Exeter victory in Exe League golf

Exeter Golf and Country Club win over East Devon, Tiverton and Woodbury in latest round of the Exe League.

It was Exeter’s turn to host the second leg of the round robin format of teams including East Devon, Woodbury park and Tiverton. With 3 foursomes pairs and 3 Fourball betterball pairs, and all scores to count, no team can afford a slip up. On a bright but breezy day, Exeter Golf and Country Club stormed to a comfortable victory by beating East Devon by 23 points. The three foursomes matches produced 105 points (3 over) and the Fourball Betterball pairs scored 116 points (8 under).
Tiverton were third on 193 points and Woodbury Park fourth with 187 points. Standings after two legs as follows:

Exeter Golf & Country Club – 18 match points 399 stableford points.
East Devon – 18 Match points 383 stableford points.
Tiverton – 12 Match points 368 stableford points.
Woodbury Park – 8 Match points 338 stableford points.

The next round is at Tiverton on Sunday 15 June.

Gents Invitation Golf Competition

Fifty-eight pairs took part in the annual Gents Invitation this past Saturday.
With the forecast looking horrendous, and many local courses cancelling events, Exeter Golf and Country Club got lucky with the weather and managed to get all groups round, with only the last few pairs experiencing a lot of rain.
The course was presented in fantastic condition with great feedback from Members and Guest alike. The winning pair were Jack Jordan (Exeter GCC) and Paul Gidley (Downes Crediton) with 42 points, beating Peter Bennett and his guest, Peter Rowlands by a solitary point. Ray Jones and guest, Ben Maguire, were beaten on the back 9 in to third place, with last group of Darren Thorpe and guest, Graham Stone rounding out the prizes on 40 points. Nearest the Pin was won by Jimmy Giles from Honiton Golf Club and Longest Drive won by Iain Morris from Exeter GCC.