Welcome to another exciting edition to Hornsea Golf Club's weekly newsletter. We hope that you're having a good week both on and off the golf course. Enjoy the read.
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Stretton's News So, this week has not been the best for golf with all the rain and some quite testing conditions when the wind blew too. I had a feeling the good weather wouldn’t continue! Our summer stock is starting to arrive now though, so keep your eye on the shop for the ever-changing displays. Most things now are pre-ordered nearly a year in advance, so difficult to predict the weather and sizes! Please bare this in mind if you do like the look of something. This was just a few box’s that arrived on Monday!
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After Nathan and myself went down to Callaway, I now have in my bag:
- Driver - Callaway Epic Flash 10.5 degree stiff hzrdus smoke shaft.
- 3-wood - Callaway Epic Flash 15 degree stiff hzrdus smoke shaft.
- Hybrid - Callaway Apex 18 degree project x stiff shaft.
- Driving iron - Callaway X Forged UT 21 degree KBS tour v stiff shaft.
- Irons - Callaway Apex Pro Forged 5 to AW KBS tour v stiff shaft.
- Wedges - Callaway Mack Daddy 4 54 & 58 degree KBS tour v stiff shaft.
- Putter - Odyssey Stroke Lab Tuttle 35 inch.
- Ball - Callaway Chrome Soft.
They are always in the shop, unless I’m playing if anyone would like to see them. |
With Paul away three of the next four weeks on his coaching trips to the Algarve which I mention later, if anyone is really struggling with their game, please give me a shout and I shall have a look for you at trying to get you sorted. So, last week, I asked if anyone could tell me how much the equivalent cost would be now to play after 5pm compared to what it was in the poster from 1938. Howard Palmer was quick to reply with £6.66 and Steve Robinson sent me a link to a website that worked it out to be £6.22 in 2015. Interesting how even back in 1938 deals had to be done on green fees. This picture popped up on my Facebook earlier this week. It was from a good few years ago when Glen Darnell used to help out with the juniors. Great to look back and see that some of these are still playing. Not sure what was going on with Nathan’s hair though! |
Booking Into Open Events All members and visitors can now book in and pay online to enter any of our Open Events at Hornsea Golf Club. Click here to see what is available. |
Knockout Competitions Entries so far for this year’s knockouts are down a little, so we have decided to extend the closing date until Sunday 31st March. If you haven’t entered any of them yet, please read the rules and I have attached an entry form here which you can fill in and drop off at the shop or post your entry in the competition box in the Rolston Bar. Click here to entry forms. |
The Masters Par-3 Competition The sheet is now up in the clubhouse for The Masters Par-3 Competition. This will be a 10am shotgun start. This event last year was cancelled due to poor weather, so let’s hope this year is a little better. There will be prizes for Ladies and Gents. Two years ago, the winner was Mark Barrass and hopefully he will be able to present The Masters Jacket he won to this year’s winner. That’s as long as he hasn’t sold it! Click here to learn more.
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East Riding Dinner
If anyone is interested in going to the East Riding Union Dinner can you please contact Steve Robinson. It would be nice to see it supported by a few more members and some of the Past Captains if possible as at the moment according to Steve we have a poor turn out.
Click here to learn more.
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Tuesday Club It is always a sign that summer is on the way when Pat Slaven brings in the Tuesday Club posters. I hope this is the case this year! It would be great to see some new faces playing this year and you would all be made welcome. It starts on Tuesday 9th April and runs through until the Tuesday 24th September. Click here to learn more.
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European Tour Fantasy Race To Dubai It was another poor week for me as my team all struggled, but thankfully for me, so did just about everyone else’s! It was David Maxey who this week topped the standings which has helped him move up a few places in the overall table. Gareth Maiden is still the person to beat though as he is still out in front. At the time of writing this I am still waiting for eleven people to pay. An email should have been sent to those that have still to pay rather than me naming on here! |
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Hornsea Rugby Club Am Am The start sheet is slowly filling up for the Hornsea Rugby Am Am which is to be held here on Friday 24th May. It is a shotgun start at 2pm followed by a hog roast. If you would like to enter a team please let us know. At the time of me writing this we have five tee’s left. |
Clubhouse and Catering News Sunday lunches again this week were very popular with some people having to be turned away. Please make sure you book with Emma if you want to try it. Another addition to the bar this week comes in the form of a new larger, Moretti, which is already selling well.
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Midweek Stableford 07/03/2019 Richard Winthers won with five pars beating Alan Beaumont by one-point. 1st £25 Richard Winthers 33pts
2nd £15 Alan Beaumont 32pts
3rd £10 Philip Heath 32pts Twos Comp – Ben Seaver was the only two today. £18 for him.
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Pro's Stableford 09/03/2019 Steve Carmichael won with one birdie and seven pars beating Douglas Griebenouw by one-point. Can’t believe he then didn’t go in the competition the following day when in such good form. 1st £35 Steve Carmichael 41pts
2nd £30 Douglas Griebenouw 40pts
3rd £25 Dave Holmes 39pts
4th £20 Lee Guest 39pts
5th £17 Nick Purdy 38pts
6th £15 Chris Binks 37pts
7th £14 David Turner 37pts
8th £12 Mark Barrass 36pts Stewart Taylor also made 36pts but missed out on the last-nine.
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Tuesday Ladies Comp 12/03/2019 Wendy Lockwood won going out in 47 coming back in 44 with six pars beating Nicola Salzl by two-shots. 1st Wendy Lockwood 91/13/78
2nd Nicola Salzl 90/10/80
3rd Caroline Barker 93/13/80
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Hornsea Ladies Do Well At Hull & Ganstead Results of The H&Dlwga at Hull GC on Monday 4th March 2019 1st Dawn Cartwright (21) & Margaret Arnold (26) Skidby Lakes 37pts on bk9 (18)
2nd Maureen Bradley (14) & Mary Chester (18) Hessle 37pts on bk 9 (16)
3rd Nicky Pattison (12) & Pat Young (21) Cottingham 35pts on bk 9 (19)
4th Margaret Ibson (14) & Pru Charlson (26) Hull 35pts on bk 9 (18)
5th Angie Hinch (14) & Debbie Goddard-Taylor (27) Hornsea 35pts on bk 9 (16)
6th Shelagh Adams (21) & Lesley Lyon (24) Cave Castle 35pts on bk 9 (15)
7th Angela Clappison (12) & Kirsty Thackray (25) Hornsea 34pts on bk 9 (20)
I have also been told from Peter Mounfield that a Hornsea pair did even better at Ganstead last Thursday in horrible conditions in the East Yorkshire Ladies Winter Golf Association. With heavy rain and a strong wind blowing, and even after starting with a ten; Sue Howell and Pam Mounfield won the event with a score of 78. Just show’s you should never give up despite how you start. Thanks for letting me know Peter. It would be nice if someone could send me a full report of these events and anything else if Hornsea do well. Remember though, despite you receiving this newsletter on a Thursday afternoon, I have to have it ready by Tuesday lunchtime. |
Upcoming Competitions
Saturday 16th March - Club Yellow Tee Stableford
Saturday 16th March - Ladies Saturday Medal
Sunday 17th March - Individual Stableford inc Mark Hurn Qualifier
Monday 18th March - Greens Maintenance Starts
Tuesday 19th March - Lady Captain -V- Lady Secretaries Match
Thursday 21st March - Pro’s Stableford (Due to course maintenance)
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Course Maintenance Weather permitting, the preseason greens maintenance should start on Monday. With this in mind, please be aware that some temporary greens will be in play whilst they are doing the works. I have asked Gareth to make sure these are cut but they can only be cut to the height of the tees. The plan is to tine the greens twice firstly with a larger spike to roughly 300mm, top dress with sand, brush in then tine again with a slightly smaller tine to help close the holes like we have done before. Roughly 30 tons of sand will be used. The greens will then be rolled to help even out the surface. As I mentioned at the start of this things might be different if the weather doesn’t improve. |
Greens News All the tee’s have now been tined and cut this week. It was nice to give the greens a hand cut too at the start of the week. Scarifying of the fairways should hopefully be completed by the time you receive this, and some general tidying up around the course has been done. |
Photos From The Course Just one of a pitchmark this week with a view of what the ball see’s! Please make sure you repair at least two per hole.
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Paul Away on His Coaching Trips I mentioned earlier in the newsletter, that Paul is currently away in the Algarve on the first of his coaching trips. These really are a great way to get your game ready for the season as he goes through all aspects of the game. He is already thinking about next year’s trips, so if you would like to go, I would make sure you have a word with him before they get booked up. Here are a couple of pictures and videos of what he has been up to this last week. The weather looks a little better than here too! |
Paul Gibson Blog Please click here to see Paul's blog. |
Give a Garmin this Mother's Day We'll start by letting you in on a little secret: Mother's Day is on the 31st March this year. This means you have around two weeks until the day comes around, so it's time to start thinking about a present if you haven't already. In the build up to the day, we're reducing the price of Garmin's Approach S10 by £20; so this sleek and lightweight Golf GPS watch is yours for only £119.99. There's a choice of colours and it lasts up to 12 hours in golf mode - what more could you ask for? Click here to order yours.
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Motocaddy has always been at the forefront of trolley innovation, with the world's first GPS electric trolley amongst their ranks. Well, this year they’ve made some significant upgrades to the immensly popular S1 model, which we think you're going to love. |
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We don't like using the term 'entry level' to describe the new S1 as it offers so much more than what this suggests. At first glance, you'll take a liking to its modernised styling and graphics, which will really help make it stand out from other trolleys on the market. Then you get to its technology: new and improved sunlight-friendly LCD display, nine speed settings, advanced battery meter so you needn't worry about it running out mid-round without knowing, and a super-lightweight Lithium battery to name but a few. The new S1 for 2019 is as good as it gets at this price point, so pop in-store to take a look and get one in your hands. |
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