Welcome to another edition of our newsletter, in this week’s mail we report on our Callaway Fitting Day, Joe looked ace last week, we have some new arrivals at the club, and the countdown is on to order your Srixon balls. Enjoy the read!
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Callaway Fitting Day This week we had our Callaway expert, Alex Hunter, come to R&CPGC with all the latest clubs for some of the R&CPGC faithful to try with the hope of making golf a whole lot easier for them.
Alex was fully booked from 12:30pm until 8:00pm kicking off with Bernie Scotland who found an extra 15 yards through the bag leading to him replacing his whole set! While that was going on Rob was out with Steve Garner looking at replacing his irons, after playing around with a few combination Steve was getting on average 15 yards more compared to his own irons!
Another of the big improvers was Gary Carter, who Alex found an extra 20 yards per iron, simply by changing the shaft and finding one that was a little stiffer in the tip. The final fitting of the day saw the most in form man at R&CPGC, Ricky Hall, test out the Rogue fairway woods and with an aftermarket shafts he was carrying a 3 wood on average 277 yards! Those were just some of the biggest improvements but what is even more exciting is that everybody who had a fitting found something that improved upon what they were currently using! The improvements were so impressive that 9 of the 12 guys went onto order some new bats. If you were unable to attend this Fitting Day don't worry as we will look to organise another very soon so keep your eyes on coming newsletters. |
 | | Ricky still striving for perfection. |
 | | The Vice Captain getting ready for next year. |
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Pro-Am We've just 6 weeks until the best of the best South Region PGA Professionals take to R&CPGC in the annual Pro-Am. They will be joined by 3 R&CPGC members or visitors in an effort to claim a sort after victory.
The day begins with a casual coffee & bacon roll on arrival giving you the perfect opportunity to meet your PGA Professional and devise your team's game plan for the day.
A quick warm up on the driving range, get your pace with the putter and you're ready to head onto the golf course, some venturing further than others to reach their starting tee. Although the VIP teams won't have far to travel, seeing as part of their package is prime tee location and a top PGA Professional.
Once the golf has been completed, everybody heads back to the clubhouse for a fine carvery dinner, the auction presented by MC Robin Packer, where some wonderful fourball vouchers will be up for grabs & the icing on the cake, the presentation of the winners and there extraordinary prizes.
The startsheet is starting to take shape so if you want to be a part of the action make sure to get your team in, you can find the entry form below or pop into the ProShop and speak to one of the ProShop team.
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Monthly Medal & Frank Brooks Hill Trophy Last Sunday was the Monthly Medal & Frank Brooks Hill Trophy which saw 86 of the R&CPGC faithful battle it out to become victorious and get an early invitation to the Prize Giving Dinner.
The best of the bunch was in form Ricky Hall who knocked in a fantastic net 69 which included a chip in par on the 18th to secure a 1 shot victory. Ricky's handicap took a 0.4 cut putting him on the cusp of 2 handicap. Even more impressively, his handicap was 4.5 at the start of the year but he pushed on and has found his purple patch, let's hope it continues!
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Royal Marine's Challenge Shield The week's previous competition report was the Royal Marine's Challenge Shield and a key piece of information was omitted. Joe Hughes managed to expertly assess the shot from the second tee, so much so his ball finished at the bottom of the cup in one shot!
Joe took half the twos pot as well as racking up a healthy bar tab, not that he needs much encouragement to get up to the bar! Congratulations Joe!
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 | | Looking ace Joe! |
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US Open Par 3 Championship The second major of the year is less than a month away but that's not the main event of the week, oh no. The R&CPGC Par 3 Championships is what it's all about! For one night only on Friday 15th June, our unique, bespoke par 3 course will be making it's annual appearance. In previous years we had some real tough shots that you wouldn't normally play (I hope), we've gone from the old 9th tee next to the road into the 4th green, from the 100 yard pitching area to the 7th green & many more fun and nerve jangling shots. Once we've finished on the golf course we then head back into the clubhouse for some fish & chips whilst sitting down in fron to fthe big screen to watch the action unfold at the US Open. If you and your team of 4 would like to take part, you can enter now via the ProShop for the flagship fun event of the year!
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Buggies Last week we had a fleet of 8 new buggies delivered after retiring the old ones after 5 glorious years of service. The new ones have a battery gauge so you know just how much juice you have left as well, there are even 2 USB ports so you can charge your GPS device. If you want to see the Ferraris in action make sure you book via the ProShop as they are in high demand now we are coming into the season.
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 | | The new fleet at your service. |
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Machinery Danny and the boys got a nice treat last week too, a Toro van delivering 8 BRAND NEW pieces of machinery including greens, fairways & rough mowers. If you thought they boys were working wonders before you wail till you see what they can do when they're unleashed with these new bits of kit!
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 | | 'The artists' new tools' |
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Srixon Ball Personalisation There's less than 10 days left of the Srixon golf ball promotion where you can get FREE personalisation on any of the Srixon golf balls. So if you want to stock up for the season, you can order by clicking in the link below or via the ProShop.
Place a Srixon order here.
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Trade-in your old trolley So, what do you need to do? Purchase a new Motocaddy Lithium trolley from us, register your claim online, send your old electric trolley back to Motocaddy for FREE, and once received Motocaddy will transfer £50 direct to your bank account. This offer is available for a limited time only so act fast if you're after a new electric trolley - there's never been a better time to upgrade. |
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We know that there are many different tastes among our members when it comes to golf fashion, which is why we stock such a variety of clothing. So, no matter what look you’re going for, we’re confident we will have something that catches your eye here in-store. |
You might have noticed the mix of bold stylish colours and more understated options Under Armour players like Jordan Spieth wear on tour.These Under Armour polos are just the tip of the iceberg, so if you want to see more of this 2018 collection, pop by the store. |
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