Mark Rogers

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter.

This week we talk about the importance of improving your wedge play, and we explore some of the latest products in-store.

Enjoy the read!

Club news

As Pure as Anywhere

What an incredibly busy few days it has been here at the club. With greens as pure as anywhere in the country and a course that is such a pleasure to play it is no wonder that members want to play as often as possible and visitors want to pay to play too.

July Medal

The July medal on Saturday had an entry of nearly 200 play and when looking through the results it was great to see some fantastic scores from members having lessons or using recently fitted clubs - very well done all.

Very well done to Graham Hartwell in winning the medal with a superb score of nett 63.

Click here for the results

Ladies Trophy Day

There was the biggest entry ever for Ladies Trophy day on Sunday with a great entry for the 18 hole event too

Just like the Men’s Medal on Saturday, the results list was the best advert TJ and I could ask for to promote our services!!

Many congratulations to Sonia Simpson on winning the championship and well done also to Gay Enos finishing runner up

Very well done and congratulations also to Emma Kilvington on winning the 36 hole net championship with Gay Enos finishing bridesmaid in this event too as runner up

Congratulations also to Judith Twist on winning the Crook trophy which is for the 18 hole event

Click here for the full results

Texas Scramble

After the Championship, there was a very popular Texas Scramble on Tuesday which had a full field from the Ladies and when I was out on the course during the morning it was great to see all the teams having so much fun

It was a case of third time lucky for Gay as her team consisting of Mabes Embleton, Jackie Hateley and Sonia Simpson won with a great score of 60.5 which was helped by a Hole-in-One by Gay on the 7th. Very well done all of you

Many congratulations to the winning team

For results please click here

York Against Cancer Day

Thursday this week saw the York Against Cancer Golf Day at the club. We had a record 34 teams for the annual Shotgun event which meant for a very busy golf course!

The feedback from all the players was superb for the course and a lot of credit needs to go to the greenkeeping staff for their hard work over the past few weeks maintaining the course to such a high standard. Many people saying they were the best greens they have played on all year!

We had our annual ‘beat the pro’ on the 7th hole where all competitors play nearest the pin against one of us from the shop, splitting the field into thirds we took turns and our little side bet between us for who got beaten the most times was won by TJ being beaten 6 times out of the 44 people who teed up against him.

Luke got beaten 7 times and I was an unfortunate loser with 8 times (one of which won nearest the pin for the day!)

A huge congratulations to the winning team of June George, Christine Ivel, Sandra Robertson, and Christine Hoyles with a winning team score of 97 points, beating all the gents’ teams and doing it for the girls!

Very well done to you all!

The event always raises a lot of money for a very worthy charity and another successful year means the money raised can be spent by the charity helping to support local people through very hard times so well done to everyone who took part in the event itself and to everyone who did their part in helping the day run smoothly.

Pro's news

Portugal Pro-Am Trip

20th – 24th November 2019 Vilamoura, The Algarve, Portugal

Package includes

4 nights in a twin room with breakfast at the beachfront Vila Gale Ampalius Hotel
3 rounds of Golf –Quinta Do Lago North, Quinta Do Lago South & Quinta Do Lago Laranjal
Prize Presentation & Welcome Reception Drinks
Estate Car per team including full insurance
Official Pro-Am gift
PGA Tournament Controllers
Free Range Balls at all venues
Competitor discount at selected venues
Fantastic Amateur prizes

Price

Amateur Tournament entry fees: £650 per amateur (Flights NOT included)
£100 deposit required per amateur/ £300 deposit per team

Itinerary

Wednesday 20th Depart UK. Collect Hire Cars at Faro Airport. Welcome Drinks Reception.
Thursday 21st 1st Round – Quinta Do Lago South Course
Friday 22nd 2nd Round – Quinta Do Lago North Course
Saturday 23rd Final Round – Quinta Do Lago Laranjal Prize Presentation and Drinks Sunday 24th Return Hire Cars to Faro Airport. Depart Portugal.

Both TJ and Luke have been enjoying some good form in recent Pro-Am’s with Luke finishing 2nd in Wednesdays Pro-Am at Dewsbury (-2).

Understandably they are keen to try and find a team each for a Pro-Am at Quinta in Portugal in November.

If you would like to register your interest or would like more information, click here and get in touch or call the shop on 01904 490304

Junior news

School Holidays

As we approach the summer holidays, TJ and Luke have some summer schools planned for the juniors and for further details.

Beginners Dates:

Tues 23rd July to Weds 24th July

Tues 27th Aug to Weds 28th August

Intermediate Dates (Children with 28 handicap and above):

Thurs 8th Aug to Fri 9th August

£60 PP including lunch both days

Open to Members and Non- Members

Contact 01904 490304 to book

Click here to see all the details

Shop news

Claim your cashback

It's always nice to get something for our old bits and bobs. Take your car for example, with many people now taking the opportunity to get money off a new car by part-exchanging their old car as part of the deal.

Well, we're now running a brilliant offer with our friends at Motocaddy, which will see you get up to £60 back in cash (minimum return is £50) when you trade-in your old electric trolley whilst purchasing a new Motocaddy electric trolley in-store.

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Tour news

Hat-trick hero Rahm

Spaniard Jon Rahm declared his love for the Irish after becoming the first man to claim three Rolex Series titles in 2019 with a scintillating two-shot victory at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open:

"I love this country, I love the people and feel like I'm at home every time I come”

Those feelings were evident on Sunday as Rahm fired an eagle and eight birdies in his final round 62 to leave England’s Andy Sullivan and Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger tied second on 14-under-par. The win was Rahm’s second success at the Irish Open having won in 2017 at Portstewart and sees the 24-year-old move back into the world’s top 10 as a result. Someone get that man a Guinness.

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Hands up...

...if the only time you 'practice' your wedge play is when you hit a few shots at the start of your warm-up routine? Sadly, this isn't going to lead to a dialled in wedge game, which is one of the fastest ways to see your scores come tumbling down.

1 club. 3 swings. 3 distances.

Sounds easy, right? Well, it could be but first there are two things you must do in order to start saving shots.

1. Correctly gapped wedge system - What we mean by this is having an equal gap between each club in your bag, so you're never left trying to 'manufacture' a shot on the golf course (this is where large numbers start). PING's Glide 2.0 Stealth wedges are perfect for exactly this reason, coming in a range of lofts from 46 (PW) to 60 (LW) degrees so you have every distance covered with your wedges.

2. Have 3 distances with each club - As per the graphic above, if you became comfortable with full, three-quarter and half swings with each of your wedges, you’ll find that your wedge play becomes seriously more effective.

So now you know the secrets to lower scores, it’s time to utilise our expertise and professional advice in order to start unlocking your full potential with your wedge play. Come and speak to a member of the team next time you're at the club.

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Video of the Week

Amongst all of the product launches so far in 2019, it's these beauties from FootJoy that has really perked our interest. Why? Watch this video to find out…

I hope you have enjoyed this week's update.
We hope to see you soon
Mark

The York Golf Club
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