Welcome to this week’s newsletter from a very wet and windy Links. I am back to it now, my holidays seem like a very long time ago, my tan is fading and the Christmas adverts have started. There is lots to tell you about in this week’s edition.
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Fairway mats
Having been away for a while, I have now had the chance to walk the courses and look in detail as to how they are doing and what comes next. The good news is that the courses have responded very well to the first stage of the course works. The coring and the fertilisation has had a dramatic effect in a very short space of time so we now move into the next stage.
From Monday, 21 October we will be moving to using mats on the Championship but not The Warren course. You will find a bin on the first tee and we will ask you to take a mat from the bin to take with you on your round. When you have finished your round, you will need to deposit the mat in the bin provided beside the 18th green or return it to the Pro Shop. The use of these mats will be exclusively for use off closely mown areas ONLY.
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Please find a video below of where and how to use the mats on the Championship.
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Trust me you will end up loving these mats as I love mine.
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You will all receive an email shortly with the local rule for fairway mats and please read it carefully as it goes into details about running qualifying competitions and mat use.
As for what happens next, it is a little bit down to weather conditions but the plan is as follows:
Monday, 21 October
- Greens will be overseeded and slit. Eventually top dressed in the later winter months Tuesday 22nd October
- The major works begin. We will be slitting and overseeding all fairways on the Championship course. Mat use will be obligatory
The overseeding will take about two weeks to fully complete and once this is done, we will be looking into dressing poorly covered sections and roping off some small areas where coring has been doing some damage. In addition to this, we will be roping off quite a few walkways and re-seeding them with stronger grasses to try and improve walkways. This will occasionally mean walking a little further round these areas so please bear with us and follow the areas set out.
I would ask you to consider using mats everywhere when playing social golf, just to protect the course a bit more. That said, during any competitions, we need to ensure mats are used only on the closely mown areas and not in the rough as it would make the competition non-qualifying. Thanks to everyone for being patient with these works and I can safely say that it will all be worth it in the long run.
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On the Course...
We have still been having quite a few competition rounds being played on both courses at the moment and here are a few selected results:
Warren Course:
Ladies Tuesday Medal - Sylvia Vickerman
Vets October Medal - John Harman
Ladies Daily Mail Foursomes Qualifier - Kate Dilks & Tracy Skinner
Men’s Captains Bogey Competition - Paul Checksfield
Championship Course:
Ladies October Medal - Lucie Moxham
Ladies Weekend Medal - Marina Bobeldijk
Tuesday Stableford - Martin Dix
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Yellow tees trial
For those slightly older Championship members who want to be able to play off the Yellow tees in the Tuesday Stableford, this is now possible. As a trial, we will be running these during the final part of this year to try and give our older golfers more of a chance in our competitions. For further info ask the Pro Shop for details of how it all works.
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Annual Artisans vs The Championship
Last Sunday, the Annual Artisans versus The Championship match was played in somewhat difficult conditions. After a closely fought match, The Artisans prevailed with a 3-2 victory. Many thanks to the Artisans for hosting us and for showing us how to play with one pairing scoring 50 points betterball score. I will certainly have to take a look at the handicaps this week. Well done boys and looking forward to the rematch next year. Well done to all players this week and once again thanks for supporting competition golf at the club.
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Improvers Roll-Up
Why not come along to our weekly roll-up sessions to pick up tips, drills, and demonstrations that will help you lower your scores. The sessions run every Tuesday from 10:00am.
Contact James on james@littlestonegolfclub.org.uk if you intend of coming along. |
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Ladies Coffee Mornings
Calling all ladies, are you looking to improve your game over the Autumn/Winter months? Well, we have the answer...Ladies Coffee Mornings.
Every Friday at 10:00am
£10 per session including coffee
Contact James on james@littlestonegolfclub.org.uk if you intend of coming along.
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Tip of the Week
The Stinger
For any of you looking to improve this winter and even hit some of those stingers like I described in the video above, we have lots coming your way very soon. Our Winter Coaching Packages will be launched at the end of October so keep your eyes open for some great deals on coaching during the winter months
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It's back!
For all of you Championship members who used the Soup Deal last winter, we are now running the same deal from Monday, 21 October. The deal consists of four bowls of soup and three guest greenfees for £80. If you would like to take advantage of such an offer please contact Penny in the Pro Shop and she will book it for you. This deal needs to be pre-booked, so please ensure you do so to take advantage of a great winter deal.
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Get winter-ready
For all of you who have been playing over the last few days and even weeks, you may well have noticed a fair bit of the wet stuff around. As the old saying goes, there is no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing.
We have some great deals on waterproof clothing in-store currently so please pop in and see what we can do for you when choosing a new waterproof suit. We have plenty of demo suits for you to try so please ask instore. |
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Since the game began in the 15th century, there is one thing that has never changed – the ball being the only piece of equipment used on every shot. Despite this, it still gets a raw deal with some golfers viewing it as less important than the clubs used to hit it. So, we decided to take a look back and see how modern golf balls compare to those of yesteryear. |
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In the beginning Feathery balls reigned supreme for over 200 years in the early days of golf, but even they are relatively new compared to the original hairy balls (guess what they were stuffed with!). It's hard to imagine what it would be like playing with those balls these days, and even the later-developed Gutty and Haskell balls left golfers with little-to-no room for error.
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Where we are today 100 years ago the thought of using a state-of-the-art Graphene-infused Dual Soft Core to minimise driver spin/maximise distance would have been unthinkable (and probably impossible) – but that is exactly what features in Callaway's Chrome Soft. Snazzy Truvis styling is something the Chrome Softs offer too for those golfers after something a little bit different. Why not grab a dozen or two and leave the Gutty at home? |
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