Sweden's Alex Noren began Sunday seven shots behind the overnight leaders, only to produce one of the very best final rounds the European Tour has ever seen to win the BMW PGA Championship by two shots.

In what was a display of magnificent ball-striking, Noren fired eight birdies and an eagle on the 18th to break the Wentworth West Course record and claim the European Tour's flagship event. This win - his 5th in the past 12 months - sees Noren now sitting 8th in the World Rankings, firmly established amongst the world's elite heading into the second major of the year in a few weeks' time.

But there was also another story which grabbed our attention from the week's play at Wentworth. Ernie Els chipped in for eagle from the rough at the par-5 12th only to proceed to call a two-shot penalty on himself for putting his ball back in the wrong position from a plugged lie. After his round Els explained that he had lifted and checked whether his ball was plugged before he hit his shot, and was uncomfortable with how the ball came out and wouldn't have been able to live with his actions had he not called a penalty on himself.

A brilliant display of honesty and sportsmanship from the 'Big Easy' when he could easily have picked his ball out of the hole and marched on to the next tee without saying a word.

View the best shots from the week here. 


 

The llasnertS Trophy (12 holes played backwards) on Friday was another great success with 117 entries. There were some fantastic scores from both the Men and Lady competitors. Overall winner was Phil Little with his incredible score of 33 points, well done Phil! It was also fantastic to see Vicki Robson win the individual Ladies score with an impressive 29 points. Vicki has only just achieved her handicap after having been an Academy member for the past two years.

Full results can be seen by clicking here.

Remember that we are always actively looking for new Ladies to join our academy and if you know anyone interested in coming along to a session please click here.


On Sunday the Wardrop Cup playoff took place between Alex Nelson, Vanessa Hart, John Suddes and Neil Grant with Alex coming out on top. 

Alex continued his good form by winning the Captain's Charity stableford on Bank Holiday Monday with his super score of 40 points. Many congratulations Alex and well played. 

Full results from Monday are available by clicking here. 


 

On Saturday, 10 June we will be hosting another fitting day by TaylorMade from 9am-1pm. This is a great opportunity to try the full range from the leading manufacturer. It is not just irons, woods and hybrids that are available to try. There will also be the amazing range wedges available too in addition to the hugely popular Spider putters.

Click here to arrange a time.

 

As mentioned in previous newsletters our shoe range for Men and Ladies is the biggest and best yet for both spiked and spikeless shoes. It makes a huge difference having comfortable and supportive shoes. It is also worth considering the socks you play in too.

To help discover just what a difference socks can make we have a fantastic offer on the incredible FootJoy Dry series socks for both Men and Ladies.

ProDry golf socks with DrySof Technology wicks moisture off your skin, FootJoy reinforces the heel of its socks by double-layering the heel area which provides support and cushioning in a known high abrasion area.

Any 2 pairs for £10!