock


Aggregate of 3 best nett scores from team of 4 in the Autumn Meeting

Year Club
1967 Torquay/Saunton
1966 Yelverton
1965 Okehampton
1964 Saunton
1963 Churston
1962 Saunton 2
1961 Saunton


Aggregate of 3 nett scores in Championship 36 hole qualifying round

Year Club
1960 Churston 1
1959 Royal North Devon 1
1958 Torquay 1
1957 Torquay 1
1956 Torquay 1
1955 Royal North Devon 1
1954 Royal North Devon 1
1953 Tiverton
1952 Warren
1951 Westward Ho! (Royal North Devon)
1950 Yelverton
1949 Westward Ho! (Royal North Devon)
1948 Churston
1947 Westward Ho! (Royal North Devon)
1938 East Devon
1937 Westward Ho! (Royal North Devon)
1936 Westward Ho! (Royal North Devon)