SOUTH WEST WOMEN'S SENIOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Torquay Golf Club hosted this competition with their usual welcoming hospitality and the course was in a beautiful condition. Teams of 4 were welcomed from Cornwall, Dorset, Devon, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire - old friends and new. Many had travelled down the day before for a practice round before the big day. DevonGolf thanks Torquay Golf Club staff and Lady Captain Laura Colman for their support for this competition. DevonGolf Competitions Manager Wendy Stanbury was the administrator and Yvonne Alford, DevonGolf's South West Women's Golf Association and England Golf Representative was the starter - and it got a bit chilly. Welcome to August on the English Riviera!

It was a scratch medal format with 3 of the 4 scores to count for the trophy, each playing with someone from a different county - making the tension mount in the clubhouse as the scores came in.

Devon's team was Gilly Jarvis (4, Yelverton), Amanda Burchell (5, Bigbury), Sarah Hoff (8, Stover) and Francis Harbron (9, Okehampton). As the early scores came in, Devon were looking good in 2nd place but it was not to last as we finished in 4th place overall with a gross 250. Dorset's 237 looked very promising until Gloucestershire's Alison Kelly (4, Cirencester) came in with a 78 to win the trophy for Gloucestershire with a total of 236.

For all team scores click here

Whilst it wasn't Somerset's day as a team, the highlight for them was the Hole-in-One on the par 3, 142 yard, 11th hole. Congratulations Sara Cox-Conklin and thanks for the drinks all round in the clubhouse.

There were prizes for the best individual scores and Gloucestershire's Jane Rees (Minchinhampton) took 1st place with 77, beating 77 on countback Dorset's Jane Southcombe (Broadstone). 3rd prize went to Wiltshire's Gill Loughrey (Wrag Barn) who scored 78. 

For all individual scores click here

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