On Thursday 4th August our lady members had an enjoyable Lady Captains Day. The day began with a 13 hole 3BBB competition to finish with non-alcoholic Pimm’s and nibbles on the 13th hole in the sun. After their golf, a wonderful meal and evening in the Clubhouse, organised and hosted by our Lady Captain, Julia Tindall Jones.
An amazing achievement as Yelverton has been recognised by Today’s Golfer as one of the Top 5 Golf Courses in Devon.
Today’s Golfer awards Golf World’s Top 100 Courses in the Country. This year they have decided to break their results down into County’s to show off local areas and to pinpoint the best golf courses on your doorstep. Please see below their description of our Yelverton Course:
‘Located four miles from Plymouth, this heathland is shared with Dartmoor ponies and sheep. Herbert Fowler made full use of the natural contours to create a gem, while the views over the moor are spectacular. World-class opener and a Top 100 England candidate, it’s not long but you must avoid ravines and mine shafts to escape unscathed.’
On Saturday 6th August and Saturday 27th August, Yelverton will be hosting a BBQ on the Terrace (weather permitting) or in the Clubhouse.
For any of our Yelverton members, the BBQ’s will be after the Lumby Cup Competition on the 6th and after the Wiltshire Shield Competition on the 27th.
On both days the BBQ will be starting from 12pm, with a selection of BBQ food on offer, so please come and enjoy. The Club is always welcome to non-members, it would be great to see as many people there enjoying good food in the sun!
Our two Lady members, Sheila and Jackie, have added these beautiful flowers to our outside seating area on the veranda, for our members and visitors to appreciate whilst enjoying their lunch or a refreshing drink!
Make sure you pop out onto the veranda to see the lovely new flowers!
The weather was glorious for our Men’s 3BBB Open with over 100 entries it was a successful day!
Congratulations to our winners…
1st – S. James, D. James & D. Morton, £150 (£50each) – 80pts (ocb)
2nd – P. Mitchelmore, G. Jeffrey & S. Hancock, £132 (£44each) – 80pts
3rd – D. Mallafre, D. Carty & B. Gullick, £105 (£35each) – 78pts
Photography by Andy Young Photography, please contact Andy if you would like to purchase a print.
A massive thank you to our Yelverton members who volunteered their time in the hot weather to begin work on a fence around the putting green, with the intent to prevent Dartmoor wildlife from interrupting practice!
A fantastic Ladies 3BBB with a turnout of 69 players from across Devon and Cornwall.
The winners were Yelverton members Sue Gullick, Jo-Anne Jenkins and Rosamund Kikidas with 83 points.
Nearest to pin was won by Yelverton member, Sue Gulick and St Mellion member, Glennis Wootton.
Well done to all the Ladies that entered. It was a great day with a fantastic turnout!
Photography by Andy Young Photography, please contact Andy if you would like to purchase a print.
Yelverton Golf Club hosted the Wooden Spoon Charity Golf Day 2022.
Organised by our Club Captain, Kevin Norris, 18 teams entered and the winning team was Armada property.
A fantastic day raising over £2,000 for the Charity.
Photography by Andy Young Photography, please contact Andy if you would like to purchase a print.
A very successful Ladies’ Open was held on Monday 25th pril 2022.
This Stableford Qualifying Competition was well supported with 40 entries.
The weather was lovely and sunny and the course was in excellent condition.
The Mens Spring 4BBB took place on 23rd April 2022 with over 150 competitors taking part from various golf clubs around the South West and beyond.
A challenging breezy, but sunny, day with firm ground, exemplified typical moorland course conditions.
A winning score of 44 points suggested the course could be tamed.
An excellent opening event to kick-start the competition season.
Jackie Moir, Ladies Captain 2021 along with Julia Tindall Jones, newly elected Ladies Captain 2022 and Kate Wright, newly elected Vice Captain 2022 presented Sonja Cheadle, Chair of the local branch of NSPCC with a cheque of £1,520 as a result of various activities throughout the year including a very popular fashion show in October.
Recognising the need to assist the increasing number of older players who were starting to use single seat buggies, the Club decided to develop a buggy store. This building, which has space for 18 buggies and electrical sockets to enable buggies to be recharged and stores, was opened in February 2022. The Club does not offer buggies for hire; but owners of single seat buggies who are interested in using the new building should apply to the General Manager for further information as there are still bays available.
Our Course here at Yelverton is ranked 88 in the National Club Golfer’s Top 100 ranking best golf courses in England.
We are very proud to have been ranked 88 by NGC and it shows just how breath-taking and challenging our beautiful moorland Course is. With of course massive thanks to are incredible Greenkeeper team led by our Head Greenkeeper Garry Foster, which wouldn’t have been in the same well kept condition without them.