Hello golfers,

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly newsletter. In this week's email, we ask you whether you've noticed something different on your putter, we have our second video from Ian Poulter, and we discuss a fantastic achievement by one man and his caddie.

Enjoy the read.

Stay Warm and play better!

One of the most important aspects of winter golf is keeping warm! Not only will this help you hit more consistent golf shots out on the course, but it will also help prevent injury. We now have the latest Autumn/Winter products from Under Armour & adidas from winter mitts to windproof snoods.

Now is your chance to come down and get advice on how to best layer up this winter, stay warm and play better golf.

Wintere Wheels

Keeping on the winter theme, ALL trolleys must now have winter wheels on to prevent marking on the course, if you haven’t got yours yet then come and see us, we have Fairway Hoppa winter covers suitable for all push/pull trolleys and are available to special order, these are available in 2 sizes 10" and 12", we will measure the wheel for you if required to avoid disappointment, lead time of 3-5 working days. Motocaddy Winter wheels are also available as customer orders lead time of 3-5 working days.

Boots

FootJoy winter boots are also available to order upon request.

Don't lose your balls this winter

We all know that your standard white golf ball can be that little bit more difficult to find during the winter months, the shop now has a range of yellow balls from Titleist, Callaway & Srixon, now’s your chance to stock up for winter.

Availability is limited with these so don’t delay and stock up for winter.

Sale Rail

As well as all the winter goodies we have in stock, we have also added new lines to our 40% OFF (yes you read that right!) rail, including Under Armour.

On top of this we have also knocked £50 OFF all Galvin Green Waterproofs and your members discount still applies!

On top of this all Nike clothing is now Buy One Get One Half Price (Cheapest Item half price).

Sunday Fun Day!

Starting on the 22nd October, Steve O’Keeffe has agreed to run some “fun” competitions on Sunday mornings. The format will be as follows;

• Those intending to play to meet in the Victory Pub at 9:30am with a random draw taking place at 9:45am.
• £3 to enter – all prizes paid after the round.
• Tee times booked 10-11 on each of the dates.

All comps open to men & women and drawn out on the day. Full handicaps apply. Please see below for proposed dates (Subject to change):

Winter League

Last Saturday marked the beginning of the Winter League, although the weather wasn’t great, there were still a few of you that braved the elements and returned some VERY good scores!

Well done to Rob Whyte who claimed the first 50 points of the winter league season to jump to the top of the leader board, there is still a long, long way to go but it’s always nice to get off to a winning start.

Could I please ask that all members read the competition cover sheet for the rules of the day!

Polite reminder

I’d also like to take this opportunity to ask that all members replace divots and repair pitch marks at all times, this will help the course over the winter and it only takes a few seconds!

I would also ask that ALL members strictly avoid all roped off areas to allow them to recover! This means no ducking under ropes and pushing your trolley to the next tee. These are just a couple of simple things that will make a big difference going in to next season.

The longest hole in history

We all love a challenge; beating a personal best or doing something outside of our comfort zone. That feeling of having achieved something beyond what we normally would.

In an attempt to raise $100,000 for children’s charities, one man and his caddie (subsequently joined by an adopted dog on their journey) set out to complete the longest hole in history; a par 14,000 carved out of difficult Mongolian terrain, culminating at the 18th green of Mt. Bogd Golf Club.

It took them 82 days to trek the 2011km hole, facing rocky ground, swamps, icy water and desert in the process – click on the link below to view their video. With only 134 balls lost – with one ball lasting 65km! – the man holed a nervy seven-footer to complete the longest hole in history in 20,093 shots, just the mere 6,093 over par. A really special achievement for some fantastic charities.

Watch their journey here.