Mark Sanders

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to this week's newsletter, which contains a great quiz on the past decade of golf for you to give a go, as well as the latest golfing challenge that’s well worth trying at home.

Stay safe and enjoy the read.

Golf's greatest rivalries

We want to hear from you

There’s much debate as to golf’s greatest rivalry. From one era to the next, elite players have gone head-to-head and produced some truly memorable moments on the course.

At this current time, there’s a whole host of young talent jostling for position at the top of the rankings: McIlroy, Koepka, Rahm and Thomas to name just a few. However, in terms of a rivalry between two golfers, we don’t seem to have that right now.

So, we want to know what your favourite golfing rivalry has been through the years. Click the link below to head to our website and take part in our poll.

Enter our poll here.

Did you know?

Fact of the week

In 1971, Alan Shepard – the first American astronaut in space – became the first person to hit a golf ball on the moon. Here’s what he said to the USGA after landing back on earth:

“I shanked the first one; it rolled into a crater about 40 yards away. The second one, I kept my head down. I hit it flush and it went at least 200 yards.”

Pro's news

R&A Rules Quiz

There may be the odd one or two of you that have already taken the quizzes on the R&A's website, for those of you who haven't here's a chance to test your knowledge of the golfing rules. There are three rules quizzes and we know move to the 'Intermediate' quiz. Last week Richard Hall returned the best score with 14/18 questions answered correctly, well done Richard... another £5 on your shop account.

Again, we will give away a £5 credit to the winner of this week's quiz level. All you need to do is send me a picture by text, WhatsApp or email of you score!

Click here to start the quiz!

Who Am I?

Below is a list of a few of my achievements, but I can't give you to many as you'll guess who I am to easily. Can you work out who I am without using online search engines? £5 shop credit to the first correct reply.

I was born in 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA
I was inducted in to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1988
I was the first golfer to earn over $500,000 in one season in 1980
I've won 4 PGA Tour Senior Major Championships
I have won several Majors and my last Major victory was the 1983 Open Championship
I won 31 times on the PGA Tour

Who am I?

CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT BEFORE WE RE-OPEN AND GET AN EXTRA 10% FREE!

Any member who tops up their account will receive an extra 10% added to their account, our reasons for doing this are:

We are unable to accept cash as a payment option until further notice, so card or account are your options.
It gives a little reward to those members for supporting me throughout these challenging times.
Anyone half way through their round, wanting to grab refreshments will not be allowed to visit the shop via the bridge used for entry only on to the course. Therefore if you are in credit, you can simply call us in the shop when you're playing the 9th hole and make your order and we will place your items on a table next to the 10th tee.

Members who wish to top up their accounts to be in credit, can do so in advance by calling Mark direct on 07738637455 or whilst visiting the shop just prior to their round.

* In addition, until further notice I am not in a position to be able to allow members to go in to debt on their accounts, in addition if you know or want to know if you have debit outstanding on your account, please contact me to discuss payment options. *

Thank you all for your understanding and if anyone wants to take advantage of the above 10% extra free offer, please contact me over the next week or so.

Many Thanks

Colonel

It's quiz time

What can you remember from the last decade?

We hope you enjoyed last week's Silhouette Challenge; some were certainly easier than others.

The end of 2019 also marked the end of a decade, but how much can you remember - on a golfing front - from those 10 years?

Put your memory to the test with this week's quiz as we challenge you to recall some amazing feats in the world of golf. Good luck!

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Weekly challenge

Much like the pitch shot that fizzes onto the green and stops dead on the second or third bounce, the flop shot always looks spectacular when you pull it off. It’s the inspiration behind this week’s challenge, so grab your highest lofted wedge and take to the garden for our Flop Shot Challenge.

The set-up

Like the images above, place a garden trug or bucket on top of a table facing away from the house with the aim of landing the ball inside. You can also play this game by putting something tall in front of you – garden fork or washing line – that you need to get the ball up-and-over.

Not confident?

Flop shots aren’t the easiest shot to play, which is why they do look great when executed to perfection. If you’d rather attempt something different, you can modify this challenge by placing your garden trug on the floor and see how many you can chip in – but it can’t bounce first!

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Golf at home

Hopefully, you’re finding our Golf at Home drills useful in keeping your golf game ticking over during lockdown – maybe, even improving it?! For this week we’ve gone back to basics and have found an effective way of checking one of golf’s key fundamentals…

Alignment is key

Getting your set-up spot on is easier said than done, but getting it right more often than not will certainly help your golf game on the course.

One part that often changes over time is our alignment, which incorporates far more than just where the clubface is aiming.

How to check

Find some flooring in your house or garden that runs in straight lines. Place a ball down and set up as if you’re hitting a straight shot.

From here, check whether your feet, hips and shoulders are running parallel to each other by using the flooring as a visual cue.

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Video of the Week

If you're a watcher of golf on TV then you'll be fully aware of the brilliant Wayne 'Radar' Riley. In this video from PING, we take a look at the best bits of his 'A Round with Radar' series, including cameos from Lee Westwood, Tyrrell Hatton and Miguel Angel Jimenez. Enjoy.

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