Nevil Bland

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter, in this week’s mail we look ahead to the excitement of the Solheim Cup, we have the recent results from Ladies Professionals Day, and we also preview the weekend’s competition. Enjoy the read!

Tour news

An exciting weekend ahead…

Hopefully the Solheim Cup will be a good spectacle of matchplay golf this weekend as the teams prepare for a showdown at Gleneagles. Here’s the women’s top 10 players in the world ranking:

1. Jin-Young Ko (South Korea)
2. Sung Hyun Park (South Korea)
3. Lexi Thompson (USA)
4. Jeongeun Lee (South Korea)
5. Brooke Henderson (Canada)
6. Minjee Lee (Australia)
7. Ariya Jutanugarn (Thailand)
8. Inbee Park (South Korea)
9. Nasa Hataoka (Japan)
10. Nelly Korda (USA)

As you can see, only two players, Lexi Thompson and Nelly Korda, are playing in the Solheim Cup. The US team have a record number of rookies and the European team have a lot of players with experience on both sides of the Atlantic so I would favour the Europeans, but only slightly. It’s unfortunate that the Solheim Cup was decided to be played for between Europe and USA just before the proliferation of Australasian golfers began to dominate the women’s game. In the men’s game, when Nick Price and Greg Norman were dominating the game, the Presidents Cup was born as an alternative to the Ryder Cup which featured a challenge between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, I wonder if the men’s matches will ever amalgamate into one and if the women will include the whole world also?

Did you see the Walker Cup last weekend from Hoylake? I thought it was noticeable that so many of the players were using driving irons with graphite shafts. I had a member from Hoylake over to Brocton this week and he was saying how important the driving iron was on the links course and was constantly looking for a club that would hit the ball as low and running as possible. Luckily it’s a great year for driving irons with gorgeous models from TaylorMade, Mizuno and Srixon especially. The Mizuno MP20 range has been popular this week and their goal was to produce the softest feeling club for a while and they’ve achieved it with an extra layer of nickel in the head and the forgiveness is off the charts as well.

Pro's news

Ladies Professionals Day

Thanks to all the ladies who played in our Professional’s Day competition this week. Special thanks to Jill Pedley who shared her Birthday with us and was a great sport too! The Texas Scramble format was popular again, as was the Prosecco and wine, and we provided a couple of twists including a ‘nearest the BIN’ challenge. The winning scores were:

1st - Sharon Jefferies, Jan Baker & Steph Burgin = 47 points
2nd - Bridget Locke, Nikki Bowen & Harriet Fane = 45 points
3rd - Mary Harris, Ann Jennings & Caroline Wilkins = 40 points

Nearest the pin on the 3rd was Harriet Fane and Nearest the Bin on the 9th was Jane Plant.

All your winning vouchers are on your accounts and we have 50% off all the ladies current clothing ranges, so plenty of opportunity to invest the winnings straight away.

Men’s Professionals Day

The men’s event takes place this Saturday and after a busy year I was going to just run a standard Texas Scramble event. Over the past 2 weeks lots of people have been asking me what special events we’d got lined up on the course as we usually do, so I’ve capitulated and we have the following fanciful features:

Hole 1a - Played from the lawn in front of the clubhouse, over the lake to the 9th green as a par 3, then continue from the 1st hole as normal.

Hole 3 - Nearest the pin - to celebrate the clubs anniversary, this will be played 125 yards long.

Hole 6 - Every shot until you’re on the green has to be played with a wood.

Halfway House - Complimentary refreshments all day, Simon will be on hand to serve you. We raised £90 for the Birmingham Children’s Hospital in the Pro Am event with Simon in charge of the tips!

Hole 9 - You have to play over to the 10th fairway and there will be a target on the fairway, your ball is classed as being holed when you hit the target.

Hole 11 - Played from a forward tee adjacent to the junior tee - making the fairway bunker in range for the longer hitters.
Hole 14 - Another special target to hit here!

Hole 17 - Nearest the Pin.

Hole 18 - You have to use one of our ancient Hickory putters to putt with.

The forecast is good and this should be a lot of fun - just wish I was playing!

If you’d like to play and you’re not entered yet, please let me know.

Race Night

We have a Race Night for the Captains Charity on Friday night, there are some spaces available and these are usually great nights at the club.

Please click here if you’d like to come along.

Mizuno’s new irons have landed

Sit back and hold on tight as we guide you through the latest family of irons that are sure to set the standard for the remainder of 2019. Introducing Mizuno's MP-20 range...

MP-20 HMB

It stands for Hot Metal Blade and is a club that has traditionally been used as a long-iron replacement. However, you can now get a full set of performance hybrid irons that look fantastic at address and are incredibly easy to hit.

MP-20 MMC

This second generation multi-material concept (MMC) iron boasts a 12g tungsten weight in the 7 to 4 irons, as well as a thinner topline and improved feel, for better forgiveness where you need it the most.

MP-20 MB

One look at this muscle back and it's easy to see why people fall in love with Mizuno irons, but it's the copper plating behind the face that makes the MP-20 MB a real winner in the feel and workability departments.

explore Mizuno's range >

Just landed: autumn/winter clothing

Golf at this time of year can be hard work if you're not prepared for the elements, so cast an eye over these great new mid-layers from FootJoy that are now available in-store. If any tickle your fancy, click on the image to learn more or come in-store to try one on for size.

Chill-Out Xtreme Fleece

FootJoy is taking things to the extreme this season - no apologies – with a jet-black fleece that is perfect to keep in your bag when the temperature drops a little.

FJ Thermal Mid-Layer

Chilly mornings? No problem, thanks to this ultra-stylish mid-layer that is primed to catch the eye with its sporty sapphire and black colourway.

Wool Blend Lined Pullover

This traditional looking diamond patterned pullover, which we absolutely love, is available through us in a couple of different colourways.

shop FootJoy clothing >

Video of the Week

We are often left amazed at some of the shots that the world's best golfers manage to pull off, but sometimes the stars aren't aligned and things can go wrong. Enjoy this week's video as we take a look back at some of the unluckiest shots ever seen on the European Tour.

Get out and get golfing!

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