Welcome to another edition of our newsletter. In this week's read, we take a look at how Dustin Johnson reached a Tour milestone in Mexico, we focus on the importance of taking your wedge game to the next level, and we cast an eye over one or two of the latest products to have landed in-store. Enjoy the read! |
Over Seeding Over seeding of fairways, tees and approaches is now underway by contractors. This is an expensive but very beneficial exercise and if the weather conditions are kind to us it will help the fairways hopefully in the much longer term.
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16th Green As much of you will be aware, the 16th green has suffered by being open for most of the winter up to this point. The lack of sunlight and air movement, along with the poor drainage has had an impact, along with the heavy amounts of play on the percentage of grass cover. We are now at a point of protecting the green to ensure it is in its best condition come the spring. It has now been spiked, over seeded and dressed, so it will continue to be rested until recovery takes place. At a recent trade show I looked at the possibility of a new drainage technique and when budget allows we will hopefully go forward with this. We will be taking the opportunity whilst the green is closed to do some much needed clearance work. Many thanks for bearing with us during this time, Nick Meehan
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What A Difference a Year Makes
Rarely do we speak about the weather in the newsletter but we have gone from the possible norm of snow last year to temperatures that are like summer this year and everyone out enjoying the course.
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Titleist Vokey Fitting Day On Saturday 2nd March we will be hosting a Vokey demo / fitting day, this will give you the chance to test out the very best from Titleist in their Vokey wedge department. If you think your wedges are dated and need an upgrade, or think some new wedges are what you need to take your game to the next level or even just want to come down and see these clubs then do not hesitate to book your slot!
Times available from 12.00 to 4.30, click here or give us a ring on 01480 434705.
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It's time to top up We're into February, spring is around the corner and so is the golfing season! To kick things off for 2019, we have a special promotion running on Srixon golf balls: get four dozen for the price of three with FREE personalisation, too. This is available on every ball across Srixon's range, including the Soft Feel Lady and the brand new Z-Star and Z-Star XV balls. What will you put on yours?
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Men’s Winter Bash - 20/02/19
Congratulations to Malcolm Ashby on winning with a great score of 45 points. In second place was Stan Sales with 43 points and in third was John Topping with 41 points. On the day there were 6 two’s, well done too Mike Barker, Ron Cowper, Dave Cotton, Bryant Edey, Steve Peck and Malcolm Bainbridge who all received £9.16 on their pro shop account. Well done too everyone who played. Captain’s Comp 3 Clubs & a Putter - 24/02/19
Congratulations to Darren Sadler in 1st place with 43 points!, second place went to Gubby Panesar with 41 points and in third place Steve Kesseler with 40 points, there were a staggering eighteen twos and these went to Mike Dunn, Lynda Hall, James Ballentine, Jon Parfrey x 2, Tony Butler, Andrew Kennedy, Dennis Lea x 2, Mark King, Alan Wood, Ian Robinson, Michael McFadyzean, Nick Gabb, Tyrone Allan, Iain Munro and Nick Miller, Well played everyone!
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Johnson secures lifetime status The first World Golf Championship of 2019 took place over the weekend and for those of you who haven't heard about WGC events before, these are arguably the biggest events outside of golf's four Majors. Perhaps, then, it was no surprise to see two of golf's biggest names battle it out for top-spot over the four days, with Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy going blow-for-blow in Mexico as golf's other stars struggled to keep pace. The final result was a five-shot victory for the big-hitting American, thanks to five birdies during a blemish-free back-nine on Sunday afternoon. For McIlroy, it was a story of what could have been as the Northern Irishman mixed countless birdies with nine bogeys and a double-bogey across the week. This was Johnson’s 20th PGA Tour title and pushed him back up to number two in the World Rankings, within touching distance of Justin Rose at the summit. It was a week where DJ also joined illustrious company in becoming only the fifth man in the last 50 years to win 20 PGA Tour titles before turning the grand old age of 35. But can you name the other four? Here’s a clue: two of them were playing in the tournament at weekend. However, aside from claiming his sixth WGC title and third in Mexico, it meant Johnson will earn lifetime status on Tour as soon as he completes his 15th season. Not a bad weekend for the American and proof that hard work certainly pays off. P.s. The other four were of course Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Johnny Miller, and Tom Watson.
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Anyone else but Tiger? Sometimes, when someone does something utterly brilliant you just have to bow down and say well done. Rewind to Friday afternoon in Mexico when Tiger Woods found himself in the fairway bunker down nine. He's 135 yards away, huge trees blocking his line to the green let alone the pin and simply no way he can find the green. Well, fast forward to 4mins 3secs in this video to see what happened next... Click here to view our shot of the week. |
75 yards? Up-and-down for me... |
The majority of golfers know how far they hit their driver and irons with a full swing, but wedges require you to be a lot more accurate if you want to start shooting better scores. So, whilst it can be useful to know how far a full PW or LW goes, you'll benefit far more from dialling in your wedges so you can hit specific distances that you regularly find yourself with on the course. |
Give yourself options You'll notice that different swings with each wedge will result in yardages that overlap - see table above. This is important as it'll give you options when considering the conditions. For example, if you're facing a strong breeze, we'd suggest going up a club and utilising a shorter swing so the ball flies lower with less spin, helping it to penetrate through the wind. |
Dial in with Cleveland We'd recommend having a wedge system of the same brand and model, so you remove any variables in feel and spin across wedges. One model that we love is Cleveland's RTX-4 wedge. Some of you may have previous generations of RTX - which stands for Rotex Face Technology - but this current model has the sharpest grooves yet for more spin and maximum control around the greens. 18 bounce-grind combinations available between 46 and 64 degrees mean that a custom fitting is key if you want to get your next purchase exactly right. |
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