DAVE Payne and Curtis Edwards made an excellent start to the defence of their Winter Fourball Betterball title.

They overcame Rod Hutchings and Dean Silversides. They face a tough match in round two as well. They will play Phil Strawford and Chris Senik who overcame Neil Woodman and Ian White.

Fourball Betterball: Round 1 results: D Wood & G Lewis lost to H Evans & T Evans, A Pym & D Clow lost to P Knight & G Stevenson, T Martin & A Rooker lost to C Fisher & J Locke, P Strawford & C Senik bt N Woodman & I White, D Payne & C Edwards bt R Hutchings & D Silversides, S Palmer & S Vile bt N Cowley & A Gill, I Carvell & P Waters bt G Parker & M Perrott Round 2 draw: H Evans & T Evans v J Palmer & R Price, P Knight & G Stevenson v C Fisher & J Locke, P Strawford & C Senik v D Payne & C Edwards, S Palmer & S Vile v I Carvell & P Waters.

Padbrook begin their 2015 East Devon League campaign against new comers Teign Valley. The match will be played at Axe Cliff in April. Padbrook will play Sidmouth when teign valley hosts its first League matches. Padbrook meet defending champions Fingle Glen at Exminster in their penultimate match in August.

2015 East Devon League Fixtures: 25/4/15 Padbrook v Teign Valley (at Axe Cliff), 23/5/15 Honiton v Padbrook (Fingle Glen), 13/6/15 Padbrook v Sidmouth (Teign Valley), 11/7/15 Exminster v Padbrook (Honiton), 22/8/15 Padbrook v Fingle Glen (Exminster), 30/8/15 Axe Cliff v Padbrook (Sidmouth)