Captain's Drive In

Last weekend we bid farewell to Terry Heaver & Sheila Grant as Club Captains and their Vices were waiting in the wings to take over the reins in the form of Steve Thouless & Mandy Ellis. Steve & Mandy were about to hit their first shots as Club Captains but there was a more pressing matter to attend to first...

Before the nerve rattling drives Steve & Mandy had prepared what can only be described as some amateur dramatics; with a little help from John Aughterlony of course. As the crowds gathered on the 1st tee Steve, 'The Jailbird' Thouless, was led to the dock by the prosecution of Mandy & John, all of whom were dressed for the occasion! Steve had his inmates costume in anticipation of the sentencing whilst Mandy & John donned the black gowns and wigs which must have taken John back to his youth having some hair on top!

Once the prisoner had been sentenced to his year of community service to the R&CPGC members it was time for the first drives to be hit. First up was Steve who opted to have the gallery making all sorts of noise, something you would expect from team USA in the Ryder Cup! Unfortunately Steve's normally reliable swing had abandoned him on this occasion as the pressure got to him resulting in a measly 72 yards! 

  

Next was Mandy Ellis' turn who has been working hard to avoid such an embarrassment by having secret practice sessions with just the driver, never have I known a Captain to put so much dedication into their Drive-In and the time and effort paid off as Mandy sent her ball 138 yards down the middle, smashing Steve's effort! Although that wasn't the toughest of tasks!


 

Hinge Trophy

Last weekend we had Mike Bush, Bob Florence, Shaun Macklin & Ryan Godwin representing R&CPGC at Royal Cinque Ports GC in The Hinge Trophy qualifier where the top 25 go through to the next stage at Littlestone GC. Such was the difficulty of the conditions the best score was 5 over par which included our very own Mike Bush who even had a 9 on the second hole but managed to recover and finish level par for the rest of the round!

With Mike safely through to the next stage, Bob Florence was a mere 2 shots further back and booking his place at Littlestone GC in the process. Mike and Bob will also be joined by their fellow R&CPGC members Shaun & Ryan who also made the top 25... So far a full R&CPGC turn out; hopefully Rob Osmond & Ricky Hall can complete the R&CPGC dream team when they take the links of Prince's GC!


 

Christmas Lesson Packages

Last week Rob released his Christmas Lesson Packages and so this week is my turn! The exclusive Christmas packages have been designed to have a much clearer structure than the existing packages and is aimed at the golfer who is serious about improving their game. Each package will include goal setting which will give both the player and the coach a clear vision of what the final outcome will be. So along the way smaller achievable goals can be set making the big goal seem easier to reach.

If you think it's about time your golf game got the care and attention it needs and you are willing to put the practice hours in which are required to see the results then why not treat yourself to one of our Christmas Packages. Don't hang about though because there are only a handful of each package available and once they are gone, they are gone!

Click here for my Christmas packages
Click here for Rob's Christmas packages


 

Advent Raffle

So far the Christmas Raffle has once again proved its popularity amongst the faithful R&CPGC members and now it's time to whet the appetite slightly by releasing the first 20 days prizes which, if you haven't got your tickets yet this could be the final push to get you to buy some because as we move through November and into December we will release the final prizes!

Late Night Shop

Don't forget we also have the Late Night Shop on Thursday 8th December where the ProShop will be staying open a few hours longer than normal just so you can come down and take advantage of some very special ONE NIGHT ONLY discounts accompanied by some festive snacks and a couple of glasses of bubbly! 

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