Greetings golfers, 

On Saturday we had the 36-hole scratch competition for the men. Adam Cockerill managed 149 over the two rounds after taking a lead in the first round, but his second round of 77 slipped him down to 3rd place. This was just behind Nick Baglin who also scored 149 but shot a better 2nd round to win on a card count-back. Out in front with a very impressive 73+71 to make 144 was Joe Armitt, well done Joe on a good day's golf. Also on Saturday was a Subsidiary Medal, Simon Moorehouse managed an impressive 72 to take 3rd place, whilst Charles Cunningham and Stephen Cheetham both carded 71 to come 2nd and first respectively. The previous Tuesday the ladies played also played in a 36-hole comp. Kirston Forbes came in 2nd with a 157 which was narrowly beaten by Margaret Simons who managed 156 to take first prize. The ladies also had a 18-hole medal. Vicky Keys won that with a nett 71 narrowly beating Margaret Fairhurst on a card play-off.



U.S Open

The U.S. Open is always the toughest tournament of the year on the PGA Tour but this year's championship is being played at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington - a course that is only eight years old and is unlike anything that has ever been seen at a U.S. Open. 

Listening to the players speak about the course, there are several big reasons the course is going to be tough and why some players hate it. 

1. The unknown. Tiger Woods explained to the media on Tuesday that nobody knows how the USGA organizers will set up the course and it will have a huge impact on how the course is played. In addition to highly variable hole placements on large greens, the course can play anywhere from 7,300-7,900 yards depending on where the USGA decides to set up the tee boxes from day to day. 

2. It's a links course. There is only one tree on the entire course, more like the traditional Open Championship courses in Great Britain. There are also large seas of bunkers. 

3. But it's a links course unlike any other links course. "Unlike any links golf we play, we don't have elevation changes like this," said Woods. "You are going to get some funky bounces out there. Balls are going to roll and catch slopes." 

4. The greens are large and unforgiving. The greens are huge and many are predicting that the greens are going to be hard and fast.

5. It is not even clear where greens start and end. Some recent warm weather has dried the course, something that has left what appears to be no discernible transition from fairway to green. In some cases, the edges of greens are marked with white markers. 

6. The course is extremely dry. 

7. That speed is also going to have a bigger impact than usual on tee times. That extra speed may come in handy on the fairways when they are straight. But on the greens and other fairways, like No. 11, it will be a nightmare.



New and Online!! 

You are now able to shop at the Pro Shop Online! 

You can buy anything that I don't have in stock and collect it at the Pro Shop. 

All you have to do is visit www.nicksummerfield.co.uk and click on the 'click and collect' logo on the home screen. 

This will then take you to the foremost website where you can browse everything they have to offer. 

Anything you buy will then be delivered to the Pro Shop and you come and collect it. 

Simple as that!