Welcome to our latest newsletter in which we bring you all the going’s on from Cheshire’s friendliest Golf Club! The weather had been fantastic over the Bank Holiday weekend and there has been lots of golf played so we have plenty of member’s news for you as well as much more, including: - Chris is super hot in the May Medal - Sarah returns with a bang with the ladies - Ian wins a scorching Stableford - Titleist Thursday coming up soon - Trade an old pair of shoes in for £20 off a new pair - Don’t miss our family fun day - Upcoming events
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May Medal It was a warm sunny day on Saturday for our May Medal and the course was in fantastic condition with the greens rolling true and some tricky pin positions to test our golfers. Chris Whalley has been playing well recently and he was due a good round which came in the Medal as his golf was as hot as the weather! Chris scored an excellent five under par 64 including a brilliant birdie two on the fifth hole after he fired a tee shot to about 12 feet, other than a visit to the water on the 7th hole, Chris hardly put a foot wrong in his round and his reward for a four shot victory was a handicap cut from 13 to 12. Martin Major has been performing consistently and he finished in runners up spot for the second week running with a nett 68, Martin scored two 2s on holes 14 and 16 and his steady golf has seen him move to the top of the Summer Order of Merit. Chris Bird has also been playing well of late and he finished third with a level par nett 69. It would be remiss of us not to give Jonno Ness a mention for his remarkable 23 shots on the eight hole, we believe that this must be an unwanted record for most shots on a hole for the 2016 nett Club Champion, but he showed remarkable tenacity to finish the hole after 5 consecutive tee shots out of bounds followed by 8 swipes to remove himself from a greenside bunker!
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Bank Holiday Stableford In the Bank Holiday Stableford on Monday it was 27.5 degrees out on the course and for some it was probably too hot as former Captain Ian Wharton won with 37 points, Ian didn’t score on the first hole so he recovered well to set up his winning total. At the top it was like a repeat of the Winter League Final as Ian finished above beaten finalists Beth and Mike Littler who scored 35 and 33 points respectively in second and third place. This Saturday we play a pairs competition – the Sunningdale Pairs with a 12:04pm start.
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Team news The nine hole Cheshire League started for us last week with a home match against Cheadle and we started off with a 2.5 to 1.5 victory, the two winning pairs were Kieran Underwood & Marc Williams and Chris Whalley & Paul Cunningham. The next match is away at Hale next Tuesday and let’s hope we can go one better this year than our runners up finish in the league last season. Captain Dave Shering has had to move the location for his away weekend to the excellent Forest Pines Golf Club in Lincolnshire after a double booking at Forest of Arden, the dates are still the same – 4th/5th August and there is a sign-up sheet on the notice board.
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Drive-in Lady Captain Sue Gunning hosted her re-arranged drive in on Monday with a nine hole Stableford, Sue drove off again in lovely sunny conditions in front of a large audience of ladies after the original competition in March was cancelled because of rain. The Stableford event was won by Sarah Dee who showed she is back to full fitness, after missing the winter season through injury, by scoring 19 points to finish on top. Sue Bradley also played well in scoring 19 points but she had to settle for second place after a countback, Collette Walling was third with 18 points. As the drive in was generously sponsored by Galvin Green Sarah has the pleasure of spending £100 in store on Ladies Galvin Green clothing.
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Portugal trip Twelve of our intrepid ladies jetted off to Portugal for seven days for a four round golf trip, the weather was sunny but a little cool because of a chilly wind. Plenty of good golf was played as well as the odd glass of wine drunk, the courses played were Boavista, Espiche and Onyria Palmares and Jean Clare, Jean Jones and Wendy D’Arcy all featured on winning teams on a couple of occasions. |
Titleist Thursday coming up soon The next of our regular Titleist Thursdays events takes place soon on Thursday 17th May from 1-6pm, we are the only venue in the North-West to be hosting these events in which you can receive a FREE 45 minute custom fitting session with an expert on any of the current Titleist range using Trackman technology and hitting brand new ProV1 balls. These fitting sessions are state of the art and they are a step above an average demo day, as it is all free to book you really should take advantage and get booked in. You can book a 45 minute session by clicking here. |
Trade in, trade up on a new pair of shoes The first week of our shoe trade in offer has gone with a bang as lots of you have already taken advantage of our offer to take in your old shoes for money off a brand new pair. We have sold plenty of FootJoy, ECCO, adidas, Skechers and Under Armour shoes on the deal and many of you have already saved £20 off the price of a new pair by trading in an old pair of shoes. If you have an old pair of golf shoes, we will take them off your hands no matter what condition they are in, so now is the ideal time for you to upgrade to a new pair for the summer and we have lots of great styles in stock including plenty of the popular trainer-style spikeless shoes that are ideal for this time of year.
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Battery Trade-In ends this Sunday If you haven't taken advantage of this promotion yet then you only have a few days left to get £25 OFF a new Lithium battery when you trade-in your old battery. Just to remind you, Lithium batteries charge quicker, last longer and work out far cheaper in the long run than standard Lead Acid alternatives. What are you waiting for? |
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Photo of the week Our photo of the week is a shameless plug this week for our upcoming golf family fun day, on Sunday 20th May from 12-4pm we invite everyone to come down and see what our Golf Club is all about – which is golf in a fun, relaxed environment! There will be lots of free golf activities for kids including Tri-golf, a putting competition and taster lessons, there will also be a bouncy castle, face painting and a live band with a barbecue on the patio so there will be plenty for adults too.
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Upcoming events - Sunningdale Pairs – Saturday 12th May 12:04pm
- Ladies Evening Stableford – Monday 14th May 5:32pm
- Seniors 9 hole roll up – Tuesday 15th May 9:16am
- Midweek Medal – Wednesday 16th May
- Ladies 9 hole Stableford – Thursday 17th May
- Barnes Trophy – Saturday 19th May 11am
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