Greetings,

Stuart Stirling and Rob Edwards had a great weekend, first of all they won the Peacock Pairs on Saturday and then teamed up with Jim Dudley & Les Burton on Sunday to win the Texas Scramble. They scored 42 pts on Saturday for a narrow victory over a six way tie on 41 pts headed by Ian Booty & John Unwin on count back for second place ahead of Dave Whiting & Ron Needham, Lee Woodward & Gav Heaton, Carlton Grogan & Angelo Antonucci, Ruth Rickett & Georgia Sly and Ben Templeman & Ash Anthony.
The Two's Sweep winners were Ian Booty, Ben Templeman, Dave Buckle, Brian Towers, Nigel Bunn, Brian Harrison, Rob Drewery, Sean Buckle, Brendan Greville, Ian MacDonald & Mark Johnson.

The scoring was also very close in the ever popular Texas Scramble on Sunday, Stuart, Rob, Jim and Les scored an excellent 56.4 to win by 0.4 from myself, Nick Burbridge, Pete Seymour and Ben Templeman 58-1.2 = 56.8, with Nigel Bunn, Gav Heaton, Paul Day & Ian Weller who also shot 56.8 in third on countback, just behind in 56.9 were Dep Patel, Rob Drewery, Pete Roberts & Colin Lockwood with Angelo Antonucci, Paul Bishop, Graham Wilson & Andy Hunt 57.3 in fourth. The nearest the pin winners were 2nd Hole Steve Nelson, 7th Hole Stuart Pettit, 11th Hole Myself and 17th Dave Buckle.

Giovanni Rizzo 37 pts was the top scorer in Wednesday's Mid-Week Stableford securing Division I from Ben Templeman and John Carpenter on 35 pts, John Smith 36 pts won Division II from Danny Huddlestone and Clive Springham who tied on 34 pts. The Two's Sweep winners were Ben Templeman, Brian Tarrant & Alan Knight.

It was great to see Jason Day secure his first Major title winning the USPGA at Whistling Straits, this course will host the Ryder Cup in 2020 and with around 1,000 bunkers on the course it should make a great matchplay course. The course looked a great challenge and certainly punished the wayward shots but it did reward good shots as well and Jason Day's twenty under winning total is the lowest in Major history and was good enough for a three shot victory over Jordan Spieth. I think it is fair to say Jordan has had a good year! winning the first two Majors and then finishing one shot behind in the other two which is a staggering achievement and has helped him climb to World No One, with Rory returning to full fitness I am sure there will be a great rivalry over the next few years along with the established stars and the excellent crop of younger players coming through.

Scratch Knockout

The leading eight players from the Club Championship Gross qualify for the Scratch Knockout, the draw is below, games must be played by Sunday 23rd August.

Brendan Greville v Jason Willis
Mickey Moore v Ash Anthony
Rob Drewery v Gav Heaton
Pete Corley v Paul Day

The Brain Tumour Charity - Holly Locke Memorial Fund

One of our members, Ian Locke, is doing a sponsored bike ride from Lands End to Marshall Meadow, which is a grand total of 630 miles between 6th and 12th September to raise money for the The Brain Tumour Charity - Holly Locke Memorial Fund. Ian tragically lost his daughter Holly on the 23rd November 2014 aged just 22, Holly was diagnosed with a tumour in February 14 which she successfully fought off only for a second one to be found around the stem of her brain. If you are able to sponsor him please visit Virgin Money Giving or sign up in the Pro Shop or Members Bar.

NEW PING i E1 & G-Max Iron Ranges Now in Store

The latest iron releases from PING are now in store, the i E1 range is aimed at the golfer looking for feel and work ability without losing forgiveness while the GMax is engineered to be the longest and straightest iron PING have ever made with maximum forgiveness.

These new models are in addition to the very popular G30 and S55 range of irons making an excellent line up of irons offering something for everyone.

We have a full demo and fitting system for the new irons as well as the existing line up, so why not ask for a demo next time you are at the club.

NEW Nike FI Impact 2 - Now in Stock

The New Nike Fi Impact 2 is now in stock, the Nike Free inspired shoe that offers phenomenal comfort without the sacrifice of performance. The upper consists of ripstop mesh with TPU overlays and dynamic fit system. The lightweight phylon midsole, takes weight out of the shoe but still adds comfort and flexibility. Dynamic Fit technology harnesses and supports the foot through the mid foot and arch using flywire to combine with the laces for an adaptive fit. The Nike Free inspired outsole combines flex grooves and rubber integrated traction pods offer the stability and traction of traditional golf shoes. Finally the mesh outer is waterproof and creates the ultimate lightweight performance golf shoe. I have been wearing this shoe for the last couple of weeks, if you are looking for a lightweight shoe that still gives great traction and is incredibly comfortable look no further.

PING SHIRT PROMOTION

While stocks last we have Buy One get One Half Price on all PING Golf Shirts

New Motocaddy S7 Remote Trolley - Now in Stock

Motocaddy have extended their already impressive range of Electric Trolleys with the introduction of the New Motocaddy S7 Remote Control Trolley. It features forward, left, right and reverse controls via a small handset, lateral slope compensation along with anti tip wheel, downhill control and is EASILOCK compatible and it also has the QUICKFOLD assembly mechanism.

Golf Buddy GPS 2015 Range - Now in Stock - Demo today!

We now have the new range of Golf Buddy GPS products in stock. The new WT5 GPS Watch which has a slimmer design and new colour options while still offering a host of features including front/centre/back of green, targets, pin placement, it also has GPS tracking which can be used for other sports and also as a watch for day to day use plus it is waterproof. A new product for 2015 is the BB5 Golf GPS Band, this is a slimmer design than the watch and offers distances to the front/centre/back of the green, shot distance measurement, pedometer and can also be used as a watch, it also has an interchangeable wristband with different colour bands available. Completing the range is the excellent hand held touch screen PT4 GPS which has a host of features including hole view on the 4" LCD High resolution screen. All Golf Buddy products feature Dynamic Green View which is by far the most accurate measurement of distances into the green and all are subscription-free devices. Please ask for more details next time you visit the shop, or you can also click on the links below to find out more about the Golf Buddy product range.

New Cleveland 588 RTX 2.0 Wedges BUY ONE GET ONE HALF PRICE!

Cleveland Wedges were the top selling Wedge brand in 2014 and this new version promises even more spin and control, the grooves are now 15% sharper and the new micro milled Rotex face gives these wedges the most surface roughness allowed. Wedges come in Low, Standard and High Bounce, the right bounce for you're particular swing type is crucial, too high can cause thinned shots and too low fat shots. Along with needing the right loft to fit yardage gaps, the correct bounce plus the options of two different finishes and either blade or cavity back, being fitted for a wedge is very important. This year we have invested in a Cleveland Wedge fitting cart to enable us to tailor your wedges to youe own individual needs.

To book a fitting please click here.