DEVON’S top golfers headed to Saunton Golf Club for the second event in the DevonGolf Masons Kings Winter Series with plenty of Order of Merit points up for grabs.

With a handicap limit of five, the six-event series gives some of Devon’s best golfers the chance to test themselves in scratch Stableford competition, earn valuable Order of Merit points and, of course, catch the eye of team selectors across the age groups.

Saunton’s East Course was in magnificent condition and, with the weather playing its part, expectations were high. Mark Sangster, manager of the DevonGolf U16s, sent the full field on their way. However, despite the glorious conditions, scoring proved tougher than expected.

First out was DevonGolf Seniors' Team Member Ben Sclater, (Warren) who set the early target with 33 points.

His team and club-mate Tim Aggett soon raised the bar with an excellent 36 points, only to share the lead when Teignmouth’s Women’s Team player Hannah Reynolds matched him shortly afterwards. And that was how it stayed. No one else could quite catch Tim and Hannah who shared top honours with 36 points apiece.

There was plenty more to celebrate, particularly among the juniors. Yelverton’s Zach Parker finished an excellent fourth with 34 points, while Saunton’s Harry Cann and Dartmouth’s Jake Sevran-Smalley also made the top ten, collecting valuable Order of Merit points. A great showing from Devon’s younger talent.

Top 10: Tim Aggett (Warren) with 36 stableford points and 10 order of merit points, Hannah Reynolds (Teignmouth) with 36 stableford points and nine order of merit points. Duncan Taylor (East Devon) with 35 stableford points and eight OOM points, Zach Parker (Yelverton) with 34 stableford points and seven OOM points and Daniel Rosevear (Thurlestone) with 34 points and six OOM points.

Continued: Harry Cann (Saunton) with 33 points and five OOM points, Ben Sclater (Warren) with 33 points and four OOM points, Adam Clemo (Woodbury Park) with 33 points and three OOM points, Keiran Burley-Brown (Staddon Heights) with 33 points and two OOM points and then Jake Sevran-Smalley (Dartmouth) with 32 points and one OOM point.

It’s already getting interesting at the top of the overall standings.

Ben Sclater leads the way on 11 points after competing in both events, with fellow Warren player Tim Aggett hot on his heels with 10 points from his single appearance. Sam Dunn, also of the Warren, is level with Tim on 10 points, having played in both competitions.

Hannah Reynolds is making her presence felt in fourth place on 9 points alongside Stover’s Sebastian Born. Zach Parker is the leading junior so far, sitting in eighth place overall on 7 points – an excellent effort!

With four events still to come, there is plenty of golf left to play and lots of opportunity for the leaderboard to change.

The third event in the Masons Kings Winter Series takes place at Tavistock Golf Club on Sunday, 13th December. Entries are open, so don't miss out on the chance to join the action and get those Order of Merit points on the board.

Pictured, from left to right, is: Tim Aggett, Hannah Reynolds, Duncan Taylor, Zach Parker, Dan Rosevear & Harry Cann.