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Plymouth Area League

What Is The Competition All About?

The Plymouth Area League is a long established team competition amongst local golf clubs which, as the name suggests, are all in the Plymouth area.

The area itself was originally defined as the "catchment" area of the transmitter operated by Plymouth Sound radio station, the competition's first sponsors who continued to support the event for many years.

Eventually, however, their sponsorship finished but the competition format was so popular with the golf clubs that it continued without support other than from the clubs themselves.

What's The Position Now?

The situation changed for the better when Plymouth Golf Centre opened the driving range in 2006 and readily agreed to become the competition sponsors from 2007, partly as a thank you to all the local golfers who so enthusiastically utilised the ranges practice facilities from the day it opened. The format remains the same, a very successful, tried and tested formula, but the players now have a major prize to aim for once more!

How Is The Competition Organised

There are 6 teams in the League from Devon and 6 from Cornwall who play in separate leagues in a season-long weekly competition, starting in May and finishing in September.

The winners of the Devon League play the winners of the Cornwall League in the final on a neutral course.

There are 10 players in each team with handicaps up to 24 but no more than 5 players may have a handicap of between scratch and 5. The matches are played in a 4 ball better-ball format with the pair's difference limited to 7. These rules relating to handicapping mean that many more players are eligible to represent their club in a prestigious competition which was one of the original objects of the organisers.

Points Mean Prizes!

Every member of both teams in the final receives an individual trophy and the winning team receives the main award to be displayed in their clubs' trophy cabinet for the next twelve months. The awards are presented at a celebration dinner after the final hosted by Plymouth Golf Centre. In addition to these prizes Plymouth Golf Centre also provide the major prize for the winning club team which is a weekend away playing golf in France organised by Brittany Ferries!

The 2007 winners, Looe Golf Club, and the successful 2009 club, Staddon Heights, both took a large party of club members on the French weekend with their winning team which made the trip a very memorable Club activity.

PLYMOUTH AREA LEAGUE (DEVON) 2012 FIXTURES

Week 1Friday 27th April
BigburyvYelverton
BoringdonvTavistock
ElfordleighvWrangaton
Bye week Staddon
Week 2Friday 4th May
YelvertonvBoringdon
TavistockvElfordleigh
WrangatonvStaddon
Bye week Bigbury
Week 3Friday 11th May
TavistockvBigbury
ElfordleighvBoringdon
StaddonvYelverton
Bye week Wrangaton
Week 4Friday 25th May
BoringdonvWrangaton
YelvertonvTavistock
BigburyvStaddon
Bye week Elforleigh
Week 5Friday 1st June
WrangatonvYelverton
BoringdonvStaddon
ElfordleighvBigbury
Bye week Tavistock
Week 6Friday 8th June
YelvertonvElfordleigh
StaddonvTavistock
WrangatonvBigbury
Bye week Boringdon
Week 7Friday 22nd June
BigburyvBoringdon
StaddonvElfordleigh
TavistockvWrangaton
Bye week Yelverton
Week 8Friday 29th June
YelvertonvBigbury
TavistockvBoringdon
WrangatonvElfordleigh
Bye week Staddon
Week 9Friday 6th July
BoringdonvYelverton
ElfordleighvTavistock
StaddonvWrangaton
Bye week Bigbury
Week 10Friday 13th July
BigburyvTavistock
BoringdonvElfordleigh
YelvertonvStaddon
Bye week Wrangaton
Week 11Friday 20th July
WrangatonvBoringdon
TavistockvYelverton
StaddonvBigbury
Bye week Elfordleigh
Week 12Friday 27th July
YelvertonvWrangaton
StaddonvBoringdon
BigburyvElfordleigh
Bye week Tavistock
Week 13Friday 10th August
ElfordleighvYelverton
TavistockvStaddon
BigburyvWrangaton
Bye week Boringdon
Week 14Friday 17th August
BoringdonvBigbury
ElfordleighvStaddon
WrangatonvTavistock
Bye week Yelverton

The draw has been made for next year’s fixtures. The dates are based around the comparable 10 Fridays used in 2011, plus 4 new dates. There is one additional date in June and 2 in July.

The proposition is that we start one week earlier on the last Friday in April as the light is better for longer than towards the end of August.

PLEASE NOTE START TIMES REMAIN AT 1600

PLYMOUTH AREA LEAGUE (CORNWALL) 2012 FIXTURES

Week 1Friday 27th April
LooevLostwithiel
LanhydrockvWhitsands
TrethornevChina Fleet
Week 2Friday 11th May
WhitsandsvLooe
LostwithielvChina Fleet
TrethornevLanhydrock
Week 3Friday 25th May
LooevTrethorne
China FleetvLostwithiel
WhitsandsvLanhydrock
Week 4Friday 8th June
LooevChina Fleet
LostwithielvLanhydrock
TrethornevWhitsands
Week 5Friday 22nd June
LanhydrockvLooe
WhitsandsvLostwithiel
China FleetvTrethorne
Week 6Friday 6th July
LooevLanhydrock
China FleetvWhitsands
TrethornevLostwithiel
Week 7Friday 20th July
LostwithielvLooe
China FleetvLanhydrock
WhitsandsvTrethorne
Week 8Friday 27th July
China FleetvLooe
LostwithielvWhitsands
LanhydrockvTrethorne
Week 9Friday 3rd August
LanhydrockvChina Fleet
LooevWhitsands
LostwithielvTrethorne
Week 10Friday 17th August
TrethornevLooe
LanhydrockvLostwithiel
WhitsandsvChina Fleet

2011 Final Standings

Devon
PositionGolf ClubGames PlayedPoints
HomeAwayTotal
1Wrangaton551050.0
2Tavistock551039.0
3Staddon Heights551036.5
4Elfordleigh551034.0
5Bigbury551026.0
6Yelverton551024.5

For games played up to 22nd August

Cornwall
PositionGolf ClubGames PlayedPoints
HomeAwayTotal
1Looe45944.0
2China Fleet54936.5
3Whitsand Bay54933.5
4Lanhydrock44828.0
5Trethorne44824.5
6Lostwithiel45915.5

For games played up to 13th August