IT was a great weekend for Okehampton Golf Club at the DevonGolf Championships.

They were held at Teignmouth Golf Club, with Okehampton’s Jack Whiteway competing in the Men's Championship.

Jack got through to the semi-finals having played 36 holes on both Friday and Saturday and then having played some great golf to come back from being four down just lost out on the third extra play-off hole. 

Jack Whiteway with Club Captain Richard Johnson
Jack Whiteway with Club Captain Richard Johnson (Okehampton Golf Club)

In the DevonGolf Ladies’ Championship Okehampton’s Abby Turner qualified for the final of the Lloyd Williams Salver having won her match one up on Sunday morning and finished runner-up to Emily Morey in the final after a hard fought match which ended three and two. 

Both Jack Whiteway and Abby Turner are in the first team squads for Devon and Frances Harbron has been selected for the ladies’ second team squad. Frances also had a great weekend’s golf and managed a hole-in-one at Teignmouth. 

On Saturday Okehampton Golf Club held a Mens 4BBB Open competition.

The winners with 49 points were Redd Cann and Will Searle, in second place with 45 points were Paul Ayris and Paul Rattenbury with Brian May & John Haley in third place with 44 points.

The best visitors’ prize went to Russell Hailstone and Dave Turner from Teignmouth Golf Club with 42 points.