Hello golfers,

Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter. In this week's email, we have an exclusive interview with Rory McIlroy (scroll down to the bottom to watch), look back at the weekend's Solheim Cup and pose an interesting question to you. Enjoy the read.

Outplayed from start to finish

It was a convincing win for the United States over the weekend as they retained the Solheim Cup with a 16.5-11.5 victory in Iowa. The European team found themselves five points behind heading into Sunday’s singles, partly down to a whitewashing in Friday afternoon’s fourballs, but, in the end, they left themselves with too much to do, being outplayed from start to finish.

Watching golf being played in a team format certainly adds a bit of excitement to the game, and hopefully will have prompted a few of you to get back out on the course over the next week or two. With this in mind, we were wondering which time of the day is your favourite to take to the course. Maybe you prefer to tee off early morning and get round before lunch or you might be the opposite and prefer a quiet evening round when you have the course to yourself? Either way, visit our website via the link below and take August’s poll to let us know.

What's your old stuff worth?

Here in the pro shop you might not know that we offer a trade in service!

We can take your old clubs and electric trollies as a part exchange.

Pop in store for more information and see what your old stuff is worth today.

What a game...

It has been good to get away for a game this week. It was even better to play reasonably well. However just as my long game finally clicked into gear, my putting has gone to the dogs. What a game eh...

So it's back to the drawing board on the putting front and most probably back to a more toe hanging putter. If you're not sure the difference and how it can effect your putting then please ask Gregor or Sandy in store for further details as it can make a big difference to how many putts you take and how comfortable you feel with your putter.

Click here to get in touch.

Pro Fun day - Sunday, 24 September

Open to ALL our members – Ladies, Juniors, Seniors and Gents

• Fun format
  
• Beat the Pro
  
• Great prizes
  
• Food included in entry fee
  
• Teams of three £15 entry or four £20 entry
  
• Book your tee time TODAY in the Pro Shop on payment

Head Greenkeepers blog

Another improtant blog for you this week before I go away. Some important information on repairing pitchmarks and our recent work on the greens.

Click here to read.

Round up

Ladybank ladies

Autumn Medal 19th (Alt) & 21st August CSS 75 (Alt) & 78

1st - E Stone (30) 72, 2nd - A Houston (11) 74, 3rd - H Braidwood (11) 76

9 Hole Stableford 21st August

1st - M T Drummond (16) 11 points, 2nd - E C Paterson (20) 10 points, 3rd - J W S Lawson (15) 10 points

Ladybank seniors

SS Stableford 5 (CSS 37pts)

N Fraser (16) 39pts, J D Dryburgh (22) 38 BIH, J M McDevitt (13) 38

Gents section

Midweek Medal - 23.8.17

Cat 1 & 2
1st - R Gillies 76 (5) 71, 2nd - B Crookston 79 (8) 71, 3rd - FS Johnstone 76 (5) 71

Cat 3 & 4
1st - JA Peebles 87 (15) 72, 2nd - P Keith 87 (15) 72, 3rd - M Fisher 95 (20) 75