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 within the walls of Knock Golf Club. Enjoy this week's read! |
July Monthly Tankard Mark Graham took the top spot this week with a fine 40 points, with the next three separated on countback with runner up Raymond Caskey, third-placed Alan Kinnier and fourth-placed Chris Spence all shooting 39 points. Seamus McAvoy took fifth place with 38 points. The Best Gross with -3 67 went to James McVicker and Garth Russell took the Anno Domini prize with 35 points.
Cat 1 winner - Mark McKee- 37 points
Cat 1 BB9 - Jamie Brannigan- 19 points
Cat 2 winner - Maurice McKenzie- 38 points
Cat 2 BB9 - Stephen Cairns- 20 points
Cat 3 winner - David Cobain- 35 points
Cat 3 BB9 - Adam Magill - 20 points
The twos paid out a very healthy £22.25 each. Congrats Mark, you have been working hard on your game.
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Sinclair Jubilee Cup
Charlie Park shook of a wrist injury to record a brilliant 42 points to capture the trophy. Scott McOuat finished runner up. |
Arbothnot Trophy
The wet and windy conditions made for a small turnout on Tuesday. The afternoon players stormed to the top of the leaderboard with Susan Craig taking home the Arbothnot Trophy runner up was Ann McIvor and third place went to Sharon Fulton. All three ladies shot 34 points and were separated by countback. Lady Captain Eve McCracken took home £19 for recording the only two of the day.
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Change in the fixtures
The Centenary Mixed Cup was to be played on Sunday, 21 July. As this clashes with the final day of The Open at Portrush many mixed players are either going to be at the tournament or wanting to watch it on TV, it will be played at a later date to be confirmed. |
Social events
- Saturday, 20 July (4:00pm) - One for the Ladies! Mama Mia Sing a Long
- Saturday, 27 July - Bob's Steak Night
- Saturday, 17 August - Gourmet Dinner and Tutored Wine Tasting All bookings please call 02890 480915. |
Katie's hard work is paying off
Congratulations to Katie Poots who won the Leinster Girls Plate Trophy. She is pictured receiving Open Championship Pro V golf balls from Area Sales Manager for Titleist, Stuart Paul.
This week Katie is representing Ulster in the girls Inter Pros. Congrats Katie, keep up the hard work. |
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Junior Summer Camps
Now that all the schools are closed for summer, Nick, our Assistant PGA Professional is running Golf Summer Camps. The first started on Wednesday, 3 July with the next session on Friday, 5 July for 4-6-year olds. This is a chance to get your children into the game of golf with Juniors of a similar age group. With juniors, it’s about having fun, learning and ultimately doing this in a safe environment. I will cover all the different areas of the game from putting to using the driver. Please find attached a poster detailing all the other camps running throughout the summer months. Click here for more information. If you would like to book your child/children onto any of the camps please contact the Pro Shop. If these dates did not suit give us a call and we will try and accommodate. (They don’t need to be a member) |
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The next superstar
Below is a video of Matthew Wolff who won on the PGA Tour last week in only his third ever professional tournament. His swing looks very unconventional (click here to view) but what I love about his swing is: - The consistency of his trigger
- Great transition
- Great body rotation through the ball
- Massive commitment to every swing He is great for the game and fun to watch, keep an eye on this kid. |
 | | Matthew Wolff 2019 |
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Is Wolff's swing really that new? Check out this video above of Irish golfing legend Jimmy Bruen in 1959, ahead of his time maybe? Great similarities. |
Look what’s arrived into the Pro Shop
I have taken delivery of eight pairs of limited Edition FootJoy Pro/SL shoes with The Open Championship logo. These shoes are what some of the FJ players will wear at Portrush.
They are limited run so pop in, take a look and grab yourself a pair whilst stocks last.
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NEW IN - Ladies PING irons
The new PING GLe 2 ladies irons have just been released. Pictured below is the trial clubs that I have in the golf studio.
If any lady would like to try these latest irons from PING, pop in-store or give me a call on 028 904 83825 to arrange a fitting.
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Putting things right Sometimes, it's the most obvious things that get overlooked. When it comes to golf, the club most used in a round is a putter so surely it's the part of the game that deserves most attention? We know this isn't a reality for many, but a combination of working hard on your stroke and having a putter that is suited to your stroke type will certainly improve your chances on the greens - two things that this promotion is all about. Click here to get in touch. |
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 | | Shoe Sale | Pop in and have a look in the shop at some fantastic offer over the Open Week weekend. A selection of FootJoy, adidas and other brands on offer. |
 | | New in-store | I have the latest styles of caps from Titleist, TaylorMade, PING and the new Knock GC crested ones. Pop in and have a look.
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