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Hello Golfers,

Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter.

Join us as we cast an eye over the second Major of the year in New York this week, and we also look at the golden combination for longer and better drives.

Enjoy the read.

Club news

A new course record and an amazing 13 under

Competition news

Spring Meeting - 11th May 2019

Those who were present at the above competition, were all privileged to witness a remarkable feat by Ben Jones who broke the course record by 3 shots in the 1st round of the competition with a 62 GROSS!!!

Not content with that, Ben also went on to equal (in the 2nd round) the old course record of 65 set by Matthew Myers in the Autumn Meeting of 2015.

Congratulations to Ben who won The Spring Vase with an amazing 13 under par gross and Wallis Cup with 5 under par Nett total off his Plus 4 Handicap .

Results

Spring Vase Winner - Ben Jones - Gross 127

Wallis Cup Winner - Ben Jones - Nett 135

2nd Best Gross - Joseph Quinn - Gross 144

3rd Best Gross - Callum Farr - Gross 146

2nd Best Nett - Joseph Quinn - Nett 142

3rd Best Nett - Nathan Dennis - Nett 144

AM Best Gross - Fergus Robinson - Gross 73 (cb)

AM Best Nett - John McPhee - Nett 71

PM Best Gross - Callum Farr - Gross 68 (cb)

PM Best Nett - Joseph Quinn - Nett 67

The Staysure PGA Trophy Qualifier - Thursday, 9th May

Thursday's Stableford was designated as the Club's qualifying event for the Staysure PGA Trophy. 116 players took to the field and despite testing conditions, there were some good scores. Many congratulations to Jeff Winfield who scored 39 and has qualified to play with Mark Norton in the Staysure PGA Trophy at Enville Golf Club. We wish them both the best of luck at the Regional Final on 2nd July.

The overall Stableford winner was Keith Francis who scored 44 points, some 5 points ahead of the next best score which was 39 points. Divisional results as follows:

Division 1

1st - Jeff Winfield – 39 Points (cb)

2nd – Greg Smart – 39 Points

3rd – Scott Warren – 36 Points

Division 2

1st – Peter Starcevic – 39 Points

2nd – Martin Perry – 37 Points (cb)

3rd – Neil Gammage – 37 Points

4th – Stephen Howitt – 35 Points

Division 3

1st – Keith Francis – 44 Points

2nd – Thomas Salvesen – 39 Points

3rd – Chris Dowell – 37 Points

4th – Ian Charlton – 35 Points (cb)

Ladies news

Cecil Leitch Report

I’m sorry to say that our team comprising Viv McManus, Irene McGowan, Geeta Patel, Dawn Mallard Parker, Ursula Morris, Hennie Cordner and Heather Russell has suffered its first defeat 6 -1 today, away at Daventry, despite some very competitive matches.

Hopefully we will return to our winning form for our next match against Cold Ashby on Friday.

Kind Regards Di

You can follow the teams progress with this link:

www.northantsgolf.co.uk/2019_cecil_leitch

Coronation Foursomes - 12/14th May 2019

1st - Barbara Chater and Di Saunderson - 37 points

2nd - Kerry Spooner and Sarah Huddy - 37 c/b points

3rd - Gillian Curley and Rebecca Mayfield - 33 points

4th - Sue McRae - Alex Zeilinski - 35 points

Course news

Finally the rain came greening the course for Saturdays Spring Meeting

The starters hut gets a new lick of paint for the new season

Junior news

The British Schools & Colleges Golf Tour

Moulton College were in action last week as they qualified for the grand final of The British Schools & Colleges golf tour at Forest of Arden.

Corey Neville finished Tied 1st for the individual gross with scores of 69 & 71 (140)

The team finished Runners Up in the nett event (best 3 scores from 4)

Corey Neville pictured

Fitting news

TaylorMade Fitting Day

We are delighted to announce that we will be hosting a TaylorMade Fitting Day on Friday 29th May.

A representative from TaylorMade will be on hand to take you through the very latest TaylorMade equipment. There will be drivers, fairways, hybrids, irons and wedges in both men's and ladies.

If you are interested in seeing how the latest equipment can benefit your game, then book yourself a slot for the day.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Click here and get in touch if you are interested and would like to know more.

Tour news

Can Tiger make it two from two?

Here's an omen for you:

In the last 50 years, only three players have won the first two Majors of the year.

Tiger Woods managed the feat back in 2002 when he was victorious at both Augusta National (The Masters) and Bethpage Black (US Open) - the same venues as the first two Majors this time round. Having already donned the Green Jacket in 2019, it wouldn't come as a surprise to see Tiger add to his haul of Major victories and repeat this achievement once more.

Over 70,000 head to Hillside...

It’s hard to believe that the British Masters was under threat last year given the bumper crowd of over 70,000 people who attended 2019's event - no doubt drawn in by home town hero and tournament host Tommy Fleetwood.

The galleries were treated to glorious golf, wonderful weather and fantastic facilities (despite its questionable timing in the golfing calendar). Come Sunday afternoon, it looked as though a playoff would be the most likely outcome, until Marcus Kinhult birdied his final two holes to win by one from Matt Wallace, Eddie Pepperell and Robert MacIntyre.

Englishman Wallace slammed his putter into the ground after squandering good chances for birdie on both 17 and 18, but can take heart from yet another fantastic performance as he makes his away across the pond to tee it up at the PGA Championship this week.

The hottest picks this summer

Is it just us or has this year's clothing been the best we've had in-store for a few years now? Either way, there's no doubting that you'll be looking (and feeling) great on and off the course throughout the summer with some of these fantastic picks...

Doune polo

A traditional option that's been jazzed up with colour block sleeves and jacquard detail, the Doune polo is available in multiple colourways and will be the choice of many this summer.

Haddington polo

We simply couldn’t leave the Haddington polo off our list. The main story is its front hexagonal print, which oozes a timeless yet modern style for wear both on and off the course.

Dunblane pullover

The fashionable Dunblane mid-layer features a lightweight and super-soft combed cotton fabric, which is beautiful to the touch for the ultimate in layering comfort.

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The golden combo

What would you say if we could show you a way of achieving greater accuracy and longer distance from the tee? You would say yes, right? Well, here’s your answer…

Have you been custom fitted?

First things first, the easiest way to achieve the holy grail of long, straight drives is to find the middle of the clubface every time, which is easier said than done for most of us. Following that, it’s all about launching your drives high with a good spin rate.

Simple, right?

It doesn’t matter how fast or smoothly you swing, if the clubhead and shaft are a bad match for the way you play, your chances of sending a perfect drive into the air will be seriously hampered.

TaylorMade M5/M6 drivers

So, the very first thing we need to do is get you fitted correctly. During the process, we will chat about your game, watch you hit some balls, and assess what you have told us in order to find the right shaft/head combination for your game.

Two clubs that we will definitely try are TaylorMade’s M5 and M6 drivers.

These drivers come with speed injected Twist Face, which offers remarkable ball speeds and distance gains when fitted correctly.

So, rather than going for the easy online purchase, come down to the club for an enjoyable custom fit session with a member of the team.

watch our video >

Spotlight: Scotty Cameron Phantom X putters

When you hear Scotty Cameron, you immediately think about top-of-the-range putters that have been used for countless major victories over recent decades. Well, we certainly do!

The trend towards larger mallet putters that are forgiving and easy to control through impact isn't going away. So, here we present Scotty Cameron's Phantom X line, which includes nine mallet models that will take your putting to the next level.

find out more >

Hope you enjoyed the newsletter and have a great weekend.

Tim Rouse
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