The second Devon County Medal of the season saw the local Professionals travel to the beautiful Torquay Golf Club. As always the course was in tremendous condition meaning there was to be some great scoring.

Once again it was the ‘in form’ Dan Hendriksen from Churston who took victory, this time blowing the rest of the field away with a sparkling 7-under-par 62, making it a hat-trick of wins in Devon County events in the last two weeks.

Hendriksen, who now feels he is reaping the benefit of the hard work put in on his swing over last winter, made 9 birdies including two at the first and second and two more on the tough closing holes. The most satisfying though came at the difficult par 3 11th, when, after bogeying the tough 10th, he bounced back with an arrowed 7 iron to 5 feet in a tricky cross wind.

These back-to-back victories mean Hendriksen already has a tidy 15½ point lead in the County Order of Merit.

Coming home in second place and also jumping up to second in the Order of Merit was Holsworthy’s Dan Wood. Wood, who felt his 4-under-par 65 may have been good enough to win on most other days, was pleased with his score which consisted of 6 birdies and 2 bogies and feels it was due in no small part to the fitness training he has been doing in recent weeks giving him more energy and focus over the back 9.

A further 3 shots back on 68 and tied for third were Ben Martin (Hele Park) and Kevin Harper (Sidmouth). At the presentation, Devon PGA Captain Rob Selley thanked Torquay Golf Club for their hospitality and Head Greenkeeper Tim Martin and his staff, for the wonderful order of the golf course. Pictured right is Captain Rob Selley with winner Dan Hendriksen.