Hello everyone,

A warm welcome to our latest newsletter, bringing you all the going's on at Cheshire's friendliest Golf Club! As usual there has been plenty going on including:

• Mike's winning run continues in the October Medal
• Night Golf returns to Hartford
• Get ready for winter with the hottest brand in golf
• Callaway fitting day next Wednesday
• Jack soon notches his first Seniors win
• Ben shows his mettle with the Juniors
• Upcoming events

October Medal review

One golfer started the winter season just where he left off in the summer by continuing his winning run, Mike Angel had lifted the President's Trophy the week before and he added the October Medal to his tally with a 37 point winning total. 12 handicapper Mike will probably reflect that he could have had an even better winning score as he could do no wrong on the front nine and went out with 24 points and a massive score beckoned!

Mike's first nine holes consisted of almost flawless golf - 2 birdies and 6 pars with just 1 double bogey but the back nine was a different affair as Mike found points more difficult to come by, although a birdie on the 17th hole proved vital in getting Mike to 37 points. Mike was the only golfer to beat his handicap as Paul Underwood came second with 35 points and Martin Major finished in third on 34 points.

Night Golf preview

Friday 13th is definitely not an unlucky day at Hartford as we are playing our next Night Golf event, it's a brilliant social occasion as well as being challenging but great fun. Have a look at the poster for full details and if you wish to book a place please contact us, but be quick as it always sells out!

Book your night golf place here.

Dates for the diary

- Ladies 18 hole Stableford - Sun 8th Oct 12:04pm

- Seniors Winter League rd 1 - Tue 10th Oct 9:16am

- October Midweek Stableford - Wed 11th Oct

- Ladies vs Pryors Hayes - Wed 11th Oct 10:28am

- Ladies & seniors mixed pairs - Thur 12th Oct 9am

- 3 Club Challenge - Sat 14th Oct 11am

Get ready for winter with Under Armour

Many of you will recognise the brand Under Armour and their apparel is worn by many of the world's leading sports stars and teams including Jordan Spieth, Anthony Joshua, Andy Murray and the Spurs football team. Founder Kevin Plank started the company in 1996 in his basement and only as recently as in 2000 he emptied the company bank account and asked employees to go without pay for a few weeks so they could place a half page advert in ESPN magazine, the rest as they say is history!

In 2014 Under Armour overtook adidas as the 2nd biggest sportswear brand in America and as they celebrated their 20th birthday last year, worldwide nett revenue was $4.95 billion!

In terms of golf, Under Armour are the hottest brand around having been voted Foremost apparel supplier of the year in 2016, they were originally known for their Cold Gear compression base layers and a lot of you reading this newsletter will own one of these tops - you will know how well they work in trapping heat into the body and keeping you warm on the golf course.

Pro-Flex EVO leads the way

ProQuip is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of golf weatherwear, having provided clothing to more Ryder Cup teams than any other brand. Their stylish Pro-Flex EVO collection is now available in store; comprising of men’s and ladies waterproof jackets and trousers, men’s quilted jackets and gilets, as well as a merino lined sweater.

Explore the Pro-Flex EVO collection

In need of a re-spike?

When was the last time you checked the condition of your spikes? At this time of year it’s more important than ever to have good traction when you take to the course. It’s not just for during your swing either, but also when you’re walking up and down slopes as well as to and from raised tees. If you need new spikes then we’re now offering ½ price spikes in the shop, and we’ll fit them for free, too!

Callaway Fitting Day

Next Wednesday we're lucky enough to have Callaway visiting us for a fitting day, it's on from 2-6pm and on the day, Tom Gradwell from Callaway will be on hand to carry out FREE custom fitting sessions and you can trial any clubs from the current 2017 range including the fantastic Epic drivers and the new Steelhead XR fairway woods and Big Bertha OS irons.

Have a look at this video to see the design technology behind the new Steelhead XR fairway woods.

You can book a half hour slot and if you've never had a fitting before, now is the ideal time to book a FREE fitting with a custom fitting expert!

To book a slot please contact us here.

Juniors Club Championship

The Junior Club Championship was re-arranged for last Saturday as it was postponed in August after heavy rain, the juniors weren't much luckier this time as again they had to endure a few heavy down pours, but a bit of rain doesn't put off our brave young golfers. 14 year old Ben Barrow also showed a great temperament in overcoming adversity as he shook off nearly hitting the car park with his first tee shot to make a 6 on his opening hole and score a gross 83 to win the Championship.

We know that Ben won't mind us showing this video of his first tee-shot and a lot of our older members would do well to learn from how well young Ben reacted to a bad shot and he dug in to win the main prize by 4 shots over Joel Cann in second place.

Click here to watch

In the nine hole category 13 year old Isabelle Barnett scored a brilliant 6 under par nett 29, showing that Isabelle is definitely a golfer to look out for in the future!