Hello golfers,
So we edge a little closer to Christmas and it's really time to start thinking about your Christmas shopping. It's also the time where you should be dropping big hints to loved ones of what golf gifts you would like under the tree on Christmas Day.
We are here to help and can make shopping for your friends and family a lot easier. Keeping it local and shopping with us will guarantee them the best service, the most competitive price and a nice friendly and helpful atmosphere and of course there is FREE parking.
Turkey Trot
Last Sunday I held my first Turkey Trot at the club and it was a massive success. Over 100 players teed off in a shotgun start team event. Despite temporary greens and no trolleys, all golfers took to the course to have some fun and to get in the Christmas spirit.
The prize giving was superbly attended and created a great atmosphere in the clubhouse.
The scoring was very good and the prizes were keenly contested. In the mixed section it was Stuart Jose, Kathryn Jose, Martin Cocks and Tim Lee who took top spot with 108pts. The men's section was won by Ray Banfield, Ben Lynch, Colin Wayman and Jimmy Heal who signed for 107pts.
Lady Captain Janet Milford presented the prizes. Mens Captain Keith Parnall presented cheques on behalf of last year's captains and the total handed over exceeded £6000.
Ladies American Foursomes
Linda Bligh and Sandra Royston took top honours with 43pts. Runner ups were Mary Ellis and Jenny Paddon on countback. Sylvia Fenton and Paula Retter pipped Ali Crooks and Jill Searle into 3rd place.
Mens Fourball Betterball Stableford
A fantastic 51pts from Paul Smale and Michael Brown King won the mens betterball stableford on Saturday. Runners up on countback were Steve Rice and Neil Winter with 48pts.
As Much As I Love My Own Course...
There is no doubt that I love our course here at Exeter Golf and Country Club, but travelling 250 miles over 6 hours to play 10 holes on temporary greens is maybe going a little far! This is exactly what happened last Thursday. We were due to play at Saunton in the Devon Alliance, so we set off from the club at 6.30am and headed up north. Over half way there we were notified that due to a severe frost the event was cancelled but we could still play on temporary greens. We kept going and on arrival had breakfast and pondered our next move. The next move was back down the link road and up the M5 to Weston Super Mare who were on 18 main greens. What we didn't know was that by the time we got there it was covered in freezing fog and the course was closed! An hour and 20 minutes later and we were giving up on playing there and heading back to Exeter to play 10 holes on temporary greens! Yes back where I started my day at 6.30am! I have to say though that it was a day full of laughs and I really enjoyed the 10 holes we played on a beautiful afternoon. Every cloud and all that!
Tiger Is Back!
So last week saw the long awaited comeback of the legend that is Tiger Woods. It was going to be interesting to see how he stood up in tournament conditions after so long off and I have to say he showed some glimpses of the old magic. His second round 65 in particular was superb! He ultimately limped home a little in his final round but none the less had shown that his game is in there somewhere and 2017 may just be the year we at last see him take on some of the young guns. I am dreaming of him going head to head with Rory and co in April at Augusta! Now that would be what dreams are made of. Like him or loath him the game of golf is so much better with Tiger around. Let's hope he's around for a long time to come.
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.
Christmas Gift Idea
If you're looking for a Christmas present for a golfer in your life, or for something to put on your own list....then personalised Titleist golf balls surely make the perfect gift.
And from now until Sunday 11th December, you can add personalisation to your Titleist golf ball order for FREE - the free printing programme is available on all Titleist golf balls, including the legendary Pro V1 and Pro V1x models.
You can also choose from the Performance line-up of Titleist golf balls, including the NXT Tour, NXT Tour S, Velocity and DT TruSoft. Each model has been individually designed to deliver the best in category for quality and consistency, while providing a range of performance and preference options to meet every golfer's needs.
The personalisation can be anything from a golfer's initials, to their nickname or even a special Christmas message - printed in black capitals, with up to three lines and a maximum of 17 characters per line.
To make the gift even more special, each dozen ordered will include a FREE Titleist ball marker.
With a minimum order of just one dozen, the closing date for pre-Christmas delivery is December 11th.
Please click here to make your order
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
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.
