Hello golfers,

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly newsletter. This week's email has an exclusive interview with World Long Drive champion Joe Miller as he looks to defend the crown he won in 2016, as well as a couple of news stories from last week that certainly shine a bright light over the sport we love. Enjoy the read.

End of season sale

Where has this season gone? It only felt like yesterday we were relishing the thought of all the action at Augusta and now we're in September and looking to wrap the season up. So in order to cure those summer blues, we are having a big End of Season Sale where there are some mouth-watering bargains up for grabs.

Maybe your wardrobe needs updating and with some hefty discounts on all Under Armour & Oscar Jacobson clothing, this could be the perfect time. With the winter fast approaching why not invest in one of the thick lamb’s wool sweaters which are guaranteed to keep the chill out!

In fact it could be your choice of artillery which is a bit knackered and ready for retirement to the shed. If that's the case for you why not have a little dabble in the BRAND NEW Callaway clubs where you can get 10% off? It could be the putter which is misbehaving and so needs changing out for one of our PING putters and with a whopping discount it will feel like daylight robbery.

Bonus Ball

In a week where a British winner claimed £32million on the Euro millions and a single mother claimed $750million in the American lottery, the R&CPGC faithful were itching to find out who won the ProShop Bonus Ball. This week's winner was Matt Hodgson with lucky number 58, his prize was a full set of luxury R&CPGC logo headcovers.

Make sure you've got your number for this week's Bonus Ball if you want to be in with a chance of winning!

It’s official: golf is good for you

There's been a lot of focus on Public Health England’s One You campaign in the media over the past week, which challenges each person to complete just 10 minutes of continuous brisk walking per day to help boost their health and reduce the risk of early death by 15%.

At the same time, a unique study assessing the benefits of golf on health was announced that, when combined with the above campaign, makes interesting reading. The project – the most comprehensive study on golf and health to date – found improvements in life expectancy, a decreased risk of more than 40 major chronic diseases, as well as positive impacts on cholesterol, body composition and mental health.

So, what's the take home message from all of this? Keep playing golf!