As his 2023 Captaincy draws to a close, Phil Hall presents a ‘large’ cheque to Simone Thompson, CO of TTVS, his chosen charity for the year. Phil would like to thank all those members of the Vets Section who have made it possible for such a significant sum to be raised for this very local charity. Among other activities, they provide support and guidance for a variety of voluntary services directly benefitting our community. TTVS was established as a registered charity over 32 years ago, and sin...

Royal North Devon Golf Club are proud to be the first in the South West to join the "Respect in Golf" movement! England Golf passionately believes that golf belongs to everyone. All who play. And all who aspire to play. As the governing body for amateur golf in England we embrace our responsibility to inspire the most welcoming environment for all to enjoy our sport. There is no place in golf for any form of discrimination! Respect in Golf embodies that belief. For more information visit: https:...

The Ladies Presidents Trophy Team won all their group matches to qualify for the Quarter finals, they beat East Devon and went on to play Okehampton at Torquay. We had to be there by 9.30am which was a real effort for some. It was a lovely morning, not too hot or windy and the course was in excellent condition with exceptionally fast greens. Rosemary, Ruth and Val managed outstanding wins while the others fought valiantly. It was a very close game but we came out the losers 3-4. Almost everyone ...

Mostly taken from Devon Golf News On Sunday, 13th August, Woodbury Park Golf Club hosted the Palairet Memorial Finals Day 2023 which saw Tiverton, Exeter, Ilfracombe and Royal North Devon ready for an anxious but exciting day ahead. One of the morning semi-finals was a repeat of last year with Tiverton drawing Exeter, the second semi-final was Ilfracombe against Royal North Devon. Much to Tiverton's delight, they were able to right last year's wrongs and get the win against Exeter 3½-1½, gi...

The Ladies President’s team won all their group matches and qualified for the Quarterfinals.This was held at Yelverton against East Devon. After the matches were played to a conclusion honours were even so a very brave Ruth Horn set out to do extra holes. She had already played 38 holes the day before in the K&K.  Much to the teams delight Ruth was victorious on the 20th hole. The semi finals will be help at Torquay on 11 September against Okehampton.  Congratulations to everyone t...

29 mixed teams played on Saturday 12th in blustery conditions and the competition was won by Selwyn Fisher and Melanie Cullen with a fantastic 41 points just squeezing Mike & Trish Jordan into 2nd place on count back. A full bar at the club house congratulated Selwyn and Melanie on their win with the presentation by Ruth Davies, Lady Captain. The rest of the scores are below:         1stMelanie Cullen & Selwyn Fisher41 2ndMichael Jordan & Trish Jord...

Saturday the 5th August saw the fourth round of the Annodata matchplay being played against Lanhydrock at Royal North Devon. With the Met Office issuing an amber warning for strong winds of 50mph + and people returning to the clubhouse saying the course was unplayable it was always going to make for a eventful match but with the opposition sat in the bar ready to go we decided to go for it and get the match played. Match 1 First out for us was Bob Colwill. Bobs match was a tough contest from the...

Royal North Devon have won Division 1 after a tight finish with Libbaton Golf Club, its been a very long time since we have won this. The season started in March at RNDGC and won our home fixture with Richard Basey Fisher top scoring on the day with 40 points - lying 1st in Division The next fixture was in April at a blowy Torrington and we could only manage a 5th place finish - now lying 2nd in the league In June we visited Libbaton and managed to win that fixture beating Libbaton into second p...

  Having come through a very tight encounter in the previous round, the RND Men’s Pailairet Team faced Fingle Glen Golf Club on Sunday 23rd July in the Quarter Final. Fingle Glen are five times finalists and two-time Champions of the Palairet in recent years and the match up, that our heroes were to face, was always going to be a tough one. However, having beaten them recently in the Annodata National Tournament the team were feeling confident. During the practice round the RND players foun...

Congratulations to Cameron Weir, the Keith Seddon Trophy winner in this week’s Army Championships which were held at Saunton. Cam qualified for the knockout stages with a gutsy performance on the West course, in wet and windy conditions on Monday, where he finished 5th in the scratch stableford event. Moving to the blue tees on the East course he dug deep over two days to take victories on the 17th, 18th and 17th again to secure his place in the final against friend and fellow Scot Steve Canning...

On Sunday the 9th July Royal North Devon men’s matchplay squad travelled to St Mellion to play in their 3rd round of the Annodata Matchplay series and take on the challenge of the famously difficult Nicklaus course in the swirling wind. After winning at home against Ilfracombe and Fingle Glen the boys knew they’d have to take their A game to stand any kind of chance against a very low handicap St Mellion team. Match 1 Gary Fisher went out first and was receiving 6 shots from his opponent. Gary h...

Sunday 2nd July saw the much-anticipated 3rd round match between RND and Libbaton Golf Club held on the West Course at Saunton. In the preceding weeks to the fixture the course had been baked by the hot weather we have been having, but a downpour Friday saw the course softened up somewhat. However, what was gained by a softening of the ground was lost again due to the fairly strong wind blowing from the West increasing the difficulty level of what we all know is a pretty tough test of golf. Havi...

After a great result in the first round of the Palairet Trophy, The RND Mens Palairet team faced the Lion Artisans of Mortehoe and Woolacombe in the second-round match held at Yelverton Golf Club on the 4th June 2023. With the weather hot and sunny the course was playing very hard and bouncy with all the surfaces, fairways and greens in remarkably green condition considering the very dry weather we have had over the last month or so. With some of the players from the first match unavailable and ...

On Saturday the 13th May RND played their 1st round of the Annodata matchplay competition against Ilfracombe golf club, with the sun shining and the course in great condition it was a great day to be out on the links. First off was match captain Mike Colwill who got off to a good start going 1up down the first and 2up after a birdie at four, after losing the sixth hole to a birdie managed to win the seventh to get back to 2up, the ninth and tenth hole went to Ilfracombe to take the match all squ...

By Chris Hampton (Captain) Sunday 30th April June saw RND’S 2023 Palairet Trophy team take on Bovey Tracey at Libbaton Golf Club. With no bye in the first round this match was played much earlier in the year than previous opening matches. The weather was fair for most of the day and the Course was very soft underfoot with slow, but true, greens. With quite a number of the superstar players at RND not available the match provided an opportunity to blood some new talent and employ the pairings wit...

Mark Stockdale of Woburn Golf Club has won the West Of England Amateur Golf Tournament, held at the Royal North Devon Golf Club from 27th to 29th April. Stockdale finished 11 under par, with scores of 70, 66, 74, and 67. Alexander Ford was the next closest competitor, finishing 3 under par, with scores of 74, 66, 72, and 73. The tournament was played in near-perfect golfing conditions and the two players were the only finishers under par from a field of 96 players. For the full scoring please cl...

Brenda Fenton the 2022 Lady Captain handing over cheque for £1921.50 to Northam Lodge who are now called The Northam Care Trust.This was her chosen charity for the year. The Northam Care Trust is a charity formed in 1978 with a primary mission is to support people with learning and physical disabilities in having choice and control in achieving the best possible quality of life, evidenced by real quality outcomes and supported by our passion for excellence. Their website can be accessed here: ht...

After the Lowis Cup Greensomes is the most important presentation of the year, Val Cook becomes only the 5th Lady President of the Club, the second in the last nine years. Val was presented with the President's Medal by the outgoing President Geoff Wilford in a packed clubhouse. Val thanked everyone for coming and said she was looking forward to a great year with a very busy calendar and a strong and enthusiastic Ladies section. Patrick McGuckin introduced and presented Phil Hall with the Vetera...

Unfortunately due to the weather there were no Whisky Foursomes competition this year, the remainder of the prizes were presented by Les Webster and stand in president DIck Ford. Geoff Wilford Club President is recovering from a fall on the ice, we wish him all the best. After the presentation The Appledore Band played and Members enjoyed some Mince Pies! St Loyes Cups played in early October in the Ladies Section the winner with 39 points is Michelle Ward. Men’s section the winner with 42 point...

The RNDGC 140 veterans raised £1578 in 2022 during their weekly competitions and Open Day.Patrick McGuckin this year's elected Captain stated during their AGM that he had felt privileged to have been the section's Captain during a successful year during which veteran golfers won all of their home matches against visiting clubs. Patrick presented cheques to both Devon Air Ambulance as well as North Devon Hospice. Some 50-plus Veteran golfers attended the annual prize-giving dinner held in the clu...