PGA National Pro-Am

On Saturday, we had the PGA National Pro-Am where the winner had the chance to team up with Nick and play the national qualifier. The weather once again was superb and the scores reflected that with a number of players playing to their handicap or better. The winner though with a brilliant score of nett 67 was Gordon Tebay who just pipped new member Adam Bunt by one shot. Congratulations to Gordon who will team up with Nick in the next stage of the pro-am series. 

The regional qualifying competition is being held at Sandiway towards the end of June and hopefully if we perform well on the day, off to Portugal in September for the Grand Final!!!!


Ladies Medal and 9 Hole Stableford

The ladies this week had a medal and a 9 hole stableford and in trying conditions Cecilia Lyon led the way in the medal with a very good score of nett 76 beating Jayne Harrison into 2nd place by a shot with Jean Duncan and Liz Dunckley a further shot behind. 

In the stableford Nan Coates led the way with 17 points from Alex Forbes on 15 points.


 

Players Championship

Ian Poulter almost made a winning return to the tour after a long spell out from the game after injury, he played a solid 4 rounds golf to finish in a tie for second with the South African Louis Oosthuizen. The winner however was the youngest to ever win the players championship, with a total score of 10 under par Si Woo Kim was the winner and joins a prestigious group of winners.


 

The Captains Away Day

This year is nice and local!! We will be playing at Ringway Golf Club on Thursday, 8 June. The day will start with breakfast at 8am followed by a shotgun start at 8.45. There will be a prize presentation at 1.30 followed by lunch at 2pm. The cost is hopefully going to be around £30 and again the sheet is on the main board.


 

Ecology Walk

There is also an ecology walk on Wednesday, 24 May at 7.15pm. This will be presented by our course manager Mark Crossley and Phil Worth (architect and constructor of the small mammal hotel by the 18th tee). They will conduct a short walk around the course and woodland to demonstrate the improvements made by the greenkeepers and ecology committee over the past year. There will also be the opportunity for a bite to eat after the walk. 


 

Custom Fitting Special Offer

For those of you who couldn't make the recent fitting days from Callaway and Cobra here is the next best thing.

The offer is open until Sunday, 2 July and will be delivered by myself using my launch monitor and extensive range of fitting equipment including my newly arrived Lynx fitting cart.

Please click here to request a fitting.

  

Green Reading 

Are you struggling to read the greens when you are out on the course? Why not come in and have a chat with us, we are using an app on the iPhone that will help you learn what to look for when standing on a green. The app is called the Break Meter and gives you a simple read out of the slope and break severity when you place your phone behind your ball on the putting surface. 

This app is free and can be a great training aid to use on the practice putting green before you go out to try and familiarise yourself with certain putts that you may have. All that is left to do is work on your putting technique to create a stroke that is repetitive coupled with feel for speed!


Garmin Trial

We are running a great campaign with Garmin devices now. What we need is for people to come a test out our Garmin products. 

We will let you use any of our Garmin products for 18 holes for FREE , as long as you let us know what you think. Click here for more info.

Come and have a go today!

The Garmin devices we have to offer are:

Garmin Approach S20 

Garmin Approach S20 is a sleek and lightweight GPS golf watch that doubles as your everyday watch. On the course, it enables you to see precise distances to the front, back and middle of the green as well as hazards. Garmin AutoShot game tracker measures your shot distances and auto-records them for review on your Garmin Connect account. 


Garmin Approach X40 

Garmin Approach X40 GPS golf band is the slim, smart game changer that adds style to your round. The high-sensitivity GPS acquires satellites quickly to show distances to greens, hazards and doglegs - even under tree cover. It shows precise distances to the front, middle and back of the green in large, easy-to-read numbering, as well as layup and doglegs. The hazard view shows locations and distances to the bunker and water hazards along the fairway. 


Garmin Approach G30 

Sleek, compact handheld golf GPS with 2.3-inch colour touchscreen display. High-sensitivity GPS acquires satellites quickly to show distance to greens, hazards and doglegs. Preloaded with more than 40,000 courses worldwide. Full-colour course mapping with Touch Targeting feature. Green View allows you to place the pin in the correct location for the day, which improves distance accuracy.


 

Chalet Service

Finally this week there will be NO chalet service on Saturday, unfortunately both Tom and Emma are unable to staff it this week.