Our most flexible membership offer yet!!
We have exciting news this week to start our newsletter with our points membership now in operation! This is a great option for those of you that would like to play more golf this year, try a golf membership and get plenty of good value golf in without having to spend a fortune. For the price of £200 you will receive a 200 points membership card to use against rounds of golf here at Hartford and at our other course Pryors Hayes, all your rounds of golf are at a reduced price and it works out that you can play 18 holes for as little as £8 , the breakdown of the points is below:
Monday-Thursday - 9 holes = 9 points, 18 holes = 12 points
Monday-Thursday (after 1pm) - as many holes as you can play = 8 points
Friday-Sunday - 9 holes = 10 points, 18 holes = 15 points
Friday-Sunday (after 1pm) - as many holes as you can play = 12 points
If you wish to establish or maintain an official handicap and play in club competitions you must also join the appropriate golfing union, the additional fees for this are £12.25 for men and £14.75 for women. When the 200 points are used up it's easy to top up your card with 50 points at a time.
Don't forget that this is not the only great membership deal we have on at the moment - you can join now as a full member and get 15 months for the price of 12, with 7 day membership costing £640 this means that you can play as much golf as you like any day of the week for around £10 a week all the way until the end of march 2016.
There is also the option to take up dual membership with our sister club Pryors Hayes if you fancy playing a couple of different courses the fee is just £775 for the 2 courses!
Click here to contact me if you have any membership enquiries.
SALE now on
Our massive January SALE is still on, it really is our biggest sale of the year with massive savings to be had on most items - we've had many happy customers in already grabbing bargains. Please call in to have a look at all of our SALE stock, some of the main bargains are:
TaylorMade JetSpeed metals from just £79
Callaway X2 Hot irons 3-SW were £675 now just £475 - just one set left!!
adizero one shoes were £109 now only £49 - only a few pairs left!!
Srixon Z-Star balls per dozen only £26.99 - limited amount left at this price!!
Titleist 714 AP2 irons 4-PW ex demo set only £449 - just one set left!!
30% OFF ALL adidas and Ashworth Hartford GC crested clothing
20% OFF ALL golf bags and golf balls, e.g. Titleist Pro V1 balls only £31.99
25% OFF ALL gloves, e.g. FJ Sci-Flex leather glove just £8.99
This is just a small selection of the bargains that we have on offer - call in to have a look soon as the SALE stock will go quickly!
The new year means that lots of new kit is arriving in the shop, one of the most exciting arrivals this week has been the new Nike Lunar Control 3 golf shoes. Golf shoe design has improved considerably in recent times with modern shoes looking a lot more fashionable and boasting just as much technology as you would see in golf clubs, a good pair of golf shoes is just as important as having the right driver or set of irons. These latest shoes from Nike were made using feedback from world number one Rory McIlroy and they really have created the ultimate lightweight performance golf shoe that offers ultimate stablility and comfort while maintaining lightweight control.
McIlroy has been very excited about wearing the new shoes and posted this photo of him wearing them in Dubai, click here to take a look. With one of the most powerful golf swings on the planet, stability and control from the ground up are critical for him and all other golfers to maximise performance. Because of the rotating force in his swing, McIlroy asked the Nike designers to create a solution that provides better traction, prevents slipping and retains the control needed to generate power and speed - having tried the shoes on I think Nike have more than succeeded in this task.
The Nike Lunar Control 3 are extremely comfortable and also feature a wider base for increased stability and to allow the golf athlete to maintain contact with the ground for as long as possible through impact. A carbon fibre midfoot shank also delivers lower, lighter and more stable control and with a two year warranty Nike are obviously confident this is a very durable shoe. Call in now to try a pair on your feet and you never know you may experience some Rory power!
Members profile
This week we bring you a profile of Liam Tyrer who will be taking over as our next Captain in April
What is your current handicap and when did you start playing golf? - 'It's 17 at the moment and I played as a youngster but I've only been playing seriously since joining Hartford in 2007'
Have you had any holes in one? - 'I have been lucky enough to have had 2 holes in one. My first was at St Michael's in Widnes and my second was on the 2nd hole at Hartford during Antony Green's Captain's Day, but what made it even more amazing was that I scored a 10 on the 1st and 3rd holes!!'
What's you favourite/least favourite hole at Hartford? - 'My favourite hole at Hartford is the first off the white tees. It is a difficult hole but if you get it right, it can set you up for the rest of your round. My least favourite would have to be the 17th off the white tees - no matter how hard I try, I just can't seem to get past the bushes on the right!!'
Your favourite course you have played? - 'I have not played too many really top courses, but out of the few I have played, I would have to say that Nefyn and District Old Course is by far my favourite. It is one of the toughest courses I have ever played but it is also one of the most picturesque especially when you get out onto the peninsular.'
What course in the world would you like to play? - 'There are a lot of courses I would love to play, but at the top of my list would have to be The Alisa course at Turnberry. I love playing Links golf and in my opinion, Scotland has the best Links courses in the world.'
What has been your best round of golf? - 'For me, my best round of golf was when we played St. Andrews Old Course a few years ago. It wasn't necessarily my best scoring round ever, but for the feeling I got teeing up on the first and buzz I got from each hole especially the 17th, that round will live with me forever. And scoring 39 points with 2 blobs wasn't too bad either!!'
Who would be in your dream fourball? - 'My dream fourball would have to be with John Daly, Ernie Els and Miguel Angel Jimenez. Ernie Els is my favourite golfer and I would love to share a course with him, and I think Jimenez and Daly would have some outstanding stories and it would be a really good laugh.'
The sixth round of the Winter League was played on Sunday and it really is getting tight now, the winners on the day were the solid pairing of Gareth Eaton and Liam Tyrer who fired four birdies between them in nine holes to score 24 Stableford points. In second Andie Fraser and Paul Underwood continued their good form with their third consecutive 23 point total and third place went to Simon Stephenson and Ian Wharton with 22 points. There are now just two rounds left to play and it looks like the final top four qualifying spots won't be decided until the last round so all is still up to play for even for those pairs just outside the top four, the next round is Saturday 24th January.
The top currently looks like this:
Julie Daines & James Eaton 112 points
Gareth Eaton & Liam Tyrer 111 points
Antony Green & Dave Johnson 110 points
Andie Fraser & Paul Underwood 107 points
The next competition is this Saturday - the January Stableford. Please note that we have moved the January Midweek Stableford to next Wednesday 21st January - this is to avoid a clash with the Age UK golf morning.
The Seniors played a yellow ball competition on Tuesday, the winning team was captain Graham Bower, Geoff Dodd and Ken Powell with the runners up being Alan Nevin, Alan Calvert and John Hool.
In terms of competitions, the ladies have had a Christmas break but there is a nine hole Stableford next Thursday 16th January with a start time of 9am.
The ladies have been drawn away at nearby Sandiway Golf Club in the first round of the Mail on Sunday Classic competition, if you're a lady member interested in playing in this match please click here to let me know.
AGE UK golf morning – Wednesday 15th January 9am-11.32am
Ladies 9 hole Stableford – Thursday 16th January 9am
January Stableford – Saturday 17th January 11am
Ladies 9 hole weekend Stableford - Sunday 18th January 12.04pm
Seniors 9 hole Stableford - Tuesday 20th January 9.16am
