Night Golf at Knock...
Night golf came to Knock on Friday night and the Golf Expo lads who arrange and carry out these nights did a brilliant job. The course used looked brilliant when lit up and a big thank you must go to Gary Patterson for arranging the night. I played in a fourball myself and had a real laugh.
Club Championships
The Club Championship was completed last weekend with Colin Fairweather winning the Scratch Medal with a gross total of 142 for the two rounds. Glenn Managh (143) took second place and Simon Miskelly (144) finished in third place. The best nett prize went to Jared Magee with a brilliant combined score of 135. I'm hoping to grow this competition and re-establish it as being the highlight of the competitive season here at Knock. Congratulations to Colin, our new Club Champion!
McMullen Cup
Congratulations to George Lightbody who won the McMullen Cup at the weekend with a nett 67, in second place was Bob Bradford with a nett 71. The McMullen Cup is competed for by all the winners from the year's Monthly Tankard Prize winners. See what happens Geordie when shafts remain in one piece!
Club Sweep
The Club Sweep (an 18 hole stableford competition) was played for last weekend with junior member Jared Magee taking the spoils with a fine 40 points. The best gross went to Glenn Managh with a 71 and Thomas McIlwaine won the Anno Domini prize with 37 points. Results were as follows:
Division One - First place - Alan Kinnier (38 points) and in second place - Trevor Gilliland (36 points).
Division Two - First place - George Lightbody (39 points, bb9) and in second place - Ian McDonald (39 points).
Division Three - First place - Ian Clarke (36 points) and in second place - Ivan Owens (35 points).
Division Four - First place - Peter Truesdale (40 points) and in second place - Andrew Magill (36 points).
The twos club paid out £14.40 and all monies have been transferred to your pro shop accounts.
Sunday Sweep
The Sunday Sweep is growing in popularity and is open to all sections of the membership to enter. This week's winner with a brilliant 42 points is Jarrid Hamilton, second place went Geoff Brown (38 points who beat third placed Andy Jones also 38 points on the better back nine. The best gross went to James McVicker with a 70 and the twos club paid out £5 each. Congratulations to all the winners and all prize winnings have need added to your pro shop accounts.
Junior Competition
Sam Kennedy continued his late season form by winning this weeks competition with 38 points. Second place went to Jared Magee with 36 points.
Ladies 02 Stableford
The ladies played for the 02 Stableford this Tuesday with Paula Ellis picking up the spoils with 38 points. Valerie Blackburne took second with 36 points beating Maureen Mawhinney, third, also 36 points on the better back nine holes. The twos club held a draw with Irene Reid, Marion Thompson and Elaine Morrow being the lucky three each receiving £11. Congratulations to all the winners and all monies have been transferred to your pro shop accounts.
Winter League Entry Forms Now Available
The Winter League forms are now available in the pro shop. Entry is £20 which includes a meal at the annual dinner. The Winter League will commence on Friday, 14 October and will be played over a maximum of 18 weeks. Each week will start on the Friday and run to the Thursday and you can mark a card any day of the week. The closing date for entries is Monday, 10 October. Get your entries in, it's good to stay competitive during the winter months!
TaylorMade Fitting Day
On Monday I arranged for TaylorMade golf to come to our practice ground for another fitting day. The weather was brilliant and the members who took a fitting slot had a great time and learned a lot about their swing and what clubs suited them. Pictured is Gary Patterson receiving information about his club data from fitter Gareth Boyd.
Any member who would like to know anymore information about getting fitted for clubs be it irons, woods, wedges or putters, please click here to get in touch.
Greenkeepers' News
The Greenkeepers have been ultra busy with the winter greens maintenance. Below is a photo of them hollow-tinning the 9th green. If the weather stays kind the recovery time will be greatly reduced.
New arrivals...
For those of you who love and follow the Titlesit brand, I took delivery of my own 917 metals this week. These clubs are not launched until November so if you would like a sneak peak or to ask any questions about the new adjustable cylinder weights, pop in store and ask to see me. We also received a delivery of a limited edition FootJoy 'Rainy Day' pack. For just £20 you get a pair of FJ rain grip gloves (usually £12 each) AND a FJ rain towel in a box set. Great value for money! Pop in store and have a look.
Hardware Sale
Over the last week I have taken in some great second hand woods in trade-ins from a few members. I have a matching set of a PING G20 driver, 3 and 5-woods all in mint condition and at great prices. They all come with head covers and tools to change lofts and lie. I also have a driver and 3-wood of the Mizuno JPX EZ range. To give you an example of value, the Mizuno driver is selling for just £90. They literally look like new (pictured below).
Give me a call at the pro shop for more information.
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