Martin Heggie

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another exciting edition of the weekly newsletter bringing you all of the latest goings-on from around the club.

Enjoy this week's read.

Competition news

A busy weekend of competitions

Very busy at Moortown last weekend with James Burnett winning division one in the September Stableford by one point from Steve Johnson. Andy Earnshaw winning division two with 37 points from Joe Hendron.

On Sunday the Moortown Masters was won by Tom Broxup from Cookridge Hall with scores of 70 and 68. Adam Frontal was the best of the Moortown players with scores of 75 and 68 for third place.

Club news

1929 Ryder Cup re-enactment

Over 100 players and guests were held enthralled throughout dinner on Friday evening, as the scores for Moortown’s 1929 Ryder Cup Charity re-enactment came in. Team Great Britain, headed by George Duncan (AKA Captain Malcolm Slinger) and Team USA, captained by Walter Hagen (AKA Vice Captain Ian Hartley) experienced a tense hour as Team GB’s earlier lead of 8 ½ to 3 ½ was whittled down, with the score standing at 5 ½ - 5 ½ with one match to play and team GB 1 up at the 15th hole.

USA won the last three holes to win the Ryder Cup 6 ½ - 5 ½ ! A jubilant squad of Americans celebrated as the shout of ‘USA, USA’ rang around the room. Fingers crossed that this doesn’t happen at the weekend…

Alan Booth with Captain Malcolm Slinger and Vice Captain Ian Hartley.

A full-sized gold replica of the Ryder Cup – the only one in existence – was presented to winning team Captain ‘Walter Hagen’ by Moortown’s longest serving male member and former Yorkshire Amateur Finalist Alan Booth who was taken along to the event as a toddler by his mother.

The event raised over £2,000 For the Captains’ charities.

Pro's news

Ryder Cup

It’s the 2018 Ryder Cup for me this week. I’m pleased to report that Paul Eales and I secured 3 points for Europe in the PGA board v USA PGA Board Match, helping Europe to a 27-9 victory. Hopefully that’s a lucky omen for the rest of the week.

It was an early start at Le National and here are a few pictures that i hope wet your appetite for the week.

Winter Coaching Package

New irons to improve your game

Buying a set of clubs is exciting, but can be a tricky decision - you might love the look of the short irons, but feel a bit daunted by the longer clubs further up the set. However, you can always mix and match your clubs so that your long irons are more forgiving and your short irons are more workable, allowing you to strike approach shots from any distance with confidence.

Mix & match with PING

Why not try combining the long irons of PING's G700 series with the short irons of the G400? The G700 contains low and deep weighting, which gives you higher launch and more forgiveness - ideal for your long irons. Combine this with the G400, which has a hydropearl chrome finish to help maintain the launch and spin rates of your short irons in all conditions, and you'll be feeling confident through the whole bag.

Could mixing sets be the answer you've been looking for?

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Layer up, autumn's here

Normally when you watch golf on TV, you see the world’s best showing off their golfer’s tan in their polos. When the Ryder Cup gets underway this week in Paris however, things will be a lot colder, and we’ll see golfers on both teams ditching the short sleeves and going for a golf-specific mid-layer to help them stay warm.

The middle man
One mid-layer that will guarantee you comfort and protection on the course is Under Armour’s Storm SF Snap Mock pullover. There’s no danger of getting wet thanks to its Storm technology, which repels water whilst also maintaining a good amount of breathability - two key performance benefits in the winter months.

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Spotlight: Titleist TS drivers

The hugely exciting Titleist TS2 and TS3 drivers have been the cause of some phenomenal performance gains for club golfers and tour professionals alike.

Titleist say it's stripped the driver down to its vital essence before building it back up to be faster, longer and better in every way possible. Well, there's only one way to find out - come and see us for a thorough custom fitting and put the TS to the test.

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Video of the Week

Thomas Bjorn chats to Foremost TV about captaining Team Europe in this week's Ryder Cup and how he's planning on regaining the trophy come Sunday evening.

I hope you enjoyed the newsletter and have a great weekend.

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