Hello golfers, 

And so "it's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas" in many ways at the moment. There are lots of club events on which happen at this time of year including the Turkey Trot this weekend. The weather is also making it feel that way as the temperature has dropped and we are seeing frost on the ground.

We have our tree up in the Pro Shop and have some fantastic gift ideas for Christmas. Our winter lesson package vouchers are selling very well so we will be nice and busy helping lots of you improve your games before next season. 

Let's hope we can all enjoy a nice build up to the festive season.


 

Frost on The Course 

We have just started to see some frost now in the morning, as the temperatures plummeted below 0 overnight. With this in mind please be aware that it is very likely that you will be unable to use your trolleys so we advise that you put a small carry bag in the boot of your car so you are prepared to carry if needed. Today it has a feel of -2 so it is very unlikely that the frost will lift so it will be carrying only all day.

The reason that we go on to temporary greens and have no trolleys is the likely burning of the grass on the course. If you look at this picture it shows you the after effect of where trolleys have been let out on frosty grass. I am sure you will agree that none of us would like to see this scenario on our course so this is precisely why trolleys are banned. The knock on effect to the greens is that, if we put the greens back on when the fairways and rough are still frozen, golfers are likely to walk frost on to the greens on their shoes and we have the same risk again of the grass being burnt beyond repair! Every green keeper's and golfers' worst nightmare!

I just thought I would give you a little insight as to the reasons behind the trolley ban and temporary greens this time of year.


 

Turkey Trot 

This Sunday I will be holding my first Turkey Trot here at the club and I am delighted to say that the support has been nothing short of fantastic! Thank you so much to all of you who have put your names down to play. We are oversubscribed and I have had to double up starting positions on 7 holes to fit the 100 golfers in who wish to play. I will be sending out 7 teams on certain tees at 8.55am just to get them away and in position to help the play start flowing. I appreciate your understanding over the pace of play which may be a little slow and hope everyone can enjoy a nice stroll around the course in a fun format on which should be a great club day.


 

Our Black Friday sale was a huge success last weekend. We still have some great savings on clubs, shoes, clothing and much more. This really is a great time to pick up a bargain so be sure to come along and save yourself some money. 

It is the ideal time to pick up some Christmas presents.


 

Captains' Drive In 

Sunday saw the annual Captains' Drive in take place. With Janet Milford away, Chris Quantick stepped in to drive off for the lady captain alongside the men's captain Keith Parnall. Over 100 people attended to watch the tee shots. Chris donned a Janet mask to appear on the tee whilst I presented Keith with a squash racket and ball to hit his opening tee shot, much to the amusement of those present. Their actual tees were struck well and combined for a 363 yard total. The captains and their guests then returned to the Duckworth Suite to enjoy a lovely meal followed by the traditional incoming speeches.


  

Indoor Golf is Available 

Now we have had our first course closure of the winter it starts us thinking about our winter golf opportunity's. With our new indoor studio we can offer golfers the opportunity to either practice or play on some of the world's finest courses such as the recent Ryder Cup course Hazletine and the iconic Pebble Beach. It is very realistic with the data and makes for a really fun social with a few friends. For more information and to book please contact the pro shop.

 

We Have Christmas Shopping All Wrapped Up 

Here in the pro shop we are well aware of how hard it is as a golfer to receive the golfing gifts you really for Christmas. To help with this we are offering a Christmas Wish List to all our customers. How it works is very simple. Pop in to the Pro Shop and pick up your wish list and fill out the golfing gifts you would like friends or relatives to buy you. Then simply take it home and give it to them. It will have our contact details on there so they can contact us to pop up and buy the gifts on your wish list. It's as simple as that. 

Come in and pick up your wish list now.


Christmas Draw 

It's amazing to think that Christmas is fast approaching! It just seems like we have finished summer and now we are starting to think about the festive period. from 1st November in the Pro Shop we will be starting to sell tickets for our Pro Shop Christmas Draw. There will be some great prizes and one lucky ticket holder will have the opportunity to play for a bonus prize in our "Simulator Challenge". 

The tickets will be numbered 1 - 500 and the amount you pay for your ticket is based upon the number of the ticket you draw out of the hat at random. Every ticket number is the amount in pence you pay for your ticket. So if you pick ticket number 10 you will pay 10p for your ticket. Pick ticket 320 and you pay £3.20 for your ticket. Therefore the minimum you pay for a ticket is 1p and the maximum is £5. 

More details to be revealed over the coming weeks but start purchasing your draw tickets soon.


 

Winter Warmer 

Our Golf Studio Winter Warmer is proving very popular with the members. This is an opportunity to purchase time in the golf studio over the winter months for either your own practice time or to play golf on one of the worlds finest golf courses. Once signed up to our winter warmer you will also get the opportunity to receive discount on further studio use as well as golf lessons and much more. For more information please ask in the Pro Shop.


Don't Let Winter Get In Your Way

Now that the new indoor golf studio is open we have some superb winter coaching packages that as a team we can offer our members. Many of you are already taking advantage of this and are already working hard on improving your games. 

Winter is a great time to evaluate your game and try to work on areas of your game that cost you shots, in order to start out next year with a game geared for better scores and more enjoyment. 

Click here to view our packages which will be available from October 1st and will run until 1st March


 

Mens Fourball Betterball 

Grenville Pope and Robert Starchan were top dogs in the betterball stableford on Saturday as their excellent 47pts secured first place. Father and and son Combo Ray and Ian Banfield came runners up with 46pts on countback.