James Cunliffe

Hello Golfers,

Well the weather has been wonderful down here on the coast. It has been a little bit windy and with some tough conditions, scoring has been very difficult this week.

We have had a very busy few weeks down here at the club with some very successful events, the club has made a few pounds to boot. For those of you who have helped out on these events, can I once again thank you very much for your time, it is very much appreciated.

Competition results

Last week’s results

Warren Men’s Medal was won by Antony Codd with a superb score of 61. Warren Captains Drive In was won by Mary Miller with a score of 41 points. Championship Men’s Weekend Stableford was won by Mitchell Carter with a score of 40 points.

Championship Ladies Coronation foursomes was won by Jean Sanderson & Rosemary Smallman. Championship Ladies Weekend Medal was won by Barbara Down with a nett 75, great shooting Barbara!!!

Well done to the Championship Ladies on winnings their Ano Data round against Canterbury with a 5 - 0 whitewash. Very well done indeed ladies.

For all of you who have entered the summer’s knockouts I can now confirm that all the draws have been completed and can be found online. Best of luck to all of you who have entered these competitions.

And finally on the Championship this week we held the Moorhouse Trophy a senior golfer’s scratch event. In very testing conditions, and playing against some of the countries most talented senior golfers, our very own Kevin Smale shot a 2 over par 36 hole score. Congratulations to Kevin on an amazing score and beating some of the country’s best amateur golfers.

Club news

100 club

The 100 club has recently done its latest draw and the winners are as follows:

1st. Sheri Bowditch - £255
2nd. Jonathan Wassall - £190
3rd. Tony Shaw - £130
4th. Shirley Mansfield - £65

Well done to all winners and remember if you want to get involved please let me know as all funds go to worthwhile projects on both courses.

Three ball trial

On the Championship we have now finished the three ball trial in the winter months and the handicap and competitions committee would like feedback both good and bad. I have had a few both positive and negative responses but could do with some more to gauge a true representation of what the membership thinks. So if you have a view please let me know so I can pass on the information to the relevant committees.

Thanks again for bearing with us whilst we trial this during the winter.

Upcoming events

Custom fitting sessions

For those of you looking for some new equipment we have a few custom fitting sessions booked in for you all. I have spaces for the following manufacturers:

Callaway Golf – Monday 8th April 2019 Times available all day: Fitting Drivers, fairways and Irons.

SeeMore Putters – Tuesday 9th April 12-4pm: Try SeeMore putters with US PGA Tour rep Melvin Fern. We have all the models available and have a chat to one of the world’s finest fitters of putters Melvin.

Titleist Vokey demo and fitting day – Wednesday 24th April 2019: Try out Vokey wedges and get fitted for the best wedges in the world.

For any of these fittings please phone the pro shop for available spaces or click here.

Shop news

Jacket trial

Galvin Green will be dropping down some demo jackets for us to try out in the next week. Take any of the Lincoln jackets out for a test drive on the course and see how technically advanced the fabrics are, they are truly amazing.

If you try one out on the course I’ll give you a discount if you buy one the same day. The retail ticket is £210.00 a jacket and if you try and buy the same day I’ll let you have one for £160.00 SAVING £50!!!

For any of you Ladies who are looking for some great deals come in and see me and I can do some fantastic deals on ladies Galvin Green outerwear. On some items there is 50% OFF RRP.

Electric trolley deal

For those of you who missed out on the amazing deal on the electric trolleys I have ONE LEFT. First come first served. It’s an PowaKaddy FW5 with built in GPS and a 36 hole battery. Please let me know if you are interested.

Pro's news

In the bag

Back to what is in my bag and we are now down to the wedges.

In my bag I have Titleist Vokey wedges in black smoke:

- 50 degree 7 degree bounce Dynamic Gold AWT X100 shaft MCC plus 4 grips in grey 100–125 yards

- 54 degree 10 degree bounce Dynamic Gold AWT X100 shaft MCC Plus 4 grips in grey 75–100 yards

- 58 degree 10 degree bounce Dynamic Gold AWT X100 shaft MCC Plus 4 grips in grey 50–80 yards

I generally keep wedges for 18 months and after that time the grooves are usually worn down to a level where they lose their zip. I spend a lot of time working on distances with my wedges as well as the trajectory these fly on.

If anyone doesn’t know the distances of their own wedges we offer a gapping service here at the club and you would be surprised how important this can be with your scoring.

Click here to book a gapping session.

Coaching news

Group coaching

For those of you looking to get into group coaching our senior sessions will be on a Tuesday at 10am. These roll up sessions will be for an hour and everyone is welcome. It costs £10 and we will cover all sorts of things in the sessions and have a bit of fun at the same time.

For all you ladies, look out for the email with regards to the ladies coffee mornings. These sessions will be on a Friday at 10am and the start date will be published shortly.

Well that’s me done for another week, thanks for opening the mail and having a read and if there is anything you think might be of interest in these emails please let me know and I would be happy to send it out within my text.

Boa constrict your footwear

There's been two major trends in the golf footwear market in recent years: the first is the surge in spikeless shoes, and the other is Boa. So, what actually is the Boa Fit System and is it anything to do with snakes?

FootJoy UltraFIT Boa golf shoe

No, it's nothing to do with snakes. Phew. Rather, the Boa Fit System has revolutionized footwear for the better and we absolutely love it.

Instead of using traditional laces, Boa utilises a steel wire (virtually unbreakable) that is effortlessly tightened via an easy-to-use dial strategically placed on the shoe (seen above). To loosen, simply pull out the dial and open up at the tongue.

With FootJoy's UltraFIT Boa, which is available in-store now, you will be guaranteed a comfortable fit every time safe in the knowledge that your laces will not come undone or get tangled throughout your round.

If you haven’t already experienced Boa, then we implore you to come down to the store and try on this fantastic option today - no obligation.

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I can see clearly now

Bubba Watson, now there’s a man who knows a thing or two about style when it comes to the eyewear department. Oakley's golf-specific sunglasses don't just look great though, they also serve a very useful purpose that you can benefit from too.

The clarity of Prizm lenses

Bubba’s Oakley Targetline shades are fitted with Prizm lens technology. As you can see from the image above, the enhanced colour contrast from standard lens (on the left) to Prizm lens (on the right) is quite remarkable.

This will enable you to see course undulations with greater ease - a particularly useful benefit when it comes to reading your putts on the green.

These Targetline sunglasses are available in both white (as Bubba is wearing here) and black. Click on the link below to learn more about these as well as Prizm technology.

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Spotlight: Callaway Apex (2019) irons

Irons usually get updated every couple of years, so why did it take Callaway over three years to bring a new Apex iron model to market? Well, quite simply, the Apex CF16 was a brilliant iron that took a while to improve upon.

However, the brains at Callaway have done it and what a special option the new Apex CF19 is; not to mention the Apex Pro irons too. Watch this video to find out why this iron has us so excited in the shop.

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Galvin Green - Experience the ultimate golf jacket

Video of the Week

Some of you might recall Colin Montgomerie's driver off-the-deck on the final hole of the 1996 Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Well, 23 years on, can Tommy Fleetwood, Rafa Cabrera-Bello or Matt Fitzpatrick repeat Monty's tournament-winning shot?

We hope you enjoyed this newsletter. If you need any help with your game please contact us in the proshop and we'll be delighted to help. James and the golf team.

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