Alan Gibbons

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to the final newsletter of the year. This week, we take a look back across the top golfing moments of the year, as well as examine the best wedges in the market for getting your sand save percentage up there with the best. Before we dive in to our favourite highlights of the year, we'd like to say a massive thank you to all of you who have supported our golf club over the past year; your support is so important to our success, and for that we are truly grateful. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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Competition news

On the Course...

Despite the awful weather this past Saturday, seven fourballs ventured out to play in the Betterball Stableford. Although not all completed, well done to everyone who even tried to get round. The winning score was an incredible 29 points over 15 holes, scored by Bob Diprose and John Stewart.

This Saturday is the very popular four club competition, this competition will be 15 holes played from the blue tees and a putter is compulsory. As it stands there is only one slot left on the time sheet at 12:24pm.

Sunday saw the Junior Christmas Competition which thanks to a great effort from our Junior Organiser was very well attended. With all Children completing 11 holes and enjoying a modern Christmas meal afterwards. Congratulations to our new Junior Captain announced on the day Sam Johnston.

Tour news

What a year it has been...

It has been a truly exceptional year of golf, with storylines and big moments aplenty; let's take a look back at the world of golf in 2018.

The birth of Moliwood

Europe's comprehensive win at Le Golf National was held together by the inseparable pair of Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari - the latter became the first European to win all five matches at the event, whilst the pair's good-natured attitude and friendship encapsulated Europe's team spirit.

Oli Fisher breaks 60

Any round under 70 generally means a pro golfer had a good day - but breaking 60 is something truly exceptional. England's Oli Fisher managed it in September at the Portugal Masters, as he became the first player on the European Tour to card a round of 59.

Tiger's return

It was like something out of a movie script - the best golfer the world has arguably ever seen, made his comeback and rounds off the year with his first tournament win in five years. Tiger Woods is truly a remarkable player and having him up there competing with the best again is a great thing for the game of golf.

Rose reaches the summit

Justin Rose is one of the game's most popular figures, so it was fitting that he finally reached one of his goals in becoming the world's best golfer this year. Add to that his FedEx Cup win, and 2018 has been a year to remember for Justin!

US Open course carnage

Sometimes, the pros can make the game look easy - that definitely was not the case at Shinnecock Hills, the venue for this year's US Open. With lightning fast greens and punishing rough, the likes of which some players hadn't seen before, meant the winning score was an incredible +1!

Shop news

Thank you...

May I take this opportunity to thank all the members for their continued support throughout 2018 from myself and Josh. We look forward to the 2019 season with a lot of excitement, with the new greens opening, our first year as a Premium Callaway Fitting Centre (delivery due Friday, 18 January, approx) and now I have almost completed the buying from next season, I can assure you the new products and clothing for next season are fantastic and can't come quick enough.

Once again thank you for your support and we wish you a very merry Christmas.

Shop Opening Hours

Christmas Eve - 8:30am - 12:00pm.
Christmas Day - Closed.
Boxing Day - Closed.
Thursday, 27 December - Open as usual.

Left it until the last minute?

We know shopping isn't for everyone; let alone Christmas shopping when you're going shoulder-to-shoulder with everyone in town for the best presents. Here's our solution: avoid the queues and late deliveries by shopping with us this year. We have a range of gift ideas for both golfers and non-golfers in-store, so come down and take a look!

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Choose what you see here in 2019

It's time to take your enjoyment to the next level. Each week we include several articles in our email newsletter aimed at helping you to improve your golf game. Sometimes it'll be on the latest clubs that we have in-store, other times we'll focus on the little white thing you hit around the course, and other times we'll include some tips for you to put in to practice.

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Winter goals

Setting yourself goals during the winter months is vitally important when it comes to improving your golf game. Yes, finding the time to get out and play is one part of the battle, but you also need to head to the range to work on the areas that let you down in 2018.

Whether you're looking to stop yourself from chipping out sideways after a stray drive, become the club's answer to Phil Mickelson by working on your short game, or simply want to know the exact yardages you hit each club, we can help.

Here's what to do: jot down three key areas that you want to improve this winter (like in the image above) and bring this to us in-store. We can then devise a winter coaching plan that'll help make these some of the strongest parts of your game.

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Winter goals

Whether you're looking to stop yourself from chipping out sideways after a stray drive, become the club's answer to Phil Mickelson by working on your flop shots, or simply want to know the exact yardages you hit each club, we can help.

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Sand saviour

When you see your ball roll into a bunker, don't worry if you tend to get nervous about your next shot; it happens to a lot of golfers. It's one of the reasons that hearing TV commentators say "he'll be happy it's finished in the sand" is so frustrating.

Obviously, these players practice day-in and day-out and so their skills are naturally going to be at an extremely high level - Ben Crane led the way in 2018 with a 66% sand saves success rate.

So how do you get better? Well, alongside having a bunker lesson to ensure your technique is correct, using a wedge that is designed to make bunker play easier - such as Callaway's Mack Daddy PM Grind - is key to getting up-and-down more often.

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Video of the Week

The majority of you won't have tried this shot before and there's a very good reason for that, too! But here are the best drivers off the deck from 2018 - don't try this at home.

We hope you enjoyed this weeks newsletter. If you have any questions or are in need of advice please pop into the shop and we'll be delighted to help. Alan and the Golf Team.

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