Stretton Wright

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Welcome to this week's newsletter with all the latest news from Hornsea Golf Club.

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Pro's news

Stretton's news...

Firstly as I start writing this newsletter on Saturday afternoon, can I just say how nice it is to see golfers back playing. It really has been a long old winter and I know many of you have played very little golf. I just hope as I write this, the weather forecast is wrong as at the moment when you receive this on Thursday afternoon, I see more snow is forecast with another blast of cold weather coming in from the East! I hope that isn’t the case. By this time of year I’m usually getting excited for the start of the golf season. Hard to think The Masters will have started by this time next week!

Most of the ladies spring clothing is now in, really nice it all is too. I hope all you Hornsea lady members have all had a good look. I always think it looks great how well the Hornsea ladies dress. You always look the part.

Club news

East Riding Dinner

Last Friday night I attended the annual East Riding Union Dinner along with a dozen other Hornsea members. What a great night it was for Hornsea Golf Club too with the trophies being presented for Hornsea winning the gents 1st and 3rd Division Scratch League and also the junior team prize. It makes you proud to be associated with Hornsea Golf Club. Can I thank all that were on our table for making it a very enjoyable night. John Helm, the sports presenter, was the guest speaker and he did a very good job in my eyes. How on earth he can reel off all 92 football league teams in under 30 seconds was amazing. In fact he holds the world record for doing it. For those that weren’t there here it is and also some photos from the night.

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Wiles Cup

So on Sunday myself and Nathan finally managed to get our Wiles Cup semi final played at Hainsworth after having to rearrange quite a few times. The result in the end was a 3&2 win but we made it a little harder then we needed to! Nathan didn’t have his best game but managed to use his shots. I played my usual self very steady making plenty of pars which after being four up through four was all that we really needed making them win holes back rather then us losing them. So through to the final which will be played at Hull Golf Club on Sunday 8th March 10am tee off. It will be great to see plenty of people there supporting and more importantly finding Nathan’s ball in the trees if he plays like he did in the semi-final!

Matchplay Competition Entries Closing Date

Just a last minute reminder that the closing date for all match play competitions is this Saturday. No entries after this date will be taken as we need to get the draws done with the closing date already having to be put back.

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European Tour Fantasy Race To Dubai

Sometimes I really wish I stuck to my first decision. This week was a classic as Nathan talked me out of who I’d picked as my captain as he said why pick Alex Noren. He won’t make it out of his group and you have him as your captain. Rory is in a much easier group. He must be your captain. So I listened to him and changed my captain. That was a bad move! Rees Brown was also let down with his team and slipped well down the overall standings after leading for the last few weeks. Jon Mitchell now takes over at the top but not many points separate the top 10.

Hornsea Pro-am

Times are now available for this year’s Hornsea Pro-Am. Please see the poster for all details. If anyone is interested in sponsoring a hole on the day, please let me know in the shop. Last years event was a great success and it would be nice to see more teams playing this year.

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Tuesday Club

It’s not long now before the Tuesday Club golf starts. This is a great tradition at Hornsea Golf Club and it would be great to see some new face playing this year as all are welcome.

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Easter Lunch

This Sunday, Sam is doing an Easter Lunch. There are still some tables left so please contact him if you fancy it.

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Marathon Training Going Well

I mentioned in the newsletter the other week about Hornsea member Nicki Salzl doing the London marathon. Well by the looks of this her training is going well as she managed an 18 mile run on Saturday. Not bad for someone who has never really run before until recently. Please support her and her friend as I know it means so much to them.

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Competition news

Pro's Stableford 22/03/2018 (21 entries, £63 prize fund)

Mark Edgar won with 4 birdies and 6 pars beating Allan Scarlett by 2 points.

1st £24 Mark Edgar 39pts
2nd £19 Allan Scarlett 37pts
3rd £14 Stephen Blanchard 36pts
4th £7 Darren Wilson 36pts

March Stableford 24/03/2018

Ashley Dexter won Division 1 with 2 birdies and 12 pars beating Jack Maxey by 1 point. Jon Naylor won division 2 with 7 pars beating Richard Winthers by 1 point. Jim Clubley won division 3 with 6 pars beating Andrew Giles by 1 point.

Division 1
1st £25 Ashley Dexter 39pts
2nd £15 Jack Maxey 38pts
3rd £10 Mick France 38pts

Division 2
1st £25 Jon Naylor 36pts
2nd £15 Richard Winthers 35pts
3rd £10 George Hornsey 34pts

Division 3
1st £25 Jim Clubley 37pts
2nd £15 Andrew Giles 36pts
3rd £10 Stephen Wray 30pts

2’s Comp – 15 2’s today! Only £4.50 each. Rich Tucker, Jon Mitchell, Alan Barker, Matthew Raybold, Leigh Gawley, Nathan Wright, Malc Train, Mark Barrass, Simon Bodsworth, Adrian Bird, George Hornsey, Tony Barron and Jack Maxey had 2. Pete Mounfield made a 2 but wasn’t in the 2’s comp.

Individual Stableford inc Mark Hurn Qual 25/03/2018

Jon Mitchell won with 2 birdies and 8 pars beating Mick France in a card playoff.

1st £25 Jon Mitchell 37
2nd £15 Mick France 37
3rd £10 Alan Beaumont 36

2’s Comp - £6 each for David Blanchard Snr, Darrell Slingsby, Jon Mitchell, Adam Watts.

Junior March Stableford 25/03/2018

Alfie Tidder won with 1 birdie and 4 pars beating Matthew McDonnell by 4 points.

1st Alfie Tidder 30pts
2nd Matthew McDonnell 26pts

Upcoming Competitions

Saturday 31st March – Pro’s Stableford
Saturday 31st March – Entries will close for all Match play Competitions
Sunday 1st April - Individual Stableford including Mark Hurn Qualifier
Sunday 1st April – Junior April Medal
Tuesday 3rd April – Ladies M&M Betterball
Thursday 5th April – Mid Week Stableford (if greens have recovered. Pro Stableford if not)

Course news

Pictures From The Course

Again no photos from anybody this week which is a little disappointing. I love receiving pictures of all that happens out there. Nice pictures of the course to golfers in funny situations. Please if you get the chance send them direct to me or the office.

Course Update

It has been a very busy week for our greens staff. The course dried out enough for the programmed greens maintenance to take place. I know Gareth was a little worried but everything he wanted to do has now been completed.

A full report will be in next week’s newsletter. Work has also started verti draining the fairways. This is a very slow process so please if you are playing be patient with Dave as he plods his way around the fairways.

A little bit of cutting has also been possible. Some areas are still too wet to do though if you wonder why some areas as yet have to be done. We need some warm sunshine now to get everything growing.

Coaching news

Junior Lessons

With Paul still away on his second coaching trip, I took the junior lesson on Saturday. Fantastic to see how the kids are improving. With the right sort of encouragement they will all become very good golfers. Here are a few videos of their swings. See what you think. If you have any children or grandchildren that might be interested get them to the lessons on a Saturday morning.

Paul Gibson Blog

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Watch out!

The current Rules of Golf were devised to cover every possible eventuality on the golf course, but some of them have always seemed a little harsh to us, like the deflected ball rule covered below. Thankfully, the new rulebook being introduced in 2019 should make a lot of rules fairer and easier to understand.

Current Rules
Under the current rule (19-2), if your ball strikes you or your equipment while in motion you receive a one-stroke penalty and the ball must then be played from where it lies. If it hits your fellow competitor or their equipment, however, there is no penalty (19-4).

New Rules from 2019
Under the new rule (11.1), if a ball in motion accidentally hits a person or outside influence there is no penalty, even if it strikes the player who hit it. The only exception covers if your putt hits another ball at rest on the green, which still incurs the same two-shot penalty.

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Spikeless or cleated?

Having the confidence to swing powerfully comes from knowing that you have a stable base, which requires footwear you can trust. There are two types of outsole on modern golf shoes – cleated and spikeless – and we stock a range of both here in the shop, including these two fantastic options.

Opt for off-course versatility
With spring finally on our doorstep it’s a great time of year to consider a pair of spikeless shoes. This FootJoy Pro/SL model has a waterproof leather upper and despite being spikeless, has a versatile, perimeter weighted sole that allows for extreme grip and stability with lightweight comfort.

Choose stability and traction
Get the tour look as well as fantastic protection, grip and stability with this FootJoy Tour-S shoe. It’s worn by Adam Scott and boasts premium waterproof leather uppers, lightweight underfoot cushioning and nine LaunchPods that improve structure and ground coverage for maximum stability.

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Video of the Week

Thinking of upgrading your driver in 2018? Watch this video as Foremost TV takes a closer look at the new G400 Max driver from PING to see if it really is as forgiving as PING say…

We hope you enjoyed the newsletter and have a great weekend.

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