Welcome to the latest edition of my newsletter. It has been another busy week here at East Devon Golf Club with plenty of action both off and on the course.
Club Captain Bob Humphrey celebrated his Captain's Day on Saturday. The day proved to be a resounding success with well over 150 players enjoying his hospitality. The format for this year's event was a Bowmaker Stableford in teams of three. The star performers on the day with an impressive 77 points was the team of Bob Barnes, Richard Eltham and Glenn Page.
Congratulations to Martin Hyde on winning this year's Jennings Cup.
24 teams battled it out in the senior's Bowmaker Stableford Competition on Monday. The leading team with 75 points was John Threlfall, Taff Powell and Danny Barrett.
The Ladies were out in force on Tuesday for their County Stableford. The leading lady on the day was Sarah White who returned a tremendous 40 points.
Congratulations to Lady Captain Rosemary Pratt on winning this year's Whitehead Cup.
Congratulations to all of this week's winners.
Click here for this week's full results.
Just what was needed
We can't think of a more deserving winner than Justin Rose, golf's first Olympic champion since 1904 - a huge congratulations to him on winning gold after a thrilling final-round duel with Henrik Stenson.
Make no mistake, golf needed this positive outcome after several high-profile golfers decided not to compete in Rio.
"That felt better than anything I've ever won. It was the best tournament I've ever done," said Rose - a former US Open champion let's not forget.
"Hopefully we've shown Brazil what golf is about. I'm glad it was close. Not for my nerves. For golf."
Rose relished the opportunity to represent Great Britain, arriving in Brazil a week before the Olympics officially started to ensure he was part of the opening ceremony.
Anyone who follows the Englishman on Twitter will know what competing in the Olympics meant and how genuine he is about helping to grow the game.
With a global audience of approximately 4 billion, it's fair to say Rose, Stenson and the rest of the Olympic field put on a fantastic show, doing a superb job of showcasing everything that's good about the game.
Jordan Spieth has already tweeted his ambition to represent USA in Tokyo in four years, which tells us a lot. Roll on 2020!