Congratulations to long standing member Gerry Cannings and his wife Lisa on scooping the Lottery rollover!
Steve Brand, Mike Walton and Maureen McKenna Drive In to Office, The Captain's Drive In on Sunday was great fun, the two man Texas Scramble was tough with both players needing to get six drives in each and the twist of your playing partners selecting which tee shot you had to play on the Par 3s, our playing partners Ben and Malc certainly didn't do myself and Pete any favours on that front! Pete Corley and Andy Everett scored an excellent 63.7 to take the overall prize with Pete Roberts and Dave Gibson 65.2 in second place narrowly ahead of Paul Pamphillon and Gill Wilson 66.2, Danny Phillips and Ian MacDonald 66.7 were fourth, it was also a good day for Danny in that he won the raffle for the reserved Car Parking space for the year. Nearest the Pins went to Paul Day on the 5th Hole, Jim Dudley on the 9th Hole and Jon Crouch on the 17th.
The secret pairs winners were Ben Templeman & Malc Mitchell with Pete Rippon & Alan Stokes along with myself & Pete Seymour with Gordon Kind & Gerry Cannings. This years nominated charities are MAGPAS, Motor Neurone Disease (Stuart Broad Appeal) and Hospital at Home, £132 was raised on the day which will be split evenly, Steve, Mike and Maureen would like to thank everybody that played and helped out on the day.
The Club Diary is now available for download from the committee website http://www.tlgccommittee.co.uk
The hard copies are at the printers and will be available for collection from the Members Bar shortly, the first few competitions are now open for booking in the Pro Shop. The final of the Winter Series Stablefords is this Sunday 28th, if you would like to play please give the shop a call, the latest standings can be seen below.
I don't know if anybody got to see the Northern Trust Open from Riviera, but there was some great play on what seems to be a very popular golf course with the Tour players. The last round promised to be a right bun fight with Bubba Watson leading but with a host of top players within touching distance, the group of Rory McIIroy, Adam Scott and Marc Leishman started two behind but when both Rory and Adam Scott eagled the first with Leishman also picking up a birdie it looked set for a cracking three ball, that was the highlight of Rory's round but Adam Scott continued that run with another three birdies in the next five holes before a double bogey derailed his progress also, he did birdie the last two holes with a chip in on the last but it was not good enough as Bubba birdied the 16th and 17th for a one shot victory. Rory's meltdown in the last round and Jordan Spieth's 79 in the first round, leading to a missed cut just goes to show that even the top players are human and although they can reach great heights they can also have an off day, which is something the rest of us experience on a more day to day basis, the great game of Golf !
If you did watch you will have seen Bubba using the new G Series Driver with the Dragon Fly top, it has been creating a lot of interest in the shop and don't worry it available in black as standard opposed to Bubba's Pink Version.
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 is now coming to its conclusion, with one event remaining event on Sunday 28th the leading scorers are below, with the best four scores out of six to count though, there could still be some changes.
Remaining Events
- Sunday 28th February
Leaders after Round IV Saturday 23rd January
Luke Lawson 146 pts
Danny Huddlestone 137 pts
Andre Pringle 137 pts
Darren Hunt 126 pts
Keith Manning 124 pts
Andy Hunt 124 pts
Winter League Knockout Draw
The Winter League Final will be played between Ash Anthony & Sean Buckle and Paul Day & Ian Weller, well done to both pairs and good luck for the Final.
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.
