Stretton Wright

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another exciting edition of Hornsea Golf Club's weekly newsletter. We hope that you're having a fine week both on and off the golf course.

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Pro's News

Stretton's News

On Saturday, it was our second family wedding of the year with my brother's son Philip getting married in Beverley to Sam. What a fantastic day it was too with all attending thoroughly enjoying it. It was also nice to meet up with all of my family as this really is something we never do enough of. Just the one more family wedding to come in seven weeks’ time. I think these two are getting a little nervous now!

On Monday, I took a customer to Gainsborough for a fitting at PING. It has been a while since I have had the chance to do this and to be allowed to play golf at Karsten Lakes with him was an added bonus.

The fitting went really well as they really do know their stuff and are very professional in how they do everything. If anyone would like to go for a fitting please have a word with us in the shop so we can arrange a date and if I am available I could possibly come across too. This is just a quick video of part of the fitting.

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On Tuesday, I collected the hanging baskets and they are now up around the clubhouse. Can all of you that are gardeners; if you spot that they need deadheading or in need of a little TLC, please feel free to do so.

I’m no gardener so the more people that know what they are doing the better. The automated watering system is set to come on twice per day so please don’t be touching that though!

Captain's Journal

Captain's Journal- May

Hello everyone, I can’t believe it’s been six months since my drive-in!

On Friday, 3 May, I attended the Past Captains Dinner at Hull University. I went along with Stretton, Howard Palmer and Steve Robinson, you always feel slightly apprehensive attending these big dinners as you’ve never attended one before and don’t know what to expect, well it was a fantastic night and was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone.

On Friday, 10 May, it was the turn of Cave Castle for their Captains Invitational; Dave Henderson is the Captain for 2019 and he did a sterling job entertaining a load of beer and golf-hungry fellas!

Saturday, 11 May – Return leg versus Steve and Shaun Prout, they were still sore from losing their first match against us…the match was a close thing until we reached the first green. We won the match 4&3 with eight bits to match, unfortunately, they now have two “L’s” in the end column, but I am sure they will be back. On a serious note though, two great lads who always give and take great banter and make very generous donations to the Captains Charity and I thank them both for that.

Every year I organise a trip to Portugal for a load of family and pals, this year we decided to go to Turkey, so 12 of us including Rees Brown, Tom Greaves, Al Beaumont, Chris Stephenson, Steve Blanchard, Dave Blanchard Senior headed off to the Sueno Deluxe hotel in Belek for five nights and six days.

We played the Pines, Carya, National and Montgomerie Maxx, now I am a massive advocate of Portugal as I love the place, but I must say the courses we played in Turkey were something else. The whole trip was phenomenal from start to finish.

We ran three competitions, USPGA Sweep, Pin seeker Trophy (highest Points in any one round) Tommy Hood Memorial (Most points over the four rounds) The results…

Not only was it a Hornsea Clean sweep it was a Blanchard Family clean sweep!

On Friday, 24 May, I got to play Ganton for the first time for Richards Suddard’s 40th Birthday. I must say what a great golf course and although my score wasn’t great, I will definitely be going back to play it again, it always helps when the weather was so good mind!

On Sunday, 26 May, we were challenged by Darrell Slingsby and Chris Reed, as you may or may not have known it was Stretton’s birthday last week and Yvonne had thrown him a surprise BBQ the night before. I saw Stretton walking through the car park as I arrived, his eyes were only just open! In all fairness, we actually played quite well, however, we found ourselves three down at the turn, we battled very hard, but we just couldn’t claw back the shots and we ultimately lost 4&2, both Darrell and Chris very generously donated to the Captains Charity so thank you once again.

On Wednesday, 29 May, I hosted my Captains Invitational, we had 27 golfers attend which was a mixture of other club Captains, Presidents and Professionals. I had been slightly worried given that we had been having some rain but on the day the weather was perfect, even the wind was set up perfect!

The format was a better ball two from three to score, I had the pleasure of playing with Chris Clarkson ERUGC President and Rob Crowther the Springhead Captain.

We set off like a house on fire and at the turn we were five-under-par, we continued our good form and picked up another shot on the 10th.

Stood on the 11th, we were full of confidence, that was until one ball went miles right and one went into the very thick rough on the left, unfortunately my partners couldn’t find their balls so it was left to me to get some points, naturally I’m thinking “get it near the flag, easy birdie walk off” I landed it on the green then it spun back into the water!

This left me with a drop and two shots for a five which would have got us a point. I managed to get my chip to around five feet, then I missed the putt, we lost on countback!

The feedback I received from the other Captains was exceptional, the course was in fantastic condition and it played really well. On the evening, we sat down for a three-course meal which was received really well, and I would like to thank Jonny and Emma and all the bar staff for their support on the evening.

I also managed to get nearest the pin on 12, however, Stretton and I had agreed that if I won any prizes we would raffle them off to raise money for the Captains charity, for the evening we managed to raise an incredible amount of £450 which will go towards the projects we have in mind.

I must also thank Stretton and Yvonne as without them it would be such a hard role to do.

Captain's Weekend

Captains Weekend this year is on the weekend of the 6th and 7th July. We have just finalised the plans and the sheets and information will be going up for this weekend. We have a great weekend planned, with competitions on both the Saturday & Sunday. We will be having an event on Saturday night with Colin “Fingers” Henry and also a DJ, members have already started to book tables. I know the golf is always well supported and It would be fantastic if we can also support the Saturday evening as this generates revenue for the club to spend on the course and the facilities, plus it would be great to see you all!

Captain's Prize

Tickets are selling nicely for the trip to the Algarve, details below. If I am not around there are tickets behind the bar or in the pro shop. That’s all for now, keep golfing, we are halfway through the year already!

Dave

Club News

Captains Amazing Prize Draw

Now the time is running out for your chance to win the amazing prize on offer that David Blanchard this year’s Gents Captain has sorted out. Please read the details below. Tickets are available in the shop, behind the bar or see David in person.

Captains Prize

You may have seen posters around advertising my prize that I’m currently selling tickets for, if you haven’t seen them, the prize is:

3-night stay at Vale do Lobo Golf Resort, Algarve.
Two-bedroom apartment for four people
3 x green fees per player (choose from 2 golf courses: Royal and Ocean)
Buggies included
4 x Free Club Hire (TaylorMade Golf Clubs)

Winner will be drawn on the Captains weekend – Sunday, 7 July 2019 – All this for just £10 PER TICKET ENTRY which all goes to raising money for the club. Thank you to those that have bought tickets already.

Lilly Stands Out At Driffield

Last Thursday, Lilly Anderson our up and coming nine-year-old girl had a great game in the Driffield Junior Competition as she won the best girls prize with a score that was under her handicap. Watch out ladies she will soon be beating you all.

Captains Invitational

Last week our Captain Dave held his Captains Invitational here at Hornsea. This involves Dave inviting all the local Hull & District Captains along with the President of the East Riding, the Hull & District Captain of Captains and the Hull & District Association President. All that played made some very favourable comments about the whole day as they all enjoyed what Hornsea has to offer.

The winning team were Gavin Mennell (Cottingham Captain), John Britton (Hessle Captain) and Harold Kaye (Hull & District Association President). Second place went to our Captain Dave, Chris Clarkson (President of the East Riding) and Rob Crowther (Springhead Captain). Carl Shepherd (Beverley Vice Captain) won the nearest the pin on the 7th, 12th was our Captain Dave, 17th was Ian Moffitt (Hessle Vice Captain) and nearest to the line on the 18th was Harold Kaye (Hull & District Association President). The event raised a good amount of money for the Captains Charity so many thanks to all that donated.

Gents Invitation Day

The sheet is now up in the clubhouse for this year’s Gents Invitation Day. The format is the same as last year, betterball Stableford and includes food after.

Ladies Scratch Team

After the disappointment of losing at Abbeydale on Friday, the ladies scratch team bounced back to an emphatic win (4.5 /2.5) at home over Alwoodly. With only one match now left to play on Monday, 24 June remaining in the top flight for a second year certainly looks a possibility.

Representing Hornsea over the two matches as follows; Sharon Cane Nicky Salzl Di Kingswood Rosie Atkin Caroline Barker Lyndis Johns Jan Elder Barbara Teal Wendy Lockwood

Wendy Lockwood

European Tour Fantasy Race To Dubai

Well, last week’s tournament was a hard one to pick a team with the rather strange format. I thought my players were all struggling but luckily for me so was just about everyone else’s. It was Jon Mitchell though who won this week and with most others struggling I manage to still hold onto the overall lead.

It's a free week this week, so I shall lead for another week at least!

Weekly standings

Overall standings

Well Done Ashley Dexter And Lee Guest

Some of you might think entering these online competitions won’t be worth it but two of our members did very well last month and won the Ping Pairs competition run from the How Did I do website. They have won a £100 voucher each to spend on the PING Collection. Well done boy’s.

To find out more, please click on the button below.

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Competition Results

Midweek Stableford 30/05/2019

Jonny Hanson won with one birdie and eight pars beating David Waterton in a card playoff.

1st £25 Jonny Hanson 39pts
2nd £15 David Waterton 39pts
3rd £10 David Blanchard Snr 38pts

Two’s Comp - £13.33 each, David Waterton, Rees Brown and Matthew Raybould.

Ladies Ping Betterball 04/06/2019

1st Sylvia Charter / Rosie Atkin 42pts
2nd Sally Bird / Di Cross 41pts
3rd Jan Elder / Sue Howell 41pts

Hornsea 1st Division Open

Last Saturday saw Hornsea host the 1st Division Open. Unfortunately with so much other golf being played at other courses in the area it was a fairly poor field of entries so this event will need to be looked at to see if it is worth continuing to play in the same format.

Conditions were perfect for golf though with many great compliments coming about the course not just in the shop and clubhouse but also on social media which is always nice to see.

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Hornsea Mixed Open

On Sunday, 2 June, Hornsea hosted our Mixed Open event with many of the teams coming from all over Yorkshire and some including the winners who were from Sleaford and Norwood Park which is even further afield.

It was very warm but the odd shower and occasional longer spell of rain made for testing conditions for all. 86 points though ended up winning which is a great total with the format of one lady and one gent to score. The entry sheet is now available for next year and is already filling up. Many thanks to all that played and we hope you enjoyed your day.

I must make a special mention though to a Hornsea member Sally Bird who somehow managed to drown her clubs and trolley in the pond in front of the 11th pond after a slight incident with her umbrella! Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures.

Past Captains Am Am

Yesterday was a great day at Hornsea Golf Club as we held our Past Captains Am Am. Sue Howell and Lindsay Ward were this year’s organisers after Frank Palin after many years of sorting it had passed on the reigns. What a great job they had done too with all that played really enjoying the golf and a lovely meal after. 16 teams took part in the event and it would be great to see more playing next year as we do have more than 50 past captains that were invited and could play if they wished. All money raised goes back into improving the facilities at Hornsea Golf Club and this year that total was over £600 so many thanks to all that played, contributed raffle prizes and supported the raffle. So onto the winners;

Ladies

1st Jill Marshall, Sally Bird, Lucy Atkin and Di Cross 86pts
2nd Wendy Lockwood, Lyndis Johns, Nicola Salzl and Debbie Goddard Taylor 81pts
3rd Julie Wright, Anne Wood, Jennifer Guidry and Patricha Burleigh 75pts

Gents

1st Lindsay Ward, Paul Duckworth, David Smith and Peter Mounfield 89pts
2nd Mike Brooke, John Gray, Mike Harne and Chris Royston 89pts
3rd Paul Lockwood (21 again today), Charles Robinson, John Page and Tony Wilkinson 88pts

Upcoming Competitions

What's Coming Up?

Saturday, 8 June – June Medal inc 2nd round of Centenary Gold Medal
Saturday, 8 June – Ladies Saturday Medal
Saturday, 8 June – Junior Golf Sixes (2 pm)
Sunday, 9 June – Help The Aged Plaque
Sunday, 9 June – Junior Reg Brown Summer Trophy
Tuesday, 4 June – Ladies Ping Betterball
Wednesday, 5 June – Past Captains Am Am
Thursday, 6 June – Midweek Stableford

Course News

Care For Your Course

It has been a while since I mentioned this but just a reminder of your hole that you should be taking more care of.

Keeping You Updated

Another busy week of cutting all areas of the course that you should be playing on. Greens, tees, surrounds, fairways, first cut of rough and main rough. Bunkers have all been hand-raked three times, holes changed 4 times, pond banks cut, hazard lines painted, bins emptied, divot bags filled, heather beds tidied and distance targets should hopefully now be up on the range. The bit of rain we had on Tuesday evening (4mm) will also hope to green things up again but the wind the following day has soon dried it out again.

Just a reminder to all golfers yet again that every ball that hits the green will make a mark, this includes balls hit by gents, ladies, seniors and juniors! Please, can you try to repair at least one pitch mark per hole when you are playing?

If you want to know what Gareth and his team are up to most day’s you can follow him on Twitter @hgc_greens.

Pictures From The Course

I do love it when people put things on social media and tag Hornsea Golf Club in it. This was something that was put on Twitter earlier this week and what a great photo from the 16th yellow tee too.

The next two were taken by Howard Palmer and shows a wonderfully raked bunker which is great to see but unfortunately where the rake was put down, left the ball in a pretty much impossible position. Great that the rake is placed back in the bunker as Gareth would like us all to do but can you please make sure they are not put back quite so close to the edge.

Coaching News

Paul Gibson's Blog

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Time for a little reflection

Who doesn’t love the month of June? Long evenings, blistering sunshine (might be a little optimistic here) and plenty of opportunities to hit the course. With much of the season left to go and more competitions on the horizon, it’s time to take note of how you’ve been playing so far this year.

Scenario 1

Hopefully, you've been playing regularly to your handicap or, better still, shooting under it. If that’s the case then happy days, keep up the good work!

But we all know there’s room for improvement.

Perhaps you don’t use a particular club as often as you could simply out of a lack of confidence with it? Or maybe you’re struggling with a destructive shot that is impacting your scores?

Scenario 2

On the other hand, you might be struggling to put a good score together no matter what you try.

Some of you may be recalling a lesson you had from several years back or searching the web for a quick-fix only to be suffering further?

Whether you’re in need of lessons, new equipment or a confidence boost, make sure you utilise our professional advice and skill set by speaking to a member of the team in-store.

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The results are in...

Early spring is a great time of year at the golf club as the course begins to take shape and the latest golf gear lands in your very own pro shop. Now that we’re fully stocked and more of you are venturing up the club on a weekly basis, we thought we'd treat you to our top three picks in the footwear department for 2019.

FootJoy UltraFIT Boa

A classic style mixes with next generation technology for a shoe that, quite simply, has the lot.

As its name suggests, the UltraFIT Boa is all about finding the perfect fit thanks to its Boa Lacing System, which pulls your foot towards the heel for ultimate stability on every shot.

FootJoy Pro S/L

The best-selling shoe in recent years? This awesome Pro/SL offering, of course.

Not only is it FootJoy's flagship shoe that is worn by a host of Tour players, but it is one of the best spikeless offerings we've ever had in-store.

FootJoy Fury

The Fury takes top spot when it comes to athletic styling, but there's a lot more than just looks.

Two densities of foam form the footbed which moulds to your feet over time, providing a custom fit that is supremely comfortable on long rounds.

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Spotlight: PING's latest driver

The G410 range, which was released at the beginning of 2019, is seriously impressive and has resulted in some very happy golfers at the club.

Well, to sit alongside the G410 Plus and G410 SFT drivers, PING has just released the G410 LST, which stands for Low Spin Technology.

Which of these three drivers is best for you? Let's find out during a one-to-one custom fit session.

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Video of the Week

Who deserves to be referred to as golf's G.O.A.T (Greatest Of All Time)? For many, it boils down to two individuals: Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus.

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

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