The Men’s Golf Captains Day Order Of Merit competition took place on Saturday 2nd July with the Ladies’ Golf Day taking place on Tuesday raising over £3500 for Devon Freewheelers, aka Blood Bikes. Steve Sheldon, the Men’s Golf Captain for 2022 welcomed over 180 golfers to the course on Saturday, keeping them fed and watered … Read more
From Saturday 2nd July to Sunday 3rd July, Exeter Golf and Country Club’s Head of Rackets, James Temple, took part in a 24 hour tennis tournament with Club Coach, Tommy Poli, hoping to raise over £2,500 for Pete’s Dragons, a suicide bereavement charity based in Exmouth. The 24 hour challenge included over 100 members playing … Read more
Exeter Golf and Country Club hosted the PSA Pro Tournament from Saturday 25th to Sunday 26th June, featuring high level professional squash players from all over the world, including Sri Lanka, New Zealand and South Korea as well as local players. Amongst the line up was Exeter’s Head of Squash and event organiser, Mike Harris, … Read more
With Wimbledon 2022 underway, disability charity, Sense has launched a Sensory Tennis programme for people with complex disabilities, hosted by Exeter Golf and Country Club. The programme’s innovative approach, combines the expertise of tennis coaches, Sense and the LTA’s vision of ‘tennis opened up’. It aims to create meaningful tennis activities for people with complex … Read more
More than 30 primary aged children visited the tennis courts at Exeter Golf and Country Club for a Schools Rackets Skills Festival organised by the St Luke’s School Sport Partnership. St Luke’s works with local schools to encourage them to engage in different activities. Head of Rackets, James Temple is working with Countess Wear and … Read more
Match Report by Jon Sharpe, Men’s Squash Captain Each year, Devon Squash Rackets Association runs the Devon Cup competition which, a little bit like the FA Cup in football, allows all the clubs/teams in Devon to play in. This year, our Exeter Golf & Country Club Premier League team were aiming to secure an unprecedented … Read more
Exeter Golf and Country Club and the Devon and Exeter Squash Club hosted the largest Squash Team event in the South West on Saturday 19th March, with 32 teams comprised of 3 players, each competing across both of the venues. Results and report by Mike Harris, Head of Squash and Racketball: A total of 288 … Read more
Book now for the Easter Holiday Tennis Club for three hours of enjoyable drills and games each day. Guaranteed – kids will be active, having fun and developing skills with the LTA kids’ tennis coaching programmes! Week One: Mon 11th, Tue 12th and Wed 13th AprilWeek Two: Tue 19th, Wed 20th and Thu 21st April … Read more
A cheque for £14,423.35 was presented to YMCA Exeter following a year of fundraising by the 2021 Golf Captains, Lizzie White and Charles Kislingbury. The outgoing Golf Captains presented their charity cheque at the Golf Section AGM to YMCA joint Chief Executive, Gareth Sorsby. The fundraising money will help the YMCA fund their Sidwell Studios … Read more
The new Golf Captains, Steve Sheldon and Christine Norton were welcomed in by the golf members at the Golf AGMs this week, marking the start of their fundraising year. Steve and Chris have chosen Devon Freewheelers, aka Blood Bikes, as their charity of the year. Devon Freewheelers Emergency Voluntary Service is a team of volunteer … Read more