The weather started out quite wonderfully for the Warren Crocus Greensomes at the Warren Golf Club which was great news in a week later disrupted by the first major storm of the autumn. The contestants took advantage of a golf course in excellent condition to return some very strong scores.
The first part of the start sheet was given over to Division 1. The best score of the day came from Thurlestone's Jan Brooking and Heather Spencer with 41 points. Their points were helped in no small part by Jan holing her tee shot on the par 3,13th for a hole in one.
Not far behind with 39 points were the Warren pairing of Sue Broderick and Barbara Savill, with East Devon's Eiledh Cameron and Mo Reynolds scoring 38 points for third place. The other prizes went to Mandy Furniss and Penny Lyne from Sidmouth with 37 points, followed by the Boringdon Park duo of the two Julie's - Bacon and Pinch.
Players | Club | Points | |
1st | Jan Brooking & Heather Spencer | Thurlestone | 41 |
2nd | Susan Broderick & Barbara Savill | Warren | 39 |
3rd | Eilidh Cameron & Maureen Reynolds | East Devon | 38 |
4th | Mandy Funiss & Penny Lyne | Sidmouth | 37 |
5th | Julie Bacon & Julie Pinch | Boringdon Park | 36 |
6th | Sue Baxter & Toni Jones | Torquay | 34 |
7th | Sheelah Ayliffe & Sarah Watson | Bovey Tracey | 33 |
8th | Kate Ball & Penny Howson | Staddon Heights | 32 |
9th | Tracy Banbury & Clare Benson | Tiverton | 32 |
10th | Elizabeth Mapson & Jenny Outhwaite | Exeter | 32 |
For all results from Division 1 - click here
The latter part of the start sheet saw the Division 2 women taking to the course and for a long time the Saunton pairing of Nicola Davies and Ann Symonds held the lead. Only in the latter part of the day did the home club duo of Sarah Thomas and Jean Dyer come in with 41 points to win the salver. Charlotte Gough and Surya Patterson from Teignmouth were the runners-up with 38 points, demoting the patient north Devonians to third place with 34 points.
Slotting in behind the Saunton pair for the other prizes were Tiverton's Selena Hill and a very new player with a great swing in the person of Jing Li, beating Karen Ann Cole and Lesley Singleton of Dainton Park on countback.
For all results from Division 2 - click here
There was just a single two in each division. Churston's Lynn Borg and Bev Turton scooped the golf balls in Division 1, whilst Jane Barter and Jenny Pennell from Bovey Tracey did the same in Division 2.
Players | Club | Points | |
1st | Jean Dyer & Sarah Thomas | Warren | 41 |
2nd | Charlotte Gough & Surya Patterson | Teignmouth | 38 |
3rd | Nicola Davies & Ann Symonds | Saunton | 34 |
4th | Selena Hill & Jing Li | Tiverton | 33 |
5th | Karen Cole & Lesley Singleton | Dainton Park | 33 |
6th | Charleen Reeves & Helen Squire | Stover | 31 |
7th | Jasmine Clapson & Marilyn Hobbs | East Devon | 29 |
8th | Gina Cox & Diana Jacob | Woodbury Park | 29 |
9th | Meriel Hepburn & Gill Hill | Staddon Heights | 28 |
10th | Gill Newberry & Elizabeth White | Exeter | 28 |
DevonGolf thanks to the Women's Section and staff of the Warren Golf Club for hosting this long-running event with their usual excellent hospitality and support.