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! |
TaylorMade Fitting Day - Thursday 10th October
I’m please to announce we will have one more TaylorMade Fitting Day at Knock. They will have all their product on show including the new wedges just released.
Also if you purchase an M6 or M5 driver you will receive 2 DOZEN TP5 BALLS FREE!
Give us a call or click here to book a slot. |
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PGA Pro-Am
On Monday I travelled to Castlerock Golf Club to compete in a PGA Pro-Am with Knock members (from left) Glen Roberts, Simon Swail and Brian McCullough.
My golf was very average to finish top 15 but we had good craic on a great course in good conditions, thanks lads for the day out. |
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Summerfield Cup and Victory Cup
Last week the finals of the Summerfield Cup and Victory Cup took place. The duo of Stephen Cairns & Jordan Scott-Brown won the Summerfield and Ryan McCrory won the Victory Cup... congrats lads!
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Sunday Sweep
Richard Lucas shot to the top of the leaderboard with a brilliant 41pts, runner up with 38pts went to Shaun McMorran and Mark Kelly snatched 3rd place on the countback from 4th placed Andrew Magill and 5th place went to Rory Caithness... all 3 men shooting 37pts.
The twos club paid out £8.60 each.
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Stars Of The Future Tee It Up At Balmoral
Pictured here is the Team that represented Knock on Sunday for the Eddie Harper Trophy.
It was a first competitive outing for some of the players and they all handled the occasion brilliantly.
We finished in a Top 10 position, well-done boys!
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September Monthly Tankard
The September Monthly Tankard was played for last weekend with Matthew Tumlinson taking the spoils with 39pts, he beat runner up Ronnie Andrews on the better back 9 (also 39pts). 3rd place with 38pts went to Chris Spence, 4th placed Matthew Perry and 5th place Joe Montgomery both shot 37pts.
The best gross with 68 (-2) went to James McVicker and Alasdiar Gibson took the Anno Domini prize with 37pts. |
Cat 1 winner - Mathew Welsh - 36pts
Cat 2 winner - Lee Whitley - 37pts
Cat 3 winner - Adam Magill - 37pts |
Cat 1 back 9 - Tim Linter - 19pts
Cat 2 back 9 - Ken Latimer - 19pts
Cat 3 back 9 - Francis Mallon - 21pts |
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The twos club paid out £13.91 each. |
Knock Past Lady Captains’
The Knock Past Lady Captains’ competition was organised by Helen Anderson last Thursday.
The overall winner was Alison Sinnamon with runner up Patricia Jordan. Lady President Jane Gibson won the 9 hole competition.
21 Past Captains attended the lunch following the
competition.
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The Ladies Hancock Trophy
Helen Anderson took home the trophy this week with 37pts, she had 3pts to spare over runner up Leslie Barkley on 34pts and Ann Morrison took 3rd prize with 33pts.
The 9 holes prize went to Valerie Junkin on 14pts and runner up also with 14pts was Shelagh Boucher.
The twos paid out £18 each.
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Hat Competition
The Wednesday ‘Hat’ competition finishes next Wednesday 25th September and will be played over the first 12 holes. The ‘Woolly Hat’ will start the following Wednesday and will be played over 14 holes (1-13th + 16th).
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Autumn Series 2019
The playing season at Knock has been extended. Because of our decision to do greens maintenance in July we are delighted to have great putting surfaces. Our playing season will be extended right into November.
Please see the information below on the new Autumn series initiative. A reminder that tee times can be booked from now for the Friday/Saturday.
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- The series will be played over the first 4 weekends in October.
- Members will be able to take a weekly competition card on either the Friday or Saturday.
- Prizes for the weekly competition will be provided across multiple categories, including Ladies, Anno Domini (65+) and 4 handicap sections.
- Merit points will be awarded to the top 15 players each week. The overall winner of the “Autumn Series Trophy” will be the player who has collected the most merit points during the 4 week period.
- Prizes for the final standings in the Autumn Series will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, 3rd place, Leading Senior (65+) and Leading Lady.
- Tee times for both the Friday and Saturday can be booked by members using the BRS system or through the pro shop. Please note – there will be no ballot draw in place. Tee times for Saturday will be available for booking on BRS from 17th September.
- Full details of the competition have been posted on the Main Competition Noticeboard.
- The Winter League Competition will commence on Friday 1st November 2019 with further details to follow in the coming weeks. |
White Stakes To The Left Of The 11th Fairway
You will have noticed white stakes down the left side of the 11th hole. They are NOT out of bounds stakes, they have been put in for a site visit. Left of 11 remains a penalty area!
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Social Events
- Sunday, 22 September
First Jazz Carvery of the season with the John McCullough Trio - Only a few tables left
- Saturday, 28 September
Bob's Steak Night (Unfortunately the Michael Buble tribute act has had to be postponed)
All bookings please call 02890 480915. |
Titleist Jet Black Range
The new luxury jet black range from Titleist have landed in-store. The new 2020 Tour bag with hand-stitched headcovers and alignment rod covers are now all in stock. |
The jet black range really is stunning... pop in and have a look! |
They're Back!
The range of Srixon Z Star and AD333 Yellow balls are now back in stock!
I have noticed a trend in more players switching to yellow balls, will you be joining the trend?
Pop in and have a look.
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 | NEW Ladies’ waterproof grips
NOW IN STOCK
I have taken stock of these new waterproof ladies’ grips. One wipe and they are dry. Pop in and have a look.
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 | TaylorMade end of season promotion
If you purchase a Taylormade M6 or M5 driver you will receive two dozen TP5 golf balls FREE (worth £84).
Pop in and have a look, this is an offer not to miss. |
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All New From FootJoy
Check out the NEW Autumn/winter FootJoy waterproofs below. The latest technology from FootJoy includes ultra-lightweight four-way stretch, amazing feel, and 100% waterproofness, making them a must-have for the season ahead. Click here for more information. Many of the jackets could be worn away from golf, and for the first-time trousers will be available in navy and black. Pop in-store to browse the range.
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It's great walking to the first tee with a new driver in hand (that's been custom fitted to suit your swing, of course) that you know will help you outdrive your playing partners, but sometimes it can be a simple change to the ball that you're using that has the biggest effect on your game. |
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The AD333 model has been around a long time – since 2003 to be exact – and with every updated release it continues to get better and better. Well, you can now get your hands on the ninth-generation AD333 in-store, which has just been launched by Srixon, and once again it offers remarkable value for money.
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We are pleasently surprised at its exceptional performance in all departments, especially when it comes to distance, spin and control.
There is plenty more to it too so why not put them into play today and see why the AD333 continues to be one of the most popular balls around? Pop into the shop to get yours! |
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