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. |
Baby Ella turns one years old
What a year it’s been, it’s hard to believe my miracle baby daughter (born at 24 weeks and 1lb 3) will celebrate her first birthday on Tuesday 19th... What a fight she has been through. As you can see from the photo below she is looking and doing great. Thanks again for all the thoughts, prayers and support. |
On the course...
The ladies played for the ILGU Medal on Tuesday, an 18 hole strokeplay event with Patricia Jordan winning the Medal with a 71..... Denise Moore was runner up with a 74 and Helen Knight took third prize with 76. The 9 hole competition winner was Sonya Brown with 19pts. No twos were recorded but Roisin Lee, Christine Owens and Sheelah Smyth each collected £10 each from the draw. Congrats to Patricia Jordan on her win all those sessions in the swing room over the winter are paying off... great score. |
Captains Day was a roaring success Pictured below is the very popular winner of this year’s Captains prize Chris Crawford collecting his new set of Titleist irons. His impressive score of 43pts won the biggest Major of the year by 3pts. Runner up was John Carmichael 40pts on the countback from 3rd placed Clifford Lowry (also 40pts) and 4th overall went to Michael Moore also with 40pts. The best gross went to the ever improving Ross Latimer with a fine 68 (-2). |
Some great legs on show last week in Captains day. From left Mo Brown, Gerry McWhinney Captain Frank McGrath, Tommy McIlwaine and Ken Cook
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Category 1: 1st - Matt Perry - 39pts 2nd - Brain Graham - 39pts 3rd - William Garrett - 37pts Catergory 2: 1st - Andy Jones - 37pts 2nd - Glenn Roberts - 36pts 3rd - Gary Gorman - 36pts~
Twos - £13.50 - All paid into Shop accounts |
Category 3: 1st - Peter Truesdale - 40pts 2nd - Alex Fowler - 40pts 3rd - Frank Mallon - 38pts
Past Captains Prize - Peter McClelland - 34pts Team Captains Prize - Darren Allen - 37pts Anno Domini - Michael Crooks - 39pts Best Junior - Robbie Davidson - 40pts
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It was great to see Clifford Lowry, Michael Moore and Robbie Davidson all shooting 40pts on Saturday they have all recently had a few lessons and been working hard on their game, congrats lads. And lastly to Chris Crawford congrats on a superb round of golf, your name will be on the board forever!
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Social events at Knock
There is little doubt that the hard working fathers out there deserve a treat - and Bob is preparing a delicious carvery for Fathers Day on Sunday 17 June.If you can't persuade anyone to organise it, just do it yourself and take a break.
There will also be another Childrens Fun Day and Family Barbecue on Friday 6 July,from 6:00 pm,with entertainment for the young ones.
All bookings 90480915. Come and join us.
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Open Week on the horizon Click here to see the full schedule for the Open Week starting on Monday, 18 June. We have some great prizes to be won, plenty of tee times available.... why not arrange a fourball and book a time. To enter the competition you need a GUI handicap, but if you know someone who would like a game and sample the course give me a call on 028 904 83825 to book a tee time.
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Keeping you up to date
The green staff using the greens iron to smooth out and make the greens slicker. It’s a great bit of kit.
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Father’s Day at Knock Pro Shop Why not pop in store and find something YOU would like for Father’s Day instead of socks and slippers!
Pictured is a gift voucher that can be used for anything in the shop from goods to lessons to simulator play in the swing studio. If you need me to make out a voucher, give me a call.
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Titleist Limited Edition The U.S. Open starts on Thursday with the best players in the world going head to head. For the 70th consecutive year Titleist will be the number one used ball at the second major of the year. To celebrate I have a small number of limited edition boxes of Pro V number ‘70’ U.S Open balls... pop in and have a look.
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Are you sorted for Father's Day? For those of you wondering, it's this Sunday, 17th June. But our question still remains: are you sorted for Father's Day? Buying a present for someone isn't always as easy as it sounds, which is why we're helping you out this year. For just £159.99, you can buy a Garmin Approach S20 watch, in a choice of four colours, which will make the perfect gift this Father's Day. |
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Win a once in a lifetime prize Have you ever been to the Home of Golf, St Andrews? Have you ever had a conversation with a tour pro? Have you ever been on a tour truck? Have you ever been fitted for and received FREE wedges? Well, thanks to our partnership with Srixon Cleveland Golf, you can do all of this by entering our competition (click on the button below) and filling in your details. Good luck! |
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[* END *] We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: the key to unlocking lower scores lies in improving your short game. Having the correct technique is one part of the journey to achieving this. The other is making sure your wedges are the correct grind and bounce for your swing, as well as having a set of wedges that are evenly gapped to cater for any distance. |
| Poorly gapped wedge system |
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| Correctly gapped wedge system |
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50% of you are like the first graphic If you’re working hard to get your handicap down to single figures, it really will pay off to dedicate more of your practice time to your short game and the shots you need to improve in the scoring zone. As you can see with the graphics above, the wrong wedge set-up can lead to an awkward 35-yard gap and more difficult half shots, which is why we always recommend a gapping session or fitting. With Titleist you have plenty of options, including this popular Vokey SM7 wedge, which comes in nine different lofts between 46° and 62°. It means whether you’re looking for a two, three or four wedge set-up in your bag, we can get your yardages gapped perfectly. |
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