Welcome to another edition of our newsletter. In this week’s mail we have a special Video of the Week with none other than Rory McIlroy, we take a closer look at who will be trying to play their way into Bjorn's Ryder Cup team, and we offer a little advice on how to improve your game. Enjoy the read. |
Pro "Fun Day" 2018 Sunday 23rd September Open to ALL our members – Ladies, Juniors, Seniors and Gents Fun format Beat the Pro Great prizes Food included in entry fee Click here for all the details. |
Fitting Days
With lots of fitting days on the horizon with the top equipment manufacturers PING, Callaway and Titleist now is the time to get yourself booked in if you’re looking at getting some new clubs in the bag. Speak to us in the Pro shop about booking in, or click here to enquire. PING Demo Day - Thursday 6th September: 1.30 - 5.30pm Callaway Demo Day - Friday 7th September: 1.30 - 5.30pm Titleist Demo Day - Friday 14th September. 1-5.30pm Please book a slot via the Pro Shop or click here and get in touch. |
Michael Hebron Coaching Seminar - Wednesday, 5 September Last chance to join the many members and a Professionals at our Michael Hebron event next week. Sign up in the Pro Shop. Wednesday 5th September 9.30-4pm with lunch included for only £56 for members. Michael was inducted into the PGA of America Hall of Fame in 2013. He was the 1991 PGA National Teacher of the Year and the 1990 National Horton Smith Award recipient for his contributions to PGA of Americas education programs. The first PGA of America Teaching and Coaching Summit, Dallas Tx. 1988 was his idea. He also organized the first European PGA AND Canadian PGA Teaching and Coaching Summits. Michael Hebron has received over 25 awards. He has been invited to do education seminars in India, Australia, Canada, Finland, Chile, Japan, Costa Rica, England, Ireland, France, Italy, Wales, Scotland, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Spain, Denmark,Korea , Iceland . Has been invited to organizations, businesses, Yale, MIT and other colleges, universities and school districts throughout the United States to speak on the topic of learning.
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If he had a choice, Michael has said would like to be known for how he delivers information to students rather than who the students he has spent time with are. Michael’s preference is to pass on the value of playful, student-centered/brain compatible approaches to learning, which supports learning anything, both information and motor skills to golfers at every level of the game. Michael refers to this as LEARNING POSITIVE GOLF. He has coached winners on the PGA, LPGA, EUROPEAN TOURS, Ryder Cup, Walker Cup players, a MASTERS, a US OPEN and a PGA champion, but enjoys his time with club golfers the most. Every year over 800 youth golfers take part in the programs offered at his Club, Smithtown Landing. Five high school golf teams also train and play their matches there.
Click here to learn more about Michael. Click here to watch a video on Michael's thought about Developing a Random Golf Swing vs. Trying to Have a Consistent Swing. |
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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. |
David Cameron Trophy Congratulations to Bobby and Linda Robertson on winning the David Cameron Trophy with an excellent score of 67 in this well supported greensomes event. Thanks to Vice Captain Jim Hair who conducted the prize giving. |
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Autumn Meeting - 25.8.18 Cat 1 & 2 1st - BA Logan - 71 (0) - 71 2nd - M Ness - 81 (10) - 71 3rd - RR Cameron - 75 (4) - 71 |
Cat 3 & 4 1st - D Jamieson - 89 (16) - 73 2nd - K Bruce - 86 (13) - 73 3rd - RW Carmichael - 91 (18) - 73 |
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September Medal (Main Day) First place - L Murray (12) - 75, Second place - L Bennett (5) - 77, Third place - E Hutcheon (7) - 78 Nine Hole September Medal First place - S Carmichael (17) - 39 Second place - J Buchanan (20) - 45
Ladies Away Day with Sandy Our Ladies away day to Alyth planned for Tuesday 18th September is filling up really fast with 22 of our ladies booked to go. Sign up in the Pro Shop to avoid missing out! The cost is £35 which includes the golf Coffee/Bacon rolls on arrival, meal afterwards and sweep and twos entry on the day. |
Are you the best Junior putter in the Club? Sunday 2nd September - George Kerr Putter - 2pm
Meet for 1.45pm. Sign up now via the Pro Shop - 01337 830725 Click here for all the details. |
New stock arrivals We have some new Under Armour clothing from their Autumn Winter collection. Soon to follow will be FootJoy and also ladies Catmandoo. Hugo Boss Clothing Having recently opened a Hugo Boss account we are expecting some gents dress shirts shortly. We will be announcing a members only discount scheme on our Hugo Boss clothing in next week’s enewsletter. |
Members will receive a discount on this clothing brand only, ensuring they can’t buy it anywhere else at a more competitive price.
Click here and get in touch if you are interested and would like to know more.
Titleist Limited Edition Bag Winner Winner of our special edition Titleist bag was Norma McKinnon. Thanks to Gordon Simpson for doing the draw and thanks to all who took part. |
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Just 4 weeks to go The Ryder Cup is edging ever closer, with a lot of speculation over who will be chosen as one of the four wildcards on both sides of the Atlantic. There is an expectation that USA Team Captain Jim Furyk will give one of those spots to a resurgent Tiger Woods, who can now be picked on form rather than reputation after experiencing a stellar comeback season. Others vying for a trip to Le Golf National in Paris are Zach Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Kuchar, Kevin Kisner and Tony Finau, providing Furyk with an embarrassment of riches to choose from. Thomas Bjorn won’t know exactly who has qualified for his European team until September 2, but the big names – Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Jon Rahm – are dead certs. The bigger question lies in the wildcard picks. Ian Poulter has a fearsome Ryder Cup record, having never lost a singles match, and has played himself into good form this season. Paul Casey, Thomas Pieters, Russell Knox and Rafa Cabrera-Bello are all in contention too, not to mention Ryder Cup veterans Henrik Stenson and Sergio Garcia. |
The proposed changes to the Rules of Golf are less than six months away, so we thought we’d take a look at one introduction that you may not have been aware of... |
Under the current Rules of Golf, if you strike the ball more than once in the course of a stroke (i.e. a double hit), you take a one-stroke penalty in addition to the stroke that was made. However, under the proposed changes, if you accidentally hit the ball more than once in the course of a stroke, there is no penalty (new Rule 10.1a). This is because the R&A thought it was unfair and unnecessary to penalise a player for an accidental strike. All in all, a sensible amendment to the current Rules of Golf in our opinion. Let us know your thoughts. |
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