2nd Team League 2024 | swwomensgolf

2nd Team League - 2024

The South West Women's County Second Teams operate a round robin league event where the region is split into a North and South Region consisting of 3 counties. That split is rotated every 2 years to spread the burden of travel with Somerset and Dorset switching groups every 2 years.

For 2023-24;

The North Region comprises Gloucestershire, Wiltshire & Dorset

The South Region comprises Devon, Cornwall & Somerset

For 2025-2026;

The North Region comprises Gloucestershire, Wiltshire & Somerset

The South Region comprises Devon, Cornwall & Dorset

Each region plays a match off scratch against each other on a single day consisting of 3 foursomes matches am and 6 singles matches pm. The Final is held at Tiverton GC each year (a mutually agreed central location) on the first Sunday in October and the cost of hosting that final is charged evenly across all counties. Match results are circulated to the relevant 2nd team Captains and given to the SW Women's website con-ordinator for publication. In the event of a tie in the group matches the winning team is decided on a count back as per the protocol for the SWIC First team / EG Finals.

Fixtures for 2024

North Region

Gloucestershire (H) vs Dorset - 21st July at Bristol & Clifton GC - Gloucestershire won 7 - 2

Dorset vs Wiltshire - 16th June at Sherborne GC - Wiltshire won 6 ½ - 2 ½

Wiltshire (H) vs Gloucestershire - 18th August at Castle Coombe GC - Wiltshire won 6-3

Winners of Division - Wiltshire

South Region

Cornwall (H) vs Somerset - 12th May 2024 at West Cornwall GC - Cornwall won 7-2

Somerset (H) vs Devon - 26th May at Long Sutton GC - Match halved

Devon (H) vs Cornwall - 2nd June at Exeter G&CC - Devon won 5-4

Winners of Division - Devon

Congratulations to Devon - winners of the 2nd team final at Tiverton GC on 29th September

It was an extremely close fought affair in some very extreme weather! The Foursomes started off in the dry with Wiltshire taking the early initiative taking the foursomes 2-1. For the afternoon the rain set in and did not stop. The first 2 singles matches went to Devon and the tide looked like it was starting to turn. Wiltshire then took the 3rd and 5th singles matches but Devon fought back again taking the 4th match levelling the scores at 4-4 with the final match coming right down the 18th! However a halved match resulted with 2 poor wet and soaking players having to go up the 19th hole for a sudden death playoff. Devon clinched it in a super fight back having been 1 down going up the 18th. Overall result 5-4 to Devon.

Well done to both teams for putting up such a great fight in such awful weather conditions and for the great spirit it was played in!

Our thanks go once again to Tiverton GC for hosting this final and to the Green Staff for presenting a course that held up well in the atrocious conditions.

Results for 2023

Final 2023 - Sunday 1st October 2023 at Tiverton GC

Congratulations to Gloucestershire

Winners of the 2nd team League

Gloucestershire defeated Cornwall in a keenly fought contest at Tiverton GC on Sunday 1st October. The weather was set fair and the course was very well presented . Gloucestershire took a narrow lead 2-1 from the morning foursomes into the afternoon singles. There was some great golf, a credit to both sides and some very close matches which belies the final score line of 6 ½ - 2 ½ .

Our thanks go to Tiverton GC for allowing us to host this final and to the Catering staff for looking after us so well during the day.

Cornwall 2nd team Captain Pauline Clifton presenting the 2nd team shield to Gloucestershire 2nd team Captain Carole Greenup

SOUTH WEST WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION