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

Jazz Sundays a huge hit...

I popped into the clubhouse on Sunday afternoon to find a full house (140) enjoying the gorgeous looking carvery and a bit of jazz. The atmosphere around the club was brilliant.

Keep an eye out for the next event and why not book a table?

Ready golf

With the season upon us, can I remind you that we are promoting 'ready golf' at all times not just on a Friday/Sataurday competition. If you are ready to play and it's safe, then play.

No honor (except in matchplay) the first player ready hits.
Players should play their own ball before helping to look for a lost ball.
When not playing your shot you should be preparing to play your shot.

Follow these simple pointers and we could all enjoy the game we love a little more. The GUI have evidence on last year's championships that ready golf helped playing times by approx half an hour! Click here to read more.

The Buller Room gets a facelift

The Sam Buller Room has been decorated from top to bottom and looks much fresher. Well done to Vice Captain Peter Truesdale for his efforts, a huge improvement.

Social Events at Knock

April is nearly here and there are some great events coming up at the club:

Sunday, 1 April is the Easter Sunday Carvery and there is still some room after 2:00pm.
Sunday, 15 April is Fun Sunday.
Saturday, 28 April is our big band special and there are only a few tables remaining so don't be disappointed.

Booking for all events 90480915.

Competition news

Knockout Competitions

Entries for the Summerfield Cup and Mixed Knockout competitions are now open... you can enter your names in the pro shop. Both competitions are £10 per pair to enter.

Summer Hat Competition

The Summer Hat Competition will commence on Wednesday, 4 April... it runs all day, if you need made up into a four ball you will not be stuck. Come on down play some fun golf, meet a few other members and sample some of Bob's dishes on the Hat Menu.

18 Hole Stableford Results

It was so good to see such a great turnout on Friday and Saturday for the first 'summer' 18 hole Stableford competition of the year. The scoring was brilliant considering how little golf people have been playing.

The overall winner with 42 points on the better back nine was Wallace Graham who pipped second placed Norman Johnston. Trevor Gilliland took third on 40 points on the better back nine from fourth placed Jim Kilpatrick. Fifth place went to David white also on 40 points. The best gross with a fine 68 (-2) went to James McVicker and Ivan Vallelly won the Anno Domini prize with 39 points.

Category One Winner - Gary Boyd (39 points).
Category Two Winner - Kevin Taggart (40 points).
Category Three Winner - William McNaughten (36 points).

The twos club paid out £9.54 each and all monies have been added to your pro shop accounts. Congratulations to this week's winner Wally Graham.... I told you those FootJoy shoes were good!

Sunday Sweep Results

First place - Andrew Finlay (41 points), second place - Richard Adams (38 points), third place - Brain Graham (37 points) and in fourth place - Gary Boyd (37 points).

Best Gross - Ross Latimer 65 (-5).

The twos paid out £9.50 each and all winnings have been added to your pro shop accounts. Great scoring from Andrew and Ross keep up the hard work!

Ladies Daisy Ferguson Greensomes

First place - Linda McWhinney and Emmeline Johnston (36 points), second place - Eve McCracken and Beverley Russell-Browne (34 points).

Eleanor McMonagle collected the first prize in the nine hole tournament with 14 points. The twos paid out £19.50 per two and all monies have been transferred to your pro shop accounts.

Pictured is the winning dream team of Emmeline Johnston (left) and Linda McWhinney.

Academy news

Lessons at Knock

I have been busy this week coaching and fitting in the swing studio. I now have a Callaway Fitting Cart to add to the PING, Titleist and Benross carts.. Together with the GC Quad launch monitor I can now offer you the best club fitting experience around. If you would like to find out more about what I can offer or to book a lesson/club fitting give me a buzz at the pro shop or click here to send us an email.

Shop news

New arrivals

More deliveries have flooded into the pro shop this week. The new range of FootJoy clothing (shirts and chillout tops) looks great. The new range of Titleist caps have also arrived so why not pop in store and have a look?

Last chance to get a FREE grip

It's been great to see so many of you coming in-store to take advantage of this offer over the past couple of months and, hopefully, you'll have noticed the benefits that a new Golf Pride Align grip can have on your golf game. We will only be running this for a few more days so make sure you come and see us soon if you fancy a freebie.

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Follow in the footsteps of the greats

By now you'll be aware of our partnership with Your Golf Travel, which allows us to offer you exclusive member pricing on fantastic golf trips in the UK and abroad. For the month of March, we're promoting some brilliant golfing destinations in Ireland, including 2006 Ryder Cup venue The K Club.

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Have you traded-in yours yet?

We've been running our Bag Trade-In for a little while now and it is safe to say that it's been a success. If you haven't already taken advantage of getting £20 OFF selected stand and cart bags in-store, simply by trading in your old bag, then you only have a little while longer as this promotion will end this Sunday.

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Doesn't he look good?

There’s a well-known phrase: if you can’t beat them, join them. So while it’s unlikely you’ll be challenging for a Ryder Cup place later this year, why not join the world’s best in following the latest golf trends?

FootJoy’s tour stars aren’t the only fans of this FootJoy Stretch pique with Paisley Print Trim polo, which has been getting a lot of attention in our shop.

Like all of FootJoy’s apparel, it is designed especially for golf with a moisture-wicking, four-way stretch fabric, so if you opt for this top you’ll get a full range of motion and stay cool when the weather hots up.

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Spikeless or cleated?

Having the confidence to swing powerfully comes from knowing that you have a stable base, which requires footwear you can trust. There are two types of outsole on modern golf shoes – cleated and spikeless – and we stock a range of both here in the shop, including these two fantastic options.

Opt for off-course versatility
With spring finally on our doorstep it’s a great time of year to consider a pair of spikeless shoes. This adidas Sport BOOST 3 model has lightweight water-repellent uppers and is designed to enhance your comfort thanks to a sock liner that contours to your foot and BOOST cushioning that springs to save you energy.

Choose stability and traction
Get the tour look as well as fantastic protection, grip and stability with this adidas Tour360 BOOST 2.0 shoe. It’s worn by Sergio Garcia and Dustin Johnson and boasts premium waterproof leather uppers, springy BOOST cushioning that returns energy with each step and a low profile cleated outsole for stability and traction.

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New: Scotty Cameron Select putters

When you choose to put a Scotty Cameron putter in the bag you know you're using one of the best offerings on the market, and in the new 2018 Select line, Titleist has focused on three main areas: sight, sound and sole.

Watch this video to find out exactly what goes into designing a Scotty Cameron Select putter and how they've been made even better for 2018.

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Video of the Week

Thinking of upgrading your driver in 2018? Watch this video as Foremost TV takes a closer look at the new G400 Max driver from PING to see if it really is as forgiving as PING say…

Thank you for reading and have a great weekend. Richard

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