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Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly newsletter, where we keep you up to date on everything happening here at Hornsea Golf Club.

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Club news

The Stretton Wright Champion of Champions

It isn’t long now and it will have been 20 years since I started at Hornsea as your Professional. I actually started on the 12th October 1999. Our current Captain Dave Blanchard is kindly donating a trophy as a mark of my 20 years at the Club and this will now be played for each year and your name put up in the clubhouse on the honours boards in gold. This is going to be called the “Stretton Wright Champion of Champions”.

The competition will be an individual Stableford and to qualify to win it you must have come 1st in any of the Gents Club Medals throughout the last 12 months or have won a Club Trophy this season. Please find the list of the qualifiers so far below with the next 2 weeks winners also to be added, so there is still time yet to get your name on the list.

There will also be a £100 shop voucher to go with this trophy for the winner. Maybe next year I shall try and get all those that qualify for it to actually all play together. This year though please just play at your normal times, with an individual Stableford available for all golfers on the day.

(Click on the qualifiers list to enlarge)

Preferred Lies

Unfortunately, I have another sign of winter getting ever nearer. Preferred lies start next Tuesday the 1st October and lasts until 30th April 2020. For those of you wondering what preferred lies is here is a quick video of what to do.

Hornsea do well representing Yorkshire at Romford

So after winning the Yorkshire Team Championship the boys went on to compete in the National Team Championship not only representing our Club but also Yorkshire. The competition was 18 holes on Saturday followed by the same again on Sunday with all scores to count.

With the venue being so far away, getting caddies proved to be difficult so massive thanks must go to Rees Brown and Joey Raybould (Nick and Matty’s younger brother, yes there is another one of them!) for travelling down with the players. Leading the team out was Leigh Gawley who shot a respectable 78 and then 73 to finish mid-table. Next man was Nick Raybould, 2 great rounds of 71 & 72 saw him secure a top 20 finish on 1 over par. Finally was Jack Maxey a level par 71 was followed by a great score of 69 leaving Jack in tied 6th. With all these scores added up, this left us with a score of 8 over and a fantastic 6th place finish.

Now there were 31 Counties taking part and I know Yorkshire is the biggest with nearly 190 Clubs but for Hornsea to finish 6th if you all think about it really is a great achievement for the players and our Club. The winning team finished 5 under so only 13 shots behind which is a fantastic achievement.

I’m sure many will want to congratulate the lads that have played as it really does prove how many good players our club has and what a team they are together.

Winning the Yorkshire Team Championships for the first time, both the scratch leagues and having numerous different personal achievements between them all really shows what a fantastic season it has been for all of the players.

A massive congratulations to all and let’s go again next season! All the scores can be found on the below link. Finally a big thanks to Rees for keeping all that were following on Twitter informed. You have some work though to become as good as @joeonthecourse!

Click here to view the leaderboard.

Fantasy Golf

So this week was all about having Jon Rahm in your team if you wanted to do well. Many even had him as captain. Unfortunately, this was not the case for me! So after having a dig about Darrell Slingsby last week he has responded by topping the weekly score and has jumped right back up to again lead overall. Well done Darrell.

I had a terrible week though and have again dropped back. Funny though looking through of all the 29 in the Hornsea league not one of us had Danny Willett in our teams. Great to see him back on form though. I bet everyone has him in this week!

Hornsea member running for a charity close to his heart

On Sunday 13th October, one our members Rob Osborne, will be running the Royal Parks Half Marathon for the British Heart Foundation. This particular charity is very close to Rob and his family given his wife Tina had an aortic root replacement and bi-cuspid valve replaced in April 2017 and his father Malcolm, a former member had a triple heart by-pass in February 2013.

Rob now wants to do his bit to give something back to the amazing people who saved his family members from heart problems. If you would like to support Rob in his fundraising, please follow the link below. Many thanks on behalf of Rob and his family x

Click here to get involved.

Talking of running

Caroline Barker has again done a great time running the Hull marathon last weekend. She finished first in her age category in a great time of 3 hours and 48 minutes. Well done again Caroline.

You’re quite good at this running!

Alf wins seniors egg cup

Alf Blakemore was the winner of the Seniors EGGS Cup which was played for on Monday.

37 points was good enough amongst a very competitive field. This photo shows Alf being presented with the EGGS Cup by Seniors Captain Gordon McGlynn.

Congratulations Alf!

Ladies do well at Driffield

Last week playing in the East Yorkshire Winter Ladies Golf Alliance Pro-Am two teams from Hornsea did really well. Finishing in 2nd place was Emma Hanson, Cath Caley & Sue Robinson and in 3rd place on the same score was Nicky Salzl, Wendy Lockwood & Sue Howell. Well done girls.

Pictures from the course

Play it as it lies!

Now, this is exactly the sort of picture I want you all sending in. They do make me giggle. Even better if they don’t know you have taken it then it appears on the newsletter!

So this week we have Peter Bridges attempting to play a shot from what I’d have thought was an unplayable lie. I don’t know the outcome but I fear the worse!

Thanks to Ray McKie for sending me the picture.

Never take it for granted

I do have a couple of others from other golf courses which might make you realise how lucky we are here. Last week there was a gent’s fixture at a local club and below is an image of the greens that they had to contend with. And then the other photo was taken at Romford Golf Club where the lads were playing in the English National Finals.

Yes, you did get relief!

Greens news

Gareth at Gleneagles

Something a little different this week as Gareth is away for a few days playing at Gleneagles. A few months ago along with a couple of other local Greenkeepers, Neil Burnley (Beverley), David Norton (Forest Pines and others) & Rob Wiles (Cottingham) they won the National qualifier and this week have been playing in the John Deere World Team Championship.

They played on the same course that the Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup were played on Wednesday. Here are some pictures he has sent.

Shop news

NOW AVAILABLE - Callaway Jaws MDS Wedges

I mentioned last week about Callaway’s new wedges. Well, we now have them in stock and they really are a thing of beauty. It can’t see it being too long before I have some in my bag. Make sure you take a look next time you are in.

I think they look great! Have a quick look at the videos below to find out more!

Competition results

Midweek Stableford - Thursday 19th September

Jack Rollo won with 1 eagle or better, 2 birdies and 7 pars beating Rees Brown by 8 points.

1st - £25 - Jack Rollo - 47pts!!!!
2nd - £15 - Rees Brown - 39pts.
3rd £10 - Ashley Dexter 38pts.

2’s Comp - £5 each, Ben Seaver, Tom Elder, Martin Rowbotham, Rees Brown & Jon Bickerdike.

Assistant Pro's Trophy – Saturday 21st September

David Phillips won with 12 pars beating Chris Reed in a card play-off.

1st - £25 - David Phillips - 39pts.
2nd - £15 - Chris Reed - 39pts.
3rd - £10 - Andrew Nelson - 39pt.

2’s Comp - £9.50 per 2, Andrew Fox, Michael Smith, Malcolm Train, Craig Gawthorpe, David Prescott, Peter Bridges & Andrew Nelson had two so £19 for him.

Individual Stableford (inc Mark Hurn Qualifier) - Sunday 22nd September

Gareth Laycock won with 1 birdie and 6 pars beating Tony Butler in a card play-off.

1st - £25 - Gareth Laycock - 37pts.
2nd - £15 - Tony Butler - 37pts.
3rd - £10 - Steve Carmichael - 36pts.

2’s Comp - £9.33 each, Mick France, Nathan Wright & Ross Meggison.

Junior C H Atkin Trophy – Sunday 22nd September

Lilly Anderson won beating Albert Anderson by 5 points.

1st - Lilly Anderson - 42pts.
2nd - Albert Anderson - 37pts.
3rd - Oliver Graystone - 31pts.

Upcoming competitions

What's coming up?

Saturday 28th September – Coronation Cup & Brodrick Cup.
Sunday 29th September – Individual Stableford Inc Mark Hurn Qualifier.
Tuesday 1st October – Preferred Lies Starts.
Tuesday 1st October – Ladies Semi Shotgun & Luncheon.
Thursday 3rd October – Mid Week Stableford.

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These jaws have some bite

You’ve seen the film, now play the wedge that bears the Jaws name as Callaway’s fifth-generation Mack Daddy breaks cover with a new groove design that creates plenty of bite around the green.

Callaway's JAWS MD5 wedge

These wedges are all about trying to maximise spin so you can hit your wedge shots with confidence. It sounds ideal and it's achieved by a brand new JAWS groove design, which boasts extremely sharp edges for increased spin and control.

Callaway has continued with its Groove-In-Groove technology and it's the combination of this and JAWS grooves that produce such impressive results. Why not come down to the pro shop to give them a try yourself?

find out more >

Winter is coming

Have you ever noticed how much harder you need to hit your putts in the winter compared to summer? As surfaces begin to slow due to longer grass and wetter greens, the need for a little extra effort on your putting stroke becomes clear.

Should you change your putter?

As putts need to be hit harder to get the ball going the same distance as they do in the summer months, using a heavier putter certainly won’t do you any harm.

The thought here is that a heavier putter will do more of the work for you, allowing for a smooth and more controlled putting stroke.

Whilst still being relatively lightweight compared to some putters in the range (Valor is 30g heavier), PING's Sigma 2 Wolverine putter is certainly an option we'd recommend you trying.

Come and see us in the pro shop and we'd be happy to help you find the perfect putter this autumn.

PING Sigma 2 Wolverine putter

watch our video >

Spotlight: Boa Fit System

It's not always easy to keep up with the latest trends in fashion or to understand the newest technology that comes to market.

One such thing that we would definitely recommend you trying is the Boa Fit System, which is a replacement for more traditional laces on golf shoes.

We have a brilliant video that explains it in detail if you click the link below but, in short, it allows you to find the perfect fit at just a few turns of the dial - it really is effortless. Come in the shop and try a pair of Boa shoes on to see for yourself.

find out more >

Video of the Week

Enjoy this week's video as we recap Danny Willett's tremendous final-day performance at the BMW Championship from Wentworth, Surrey.

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

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