Junior Trophy
The Junior Trophy this week was won by Jonathan McCracken with 39 points, Carl Bradford snatched second place with 33 points. A reminder that juniors have a competition every Thursday morning at 10.30 am and every Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
Weekend Junior Competition
The junior competition played on Sunday, 17 July was won by Ross Latimer with 42 points, that's a 67 gross and Paul Kelly took runners-up prize with a fine 40 points.
Barton Shield Team
Pictured is the victorious Barton Shield Team after a great win against our arch rivals Shandon Park. The team of Colin Fairweather and Michael Sinclair our first pairing put on a golfing clinic to win by a massive six holes. Mark McMurray and Simon Miskelly had a great tussle in the second match going four holes down meaning Knock was victorious by two holes and now head to Portstewart for the Ulster Section Semis and final later next month. In the morning both pairings dove tailed brilliantly to defeat Clandeboye by four holes. Both pairing finished two holes up each. Congratulations to team Captain Mervyn Perry and the lads. A special mention to all the supporters who came out on 'Open Sunday' to support the players, I know they appreciated the support. Roll on Portstewart!
JJ Hogg OBE Trophy
The JJ Hogg OBE Trophy was played for this weekend, an 18 hole stableford competition. Roy Skillen won the trophy with an exceptional 42 points, Jonny Linter won the gross prize with a 69 and Michael Crooks captured the Anno Domini prize with 33 points. Other prize winners were as follows:
Division One - First place - Chris Branigan - 39 points (bb9) and in second place - David McCluskey - 39 points.
Division Two - First place - Gary Kennedy - 38 points and in second place - Brian Andrews - 36 points.
Division Three - First place - Stephen McCracken - 36 points and in second place - Scott Collins - 34 points (bb9).
Division Four - First place - Peter McNamee - 38 points and in second place - David Cobain - 35 points.
The twos club paid out £14.90 and all monies have been added to your pro shop accounts.
Sunday Sweep
The Sunday Sweep is now a handicap qualifying event played off the yellow tees and is an 18 hole stableford. You can enter at anytime of the day and the event is open to men, ladies and juniors. This week's surprise winner was 'Yellow Tee Specialist' Simon Swail with 37 points, he pipped the in-form James McVicker, also on 37 points on the better back nine holes. George Magill took third place with 36 points. The twos paid out £5.70 and all monies have been added to your pro shop accounts. Sunday afternoons are in general very quiet on the course so why not round up a four ball and have a good game?
Centenary Trophy
The ladies played for the Centenary Trophy on Tuesday with Claire Robinson taking the spoils with a fine 36 points, second place went to Sharon Crozier (35 points, with the in-form Joan Sinclair taking third with 34 points. Lady President Rosemary Hamilton recorded the only two which paid out £40 . Congratulations to all the winners and all monies have been transferred onto your pro shop accounts.
Saturday Live - Saturday, 30 July (7:30pm - 11pm)
Knock Golf Club presents Natalie and Neill for your entertainment. These two singers and guitarists have played the best venues in the Belfast music scene and are coming to our club with a modern and classic playlist to suit all tastes. Natalie and Neill are "A" list entertainers and are residents in some of Belfast's best known hotels and clubs. So please come along to "Saturday Live" on Saturday, 30 July for a great night of entertainment at your golf club with a great menu available with Colt Cuisine and bar promotions updated weekly!
No cover charge, just great entertainment for you at your club!
Heroic Henrik
The golf world has run out of superlatives for Henrik Stenson, who claimed his first Major title at Royal Troon last weekend - what a final round we were treated to. Has there ever been a more impressive final round in Open Championship history?
Both the Swede and 2013 Open champion, Phil Mickelson carded 63s around the famous links, but it was Stenson - who shot his 63 on Sunday - who prevailed, despite the American posting a hugely impressive 65.
On any other day, Mickelson would have been celebrating his sixth Major. To put their scoring into perspective, Mickelson (-17) finished three shots shy of Stenson but 11 clear of JB Holmes in solo third.
It was a two-horse race for the Claret Jug before they teed off on Sunday, but few people could have expected them to surge further clear in the manner they did. If you've been on holiday and haven't checked out the highlights yet, be sure to do so, it was something else.
Hopefully that's got the juices flowing for many of you to get out and play, no doubt these two super pros have inspired many young golf fans watching on, it really was sport at its very best.
So, three down, one to go… that's the PGA Championship next week.
Throw in the Olympics and the Ryder Cup and there's still a lot of fantastic golf to look forward to. If they're half as entertaining as events at Royal Troon, we're in for a treat.
If you have been inspired to get out and improve your game during this weekend's action then get in touch here and we can book a session in to help you on your way.
This week is meant to be superb so come down and enjoy the sunshine.
The Open Sweepstake
The winner of the Open Sweepstake was young Katie Poots. Katie drew out Stenson to win The Open last Sunday and watched on to see Henrick lift the Claret Jug. Pictured is Katie with her winnings, the new 2016 Titleist Tour Bag, it's nearly the size of her. Congratulations Katie!
Titleist Hardware Sale
Titleist have now re-positioned the price of its 915 driver and fairway wood range. I have limited stock left in store so when it's gone it's gone. Deals include:
- 915 D2/D3 drivers were £329.99, now £259.99 (Save £70).
- 915 fairway woods were £199.99, now £159.99 (Save £40). Lowest UK price.
It's very rare for Titleist to offer this type of promotion. What a great time to grab a bargain! Click here to find out more about Titleist's fantastic hardware line-up. We have limited supply so click here to get in touch to reserve yours.
Going on holiday?
With plenty of holidays and weekends away coming up, now is the time to look at your hand luggage. At the pro shop we have a few of the latest holdalls. PING and Titleist bags are very lightweight, but very sturdy. Pictured is the new 2016 bags.
Pop in and have a look for yourself.
