Captain's Charity Day
Last Saturday Terry Heaver & Mandy Ellis had their Captains' Charity Day where the R&CPGC members got into teams of 4 in a fun format known as 2-3-4. This format meant that 2 stableford scores were to count on stroke indexes 1-6, 3 scores to count on 7-12 and all 4 scores on 13-18. It all sounds complicated but the King of Admin, John Aughterlony had special scorecards made up to everybody's day as easy as possible.
The best of the bunch were 'Zorro Boys' led by their Captain Chris 'Zorro' King who was accompanied by John Trendler, Ernie Hemming & Keith Mills who claimed victory with a whopping 117 points.
Terry & Mandy plus their helpers were down at the hut fueling the R&CPGC members with lots of lovely food and some even more lovely alcohol, maybe that was what inspired the Zorro Boys to their infamous victory?
Once the teams had battled it out in the windy conditions, 2 more of the Captains' helpers, Joan Messant & Jan Fitzgerald were waiting to lure the golfers into a putting competition where the winner would bag themselves a bottle of something.
The day was yet another success, the final figure for the charity is yet to be discovered but we already know that the halfway hut and putting competition took in excess of £600 so thank you to the R&CPGC members for their support and generosity.
Srixon Performance Pack
The summer is well on it's way so those knackered old winter golf balls can be made redundant to pave the way for some shiny new Srixon ones, but which is the best ball for you?
Luckily for you we have just received the Srixon Performance Pack which contains a sleeve each of AD333 Tour, AD333 & UltiSoft so that you can make an informed decision on which ball you want to use based on how they perform. Here's a little bit about each of the golf balls to help you make a decision.
First is the AD333 Tour & AD333 which is perfect for the golfer who doesn't quite possess tour level swing speeds but still wants the precision of tour golf ball. The very successful Spinskin has had an improvement making it increase friction by 18% giving the ball better greenside control and a much softer feel.
The AD333 Tour & AD333 has a very clever 324 dimple design which results in less drag leading to longer drives and a much truer flight in windy conditions. Srixon use 4 key areas to create the perfect ball for the target golfer; spin, trajectory, acceleration & responsiveness or simply known as S.T.A.R technology.
Although the AD333 Tour & AD333 share the same technology, the main difference between the 2 is that the AD333 Tour is a 3 piece ball whereas the AD333 is a 2 piece ball and so will feel slightly firmer but performance will not be compromised.
The other option in this fabulous Performance Pack is the UltiSoft which has a lower compression specifically designed for the golfer with a mid to low swing speed but without sacrificing distance from the soft feel.
As well as helping increase distance the UltiSoft gives you exceptional scoring around the greens with a soft ionomer cover made with a blend of RABALON HR+ and Pana-Tetra. The super low compression E.G.G. Core creates a higher launch angle too, what more can a golf ball do than go long, straight and stop close to the hole?
Par 3 Championship
Don't forget we have the first of the popular blue tee events on Friday 16th June, the US Open Par 3 Championships. For one night only, R&CPGC will get a make over to create some of the scariest, nerve jangling par 3 holes in Kent. Once your nerves have recovered we head into the clubhouse for some dinner and watch all the action unfold at the US Open. If you would like to be part of the fun contact the ProShop, entry will cost £12 to include food and prizes.
Callaway Experience Day
We've just 1 more slot available at our latest Callaway Experience Day on Thursday 29th June at the National Fitting Centre in Chessington. If you want to see what the state of the art technology can do for you then let us know in the ProShop, please see the times below...
1:30pm David WIngrove
3:00pm Steve Brown
5:00pm AVAILABLE
Pro-Am
Also on Thursday 29th June we have the most prestigious golfing day in the R&CPGC calendar, the Pro-Am.
The best of the best PGA Professionals will be coming to R&CPGC and if you want to walk alongside them down the airway then follow the link to an entry form below.
Please click here to download the entry form.