Masters
He might not yet be the next Tiger Woods, but Jordan Spieth served notice to the golfing world with a record-breaking first major victory at the Masters on Sunday. The 21-year-old became the second-youngest player to win at Augusta, behind only Woods' 1997 effort, and just the fifth man to lead the prestigious tournament from start to finish.
The American went into Sunday's final round with a four-shot lead, extended that by one after his opening nine holes, and at the next beat Phil Mickelson's Masters record of 26 birdies for the week. Spieth's 28th birdie, at the 15th hole, made him the first player to reach 19 under par at the Masters, eclipsing Woods' 1997 winning total. A bogey at the last meant he ended tied with the 14-time major champion's mark. Still rusty on his return to action after two months out trying to revive his ailing game, Woods was again wayward from the tee, and indeed hurt his wrist playing out of the pine trees -- but still managed an eagle at the par-five 13th hole. The 39-year-old, who has dropped out of the top 100 in the world rankings for the first time since the late '90s, ended his week with a bogey. His playing partner Rory McIlroy closed with a birdie to shoot a flawless 66 to finish fourth on 12 under, his best Masters finish. The world No. 1, who blew a four-shot lead on the final day in 2011, is still seeking the one major title to elude him. Rose, the 2013 U.S. Open champion, could not get closer than within three of Spieth on Sunday and ended up signing for the same closing score of 70. Mickelson, whose third Augusta success was back in 2010, raised his hopes when he eagled the 15th but could only manage pars at his last three holes and carded 69.
One of our Masters Sweepstake winners was Chris Angrave and here she is pictured with her prize a PING Ladies Rhapsody Hybrid. She came 2nd with Phil Mickelson. She's going to have a go with this and report back to us, we'll let you know how she gets on. Gordan Reilly had Jordan Spieth and therefore wins the new Callaway XR Driver and Mike Hewitt had Rose which wins him Nike VR Pro 60 Degree Lob Wedge.
Fitting Room
Our brand new fitting room is now up and running!!
If you are hoping to refresh your clubs for the new season, there is no better way to start. We have a selection of the newest Nike, Callaway, PING and Lynx clubs for you to use have a trial with. You can mix and match your shafts and heads to find the best mix. Fitting sessions are available from Nick if you are unsure of what equipment will be best suited for you.
Last Tuesday 7th April the ladies took part in the Liz White Memorial, which was in a Par competition format. 53 ladies took part, split into 2 divisions. 2nd place in division 2 was taken by Margaret Woof with a decent score of -2, and the winner was Gill Kennedy who narrowly beat Margaret with a score of -1. In division 1 Jill Morris was our runner-up and she also scored -2 but out ahead with a very good -0 and our overall winner was Angie Riordan, well done Angie on a great round.
The following Saturday 11th April came the turn of the men. They played in a Stableford competition with a couple of very good scores coming in. The field was split into 2 divisions and in division 2 we had 3 runners-up, John Ogden, Rob Irving and Richard Johnson all managed 34 points for joint 2nd, and just 1 shot ahead of the pack with 35 points was Mark Beesley, so well done Mark. In Division 1 is where we had a couple of really good scorers. Paul Allen took 3rd place with 36 points, but way out ahead with a great score of 40 points was Paul Wild. However this was only enough for him to come in the runners-up spot as Nigel Wilcox also scored 40 points but just beat Paul on a card play-off. Well done Nigel and unlucky Paul on not winning after such a great round.