Hartford Golf Club

It’s a warm welcome to our latest newsletter bringing you all the going’s on at Cheshire’s friendliest Golf Club, we’ve got lots of features again for you this week including:

- Paul is our first winner of the year

- Read how 2018 could be a very 'twisted' year!

- PING Fitting Day coming up soon

- The January Sale continues….

- Chris wins a wet Seniors Stableford

- Photo of the week

- Upcoming events

Competition news

January Stableford

We played the first weekend competition of the year on Saturday and although it was cold thankfully the rain stayed away and the course was in reasonable condition. It’s been a while since Paul Underwood last won a competition but he started 2018 in the best possible way by finishing on top of the leaderboard in the January Stableford with 39 points, Paul started off steadily with 18 points on the front nine but he picked things up on the inward nine and scored another 21 points including a fine birdie on the 15th hole.

Paul was the early leader in the clubhouse but nobody could overtake him, Andy Goolding came the closest after also scoring 39 points, including a birdie on the 11th hole, but he only scored 19 points on back nine and had to settle for second place, Andy also had the consolation of winning £14 credit in the two’s pool. Sue Gunning completed the top three positions by scoring 37 points.

The next competition is this Sunday as we play round 6 of the Winter League starting at 11am before the Midweek Stableford next Wednesday.

Paul Underwood

Andy Goolding

Equipment news

The TaylorMade twist

We were lucky enough to go to the Belfry last Friday to see the official launch of the 2018 TaylorMade range of equipment and it’s safe to say we were very impressed, TaylorMade always do a good job of hyping up their latest releases but on this occasion a lot of the buzz is much justified and you will definitely be hearing a lot about the latest innovation in Twist Face Technology in the next few months.

The new range of drivers, fairway woods, hybrids and irons will carry the M3 and M4 names and will supersede the popular M1 and M2 models , without getting too technical here are some of the latest technology features that the new clubs incorporate to give you what’s billed as ‘straight distance’:

Twist face technology will feature in M3 and M4 drivers & it’s a radical departure from clubface design, a curved face allows more forgiveness on off centre hits and means that there is more chance of the ball hitting the fairway.
A Hammerhead slot features in both drivers and it will help you increase ball speed through a larger, wider slot meaning the club face is lighter and more flexible, a sure fire key to increasing your distance.
Ribcor technology is used in M3 and M4 irons and is basically the chasis of the club head which has been reinforced to be lighter, stronger and more stable than ever so it will allow you to hit the ball straighter, higher and further
A new Y Track weight port features in the M3 driver and it allows more weight than ever to be moved around the club head with two independent 11 gram weights that can be positioned to best suit your shot shape.
A new silver paint scheme on the crown of the woods makes them look appealing at address and gives the look of a club that will offer exceptional forgiveness and distance.

Have a look at this short video from TaylorMade which shows the technology in action when it was introduced to their tour players.

Click here to watch the tour player video.

Almost all of the TaylorMade roster of tour players have put the new clubs straight into their bags and Dustin Johnson won the Sentry Tournament of Champions on Sunday in his first outing with the M4 driver, in case you missed it have a look at this amazing drive he hit when he came within inches of a hole in one on a 433 yard par 4 hole!

Click here to view.

Now that you’ve read all about the new clubs and seen them in action we’re sure that you will want to try them - in terms of release dates, we will have all our trial clubs in before the end of the month for fittings and clubs can be ordered for delivery on their official release date of 16th February.

Click here to book your custom fitting session.

Fitting news

PING Fitting Day

If you would like the chance to try the PING G400 clubs and receive a FREE expert custom fitting session, then now is your chance as we have a PING Fitting Day coming up on Wednesday 31st January from 3pm-7pm. We can get you booked in for a 40 minute session and you can try and be fitted on any of the current PING range. There will also be some very special offers on the day, should you be tempted to purchase something!

To book your slot please contact us here, we now only have 2 slots left at 3:40pm and 4:20pm, but you can just turn up if you want to try clubs but don't need a fitting.

Shop news

January Sale

The January Sale continues in full swing, there are many bargains to be had and you really need to call in to see all of our deals but here are a few highlights:

Shoe Sale – 25% OFF all pairs of shoes including FootJoy, Nike, adidas and Skechers.

Bag Sale – treat yourself to a new bag for this year, 25% OFF all bags in stock inc. Motocaddy, Ping, Callaway, Titleist and TaylorMade.

Glenmuir winter trousers half price were £59.99 now £29.99.

Callaway ladies Big Bertha set of 8 irons were £999 just £599 – save £400.

Titleist 816 hybrids last few left, were £179 now just £89.

Our best ever membership deal – 15 months for the price of 12, 3 MONTHS FREE when you join now and be a club member until 31st March 2019.

The Sale continues throughout the month but call in soon as the best deals are already being snapped up!

Do you know we stock Skechers golf shoes?

We should probably ask a different question to start things off: do you know Skechers make golf shoes? Well, yes they do and we are a proud stockist for 2018. Their goal is out-of-the-box comfort, an area in which last year's range definitely excelled. Plus, with the likes of Matt Kuchar and Russell Knox wearing Skechers on Tour, it's safe to say they come with tour-proven performance, too.

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Senior section

Winter League

The seniors had a wet start to the year last Tuesday as the played the fourth round of their Winter League, Chris Coates got his second win of the winter season with a 19 point score which was a great total considering the horrible weather conditions. Frank Yarwood was runner up with 18 points and Roy Strefford was third on 16 points.

The next senior’s competition is their 9 hole Stableford on Tuesday 16th September 9:16am.

Pro's news

Photo of the week

The weather hasn’t been great recently but there has been some gaps in the weather and on the whole the course has remained open, sometimes it’s great to wrap up warm and get out on the course for some bracing fresh air and exercise in the Winter, here is a great photograph of three young golfers putting out on the 6th green just as the sun was setting.

Upcoming events

Junior competition – Saturday 13th January 1:32pm
Winter League – Sunday 14th January 11am
Seniors 9 hole Stableford – Tuesday 16th January 9:16am
Midweek Stableford – Wednesday 17th January
Ladies 9 hole roll up – Thursday 18th January 9:24am
Daily Mail Foursome Qualifier – Saturday 20th January 11am

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