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

I’m starting this week’s newsletter by wanting to thank David Goundry’s daughter Ellsa for sending me these pictures which she took earlier this year when Nathan and myself played in the Wiles Cup. She has tweaked them a little but not bad for an 8-year-old.

The reason for the photos is that her and David came on Saturday afternoon and took some photos on the course. Fantastic they are too. Here are a few they took.

Going back to the Wiles Cup, it is the Hornsea Qualifying round this Saturday. You must be over 18 and have a genuine handicap of 16 or less to qualify. There will be a better ball medal for all to play in though.

Do You Know What You Are Buying Online?

I have often said and remind you every now and then that golfers who know buy from a Pro. Well this week two things have come to my attention. Both regarding Titleist golf balls. The first is a picture that was on Twitter and clearly shows a Pinnacle golf ball wrapped in a Titleist Pro V1 cover. The next is a golf ball that Paul Gibson found among the practice balls. It is clearly stamped Titleist Pro V1 but trust me it definitely isn’t one as it is one of the hardest balls I have ever come across. A bit like hitting a piece of concrete.

Ask Nathan to explain how different they felt off his club even if in the video they sound similar. If you are someone that does buy online, do you really know what you are getting? There really must be a reason why they are cheap.

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Club News

Finals Day

So all those that are available to play in the Knockout Finals Day on Sunday 16th September are now sorted and times booked which are shown below. Good luck to all and it would be great to see members out supporting.

Maw Scratch Cup – 8:30 & 12:30 – Leigh Gawley v Jack Maxey
Holmes Ramsden Salver – 12:00 – Chris Stephenson v Paul Sellers
Pat Shackles Trophy – 12:10 – Alan Beaumont v Matt McDonnell
Ladies Cup – 12:20 – Sharon Cane v Rosie Atkin
Cutting Cup – 12:40 – Steve Newton v Phil Kitchen
Lotherington Cup – 12:50 – Shaun Prout v Lee Addinall
Ron Holmes Chalice – 1:00 – David Ahearne v Kevin Taylor
Bailey Foursomes – 1:10 – Jon Bickerdike & Douglas Griebenouw v Paul Binnington & Adrian Bird

Those that can’t play on this day can you please organise to play your games as soon as possible. These games are;

Stanley Earle Trophy – Di Cross v Sally Bird
Terry Hall Cups – Alan Barker & Mike Brooke v Rob Osborne & Andrew Nelson
Brown Higson Cups – Kevin Taylor & Alfie Anderson v Matt Holwell & Matt Aronld
Ann & Sam Trophy – Charlie Betts & Di Cross v David Ahearne & Sarah Ahearne

Gold Medal Winners

After another great year of golf, the Gold Medal Winners are now sorted. Well done to all that have come out on top of each division.

Click here to see the gross results.

Click here to see the nett results.

Mackenzie Room Taking Shape

It has been hard to get it sorted through the busy summer we have had but the old secretary’s office is slowly taking shape now to become a meeting room or to be used for private dining. Can I thank Tony Close thanks for decorating the room last week as it now looks so much better. We are going to call it the MacKenzie Room after the famous golf architect that worked on the course here many years ago. We are in the process of getting some pictures printed to put up of him and also some information I have found about him. Hopefully it should be ready to be opened in the next week or so.

Jack Helps Yorkshire Boys To A Major England Title

Yorkshire boys retain their crown

Yorkshire successfully retained their crown as English Boys’ County Champions with a perfect record of three wins from three matches at Rockliffe Hall in Co Durham. They took on the challenge of three other regional champions – Cornwall, Kent, and Lincolnshire – in the round robin and came through County Finals with flying colours.

They opened their campaign with a 6-3 win over Kent, followed up by beating Cornwall 6.5-2.5, and defeated Lincolnshire 7-2 in the last day’s title decider.

Team manager Philip Woodcock commented: “It was a fantastic win. I felt it was tougher than last year, the boys in the other teams were very good and there was some great golf played, as there always is. Our boys played absolutely fantastic. I always say we are a team, we’re Team Yorkshire, a unit, and we all work together for the end result. The boys all played their own part and they were absolutely delighted to retain it. It was tough getting here and when we did our aim was to win.”

The Yorkshire team was coached by Craig Fricker of Styrrup Hall and included five members of last year’s winning line-up: Charlie Daughtrey (Rotherham), Michael Hay (Middlesbrough), Jack Leversidge (Abbeydale), Callum Macfie (Lindrick) and Ben Schmidt (Rotherham). They were joined by Joshua Berry (Doncaster) and Jack Maxey (Hornsea).

In the other matches, Lincolnshire beat Cornwall 6-3 on day one and halved with Kent on day two. On the last day Kent beat Cornwall 7-2.

Final placings: 1 Yorkshire, 2 Kent on countback from 3 Lincolnshire, 4 Cornwall.

The other teams were:
Cornwall - Cameron Gurd (Perranporth), George Leigh (Trevose), George Law (Perranporth), Thomas Stephens (Truro), Joe Reynard (Trevose), Ewan Warren (St Austell), Liam Wilson (Truro).

Kent - Connor Bell (Royal Blackheath), Jensen Hull (Hever Castle), Jacob Kelso (Kings Hill), Ben Quinney (Bearsted), Oliver Sly (Wildernesse), Callum Tibbs (Chart Hills), George Young (West Malling).

Lincolnshire - Michael Baines (Sleaford), Callum Bruce (Elsham), Jake Craddock (Belton Park), Thomas Hull (Spalding), Hugo Kedzlie (Spalding), Olly Mitchell (Belton Park), Jack Remblance (Seacroft).

Any Interest In A Pairs Sunday League This Winter?

I must say I am a little disappointed in the request last week for interested people to come forward if they wanted me to organise a winter league. So far two people have! There must be more that would like this to happen?

Filey Exchange

So this Sunday is the day out lots of members look forward to each year. The Filey Exchange. For those going on the bus remember it will be leaving at the car park here at 7.30am prompt.

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Seniors Open Places Available

On Wednesday 10th October our Seniors Section are hosting a Seniors Open and there are times available if anyone would like to enter. It is a Better ball stableford off yellow tees. Cost £14 per player.

Complimentary halfway house.
Prizes in 3 age groups, 60/64, 65/69, 70+

Any support from Hornsea members would be appreciated by the Seniors Section who donate any proceeds to the Club.

European Tour Fantasy Race To Dubai

A great week for David Prescott who topped this weeks standings but a really poor week for David Maxey again who is giving everyone else a bit of hope in the overall standings now after coming 23rd this week.

Sunday's Lunch

Sunday lunches are becoming increasingly popular, book your table now to avoid disappointment.

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Save The Dates

Friday 28th September we will be holding a MacMillan Coffee Morning in the Clubhouse between 11am and 2pm. Further details to follow.

Saturday 17th November – Captains Finale Dinner, further details to follow.

Rees And Leigh Make Daily Mail Foursomes Finals Again

Leigh sent me this below report. Thanks Leigh.

After our success in 2015 of making it to the final at the forest of Arden and losing in the 6th round in 2016, when we got the chance to represent Hornsea Golf Club again this year we jumped at it as we knew what was at stake. Seven matches to win home and away to get to the grand finale at St Pierre in wales in mid-October.

The first round we got drawn at home against Withernsea but with the weather against us and both courses been shut the closing date for the first round came. After us emailing the Daily Mail foursomes office, they advised us they would do a coin toss. Fortunately we won.

There has been many highlights throughout the matches including Rees fantastic putting and bunker play. We played everywhere from Skidby Lakes to Woodhall Spa definitely been the highlight.

We had a lucky home draw in the seventh round against Julian and Will from Eaglescliffe off two & four handicaps, so no shots were exchanged. What a great game we had with never been more than one hole in it. All square after nine. They edged in front with a birdie on 13, we birded 14 but then bogeyed 15 to go back to one down again. A great birdie on 16 and an up and down from the left bunker on 17 we stood all square on the 18th tee. Both drives were left with Julian finding the middle of the practice ground and Leigh just right of the trees on the left. Will hit the green to around 25 feet. Rees had to hit a low punch shot to miss the overhanging branches and it finished just on the edge of the bunker bank right. Leigh then chipped in for birdie and the look on poor Julian’s face as he stood over his putt for halve which came up just short. What a great game. The final takes place from Sunday 14th October until Tuesday 16th October.

Good luck from us all at the Club.

Competition News

Midweek Stableford 30/08/2018

Paul Hitchen won with six pars beating David Blanchard Jnr by one point.

1st Paul Hitchen 41pts £25
2nd David Blanchard Jnr 40pts £15
3rd Charlie Betts 39pts £10

2’s Comp – Only one 2 today. Simon Nozedar £28

September Medal inc Round 5 Centenary Gold Medal 01/09/2018

Tom Broadley won division one going out in 37 coming back in 33 with one eagle or better, five birdies and nine pars beating Josh Neve by two shots. Jonathan Raw won division two going out in 39 coming back in 41 with one birdie and nine pars beating Graham Giles in a card play-off. Rick Stott won division three going out in 49 coming back in 41 with one birdie and five pars beating Steve Carmichael by two shots.

Division 1
1st Tom Broadley 70 - 5c = 65
2nd Josh Neve 68 - 1c = 67
3rd Philip Cross 74 - 4c = 70

Division 2
1st Jonathan Raw 80 - 12c = 68
2nd Graham Giles 84 - 16c = 68
3rd Chris Reed 82 - 13c = 69

Division 3
1st Rick Stott 90 - 24c = 66
2nd Steve Carmichael 89 - 21c = 68
3rd Ray Clarkson 91 - 22c = 69

2’s Comp - £13.57 Martin Champs, Tom Broadley, Mick France, Stewart Taylor, Shaun Prout, Alan Johnson and Rob Bulmer

September Ladies Saturday Medal 01/09/2018

Hazel France won division one going out in 46 coming back in 45 with one birdie and six pars beating Dianne Kingswood in a card play-off. Dianne Cross won division two going out in 47 coming back in 47 with one birdie and four pars.

Division 1
1st Hazel France 91 - 13c = 78
2nd Dianne Kingswood 88 - 10c = 78
3rd Caroline Barker 92 - 13c = 79

Division 2
1st Dianne Cross 94 - 25c = 69

Sunday Yellow Tee Stableford 02/09/2018

Dak Roberts won with six pars beating Gareth Maiden in a card play-off.

1st Dak Roberts 40pts
2nd Gareth Maiden 40pts
3rd Brian Coggrave 39pts

2’s Comp – Only Jonny Fisher made a 2 today. On the 5th hole too. £20

Junior September Medal 02/09/2018

Joshua Brown won going out in 59 coming back in 48 with 1 par beating Seth Topham by 2 shots.

1st Joshua Brown 107 - 42c = 65
2nd Seth Topham 121 - 54c = 67
3rd Max Osborne 131 - 34c = 97

Upcoming Competitions

Saturday 8th September – Wiles Cup Qualifier and Better Ball
Sunday 9th September – Filey Exchange
Sunday 9th September – Ladies Sunday Stableford
Tuesday 11th September – Ladies Daily Mail Foursomes
Wednesday 12th September – Gents Over 50’s Open Am Am

Course News

Pictures From The Course

I have a good one this week of Martin Champs who on Saturday made a two on the 14th! Now not many of you will have done that. It wasn’t the only two on a par-4 this weekend though as Mick France had a two on the 5th on Saturday and Jonny Fisher also had a two on the same hole on Sunday.

Not as impressive as Martins effort though which I have been told was a fantastic shot which deserved to go in.

Greens

It has been another busy week for our greens staff. Not only is the normal day to day setting up and cutting going on but a small digger has been hired to help clean out the ditches not only on the course but also some of those that our ditches run in too.

Hopefully, if they have time later in the week the gorse on the 3rd hole in front of the gent’s tee and the large dogwoods that should have come out left of the 2nd green might be done too.

Coaching News

Paul Gibson Blog

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Mind the gap

Gapping is vitally important to any golfer. Being able to pick a club out of the bag and knowing exactly how far you can strike the ball will make for more confident shots, as you won’t be constantly wondering if you should club up or club down.

Not just for wedges
Gapping is often associated with the shorter clubs in your bag, but it's just as important to make sure you pay attention to the gaps between your longer clubs, too.

Good gapping would see you have equal gaps between clubs that are no bigger than 15 yards, as displayed in the green illustration below. In contrast, bad gapping would leave you with uneven or large distances between clubs, often over 20 yards or under 10. Having equal gaps throughout your bag will mean you are much closer with your next club, so you won’t have to manufacture shorter/longer swings or hit soft/hard shots, which is where a lot of problems begin.

Being able to know exactly how far each club goes can be even more helpful if you have a GPS device telling you the exact distance between your ball and the pin. So if you're still guessing how far you hit each club, come and speak to a member of the team. We can guarantee it's costing you shots.

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Escape the winter blues

Playing a round of golf in the cold, whilst getting soaked in British rain isn’t really that much fun – so perhaps the idea of playing with a group of friends underneath perfect azure skies this winter is more appealing? Luckily, thanks to our partnership with Your Golf Travel, that idea can become a reality.

La Cala Resort

La Cala is known as one of the most picturesque resorts in Andalucia, with quality golf to match. Three superb 18-hole championship courses await you in the rolling hills of Mijas - and if you fancy a night out after your round, you're only 20 minutes away from Marbella. Perfect.

La Cala Resort
3 nights, 2 rounds of golf
£335 per person

Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort and Spa

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Cornelia Diamond Resort
7 nights, unlimited rounds of golf
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We know how much you look forward to your golf trips away and that you want to book early to secure the best deals. With that in mind, Your Golf Travel are going the Extra Yard with their latest promotion: if you book a holiday for 2019 by 30th September 2018, you'll also be able to secure additional extras such as room upgrades and free buggies - so what are you waiting for?

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