Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly newsletter bringing you all the going's on at Cheshire's friendliest Golf Club!
We hope that you've had a good week both on and off the course and we have plenty of features for you this week including an interesting comparison of our store prices compared to the Internet, enjoy the read.....
• John's double delight on Saturday
• Jim continues the Wilson seniors dominance!
• The new look in our shop is complete
• Leading from the Frontline with Cleveland
• Masters fever is rising.....
• How do our prices compare?
• Video of the week
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March Medal review It was the penultimate weekend competition of the winter season on Saturday and we finally had a sunny day for it! Scoring was good - the top twelve players scored 37 points or more and the winner was a player who has been our most consistent over the winter period. John Backhouse has come in the top ten in every competition he has played since September, surprisingly though he hadn't gained a singles victory but he put this right on Saturday with a 42 point winning score. As a result of John's excellent play this winter he was leading the Order of Merit even before this Medal win but it was double delight for John as with one competition left he has now sewn that title up as he is 16 points clear of nearest challengers Justin Hyam and Ian Daines (who won the summer Order of Merit). John was off 25 in September but now his handicap is 18 and surely this will fall further as we enter the summer season. In the Medal competition, it was Martin Shaw who came second with 41 points after a card play-off, Chris Newton was third also on 41 points. We just have the March Bogey now to play on Saturday 21st March before the summer season starts officially with the April Medal and Captain's drive-in on Saturday 4th April at 12:04pm.
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 | Martin Shaw
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Seniors Winter League round up The seniors Winter League concluded on Tuesday with the sixth and final round and Roger Farley was crowned a convincing winner having lead throughout the winter. The best 4 scores of 6 to count format saw Roger finish on 68 points, nearest challenger Graham Bower ended up on 64 points. Jim Scott was the winner on the day with 20 points, having invested in some new custom-fitted Wilson clubs recently, Jim has won two of this last three competitions and after Alan Nevin also won with his new Wilson irons it just shows the improvements to your game a new set of correctly fitted clubs can bring! It was a good Tuesday for the scousers as Phil Evans came second on 19 points - his best finish yet with the seniors, and Alan Phillips completed the top three with 18 points.
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 | | Jim Scott |
 | Roger Farley
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Upcoming events • Junior Stableford - Saturday 14th March 1:32pm
• Seniors 9 hole roll up - Tuesday 17th March 9:16am
• Ladies 9 hole roll up - Thursday 19th March 9:24am
• March Bogey - Saturday 21st March 11am |
Masters countdown... Can you believe that the Masters Tournament at Augusta is now just 4 weeks away? We're certainly getting excited about it and it really marks the start of the golf season for a lot of golfers, to celebrate the event we have a couple of related events running... We are repeating our popular Par 3 competition which will be held on Wednesday 8th April with tee-times available from 2pm onwards, we will play the course consisting of nine specially designed par 3 holes in true Masters style, look out for the entry sheet to go up very soon and it's open to members and non-members. Secondly, we are again running our Masters sweepstake, just £2 a ticket will give you the chance to win some credit in the shop if you pick a winning player. Look out in store for the sweepstake sheet and get your tickets purchased before they all go!
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Exciting times
It's been an exciting few weeks for us in the shop as throughout February we were undergoing some major refurbishment work but we are pleased to say that it's all finished and the new look shop is now complete and it looks better than ever! It's the biggest change to our shop since we moved from a portacabin to the present clubhouse building in 2005 and we've already had plenty of positive comments about the new look of the store. You can expect to see a more diverse and complete stock range than ever coupled with our usual excellent levels of customer service and competitive prices which means that we have one of the best golf shops in the North-west. Here are just some of the top brands that you will see in store this summer... Clubs - PING, Callaway, TaylorMade, Titleist, Benross, Wilson & Cleveland
Clothing & Shoes - Under Armour, FootJoy, adidas, Galvin Green, Sunice & Ecco
Technology - Motocaddy, Bushnell, Skycaddie & Garmin Watch the video presentation of our new look shop below
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If you've not called in recently make sure you do as we are sure you will be impressed by the transformation, and we might even make you a brew!
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How can you save with us?
As we will detail below, the new Cleveland Frontline putters are just £129.99 in-store, now you may think they could cost less on the internet but having just checked the Clubhouse Golf website - they are advertising the same putters at £149. After a quick internet scan the top products that we can beat the country’s leading internet sites are: Titleist Vokey SM8 wedges - our price £129.99, best online price £139
Srixon Q Star Tour balls - our price £24.99, best online price £29.99
Footjoy Fury shoes - our price £99.99, best online price £124.99
Cleveland Frontline putters - our price £129.99, best online price £149 On many items, we are cheaper or in line with the internet sites, and coupled with our price match promise and our trade-in deals, why would you shop anywhere else?!
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Not long left to get your balls! Srixon is the first choice for many golfers when it comes to golf balls and you can now get a personalised dozen for FREE with this fantastic offer. The popular AD333 and Soft Feel balls will cost you just £59.97 for four dozen, whilst the brilliant new Q-Star Tour will be £89.97 for 48 balls! All you need to do is click on the button, fill out the form on our website and wait for us to contact you once your balls have arrived in-store. |
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Money back if you're unhappy! This is a fantastic offer (even if we do say so ourselves). Whilst stocks last, we're giving away a FREE 2-ball pack with every purchase of a dozen Srixon Q-Star Tour golf balls. Not only that, but if you don't like the Q-Star Tour after using the 2-ball pack, you can return the unopened dozen for a full refund! |
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Drive for show, putt for dough
We've all heard the phrase 'drive for show, putt for dough' but considering that putting equates to 30-50% of your shots on the course there is an element of truth in the saying.
If you can struggle with your putting on occasions, then the new Cleveland Frontline putters can come to the rescue, available in a number of nice head shapes, including mallets or blades, and fitted with a nice feeling thick Sink grip - they really inspire confidence on the greens. Through the clever use of tungsten and weight distribution, these putters remain very stable through impact which has the effect of keeping the putter face square and the ball rolling on the right line. As we mentioned above, the new Frontline putters are very reasonably priced too at £129.99, and let’s face it - that’s nothing compared to the price of a top new driver!
Pop in-store to see the full range and see how they can benefit your game!
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Whatever the weather
Even when the weather is bad, Head Greenkeeper Dan Ashelby keeps himself busy, you will have noticed the bunkers on the course were retaining a lot of water so Dan was keen to sort out their drainage.
All blockages have now been cleared and the old clay drainage linked into the system has been de-silted and is now working as good when it was first laid 70+ years ago. Even after the wet winter we now have very few bunkers holding water which shows the immediate benefits of Dan’s hard work.
Here are some photos and a video showing the build-up of silt in the drainage pipes.
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What do we want? Straighter shots. When do we want it? Now! Starting the ball on the right line is key and, by watching the video below, you'll learn one of the simplest ways to do exactly that. |
‘One of the important things about good golf is consistency and repetition’ We all know that’s easier said than done so when there's a way of creating consistency, it makes sense to take advantage. That is the point of Golf Pride’s ALIGN grips, which feature a raised ridge on the back (the red strip) to ensure repetitive hand placement, helping to keep the face square throughout the swing. Even better still, you can get a FREE ALIGN grip by coming to see us for a grip fitting! Click the link for more information.
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