Tom Atkinson

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to this week's newsletter bringing you the latest news from around the club, competition results, world of golf as well a look in-store. Enjoy the read.

Tour news

The playoffs begin...

There was a break on the European Tour last week, meanwhile the PGA Tour began the FedEx playoffs at Liberty National for The Northern Trust Open. Tommy is still looking for his first PGA Tour win, it didn’t come last week but his T43 finish was still respectable nonetheless. John Rahm took it upon himself to fly the flag for the Europeans once again as he battled against the big hitters of American golf. Reed, Spieth & Snedeker were all out to topple him. It was the ex-Heswall victor, Patrick Reed who managed it, his final round of -2 earned him a one shot victory ending his win drought.

Club competitions

Phil turns up the heat...

Summer has been mixed this year so far, but it was the heat on Thursday that made for difficult conditions in the Trotter. Phil Carlisle didn’t mind though as his winning score of 44 points blew the field away by 4 points, the runner up with 40 was Jack Redmond and in third with the same score was Brian Robson.

Peter adds some silverware...

The Gayton Estates Trophy was Saturday's prize for the men. Peter Kirkham will have to make room on his mantle piece as his 71 in Division Two was the winner, second to him was Richard Larkins with a 72 and third with 75 was John Comer. Dan Ince topped Division One with 72 ahead of Mark Sanderson with 73 and Gary Bates with 75. Tom Brennan was the yellow tee winner with 40 points, second with 37 was Andy Scarborough and third with 35 was Mark Fitzpatrick.

It was a family affair...

Sunday was the annual playing of the Club Mixed Foursomes. Thanks goes to Clare Palmer for the event organisation and congratulations goes to Matt Bowes and his mum Jill who won the alternate shots format with a score of 73. Runners up were Susan Totty & John McNeill with 74 and third place went to Peter Walsh & Helen Doyle on the same score.

Grandmothers Trophy

It was the Grandmothers Trophy for the ladies on Tuesday and Margo Hunt was the winner in Division One with 36 points, Dawn Hodge was second with 34 and third with 30 was Judith Brown.

It was the same winning score for Heather Ensor on Division Two, runner up with 31 was Helen Billington and third with 30 was Susan Wright. Christine Hancock was the Division Three winner with 32, Thea Cornford was one back in second and in third with 29 was Pat Platt.

In the final Division Kate Chadwick topped the list with 34, Jane Mountfield was second with 31 and third with 29 was Val Smith. Iona Betteridge took advantage of the school holidays to win the 9 hole event with 13 points ahead of Brenda Dooney on countback.

Ladies news

Ladies march on...

Both the ladies A and B teams have won their respective leagues and reached the semi-finals of the West Cheshire Shield to be played at Heslby 28th August as the A team play Bromborough and the B team Royal Liverpool

Also last month, Lucy Jamieson came third in the Birkdale Scratch with a 36 hole aggregate of -8 two shots off the winning score of -10.

Congratulations also to Sara Spencer and Barb Jamieson who were part of the Cheshire senior ladies team which won the Richardson Trophy competing against the five other Northern Counties, Yorkshire , Lancashire, Durham, Northumberland and Cumbria. Well done ladies!

Fitting news

Be one of the first...

There are 4 spaces remaining for our Titleist fitting day on Tuesday 27th August.

The new range of T series irons and TS hybrids - which have only just been released - will be available to hit along with the TS family of drivers and fairways.

Don’t worry if you’re not around on that day as we have a selection already in our swing room to have a look at.

book an appointment >

Shop news

Promotions running in-store...

We've got two great offers running for you in-store. They don't require too much explaining.

- Receive a FREE Titleist towel when you purchase a dozen Titleist Tour Soft golf balls

- Receive £10 OFF a new golf shirt in-store when you bring in your old shirt (gents & ladies available)*

*excludes crested items.

No distractions

It's not always easy to get in the zone or feel completely comfortable over the ball so, when you do, the last thing you need is to look down and be distracted by your shoes. Style always comes down to individual taste, but here are two shoes at either end of the spectrum that catch our eye for different reasons.

FootJoy Fury

The eye-catching athletic style of the aptly named Fury offers a fast look when addressing the ball with a full grain leather and engineered mesh upper providing ultimate on-course performance.

FootJoy UltraFIT Boa

Classic style meets the perfect fit in these beautiful shoes from FJ. The no-nonsense design at address oozes confidence whilst the Boa Fit System ensures maximum comfort every time.

We have an extensive range of golf shoes available in-store with styles, colours and designs to match everyone's taste. So, be sure to pop in and try on a pair or two for size the next time you're in the market for new shoes.

explore FJ's range >

Variety is the spice of life

Whatever happened to having a ‘textbook’ swing? If you were to watch golf on TV you’d see all sorts of different swings that have propelled these golfers to the top of the world, and the same can be said on the greens too.

There's definitely no single approach when it comes to how you grip your putter. You have a more traditional no-fuss approach that is favoured by the likes of Tiger Woods; a left-below-right grip which is a recent craze made famous by Jordan Spieth's putting heroics; and then the opposite extreme in anchoring that has recently been banned by the R&A.

PING's Sigma 2 putter range

That's gripping the club but what about the actual putter itself?

Take a look at PING's range for example. In this photo alone you can see the Sigma 2 line, which is made up of several larger headed putters that are so popular on Tour thanks to their stability through the ball, as well as the more conventional headed blade putters.

With so many head styles available - not to mention lengths - using our expertise is the safest way to ensure your next purchase is the right one for your game.

view PING's range >

Video of the Week

Grab a coffee, sit back and enjoy this video as we take a look at the best shots from 2019 so far. How many of these do you think you'd be able to recreate?

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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