The Order of Merit and Champion of Champions Finals were held at Tavistock Golf Club on Sunday, 16th February 2025 after 2 earlier postponements due to weather.
55 players were signed up from 24 clubs across the county. The weather was good (for February) if you discount the 4-club wind that was making the temperature feel very raw….
The honour of becoming your Club Champion is huge. DevonGolf recognise this and all Devon’s Men and Women Club Champions were invited to compete for the honour of becoming the Champion of Champions. Teignmouth’s junior Susie Carr came through to be the DevonGolf Women’s Champion of Champions with Amanda Burchell (Bigbury) in second place.
Matt Lyne (Stover) became the DevonGolf Men’s Champion of Champions with a gross 73, pipping Jack Whiteway (Okehampton) into second place after shooting 74.
The Order of Merit events are played across the season.The Women’s Order of Merit was all to play for. Going into the day, the leader of the field was Gudrun Thorsteinsdottir who is now at university in America. Susie Carr (Teignmouth) returned a creditable 82 to take the full 18 points on offer but playing partner Lauren McGinnis (Churston) shot 83 for 12 points to take her into first place with a total of 50 points for the season.
The Men’s Order of Merit was a done deal at this point with East Devon’s James Pickard having secured the trophy earlier in the season with 82 points. Thurlestone’s Dan Rosevear’s round of 77 was enough to secure him the second prize.
Junior OOMs are split into U12, U14, U16 and U18 age categories, the girls into U18 scratch and nett. All junior OOMs were pre-decided as each of the winners could not be beaten due to their convincing play throughout the season.
| Player | Club | Junior Category |
| Luke Impey | Torquay | Boys’ U12 |
| Harry Cann | Saunton | Boys’ U14 |
| Jack Thorpe | Woodbury Park | Boys’ U16 |
| Callum Wills | Churston | Boys’ U18 |
| Belle Tarr | Churston | Girls’ U18 Scratch |
| Emily Goddard | Royal North Devon | Girls’ U18 Handicap |
The Seniors’ Order of Merit was fiercely contested throughout the season and the Warren Golf Club produced both first and second prize winners. DevonGolf’s Competitions Director Tim Aggett retained his trophy with a round of 78, beating Jeremy Binch into second place on countback. The Seniors’ Order of Merit Handicap Prize was won by Martin Selby (Royal North Devon) with a round of 81, nett 76.
But there were prizes on the day for those competing in the Order of Merits throughout the season.
| Player | Club | Score | Category |
| James Pickard | East Devon | 75 | Men (Gross) |
| Susie Carr | Teignmouth | 82 | Women (Gross) |
| Cyril Gosling | Stover | 88/78 | Boys (Nett) |
| Belle Tarr | Churston | 78/72 | Girls (Nett) |
DevonGolf are very grateful to Tavistock Golf Club members and staff for the use of their fantastic golf course.
Wendy Stanbury
Competitions Manager
