Alisdair Currie

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter. This week, we take a look at the importance of hitting more greens in regulation, offer our services for your Christmas shopping needs, and review Jon Rahm's brilliant win in the Bahamas.

Enjoy the read!

Club news

AGM and Charity News

Last Wednesday we had the Brampton Park AGM where the Captains Ian and Elaine completed their year in office and passed over to the incoming Captains John Tellett and Karen Large.

We would like to thank you both for your efforts this year and know you had a fantastic time in what was a very busy year for everyone at Brampton.

This was also the opportunity to pass over the cheque for the money raised for the Captains Charity this year to the HCCN.

Dear Ian and Elaine,

We are thrilled to accept on HCCN’s behalf such a generous donation of £15,638.33. This money will make a real difference to what we are able to achieve in support of those people in the Huntingdonshire area with a diagnosis of cancer.

We have all enjoyed working with you over this past year and the money donated by Brampton Park Golf Club provides us with sustainable funds into the medium term.
We look forward to continuing our strong relationship with you all and will certainly keep in touch to let you know how your money is being spent.

Finally, we wish you and your new Captains – and their charity – every positive good wish for the coming year.

With fine regards,
Jan Davis
Trustee
The Hunts Community Cancer Network

2019 Captains Charity

The Captain’s chosen charity for 2018/2019 is Dan’s Hope:

Dan is a local boy who suffers from Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy which is a condition that causes Dan’s muscles to weaken and waste. This causes progressive stiffness of the muscles and spine. The condition makes it increasingly difficult to walk and many children develop respiratory problems as the muscles in their chests weaken.

The money raised will go to Muscular Dystrophy UK but will specifically be used for research into Dan’s strain of the disease.

Dan has said ‘I am very honoured that John and Karen have selected Dan’s Hope as their chosen charity this year. This means a lot to me’.

Dan will be coming to the club on occasions throughout the year and he is looking forward to meeting everybody.

We are both delighted to welcome this lovely little boy to Brampton Park Golf Club and we are looking forward to spending some time with him.

John and Karen

New Captains Drive in & Retiring Captains Putt Out - Saturday 8th December

Join John, Karen, Dave and Joe for their 2018 Drive-In and start them off to a great year!

Watch the retiring captains play the 18th to finish off their year at 08:30am and the new captains drive-in on the 1st at 09:00am.

There will be a guess the distance driven sweepstake (50% of revenues to Captain's Committee Funds).

Shop news

Shop Specials

This is for everyone (until Sunday)

We know how much our members love our Christmas promotion on Titleist golf balls, but you only have until this Sunday (9th December) to place your order! It's pretty simple: click on the link below, pick any ball from Titleist's range, enter your FREE personalisation and ball number, and sit back in the knowledge that we'll get in touch once your balls arrive in-store. Hassle-free and payment's taken at the time of collection.

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Titleist Xmas Ball Personalisation - Option 2

Give a Garmin this Christmas

You've probably seen TV adverts in the past promoting Give a Garmin at Christmas. Well, we will be running it this year, too! So, for a limited time only, you can save up to £50 on selected Garmin golf GPS products, including the very popular S10 and S60 watches. Simply click on the link below, fill out the order form and we'll let you know when it's ready to collect.

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What will you put on yours?

As we edge towards Christmas, it's time to start thinking about the presents that you'll buy loved ones this year, as well as the gifts you'd like to receive yourself. The perfect option could be a dozen personalised Srixon golf balls, which is available on every ball model in its range. Simply order on our website and collect in-store at your convenience.

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Range Cards

With the winter nights now upon us and less time on the course this would be a great time to work on your game on the range.

Please remember you can top up your range card with…

10 credits for £9.00
20 credits for £18.00
100 Credits for £75.00

A £9.00 top up would also be a great stocking filler so please pop into the Pro shop.

Competition news

Men's Midweek Medal - 28/11/2018

Congratulations to this month’s Midweek Medal Winner Iain McDermott with a nett 68, a smaller field as only a few of you braved the elements! In second place Mike King nett 70 and third place Stuart Miller also with a nett 70.

All the twos went to the winner, Iain McDermott, John Stanger, Dennis Lea who had two twos and Jody Greenall, your pro shop accounts will be credited with £4.40 per two.

Well played all!

XMas Spirit 8

Well done to Dave Ives who won the Xmas Spirit 8 with 42 points, in second place with 41 points was Jon Ulmer. In third place was Greg Wills who got 40 points.

There were 4 twos; these were made by Owen Davies, JDW Davies, Gabriel Power and Dave Ives. Each two was worth £7.75 credited to their pro shop account.

Congrats to the winners.

Pro's news

Thetford Pro Am

Last month Adam P played in the second Thetford Pro Am of the year.

The course was in brilliant condition with smooth fast greens for the time of year. Adam produced a good score of 71 (-1) which was good enough to win the pro individual prize, well done Adam.

He partnered fellow Brampton Park member Mark White, together they managed 43 points which lost by a shot but put them in second place.

Well played chaps, a great result.

Better golf for Christmas

Are you stuck for ideas for Christmas? Why not purchase a coaching package with one of our three PGA Professionals.

This is a great opportunity for someone to try golf for the first time, develop those talented skills further and enjoy a social environment meeting and playing with new people.

Alisdair
3 lessons - £83
6 Lessons for the price of 5 £145

Adam Pike
6 Lessons for the price of 5 £125

Adam Morley
6 Lessons for the price of 5
£110

Adam Morley's Christmas Coaching Special

Tour news

Rahm roars in the Bahamas

The chances of securing victory in an 18-man event are considerably better than any other week on the PGA Tour, granted. But when you consider all the competitors were inside the World’s top 30 and that the Hero World Challenge has the euphoria of being hosted by a certain Tiger Woods, this is anything but a ‘mickey-mouse’ tournament.

Heading into Sunday’s final round, Jon Rahm shared the overnight lead with big-hitting duo Tony Finau and Henrik Stenson. Following a tense opening battle between Rahm and Finau, the Spaniard pulled away as he found 12 of his last 13 greens during a highly impressive display of ball striking. The end result? A final-round 65 (-7) and a four-shot victory; his third individual title of 2018.

Finau denies Rose

Although Finau's tournament didn't end as he had hoped when we woke up Sunday morning, his birdie down the 72nd hole was enough to earn him outright second place, ahead of Justin Rose in third. The Englishman needed to finish T2 or better to return to the summit of the World Rankings but must now wait at least one more week to topple Brooks Koepka.

How many greens?

If you had to describe your iron play in one word, what would it be? Pin-seeker? Average? Inconsistent? Regardless of how your irons were this year, 2019 brings about a new season so there's no better time to start working on your game - there's always room for improvement.

One way to do this is by getting custom fitted for Titleist's AP1 and AP3 irons.

These clubs boast some outstanding technology to help you make more greens in regulation. The AP1 is Titleist's Ultimate Game Improvement iron, offering a higher launch and great forgiveness so every shot you hit is closer to your target. Combine this with AP3 in your long irons for distance where you need it most, and you have the perfect set for 2019.

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Countdown to Christmas...

We're into the Christmas countdown, and for some of you that can mean the dreaded realization that presents under the tree are in short supply! Don't worry - we have a solution that means you can avoid the hustle and bustle of queues and simply order from the comfort of your own home.

Anything from training aids to help your playing partner perfect their swing to novelty headcovers to brighten up your friend's set of clubs, we've got it covered thanks to our Click and Collect solution. Simply click on the link below, explore our extensive online catalogue and get your items delivered to our shop to pick up whenever suits you.

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Spotlight: FJ's winter gloves

WinterSof - Barely feel your hands when teeing it up first thing in the morning? As temperatures get cooler, this glove's (shown here in black) warm waterproof fleece will help retain warmth and resist the cold.

RainGrip - Make your club slipping out of your hands during downpours a thing of the past with this FJ glove (shown here in white). Its Quick-Dry fabric adds to your comfort and confidence during the swing.

reserve yours here >

Video of the Week

At this time of year, you need a waterproof jacket that you can trust to keep you dry on the golf course. One of the most popular in-store is ProQuip's Pro-Flex EVO, so we thought we'd do a little test - using our mobile phone - to see just how waterproof it really is.

We hope you enjoyed the newsletter and have a great weekend.

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