Richard Whitford

Hello golfers,

I hope you all had a fantastic week on and off the golf course and welcome to a new edition of our weekly newsletter, keeping you up to date with the latest news and gossip within the walls of Knock Golf Club.

Club news

Social Events at Knock

This Winter really is stretching out, but it is a great opportunity to enjoy the remaining Live Music Events of the season. The Next Jazz Carvery takes place on Sunday, 25 February and introduces the unique vocal and piano talents of Kyron Burke with Ronnie Greer in support.

Sunday, 25 March is the final Jazz Carvery before the golf really gets underway. We bring back the fantastic John McCullough on keyboards and welcome David Hamilton singing the American Songbook.

Saturday, 28 April brings the much awaited return of the P M Big Band for our Special Spring Event. A full scale presentation... put this one in your diary now.

All of these engagements feature Bob's delicious food in a lovely relaxed atmosphere - in your club. Bookings can be made on 90480915.

Logs for sale

The logs are currently selling fast. The bags of logs are £3 per bag or you can purchase four bags for £10... if you need any bags held over get in touch here.

Competition news

Weekend Sweep

The Weekend Sweep was once again affected by the terrible weather. We did get play on Friday, 9 February with Richard Adams taking the spoils with 34 points over the 16 holes and Colin Russell came second with 32 points.

Congratulations to the prize winners and all monies have been added to your pro shop accounts... let's hope for some better weather this week.

Pro's news

Top tips from DJ...

I came across this quote from World Number 1 Dustin Johnson:

"Getting back to my practice routine. I have four wedges and spend around 80% of my time hitting each of them four distances - a half shot, a three quater shot, a full shot and a max distance.

I'm trying to control distance as best I can, and this type of practice builds confidence. If you want to score these are the shots that are going to help the most."

If you would like to improve your wedge play, distance control, accuracy or talk about gapping... please click here to get in touch.

Fitting centre news

Titleist Fitting Day

We're delighted to announce that Titleist will be coming to Knock Golf Club in a few weeks' time, giving you the chance to try out and get fitted for their extensive range of clubs. Here are the key details:

Thursday, 8 March - FREE.

Click here to book your slot.

Shop news

Shop update

I have utilised the quiet period to re-design the pro shop. Pictured below is my new shoe wall showing all the latest FootJoy, adidas and Skechers golf shoes for 2018. Why not pop in and have a look?

Are you making the most of the facilities available to you?

The swing studio is being used widely by members and visitors alike. Some are using it instead of standing in a cold wet driving range hitting dodgy range balls, some are using it for gapping sessions and many are using it to play a world famous golf courses (we have 16 on offer).

If you would like to book a slot, give me a buzz and we can arrange a date/time that suits. Pictured is a poster showing the prices we charge.

Coming soon...

A nice perk of being a Titleist Ambassador is getting hold of thier new toys sooner than most. Pictured is my new Vokey SM7 wedges. The product is due to be released on Monday, 12 March. I also have a Titleist Fitting Day at Knock on Thursday, 8 March so if you are interested in Vokey wedges and or any other Titleist product why not book a slot on the fitting day and get 'fit' by the top guys around... Oh and the wedges SPIN a lot!

Click here to get in touch for more details.

New arrivals

I'm now stocking the new 2018 range of Callaway Mack Daddy of wedges. I have all lofts in stock with many different grinds, so pop in and have a look next time you are down at the club.

PING arrivals

We also have the brand new PING G400 Max driver in so we are also taking bookings for fittings for this, check out the facts from PING, the highest launching driver they have ever made.

Click here and get in touch if you would like to book a fitting.

FREE dozen TaylorMade TP5s

This is the perfect way to stock up on balls for the season ahead, whilst making a nice saving at the same time. When you order three dozen TP5 or TP5x golf balls from our website we will give you one dozen FREE. What makes this offer even better is that you can personalise these balls at no extra cost - what will you put on yours?

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