Sports in Axminster

Fun and friendly golf at Axe Cliff

By Philip Evans

30th May 2021 | Golf

Glorious views over the bay rom Axe Cliff Golf Club

Despite the awful weather last week, Axe Cliff Golf Club were able to hold a fun-friendly game with the ladies. It proved to be a popular format, being a team of three of two men and a woman.

It was played as a stableford with the two best scores on each hole to count but the

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Covid competition at Axe Cliff

By Philip Evans

3rd May 2021 | Golf

Covid competition winners Steve and Caroline Bond

By Dave Bruce

The Covid Cup competition at Axe Cliff Golf Club was the brainchild of last year's Lady Captain, Barbara Cummings. She found an old silver trophy and decided it should be played for in a mixed pairs competition to commemorate the dreadful virus which has affected us all in so many ways.

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The big stars who played golf

By Philip Evans

22nd Feb 2021 | Golf

Sean Connery - as James Bond he beat Goldfinger on the golf course

By Kyle Phillpots

Sports stories do not always translate well into films. The main problem seems to be finding actors who have the prowess to play an elite sports performer and it is even more difficult to find sports stars who can act. It seems particularly difficult in team action sequences and even with footballing greats such as Pele, Bobby Moore and Ossie Ardiles featuring in Escape to Victory, their movements still looked stilted and for me the rugby scenes in Invictus, just didn't work.

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A new dawn looming for all golfers

By Philip Evans

22nd Dec 2020 | Golf

Competitors in the Albert Skinner trophy: (left to right) captain-elect John Hanna, Gilbert Cox, captain  Rob Grove and handicap wizard Chris Walker. They observed the social distancing and all the drinks were non alcoholic

By Dave Bruce

With just a few playing days left for this most difficult of years for Barbara Cummings and partner Rob Grove, they can look back on their time with pride and tremendous gratitude from the Ladies' and Seniors' sections of Axe Cliff Golf Club.

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A beautiful view of the south west corner of Axe Cliff Golf Club

By Dave Bruce

AT Axe Cliff Golf Club we are suffering from NGB (No Golf Blues) as many thousands are all over our beautiful country and no vaccine as yet.  We are all hoping and praying that good sense will prevail at end of this latest Lockdown. Certainly our captain Rob Grove does as he has already sent us a revised fixture list for December including matches against the ladies.

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