I am glad Dustin Johnson now has a Major to his name, he has had a lot of near misses especially the previous US Open when he three putted the last to lose by one. He is is undoubtedly the epitome of the modern golfer very athletic but with an effortless looking golf swing and an incredibly laid back attitude to the game, it was probably that outlook which allowed him to deal with the very harsh one shot penalty imposed him in the last round and the ridiculous way the USGA informed him and the rest of the field of that potential penalty, what was building to a great climax was completely ruined, affecting most of the players in contention as they were unaware of exactly where they all stood, this also filtered through to the crowd who were also subdued from then on in.
That aside Oakmont looks like a great golf course and was a great test, made slightly easier by the rain on day one. I also understand that the course set up for this event is not very different from the set up that the Members play throughout the whole year, amazing!
Sunday's Texas Scramble was well attended and victory went to Mickey Moore, Malc Mitchell, Nick and Myself with 59-1.4 =57.6, vice Captain Darren Hunt, Matt Deegan, Lee Watts & Wayne Gray 60.2 were second on count back from Luke Lawson, Nick Robinson, Gary Kew & Dave McQuillen with Steve Cooper,Graham Cooper, Andy Phillips & Nidge Bryan 60.7 in fourth, the nearest the pins were 2nd Stuart Pettit, 7th Colin Burton, 11th Rob Drewery, 17th Team Hunt.
Danny Huddlestone produced the score of the day in the Mid Week Stableford with 40 pts taking Division I from Ivan Boyce 37 pts and Nick Robinson 36 pts while Keith McCracken 31 pts secured Division II from Malc Wiles 29 pts and Paul Hydes 28 pts. The Two's Sweep winners were Ivan Boyce x2 and Malc Smith.
Congratulations to Paul Rawlings and Jim Dudley who are the new Senior Club Champions Nett and Gross respectively, Paul shot Nett 74+72 = 146 for a four shot victory over Bob Madge 75+75=150 while Jim's 166 total was good enough for a thirteen shot victory over John McCann.
NEW Partnership with Middleton Hall Golf Club
We have partnered with Middleton Hall Golf Club which allows all of our Members to play at Middleton Hall Golf Club near Kings Lynn at no cost, please see details on display around the clubhouse for further details.
We want to help you enjoy better golf, which is why we've teamed up with Wilson Staff and PING to offer you the Complete Equipment Solution. How does a free custom fitting and free lesson sound?
It's so important for golfers of all abilities - particularly amateurs, who have far more to gain - to get custom fitted, as opposed to leaving it to chance, like you'd be doing if you bought standard spec clubs straight off the shelf. Read on for full terms and conditions, and speak to the team when you're next in.
JUNIOR ACADEMY
Throughout the season there is a series of Coaching Sessions for both Rookies (10 and Under) and Juniors (11-18 years), please see the dates below.
- All sessions Free to members and only £3 a session to non Members
- Junior Membership for a year is a very reasonable £25 for Rookies and £64.75 for Juniors (including unlimited Golf on both the Lakes and Academy courses and all the Lessons)
Sunday 3rd July, Wednesday 27th July, Wednesday 3rd August, Sunday 7th August, Wednesday 10th August, Wednesday 17th August, Wednesday 24th August, Wednesday 31st August and Sunday 4th September.
There is also a host of competitions over the season to be played off the new Junior Tees on the Lakes Course.
Srixon Z Star Balls Promotion Buy a Dozen Get 6 Balls Free
We are running a promotion with Srixon where if you buy a Dozen Balls you get an additional Six Balls FREE, if you try these balls and decide that you do not like them then you can return the unused dozen to the shop and we will swap them for something else. This is Srixon's top Premium ball golf ball which already offers excellent value at £35 per dozen, this offer is while stocks last so don't leave it to long to take advantage of this excellent offer.
