Tom Atkinson

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to this week’s news where we have seen more sleet and snow than golf!

Enjoy the read.

Tour news

Golf across the globe...

The European Tour was back up and running last week with a Wednesday start at the Abu Dhabi championships, which is now a Rolex series event, so it was all to play for. Tommy was looking for 3 back to back victories but it wasn’t meant to be, he did play the weekend though. The Irishman Shane Lowry showed his class to fight off an approaching field with a solid final round of one under par to lift the famous trophy by 1 shot from South African Richard Sterne.

There was another event over in the far-east as they battled for the Singapore Open where there was a debut victory for Thailand’s Jazz Janewattononand.

La Quinta was the setting for the desert classic on the PGA Tour where scoring was as hot as the sky! Phil Mickelson carded a ridiculous round of 60 on Thursday, and he was 2 clear at the top on -22 going into Sunday’s final round. So to the 72nd tee and he was tied, along with Adam Hadwin & Adam Long at 25 under par. Phil and Hadwin made par but Long, a rookie for 2019 made the all important birdie to clinch the title.

Club competitions

Phil takes advantage!

Conditions were glorious for Thursday’s midweek Stableford. Philip Nugent took full advantage with a terrific score of 30 points, runner up with 27 was Mark Lockyer and third with 25 was Rob Bevan.

Luke continues fine form...

The gents played another 12 holes in their quest for the Tony Brooker Trophy on Saturday. Luke Clague kept his good winter run going with a winning score of 29 points in division one, Jay Tank was second with 28 and third with 25 was Adam Moore.

In division two Rob Jones found the extra point needed to separate him from the pack as his 26 points was one better than 3 people on 25 points and getting the nod for second and third place were Neal Sleeman and Mark Fitzpatrick.

Well done to those 4 players who made a ‘2’ which paid handsomely over the 12 hole setup.

Ladies forced to abandon...

The ladies competition on Tuesday was abandoned after an hour due to the ice and snow on the greens. The weather was horrendous all day so the decision was good judgement as it didn’t shift overnight and the course was unplayable on Wednesday too.

Shop news

The right fit...

Custom fitting your clubs is as important as wearing the right shoes - the wrong fit and it’s going to hurt.

That said we have 3 dates for your diary:

- Fri March 8th: Titleist wedge fitting
- Weds April 3rd: PING fitting day
- Thurs April 4th: Titleist fitting day

The manufacturers will be on site with their fitting kit, Trackman and tour qualified fitting technician, so book your 40 minute slot today.

Don’t worry if these dates don’t suit as we still have a full fitting compliment from Titleist, Benross & PING.

Speaking of PING, how about trying their very latest product, the G410 range which has arrived in store!

PING G410 irons

Missing club...

We are missing a PING G400 demo driver belonging to the PING rep, please would whoever still has it out on trial kindly return it back to the shop.

Club news

Join us this Friday...

There are still a few spaces for Friday night’s Captains dinner. The evening is a dinner jackets event for the gents with a 7:00pm for 7:30pm start. Please sign up in the foyer if you wish to attend.

It promises to be a great evening!

You can't go wrong...

The last thing anyone wants is to purchase a new set of irons, only to struggle massively when they take to the course with their friends a few days later. Sound familiar? Well, with lots of new products about to land in-store for 2019, here is an iron model that we recommend having a custom fitting for...

The new G410 iron from PING is a brilliant game improvement option that is engineered to offer impressive distance. When you look down at address, you'll notice its clean and refined shape, which will help inspire confidence with every club. But what we love the most is its updated COR-EYE technology, which delivers a higher ball flight and increased ball speeds - essentially more distance!

Hopefully, you have an idea of which iron you'd like to put in your bag, but it's not until you come and visit us for an enjoyable custom fitting that you'll know which iron and shaft combination performs best for you. We're here to help you play better golf.

It's time to get away

Being part of a golf club brings many other benefits than simply being able to play in competitions. Take the social aspect for example; you make lots of friends - some for life - that you spend time with most weeks out on the course, but have you thought of taking those games abroad?

Morgado Golf & Country Club

If you want to get away with your golfing friends then this needs to be at the top of your bucket list. Morgado is a new luxury golf resort that is not just one of the best golf resorts in the Algarve, but the whole of Europe. Spend some time here and you'll head home feeling relaxed and refreshed.

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Saadiyat Beach Golf Club

Enjoy a Gary Player designed course on the Abu Dhabi coast, with phenomenal views of the Gulf's glittering blue waters bordered by stretches of pristine white sand. A few days here of VIP treatment and you'll never want to leave.

4 nights, 3 rounds of golf
Flights included
£769 per person

So, now that you're set on going away as a group, it's time to talk about the added benefits you can get if you book in January with our friends at Your Golf Travel. From free golf balls, to a free UK trip for the lead booker, to Airport lounge passes - you'd be foolish to miss out! Get in touch using the link below for more information.

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Video of the Week

There's lots of hype surrounding the crop of drivers being released over the next few weeks, but there's one current driver that has set the performance bar very high: Titleist TS. Here's what we had to say once we had tested it out for ourselves.

I hope you enjoyed this week's newsletter. As always, if you have anything that you'd like to contribute please speak to one of the pro shop team. I'll see you at the club over the coming days.

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