Welcome to this week’s news.
We start this week with this, our very own Rachel Goodall who claimed her second LET Access Tour victory and picked up a course record along the way.
At the Riberia Sacra Internetional Open in Spain she shot a blistering second round of 9 under par 61, the lowest ever round on the LET Access Tour and helped her to an 11 under par winning total.
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Huge congratulations also to academy member Josh McMahon who this week has been selected to represent GB&I in the coming Walker Cup at Hoylake.
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Bernd is King of the North...
The Renaissance Club in Scotland is by invite only as far as getting a game for the amateur golfer. The pros, however, all gathered for the Scottish Open and scoring was low - 8s, 9s and even a 10 under par were recorded. Lee Slattery was up there all week, and a slower third round of -1 saw him 5 back going into Sunday and it was also nice to see Jamie Donaldson in contention once again. But come the final green there was a tie on 22 under between Benjamin Herbert and Bernd Wiesberger. It was the Austrian who continues his return from injury in fantastic style with a win in the play off.
Well done to Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnson for grabbing one of the three spots for Portrush.
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Come from behind victory...
PGA Tour players had one more event to try and get themselves into this week's Open - the John Deere Classic as Silves GC Illinois. Cameron Triangle and Adam Landry were neck-and-neck on Saturday night at 16 under par but neither of them featured astonishingly. Russell Henley came charging through the pack with a 10 under par Sunday to finish second behind South Africa’s Dylan Fritelli who had a superb 7 under par final round of his own.
So on to the best tournament of the year this week at Portrush. |
Tight at the top...
A card playoff was needed to separate Ben Kelly from Gary Lewis at the top of the Trotter 4 list last Thursday as both players handed in 7 under par scores of 43, third with a 42 was Elliot Hawe. |
Summer of '69...
In the Summer Meeting on Saturday Graham Small was the overall winner with a 69 in Division One, runner up to him was Mark Prosser with a 70 followed by Andy Nolan in third with 72. Mike Taylor topped Division Two with a 74 ahead of Steve Hindle and Jack Redmond on 75. Leo Baldwin took the junior prize with a 74 of his own. |
Mark takes the honuors...
Mark Dunbar was the winner of the Yellow Tee Stableford once again with 40 points, runner-up to him was Nigel Kenwright with 38 points and in third with 37 points was John Hynes. |
Off to a flyer...
The colts played their first match of the season away at Ormskirk last week and ran out 4-1 winners - a great start to the campaign! |
Countback required...
On Tuesday the ladies played a Stableford.
Judith Brown’s card of 38 edged out that of Susan Totty’s at the top of Division One, third with 36 was Clare Palmer. The same happened in Division Two as Sue Pogsons 38 got the better of Helen Billington’s, third was Deb Bevan with 37.
Liz Lewis won Division Three with 37 ahead of Gail Green on 36 and Christine Hancock on 32. Topping the final division with 39 was Julie Graham, runner up was Jane Mountfield with 30 followed by Carolyn Warren on the same number.
Well done to Christine Fisher who won the 9 hole event with 20.
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New champion is...
Olly Davies Wilson is the new David Jones for Juniors Trophy winner after a score of 70 on Sunday.
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Put his name on it...
The seniors contested the David Hewitt Cup on Monday. Simon Carter now has his name on it after a winning score of 41, runner up on countback with 39 was Alan Jones who edged out Fergus Wilson. |
What's going on in-store...
We are due a fresh drop of Under Armour gents polos anytime now, in the meantime look out for our shirt amnesty. Bring in your old polo for £10 of any new one, the offer as available on both gents and ladies shirts.
*this will not apply to crested product.
The Motocaddy trade-in now has just 2 weeks to run. This is the perfect opportunity for you to get £50 OFF for your old trolley when you buy any of the 18 hole lithium trolleys on offer.
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There are better aids...
Please try and avoid using the range baskets as training aids as they are getting broken on a daily basis which is avoidable. It is also inevitable that some of the cracked balls will make it back into the system. Please try and dispose of these in the waste bin if you come across one so we can flush them out. |
Let's take a look at Hole 10
On to the homeward 9 with hole number 10, which was stoke 2 on the old course layout and is definitely a tough one to start your back 9.
Once again many of you will be getting a stroke here so use it wisely, 2 shots to around 100 yards short is a smart play and there’s still a chance of a par if you’re on in 3.
A wild tee shot to the right will leave you a monster second shot out of dense rough and a hooked one left off the tee could result in a lost ball.
Since being relayed this green has more borrow than it used to, so if you’re putting up the green towards the back then allow for a lot more break from left to right, 2 points on hole 10 is always a good score.
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Golf clothing has come a long way from the old-style knickerbockers worn in the early 1900s - you can hardly imagine popping to the supermarket in a pair of those today. Fortunately, these days, golf brands make clothing that is high performing on the course but looks good enough to set the trend off it too. |
Take this Ultimate365 polo from adidas. As its name suggests, it is designed to keep you looking fresh 365 days a year, no matter what you're doing. The adidas logo is placed on the left sleeve, leaving the trendy two-colour blocked front as the main talking point.
This polo is a worthy addition to any golfing wardrobe, so come on down and take a closer look at adidas' range next time you're at the club. |
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