Sandy Smith

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter. In this week’s mail, we cast our eye over Tiger Woods' extraordinary win at the TOUR Championship, look ahead to potential pairings at the Ryder Cup and we have an exclusive interview with European Captain Thomas Bjorn as our Video of the Week.

Enjoy the read.

Club news

Pro FUN Day

Sunday saw our Pro FUN day and we had an excellent entry of 31 teams. There was some terrific scoring among the teams. See the results by clicking here.

Thank you to all who participated and made the day fun for us all. The 10th hole ‘Beat the Pro’ was great with lots of banter flying around. We hope you enjoyed yourself if you managed a game and thanks for supporting the event.

Click here for the results.

See some pictures below.

Share your stories

Do you have any 'hole in one' or other golfing related stories you'd like us to include in our enewsletter.

Click here and get in touch if you have a story to share.

Competition news

Past Captains competition

Last Friday the annual Past Captains competition was held. The competition was played on a stableford basis, the results were as follows:

Winner - Dugald MacGregor 36 points

Runner Up - Danny Cuthbert 33 points b.i.h

3rd - Bob Drummond 33 points

Past Captains attending the event

Winner - Dugald MacGregor

Final match of the season

Ladybank visited Crail in the final LCL match of the season. In fine conditions the team achieved an excellent away win by 4.5 to 1.5. The match scores were as follows:

Match 1 - Kieron Bruce and Craig McEwan halved match

Match 2 - Gordon Meikle and Neil Bremner lost 2&1

Match 3 - Mark Johnson and Mike Ness won 4&3

Match 4 - Jim Imrie and Brian McSkimming won 9&7

Match 5 -Robert MacGregor and Kenny Findlay won 4&3

Match 6 - Darren Guild and Paul Ness won 3&2

John Gray Greensomes - Saturday the 22nd Sept 18

1st - Mr B McSkimming & Mr D A MacGregor - 75 (12.4) 62.6

2nd - Mr D Jamieson & Mr W Sinclair - 82 (16) 66

3rd - Mr J Duncan & Mr I Watson - 73 (5.4) 67.6

Ladies news

Captain's Prizes / Pink Day

Many thanks to all who contributed towards yesterday's event which was played in lovely sunny conditions. Total raised for Breast Cancer Now at the end of the day stood at £495.30.

Winners were Liz Stone, Elsie Hutcheon and Irene Morrow with - 125 bih.

Second - Linda McDonald , Christine Wilson and Jude Allardice - 125

Third - Joan Prentice , Diana Fraser and Anne MacGregor - 128

Nearest Pin- Linda McDonald

Magic Squares - Linda McDonald , Joan Prentice and John Gray

Pinehurst Greensomes 24 Sept 2018

1st J Allardice & L Cochrane (16) 70

2nd M Hair & E Todd (15) 74

3rd H Young & C Hardie (25) 76

9 Hole Stableford NC 24 Sept 2018

Winner E Chalmers (19) 16pts

Shop news

Odyssey Putters

Odyssey Putters Special (new in stock)

All Odyssey O Works putters now only £139

Saving - £30 vs any online price!!

Click here and get in touch if you are interested and would like to know more.

Dunhill Vouchers

We will as always be accepting any Dunhill vouchers that volunteers may receive if working at the Dunhill event this year.

The only stipulation is we need them to be handed into the Pro Shop by 10am Monday following the conclusion of the event.

Hugo Boss stock arrival

We have a taster for you of some HUGO BOSS stock in the Pro Shop.

Next season we will stock a good selection, but prior to Christmas we will try and have some seasonal pieces in stock.

Members will get a 10% discount automatically taken off the ticket price of our HUGO BOSS stock..

Tour news

Comeback complete

At the start of the year, 14-time Major winner Tiger Woods was ranked 656th in the world, following a fourth back surgery amid fears that he might never be able to compete on a golf course again. Fast-forward nine months and Woods has completed what will go down as one of the finest comeback seasons across sporting history.

Now ranked 13th in the world, he topped off a remarkable year with his first victory since 2013 at the TOUR Championship, finishing second in the FedEx Cup and has once again shown that he may be the most talented golfer to ever play the game (we'll save that debate for another time).

Particularly striking was the control Woods had over the whole tournament. Leading from start-to-finish, he never once looked as if he was going to lose his composure, sailing serenely through the final round whilst the likes of Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy crumbled under the pressure. The Big Cat is truly back.

A gutsy birdie on the 72nd hole saw Justin Rose finish in T-4, which was good enough to see him crowned FedEx Cup champion, the first Englishman to do so, and in the process taking home a tidy sum of $10m (£7.6m). Not too shabby!

Ryder Cup

The wait is over

Whilst another season on the PGA Tour has come to an end, there is still the small matter of the Ryder Cup to be settled.

One of the questions which still remains on both sides is the nature of the pairings. Team Europe is made up of five Ryder Cup rookies, meaning that captain Thomas Bjorn will need to make sure he pairs some of them up with more experienced players. The likes of Tyrrell Hatton, who exudes self-confidence, may thrive in the cauldron of the Ryder Cup, but nothing is a certainty in this tournament.

For Team USA, the issue of first-timers is less pronounced with only three rookies in the line-up; they include Justin Thomas, who already has a Major to his name, and Bryson DeChambeau, who has been in sparkling form of late. DeChambeau’s physics-orientated approach to the game may come under pressure from the home fans, so may need a veteran such as Phil Mickelson to guide him through his round.

The first tee shot will be struck at 7:10am (GMT) this Friday, so make sure you set your alarm nice and early. For the first time ever, the world's top 10 will all be playing in the tournament, so it’s going to be a cracker.

New irons to improve your game

Buying a set of clubs is exciting, but can be a tricky decision - you might love the look of the short irons, but feel a bit daunted by the longer clubs further up the set. However, you can always mix and match your clubs so that your long irons are more forgiving and your short irons are more workable, allowing you to strike approach shots from any distance with confidence.

Mix & match with PING

Why not try combining the long irons of PING's G700 series with the short irons of the G400? The G700 contains low and deep weighting, which gives you higher launch and more forgiveness - ideal for your long irons. Combine this with the G400, which has a hydropearl chrome finish to help maintain the launch and spin rates of your short irons in all conditions, and you'll be feeling confident through the whole bag.

Could mixing sets be the answer you've been looking for?

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Layer up, autumn's here

Normally when you watch golf on TV, you see the world’s best showing off their golfer’s tan in their polos. When the Ryder Cup gets underway this week in Paris however, things will be a lot colder, and we’ll see golfers on both teams ditching the short sleeves and going for a golf-specific mid-layer to help them stay warm.

The middle man
One mid-layer that will guarantee you comfort on the course is PING’s Kelvin fleece pullover. It features moisture movement performance aimed at keeping you dry, whilst PING’s Sensor Warm technology ensures that you’ll be kept at the ideal temperature on the course with minimal weight from the extra layer.

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Spotlight: Titleist TS drivers

The hugely exciting Titleist TS2 and TS3 drivers have been the cause of some phenomenal performance gains for club golfers and tour professionals alike.

Titleist say it's stripped the driver down to its vital essence before building it back up to be faster, longer and better in every way possible. Well, there's only one way to find out - come and see us for a thorough custom fitting and put the TS to the test.

learn more >

Video of the Week

Thomas Bjorn chats to Foremost TV about captaining Team Europe in this week's Ryder Cup and how he's planning on regaining the trophy come Sunday evening.

Hope you enjoyed the newsletter and have a great weekend.

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