2018 – Somerset Retain the SIX Counties Championship again

We retained our title, by the impressive margin of 9 shots

THE WEST OF ENGLAND CAPTAINS’ INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

On Thursday 29th March, 2018 one hundred and forty four golf club Captains and Past Captains arrived at Saunton to represent their respective counties in the annual championship event.

Teams of twenty four players from Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire are divided into six pairs on each of Saunton’s East and West courses for a betterball stableford competition with all cards added for the County score.

 

RESULTS

1st                                            SOMERSET                                                   418 POINTS

 

2ND                                          WILTSHIRE                                                   409 POINTS

 

3RD                                           GLOUCESTERSHIRE                                  381 POINTS

 

4TH                                          DEVON                                                             376 POINTS

 

5TH                                           CORNWALL                                                   375 POINTS

 

6TH                                           DORSET                                                          368 POINTS

 

BEST PAIR

EAST COURSE            Andy Carter & Phil Barrett   (SOMERSET)       39 POINTS

(superb given the weather, as all scores were lower than usual)