There were was some great golf played in the sunshine of Dubai and Phoenix over the weekend, Danny Willett moved into the top fifteen of the world rankings with his one shot victory over Andy Sullivan and Rafael Cabrera-Bello with victory in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on 19 under par, I think it will be a major surprise if both Danny and Andy are not in the Ryder Cup team come October. The Waste Management Phoenix Open is a unique event with the atmosphere of the stadium Par 3 16th certainly grabbing people's attention, this year saw over 200,000 people attend on Saturday alone, Hideki Matsuyama won in a playoff with Rickie Fowler after both birdied the 72nd hole in normal play, Matsuyama eventually triumphing on the fourth extra hole, Rickie Fowler has started the year really well winning in Abu Dhabi a couple of weeks ago, another nailed on for the Ryder Cup.
Closer to home the weather has not been quite so nice! It did not deter our Daily Mail team though, Pete Corley, Paul Day, Darren Hunt, Mickey Moore and Ian Weller won a very close game with local rivals Thorpe Wood on Saturday by three matches to two.
The entry sheet has now gone up in the Members Bar for the Captain's Drive In on Sunday 21st February, the format for the event is a Two Man Texas Scramble with a bit of a twist on the Par 3s !!
It is the penultimate round of the Winter Stableford Series this Saturday, please give the shop a call to book a time.
MOT your game - FREE Golf Pride Grip on your 7 Iron
Are your grips a little worn? why not take advantage of this offer we are running in conjunction with Golf Pride Grips, for a limited period on a first come first served basis we will re grip your 7 iron for FREE, this will give you a chance to see the difference between your worn grips and fresh new rubber ! We will fit it while you wait so why not take advantage of this great offer?
Winter Wheels Trolley Policy
It is the that time of year again as Winter approaches that there is a possibility of Trolley restrictions, so from Monday 2nd November please contact the Pro Shop in advance to check on the situation and be aware of the Lakes notice board. If there are Trolley restrictions it will be approved Winter Wheels or in the case of severe weather No Trolleys, please also keep Trolleys behind the White Lines, information is also available via Twitter @TGCInfo and Facebook Thorney Lakes Golf Club.
Winter Series Stablefords
The Winter Series Stablefords are now underway, there are prizes in Two Divisions for all events and overall prizes at the end for the leading scores with the best four out of six to count, don't worry if you can't play in all of them you can enter each one individually also and if you play in a minimum of four this qualifies for the overall prizes. It will be arrange your own games and book a tee time. The idea is to offer some competitive golf over the winter period alongside the Winter League, please ask in the Pro Shop for more details.
Remaining Events
- Saturday 13th February
- Sunday 28th February
Leaders after Round IV Saturday 23rd January
Danny Huddlestone 117 pts
John Lavender 113 pts
Pete Roberts 112 pts
Luke Lawson 110 pts
Andre Pringle 106 pts
Paul Day 106 pts
Winter League Knockout Draw
- Sean Buckle & Ash Anthony v Dep Patel & Rob Drewery
- Paul Day & Ian Weller or Tom Bingley & Bruce Anthony v Nick Burbridge & Malc Mitchell
NIKE FLY Demo and Fitting Cart NOW IN STORE
We now have the new 2016 range of Nike Fly Drivers and Irons available for fitting and Demo ahead of the mid-February Launch. The Vapor Fly and Fly Pro Drivers have a reduced crown weight of 30% over the Vapor 2015 which has allowed the centre of gravity to be lowered promoting a higher launch with lower spin and higher moment of inertia giving more distance across a bigger area on the face, the face and compression channel have both been re-engineered to help distance and performance on miss hits, these Drivers still come with the Covert Cavity Back design and Flex Loft for a wide variation of lofts and club face positions. We also have the Vapor Flex 440 available for Demo, this club is not available until March and is the Driver I have been fitted for and will be playing this season, this striking looking club has 60% of its body made from RZN allowing the weight saved to be moved forward and low to offer even more performance all over the face, it also has the Hyperflight Face and new Compression Channel as both the Fly and Fly Pro models. We have a wide variation of shafts and would highly recommend that you arrange a Fitting to get the best out of these clubs. There are also two new Irons to add to the very popular Vapor Pro Blade and Vapor Pro Combo irons that have carried over from last year, Vapor Fly Pro and Vapor Fly. The Fly Pro iron is aimed at the golfer who likes the slimmer look of the Blade or Pro Combo but needs a little more forgiveness, the longer irons 2,3,4,5 have a hollow cavity for high performance on off centre hits, the 6, 7, 8 have RZN pocket to combine stability with refined feel while the 9,P,A have a RZN cavity to allow more workability. The Vapor Fly offers maximum forgiveness and distance, the modern muscle design balances the CG in the centre of the face for the highest stability and maximum power, the RZN enhanced construction pushes the weight lower for a higher ball flight, these irons really are very user friendly and really do go, if you are looking for more distance from your irons these are definitely worth a try, please click here to book a fitting or make an enquiry.
2016 Launch of NIKE and New PING G Range
We will be receiving our fitting and demo equipment for this range very shortly, ahead of the February launch. Nike are really producing some excellent and innovative equipment now, over the last few years we have had tremendous success with the whole range, I have tried the new Vapor Fly range and this will continue the company's growth in golf. They are now a major player in the golf industry and only going to get bigger, some of the new products in the pipeline are really exciting, the new RZN golf ball being one of them for sure, these will be arriving mid-February. PING have also announced this week the replacement for the very popular G30 range, this new G range will be launched in mid-February. The G30 has been an excellent product and offered great performance with the introduction of Turbulators, the new range will expand on this success in the Drivers, Fairways and Hybrids along with a couple of very interesting additions, a stretch 3 wood which will be aimed more at tee shots and a G Crossover iron which is between an iron and hybrid, the new iron will introduce the COR-Eye technology that has been successful in the G Max iron, it also has a very different look compared to the traditional dark gun metal Ping finish. We will have a full fitting cart and range of demos available by the launch date.
