Well I have to admit that I'm glad last week is over! I have never felt so poorly in a long time. However I seem to have turned the corner at last. Hopefully I can get on with some work as I have a lot of new stock which has arrived! However my thoughts are with Stephen Napper who managed to break his leg while playing on Saturday and had to be airlifted to hospital. The last news I heard was that he was having his leg operated on but hopefully he will be back playing soon.

The Masters is only 2 weeks away which means that the season is nearly upon us!!!. As always I will be running a sweepstake for The Masters at a cost of £10 per player and as usual using only the top 50 players in the tournament. The draw for players will take place on the Wednesday before the start of the first round. Also I have been lucky enough to get a limited edition Callaway tour bag which has been made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Arnold Palmer winning The Masters and I am going to raffle it off with the draw taking place over the weekend of the tournament.

Hire before you Buy

When you are playing golf it is easier to hit a good shot if you know the distance to the green or how far it is to reach a bunker or stream and with new technology it doesn't have to take any longer. However as there are a number of distance measuring devices on the market I would like to give you the opportunity of trying either a Skycaddie SGX which gives a detailed map of the hole being played or a Nikon Coolshot which you put to your eye to get the distance. I find that it is personal preference as to which you like.

Also if you practice and have an iPhone you could have a go with the Skycaddie Skypro which is an ingenious small piece of kit which pops onto the shaft of any club and allows you see your swing along with data that will help you improve your consistency. All 3 items can be hired for £10 each and this will be taken off the price should you decide to buy one!!

The shop (or is it me) is slowly coming into the 21st century!!! If you want to keep up with what is happening at the club I am using Facebook and Twitter to inform of problems on the course, what is happening at the club and new stock arriving or special offers I am running in the shop. To become a friend of the shop go to Facebook and look for Prestbury Proshop and Twitter is Prestbury Pro Shop @PGCProShop. As an incentive I am going to run a competition for everyone who joins the shop on our social media platform and 1st prize will be a dozen Titleist balls!!

A very important date for the ladies - Friday 28th March

I will be hosting a fashion show in the clubhouse starting at 7pm. On show will be this years summer collections from Green Lamb and Daily Sports. The cost of entry is £5 which will include a glass of wine, nibbles and a prize draw ticket. I will also run a special offer of 15% off any purchases or orders on the night so to reserve your place for the evening come and see me in the shop. For those unable to attend on Friday there will be a re run on Tuesday 1st April after the presentation of prize. There will be no cost to attend but also no discount on purchases.

This week we have only one result to announce which is the men's Spring 4'somes from Saturday which saw 26 pairs take their place on the tee. In 3rd place with 33 points were David Rowley and Mike Forbes, in 2nd place with 34 points were Anthony Bentley and Alan Perry (who also were the only pair to have a 2) but leading the way with 36 points were Eamonn McGrath and Simon Bolam.

Remember this week that the clocks go forward on Saturday night giving us the extra hour and much needed day light: Also this week the knock out entries close, so gents singles, gents 4'somes and mixed knock outs close on Sunday 30th March and the ladies singles and ladies 4'somes close on Friday 28th March so make sure you don't miss the boat!!

Finally this week due to unforeseen circumstances I have had to reschedule my Callaway fitting day. The new date is Sunday 11th May between 10am and 2pm. To book your appointment see me in the shop or click here to send me an email.