​SOUTH WEST WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
South West Seniors Gross Team Championships
2024
This is a new competition introduced in 2021. The format is a team of four players, one from each County in the South West, each playing a medal round with the best 3 scores to count from 4. The 4th card comes into play if there is a tie for 1st place.
Venue for 2024 - Torquay Golf Club - Wednesday 21st August
Team photos above - Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire
Congratulations to this years winners - Gloucestershire
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. Many thanks to Torquay Golf Club staff and Lady Captain Laura Colman for their support for this competition and to DevonGolf Competitions Manager Wendy Stanbury, the administrator for the day and Yvonne Alford, DevonGolf's South West Women's Golf Association and England Golf Representative for starting in what was quite windy and chilly weather - 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.
As the early scores came in, Devon were looking good in 2nd place but it was not to last as they 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. A nail biting finish !
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.
Pictured above receving the Trophy from Lady Captain Laura Colman, Frances Lindley, Seniors Captain with her team of Mary Mays, Minchinhampton GC, County President Alison Kelly - Cirencester GC, Emma Brereton - Cirencester GC, Jane Rees - Minchinhampton GC.
Jane Rees also won the best overall individual gross score of the day, with Jane Southcombe in 2nd place and Gill Loughrey in 3rd place,
​For full results please click on the link below.
