Welcome to newsletter 600 – I never believed that when I started writing newsletters back in 2006 that I would be able to find things to write about every week that happened at the golf club. At an average of over 450 words per week, I make that ea
 
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Hello Golfers,

Welcome to newsletter 600 – I never believed that when I started writing newsletters back in 2006 that I would be able to find things to write about every week that happened at the golf club. At an average of over 450 words per week, I make that easily over ¼ of a million words – quite some story!

Enjoy the rest of the newsletter where I look at Garmin watches and the new Titleist ball launched this week. 

Course news

What a couple of weeks of weather

Apparently we have had the best part of 6 inches of rainfall in a ten-day period up to last Tuesday! Amazingly having been out on the course today it has held up fantastically well and all the new drainage work is working fantastically. More drainage work has been taking place on the left-hand side of the first and on the practice ground, which will hopefully intercept a lot of the runoff from the clubhouse area and mean that the practice ground is much dry and remains open more often during wet spells.

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Competition news

Saturday Stableford

Unfortunately the downpour on Saturday morning scuppered the course preparation and tees times had to be moved back, so the Stableford became a non-qualifying competition. Nearly 50 people ventured out and it was yellow tee Stableford specialist Rob Allison winning again, beating his playing partner Michael Gwilliam on countback. Dave Ellis took third place, but more importantly, took family honour beating Joe and Jack!

Jack did manage a third-place also in division two behind another junior Thomas Stephens and a not so junior Jack Cooke!

Club match vs Ilkley

The decision was made on Saturday to postpone the Ilkley match on the Sunday and that certainly proved to be a good decision. The match has been rearranged for Friday 18th October when we will be trying to wrestle the cleek back!


It's hotting up

With just two more competitions left to qualify for the aggregate and the chance to go to New Zealand for the MacKenzie next November, things are hotting up. A good round by many could see them leap up the standings – watch this space.

Division 1

Chris Pennington -13
J R F Allison -11
Daniel Pennington -11
E C Pegrum -10
A S Hall -9
S D Harrison -9
G K Hunter -8
Tim Barley -8

Division 2

Josh Stephens -4
A Earnshaw -1
J W Glanville 1
Peter Mooney 3
Len Fawke 8
S J Mardon 9

The forecast for Saturday has improved from earlier in the week and there are a few odd spaces, if you fancy a game then call the shop.

 
 
 
Are you part of the 70%?

The popularity of Distance Measuring Devices (DMDs) has been growing for several years as golfers seek as much help as possible whilst out on the course. Our recent survey indicated that over 70% of you choose to use one, so we thought we'd highlight one of our favourites in this week's newsletter.

Garmin Approach S40
Garmin Approach S40 watch

GPS devices are not just about reading front, middle and back yardages. Well, in some cases they are, but not when it comes to Garmin’s Approach S40 watch.

As we know, the course can be played several different ways and the Approach S40 displays distances to hazards and doglegs at a glance, which will prove vital when trying to take your course management to the next level.

In fact, at this time of the year when a wet course is a regular occurrence, knowing your yardages has never been more important. This is where the S40 comes into its own as it allows you to alter the pin's position on your watch so you can get highly accurate distances.

Pretty clever stuff! We have a brilliant review video that you can view by clicking the link below.

explore Garmin GPS devices  >
 
 
 
 
A new ball from Titleist

It's not uncommon for brands to launch their products as the greatest thing since sliced bread, however, if you like to play a ball that has an ultra-soft feel and doesn't shirk its responsibilities off the tee or around the green, then the brand new TruFeel could well make a justified claim to that title.

Who says you can't have everything all at once?

We were pleasantly surprised when we gave the new TruFeel a try. It not only replaces the popular DT TruSoft in Titleist's range, but we think it's a considerable upgrade too.

We'll leave it to you to make your mind up when you give this ball a try, but it certainly combines an incredibly soft feel with impressive distance.

Pop in-store to pick up yours today; in the meantime, click the link below to find out more.

explore Titleist's ball range  >
 
 
 
 
 
 
I hope you enjoyed the newsletter and have a great weekend.
 
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