they ’ ve turned a sad situation around into something positive W hen Dave passed away L ouise was onl y 25 and George was just 18 months old “ The charity golf day has captured so many people’s attention We are hoping to raise around £15,000 on the day ” The e vent is being sponsored by Q uooker Taps UK and American Golf, with Brewdog also providing giveaways for all the golfers “ The suppor t has been incredible,” added Tony “ We have received auction/raffle prizes from more than 20 golf c lubs inc luding: Royal Birkdale, Southport & Ainsdale, Wentworth, Gle neagles, The S hire and so many other courses ”
George recently cut the ribbon to offi ciall y open the ne w golf complex in Rossendale that Amer ic an Golf have purchased He will be at the W igan Golf Club event all day and will be teeing off with ever y one of the 45 fourballs “As W igan starts with a par three, he will take three or four shots with each group, ” explained Tony, who is putting a forfeit in place that if George out drives anyone they pay £5 to the charity
Hughes at Wigan Golf Club INSET : as a baby with mum Louise and dad
A FIVE year old Lancashire boy will be hosting a charity golf day at W igan Golf Club with 180 players taking par t in memor y of his dad Dave, who passed away af ter a failed heart transplant George Hughes, who along with his mum L ouise, has already raised £54,000 from other char it y e vents, which in c luded George hitting 300 balls in two hours back in October 2021 George s grandad, Tony S edgwic k, said: “As well as raising vital funds George and L ouise have promoted the impor tance of organ donation, signing up thousands of people to the donor list George, L ouise and my self e ven ap peared on the BBC ’ s The One Show to talk about his golf skills as well as the impor tant subject of being an organ donor and the need to share your wishes ”
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Despite receiving the transplant he needed bac k in March 2018, due to complications, George’s dad sadly passed away a few weeks later S ince losing Dave, mum L ouise is training to become a transplant co or dintor and says how proud Dave would be of his son The event on Friday, August 26 is in aid of The Freeman Hear t and L ung Transplant Association, which helped to suppor t and c are for both David and George’s mum, L ouise, who was by his side ever y step of the way The FH LTA c ares for patients and families from all over the UK who are in need of a transplant, by offering support with accommodation as well as easing any financial worries George, who will be six in September, is a ver y keen golfer and, as well as his TV appearance, has featured in several national tabloids and golf magazines
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Euan Bowie at Bolton Golf Club
AN 80 year old Bolton Golf Club member has beaten his age with a gross 79 Euan Bowie, who has been a member of the L ostock Park c lub for more than 55 years, said: “I have loved golf for most of my life and enjoyed making so many golfing fr iends I have played so many rounds at Bolton and other clubs and am still representing the c lub in the seniors team “I have achieved a lot but this has to be the best and one I had thought would have been beyond me ” The 13 handicapper added: “I think I am probably one of the lowest handicap golfers for my age ” Bolton Golf Club c aptain Andre w Dickson said: “ We are all really pleased for Euan and ver y proud to have him as a member for all this time It is a fantas tic achie vement and one which we should all be aiming for! It just goes to show, you are ne ver too old to break records ” T imes have changed since Euan first took up golf at Bolton W hen he first be came a member it only cost £35 a year for full seven day membership, the c lub professional was not allowed in the club house and par ts of the course were rented out to a local farmer to graze cat tle on! O ver this time Euan has had many golfing achie vements inc luding two holes in one but his latest achie ve ment of bettering his age, he considers to be his best
MATT MAKES HISTORY WITH HESWALL STROKEPLAY WIN MAT T Dodd Berr y bec ame the first e ver player in Cheshire histor y to win both the county matchplay and stroke play championships in the same season as well as winning the Colts Trophy after three days of competition at Heswall in July Having won the Cheshire Matchplay Championship at Astbur y, last year ’ s county junior captain, who has also won the S tableford Trophy at Wallasey and the Bromborough Bowl this season, was not shor t of confidence going into the strokeplay championship and was too hot to hand le in the first two rounds es tablishing a big lead and winning the Dar lington Trophy with a 138 total The Royal Liverpool member’s nearest challengers going into the final round were S andiway ’ s Tom D unc alf and Stockport ’ s Luke Yard ley with Luke re ducing his lead to four shots But it was onl y a temporar y challenge as Dodd Berr y kept his superb scoring going with a final round of 72 to add to his previous scores of 67, 71 and 73 for the winning aggregate score of 283 D unc alf won the Israel S idebottom Trophy as r unner up with a 292 total and Astbur y ’ s Sam Johnson won a card play off on 294 for third place from Yard ley The c lub team winners were S toc k por t s tr io of Fraser McL eod, Yard ley and Sam Prince who go on to represent Cheshire in the National Count y Championships later in the year
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The county team captain Jon Beesley was top over 35 years player with 299 and presenting the priz es and tro phies was Cheshire president Mar t y n Grimley who gave deser ving thanks to all of the players and county officials as well as Heswall Golf Club for making this another ver y memorable count y championship It will certainly be a day and a great competition to remember for Matt who began his golf scholarship at East Ten nessee University at the end of July Matt Dodd Ber r y with the st rokeplay t rophy at Heswall T H E Balfour and Houldswor th Golf Committee are enjoying a fan tastic celebration of their 125 years in golf and had another g reat day for the GS Lanc ashire Cup for Mixed Teams of Four at Rochdale. This was onl y the second time in B&H histor y that Rochdale has staged the competition, the previous one in 2010, and they put on the style both on and off the course for a field of 128 players from 25 different c lubs. The first two B&H competitions for the Balfour Cup and Houldswor th Cup had both been won by S tand members but they were denied the hat tr ick
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The ear l y pace was set by Bur y ’ s hot four of Kevin and Julie Speight and Ian and C hloe Marsh, with 82 It took three hours before the team of Maureen Lie w Jolley s, C her yl Thor pe, Matthew Needham ( W hitefield) and Mar tin Roy le ( Worsley) over took them with 84 Then histor y repeated itself at the death as the team of Allan Wain and Helen Pennington (L eigh) and David and Ly nda Knapper (Nor th Manchester), who last year finished as r unners up, again drew level with the leaders on 84 but ag ain the countback went against them.
“I also chipped and putted well, which is always important “ To win felt great and gives me some real confidence before I head off to the USA ”
The teenager, who works part time at Chester and Nor th Wales Golf Ac ad emy, facetimed his mum from Har lech as soon as he realised he’d won “My dad was away with my brother W ill as he’d been playing in an event in L ondon so I facetimed my mum to tell her the good news My dad and brother arrived home while I was on the call and they were all absolutely delighted for me, ” added the former Wrexham junior Matthe w won a glass trophy and a voucher to spend in the pro shop at Royal St David ’ s “ The best prize is get ting my name inscribed on such a cov eted trophy though,” said Matthew
IRON MAN MATTHEW SEALS GOLD CROSS WIN IN HARLECH find out that is 11 over par total was good enough to secure the trophy “ I knew I’d played well but didn’t think I’d done enough I was considering driving straight home af ter I had finished but decided to stay around just in case, ” ex plained the +2 5 handicapper Matthew, who saw his amateur wor ld ranking jump 800 places to 2,600, plot ted his way round the par 69 course by just using an iron from the tee “I hadn’t been playing my best golf in the lead up to the event and I know that the key at Royal S t David ’ s is to keep the ball on the fair way so I just used my two iron from the tee on the par four and fives “On the bouncy fair ways I can hit my two iron at least 260 yards so I knew that could work well for me
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T EENAGE Welsh international Matthew Sandoz has won one of Wales’s most prestigious amateur events and he didn’t use his driver or three wood once in 72 holes!
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The 19 year old Carden Park member fired rounds of 72, 73, 71 and 71 to win the Gold Cross at Royal S t David ’ s by two shots from home player Iwan L ewis and Wrexham’s O wen Rutter Matthew, from Kinnerton, F lintshire, described the win as by far the biggest of his career so far “I won an U13 national e vent at Vale of L langollen once and have had quite a fe w top 10 finishes since, but this is definitely my best result so far,” said Matthew, who heads off to America in August to begin a four year scholarship at W ichita State University, Kansas He admitted to being sur pr ised to
“It ’ s important that hosting such high profile international events continues to provide a long lasting boost for golf in Wales, and facilities such as the ne w short course at Mold will do just that ” The new course was opened by Welsh Senedd member Ken Skates, who is also a member at Mold, with 16 players in the Junior Academy who are yet to get Pictured at Mold (from left) are: Ken Skates MS, lady captain Suzanne Cheatle, captain Gar r y Davies, junior captain Annabel Collis and head professional Craig Tudor their handicaps along with representa tives from New2Golf all tr ying out the new facility Mold Golf Club manager Deborah Barton explained: “I’d like to thank our head professional Craig Tudor and head greenkeeper Colin Jones, along with our junior managers and greenkeepers, for the design and for the work in creating the course “ We are renowned for having one of the strongest junior sections in Wales, and the short course will be used in con junction with our Golf Academy to de liver coaching and playing experience to new, as well as more established players both juniors and adults “Along with Ne w2Golf and Back2Golf, our conversion rate bringing these ne w players into the game from coaching is ver y high
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GOLFERS in Mold will benefit from the first of a series of new facilities to be opened around Wales thanks to hosting the Cur tis Cup in Conwy and AIG Women’s Open in Royal Porthcawl A ne w se ven hole shor t course has been opened at Mold Golf Club in F lintshire thanks to funding from the Curtis Cup L egacy Fund, to help people of all ages get into the game, from five to 90 plus In par ticular the ne w shor t course, added to the established course in Mold, will help the thr iving junior section, which currentl y has 74 members over the age of five inc luding two interna tional golfers, one off scratch and 16 year old junior captain Annabel Collis off a handicap of plus one Apart from the junior section, Mold has 36 adults in this summer ’ s New2Golf scheme, tr ying the sport for life for the first time, and a further 24 en joy ing Bac k2Golf sessions with the c lub’s PGA professionals The £35,000 L egac y Fund, adminis tered by Wales Golf, celebrates both last year s staging of the Cur tis Cup at Conwy and the AIG Women’s Open, to be staged on Welsh soil for the first time at Royal Porthcawl in 2025 As a result, several new short course facilities will be opened round Wales thanks to the grants Wales Golf CEO Hannah McAllister said: “ Wales Golf is delighted to see the first of the Cur tis Cup L egacy facilities opening in Wales
“ The short course helps to make golf accessible to all It is a game for ever yone and we are grateful to the Welsh Gov ernment, Wales Golf, the Cur tis Cup and the R&A for making this possible ” S kates added: “ The team at Mold Golf Club deser ve special thanks for cre ating a lasting legacy to what was a fab ulous Curtis Cup “Golf is proving to be more popular than ever among young people and the L egacy Course at Mold will strengthen the c lub’s appeal to new players and be ginners It will also prove popular with experienced members, as it offers an en tirely new and novel experience “ I ’ m so grateful to the Cur tis Cup, R&A, Wales Golf and Welsh Govern ment in supporting this superb develop ment Hopefull y it will help inspire a new generation of golfers, and one day Mold will have a Cur tis Cup player of their own as a result of this course ”
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The 37 year old produced an eagle birdie finish to card a br illiant nine under 63 in Southpor t to hold a two shot first round lead as Hill side proved fabulous hosts for some of Europe’s finest players. He then went on to card rounds of 70, 72 and 70 to finish second on 13 under par, just one shot behind Scotsman Richie Ramsay “ I ’d felt like I ’ ve been play ing nicel y o ver the last fe w weeks and months, just not having any results,” Waring said “So to actually put it all together for a round of golf, I’m ab solutely made up ” War ing mo ved up to 63rd in the order of mer it having also had a top 10 finish in June in Sweden
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THE Aramco Team S eries L ondon finished in dramatic fashion as former Bramhall Golf Club junior Bronte Law sank a 55 foot eagle putt from the front of the 18th green to c linch her second LET victor y at Centurion Club in June A shot behind the c lubhouse leader, Georgia Hall, standing on the 18th tee, Law needed a birdie to force a play off but the 27 year old from S tockpor t, conjured a piece of magic as she drained a brilliant, monster eagle putt which ran straight up the hill and into the hole for a round of 71 to edge Hall on nine under par, sparking jubilant scenes around the galler y “ That ’ s why we play this game for moments like that and in front of a home crowd, it doesn’t really get any bet ter,” said Law “Coming down the stretch and holing a putt like that to win that ’ s the epitome of the sport that we play and why we do it; why we go through all the heartache, the pain and ever ything is for moments like that ” Af ter two days of furnace like condi tions, the temperature dropped by 10 de grees for the final day and the players had to contend with much colder, norther ly winds and rain showers Law started the third and final round a stroke behind Hay ley Davis and she was tied for the lead with the English woman after three holes on the final day Part of a trio of leaders after going out in level par 37, Law then dropped two behind Hall with a double bogey on 13, where she became entangled in the long grass She said: “It wasn’t my best hole I had to stay mentally strong, set my head straight before I got on the next tee box I did that and hit the best shot I could ’ ve hit on that hole I knew I had to battle It ’ s never over until it ’ s over I guess that Bronte Law is all smiles after her recent Tour win.
The gr itt y player said that she kne w what she had to do as she lined up her putt on the 18th “I had a good look at that leaderboard, waiting for it to scroll back up to the top so I could see what happened with Georgia I kind of figured she ’d made birdie on 18 but then it confirmed it I had a good read on the putt but you ne ver reall y say ‘Oh yeah, I kne w that was going in’ I hit, saw it tracking to wards the end and it went in so a sigh of relief at that point ”
Paul Waring in action at Hillside kind of showed at the end there ” S he hit back with birdies on 15 and 16 to get within one of the lead and said: “I’m competitive, I want to win, so I won’t go down without a fight I think that ’ s a testament to today I never know that I’m going to end up with a win, but I will make sure I give it my all in order to give myself a chance ”
Waring equals record BROMBOROUGH’S Paul Waring equalled the course record at Hill side on day one and went on to finish r unner up and win €192,500 at July ’ s DP Wor ld Tour ’ s Cazoo C lassic
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“ There were problems in the past, but years down the line the whole club have accepted me and we have c lear policies in place so nothing is personal ” The latest step for ward for Maesdu is receiving the R&A Women in Golf Charter from Wales Golf chief executive Hannah McAllister, the 44th c lub in Wales to achie ve the award made by golf ’ s governing body “ It shows a change of mindset,” ex plained Thomas “I am happy to say we are ticking the boxes quite quickly, mak ing some immediate changes in terms of accessibility for women “ L adies Day has al way s been on a Tuesday so working women cannot play, so we are making a change there, adding more mixed competitions giving women more say so they know it is not just a men ’ s golf c lub “ We are committed to working with the loc al schools, we have our junior academy, we run New2Golf and our own intermediate scheme which gives people a three year membership, with lessons, to develop
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The ladies section has grown, the cur rent members are even more welcoming Sandra Thomas in her office at Maesdu. and there are several who have signed up to play with new members and introduce them into the c lub ” Achieving the Charter standard is one of the way s in which Maesdu has im proved on and off the course since Thomas took over in a man ’ s wor ld “My stor y is that I joined as an office assistant 18 years ago, the secretar y wanted to retire but all the people they inter vie wed for the role wanted more money than the c lub could afford,” she explained “I took on some extra responsibilities, went on some courses, and then around 2011/12 I took over the role fully when the previous secretar y retired “I’m probably the longest ser ving fe male golf c lub manager in Wales, cer tainly when I started then for many years I was the onl y women in the room at Wales Golf seminars “ W hen I went on a Golf Club Man agers course five years ago there were two women, myself and Emily Dench from Cradoc “It is ver y much a male industr y, but that is changing I feel my opinions are taken on board more than they were in years gone by, for instance “L ooking at the number of women on the staff at Wales Golf is par t of that change, it is good to see ever yone can ac cept the modern wor ld now “I have a really good relationship with our members in what has always been a male role in the past “It is ver y different to the situation 18 years ago I may have come into the role a little by accident at first, but this golf c lub is in a good place both on and off the course and our management style is ver y transparent for the members ” Thomas may have been a trailblaz er 18 years ago, but she is ver y happy that women in positions such as hers are be coming much more normal
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THE longest ser ving female golf c lub secretar y/manager in Wales is delighted to have seen a sea change in attitudes to women during her time in the job S andra Thomas has been at Maesdu for 18 years, quickly taking over many of the manager duties before officially tak ing over the title a decade ago, with Wales Golf highlighting her stor y as part of Women and Girls Week recently Now she has helped steer the c lub through to attaining the R&A Women in Golf Charter in another step for ward towards greater equalit y at the Nor th Wales club Thomas has gone from being the only woman in the room at manager confer ences, to seeing the progress of other women into the top jobs at clubs and at the governing body Wales Golf “I would recommend a career in golf to any woman, ” said the 56 year old “It can be challenging, you have to be totally committed because it is not nine to five, but I enjoy working here
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MORE than 500,000 range balls have been hit in the first month of Trackman being installed at an already popular Cheshire golf facility Har tford Golf Centre, near Nor th wich, added the hi tech, radar based launch monitor system in ear ly June and business is already 30% up Store manager Paul Cunningham ex plained: “ Trackman has already proved to be a huge hit with customers We have seen a big influx of ne w golfers that haven’t hit a ball before and the place is absolutely buzzing “It ’ s a younger demographic too The free c lub hire is a big pull as most people that haven’t played before won’t have any c lubs As far as I know we are the only range that offers a discount for under 16s ”
It is not just these new golfers that are enjoying the new technolog y Paul added: “S ome guy s are coming back three or four times a week as prac tice is now so much more interesting W hen the weather is not so good they like to play the courses that are available on screen Valderrama, Wentworth and Royal County Down are the most pop ular ones “A 26 handicapper had been practis ing play ing on Trac kman at Royal County Down for an Open competition we ran in July He played the back nine in nett 29 to win, but then took that form out onto the course and shot a nett 65 to win the next midweek medal, so it just shows that as well as been fun, Trackman improves your game too “All the feedback has been positive To be having 125,000 balls hit each week says it all “ We had one S aturday when 22,000 balls were used in a single day so we have doubled the number of range balls we have,” added Paul Hartford ’ s driving range now has Trackman in ever y bay Trackman is the latest addition to fa cilit y improvements at Har tford in re cent years A large extension of the c lubhouse was built for weddings, there was then a major shop refurbishment in 2020 then, last year, Har tford also be came a Srixon Centre of Excellence “ We like to think that we never let the grass grow under our feet,” said Paul “ The range was starting to look a bit run down when compared to how mod ern the rest of the facility was so in ad dition to the Trac kman bay s we have added new bay dividers, 18 powered tees and carpeted the floor, which looks great “ We are always moving for ward and developing ” The next plans inc lude building a bar out by the bays and adding bespoke ta bles and seats behind each bay to make it e ven more of a famil y centre when they can sell food and drink out there “ We want it to be a bit like a Ten Pin Bowling exper ience as we are finding with Trackman that you are getting more people in each bay, whereas previously it would just be one person in a bay “A joiner is building the bar for us We’ ll have music playing on a Friday and Saturday nights to make it a really good atmosphere It will be even more family or ientated but we will also be able to cater for stag dos and parties ” To help with the increased footfall, Hartford have added two new members of staff in former Altrincham assistant manager Jason Denton and Matt Ford, from Amer ic an Golf at The Trafford Centre “Now we have five PGA pros, ” explained Paul “ Trac kman is great for them and their coaching too “ Trackman was a big investment, but we are so pleased we have done it The best thing is that anyone can have a go, and for us, that ’ s what it is all about ”
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a. As it was only a few inches outside the relief area she incurs no penalt y and should continue to play the hole. b As the ball was played from outside the relief area she has played from a w rong place and is penalised one stroke and must continue with the play of the hole. c As the ball was played from outside the relief area she has played from a w rong place and is penalised t wo strokes.
“ It was pleasing to see so many people enjoying their golf from as far afield as S cotland, Kent and Cor n wall but the strongest suppor t and winners c ame from the Mid lands,” said Tony.
Details for 2023 Gateway to Wales Golf Festivals are now available . Entr y forms can be downloaded from any of the par ticipating golf c lubs/Golf Empire or by emailing tonygodden@nor thopgolfclub co uk
Speaking on behalf of the sponsors, Malcolm Davies, of the Holiday Inn, said: “ We are delighted to be involved with Gateway to Wales Golf and their effor ts in arranging the three Golf Fes tivals which attracts so many visitors
Q uestion 1: Ron was play ing in a fourball strokeplay competition His ball landed on the g reen fr inge and lef t a pitch mark directly on his line of play His par tner repaired the pitch mark and Ron was aware that this re pair had been made There is no penalty as it was not the player himself who repaired the pitch mark Tr ue or False?
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MORE than 120 golfers played in the second Gateway to Wales Mixed Golf Festival at Holywell, Mold and Padeswood & Buckley golf c lubs They were deter mined to enjoy their staycation golf break despite the changeable weather for the e vent, sponsored by the Holiday Inn C hester West and the Par ivaar In dian Restaurant, Mold. The three day e vent ag g reg ate pr ize of £150 and the winners of The Gateway to Wales Mixed Golf Festi val 2022 were S imon and Jennifer Ellis of Wath Golf C lub, Rotherham with 126 points S imon and Jenny scored 40 points at Hol ywell, 45 points at Mold and 41 points at Padeswood & Buc kley Accepting the pr iz e, they thanked all invol ved for their hard work in stag ing the event and especially for the hospital ity that they had enjoyed during their stay in Wales. W inners on the individual compe tition days, at Holywell were Richard and Sandra Powis of Penn Golf Club, Wolverhampton with 47 points Sec ond with 44 points were Graham Atkinson and K ate Livesey of W ilp shire Golf C lub, Blac kbur n. Third, with 42 points, were Rober t and Diana Turley of Penn Golf C lub, and four th, also with 42 points, were Gra ham and Patr icia Lambie of The C hase Golf C lub and Dalmilling Golf C lub, Ayrshire, W inners at Mold were overall cham pions S imon and Jenny with their 45 points, second with 44 points were David Doig and Jane Hutchinson of Bondhay Golf C lub, Worksop, third with 43 points were John and Cath Bennett of Headingley Golf C lub, Leeds Fourth with 42 points were John Hatton and Barbara Scott of Rochdale Golf C lub W inners on the final day at Padeswood & Buckley and r unners up in the A g g reg ate competition were John and Jayne Burrows of Nor th War wic kshire and S tonebr idge golf c lubs with 45 points Second with 42 points were John Jones and Angela Thomas Jones of Mond Valley Golf C lub, S wansea Third with 41 points were Graham and Patr icia Lambie and four th, also with 41 points, were Andy and Gaynor W illiams of St Athan Golf C lub, Vale of Glamorgan
Q uestion 3: Ver non and Alan are playing in a medal competition from the white tees. On the 5th tee Ver non plays from the yellow tees in er ror He realises that he has played from the wrong tees and corrects his mistake by playing from the white tees. W hat is the penalty?
Regent Park founder and managing director Robin Day welcomed guests in c luding Bolton West MP Chris Green, local councillors and near neighbours of the c lub off Chor ley New Road He highlighted its ongoing success as “the best public golf course in Greater Manchester and L anc ashire ” and stressed that this was especially impor tant at a time when golf c lubs were c los ing elsewhere around the countr y Improvements already inc luded a 20 bay automated driving range, a well kept 18 hole golf course, a nine hole academy course for families and a nine hole ‘Footgolf course ’ which has also proved ver y popular ”
Q uestion 2: A player may use a dou ble sided chipper when making a stroke Tr ue or False?
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Winners Simon and Jenny Ellis from all over the UK to play golf and sample the hospitalit y of the area bringing a much appreciated boost to local tour ism ” Org anisers Tony Godden and Joyce Speed expressed their thanks to all the members and officials of the par ticipating c lubs who ensured a warm welcome to all the competitors
Question 4: Lucy was playing in a Sta bleford. W hen taking free relief from g round under repair her ball ran a few inches outside the relief area She then played the ball from its position out side the relief area W hat is the proce dure?
The Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Akhtar Z aman and Mayoress, Nargis Z aman, cut the ribbon to officially open the new facility
Investment has also gone into refur bishing the whole clubhouse including wallpaper in the ladies’ cloakroom which cost £350 a roll a new reception and car park and a bugg y path to allow win ter golf and to help golfers with disabil ities
“ The plans for Regent Park were started 30 years ago and are now being copied by golf clubs throughout the UK,” said Robin He hailed the new catering facilities as “the next piece in the puzzle” of devel opment there and also thanked the club’s 42 staff for their hard work and dedica tion “and e ver yone who has suppor ted us ” A taste of the ne w restaurant and c ater ing facilities was provided at the launch by the clubs two new top Spanish chefs who, added Robin, “promise a bril liant menu ” He said: “ We are ver y optimistic about the future of Regent Park and look for ward to seeing more people visiting us, to play and use this lovely facility ”
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BOLTON’S only remaining public golf c lub showed it is driving into the future when Regent Park launched its ne w No 19 restaurant and catering facilities at the L ostock venue The £500,000 plus refurbishment has created an upmarket restaurant of 100 covers inside plus a fur ther 60 outside This brings the total spent on improving the golf c lub since 2002 to more than £3 5 million
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My play ing par tners were fellow members Paul Brown and Anthony Brown as well as guest Henr y Holtby W hen the ball disappeared, they all ran to me, hugged me and we were shouting in excitement “ They then had to assure me it had ac tuall y gone in I didn’t full y belie ve it until I got to the hole and in some ways I still can’t believe it happened now! “I still have the Srixon ball now and plan on getting it framed with the at tached picture!”
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Peter Jamieson at Didsbur y Phil O’Neil at Hurlston Hall
Fur ther west in L anc ashire, two Hur lston Hall Golf C lub members have hit holes in one in just their second year at the c lub The first was hit by 17 4 handicapper Simon Cottam on the 136 yard seventh hole “ It was my first hole in one, ” said Simon, who has only been playing golf regular ly since June 2020 having played a bit socially before that He added: “I was playing with fellow Hur lston members Mark Pownall and Gar y Jones and I used a nine iron as the wind was into and hard off the lef t “I didn’t realised it had gone in until Gar y jumped on me!”
The Diggle based 19 handic apper, who has been a member of Mellor for 30 years, hit the ace on the 109 yard par three 10th hole Her pre vious two had been on the second hole at Sadd leworth and on an away day at Moor town, L eeds
“I didn’t see it go into the hole, but my opponents witnessed it,” he recalled Dave added it has been a lengthy wait of more than half a centur y before achieving the feat
Dawn W hite celebrates at Saddleworth
The second ace was just five days later when Phil O’Neil holed out on the same se venth hole dur ing a competition in which he went on to finish in third The 27 1 handicapper, who also joined Hur lston Hall last year, said: “I can as sure you I remember e ver y thing about my hole in one as it fulfilled a lifelong dream “ The weather conditions were dr y but slightl y windy with a lef t to r ight stiff breeze “I hit a seven iron from the yellow tee as it was measuring 159 yards The ball star ted out to the lef t of the flag It bounced about 10 feet from the hole, bounced again and then rolled and dis appeared into the hole
LOCAL GOLFERS PROVE THEY ARE SIMPLY ACE!
“I started playing golf aged 12 and am now 63 I have been close four times pre viousl y, probabl y within an inch, but it was great that this one finally went in,” explained Dave who lives in Greenfield It was a good day for Dave, who runs his own civil engineering company, as he won his match 2&1 while the team was also victorious Dave onl y joined S add le wor th re cently having played for 50 years at Wer neth where he won many majors, though a hole in one had always eluded him Then, fellow member Dawn W hite made it a hat trick of holes in one af ter acing in a recent L adies Open at her home c lub
Meanwhile, Mountain Park Golf C lub member Bob Jones has hit his first ever hole in one The 24 2 handic apper, who star ted play ing in 1980, str uc k his ace on the fourth hole at the F lint based course He was play ing a fr iend l y round with his friends John Allman, Terr y Derbyshire and Nick Griffiths Elsewhere, Romiley Golf C lub +0 1 handicapper Mark Jones found the per fect time to hit his first ever hole in one when he aced during the ‘major’ Entwisle Cup competition
DI DSBURY member Peter Jamieson has hit his ninth hole in one! The 13 handicapper, who joined the S outh Manchester c lub in 1999, aced dur ing Captain’s Day on the 159 yard 18th hole when his laser like six iron sent his ball into the cup to also win the Nearest the P in pr iz e as well as great applause from those who witnessed it on the adjacent first tee Peter ’ s ace was also appreciated by his playing partners, Tom O wen and Steve Bluck, who enjoyed their amber nectar from a bottle of aptl y named Jameson whiskey shared by other players as they completed their rounds Peter said: “It was great to get an ace on Captain’s Day and captain Chas Mc Peake and president Mike Campbell were quic kl y over to me to give their congratulations and confirm my undis puted status as the c lub’s ‘Ace King ’ “ Three of my pre vious aces were on the sixth at Didsbur y and my first came at Altrincham in the 1980’s plus others at Runcorn and Mellor and Townsc liffe but I can’t remember where I got the other two as I must have celebrated too much! “I will now be looking to make it dou ble figures ”
“It was uphill and playing into a stiff breeze so I hit my five wood “I hit it straight and knew it would be c lose, but never imagined it would be in the hole ” said the current ladies team captain, who was able to celebrate af ter wards with her playing partners The shot won Dawn £75 in the pro ’ s Nearest the Pin competition Despite her hole in one, Dawn’s team was not in the pr iz es S ue Knebel, Liz P ugh and Jean Der van amassed 78 points to tr iumph in the team S table ford
F inally, two Sadd lewor th Golf C lub members have also hit recent aces Dave Rhodes hit a hole in one on the second hole dur ing a seniors’ Alliance match against Worsley He used a six iron and the ball bounced twice on the green before dis appearing into the hole
Simon Cottam at Hurlston Hall. Bob Jones at Mountain Park Mark Jones after his first ace at Romiley.
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His hole in one c ame ear l y in his round when he holed his nine iron on the par three second hole Romiley professional Graham Drab ble said: “ For a golfer with a current handicap index of +0 1 to have not pre viously had an ace is amazing “But in saying this, Mark pointed out that the great Seve never had a hole in one in his golfing career, which goes to show that it ’ s not all about skill ”
“ We have reinforced the palm for longe vit y and belie ve this glo ve should last twice as long as most oth ers on the market,” he explained
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Clays Golf took deliver y of the new technolog y in March and the initial feedback has been ver y encouraging General manager, Josh Green, said: “It ’ s been a great addition to our already popular driving range, which is flood lit and more than 300 yards long “Most customers are using the tech nolog y as a practice aid predominantly, but the Go F ish game is proving really popular with children The aim of the game is to c apture sea creatures and it makes play ing golf reall y good fun for little ones, as oppose to them just whack ing balls out into the range “ It ’ s br inging more families to the range, which is what it ’ s all about We have also noticed we are now getting more non golfers coming to hit balls as well as lapsed golfers ” Josh added: “ The owners are ver y sup portive, so when we suggested the Top Tracer technolog y was needed they were happy to invest “ We ’ ve also re c ar peted with high quality artificial turf, we have new targets and flags, ne w mats, ne w lighting and we ’ re also waiting for deliver y of 10,000 new range balls “ We’ve had W i fi installed out on the range too so customers can top up their cards whilst in their bay ” Most of the centre’s visitors are from the Wrexham area “ We are also starting to see quite a large amount of footfall TopTracer has been installed on ever y bay at Clays Golf MULTISPORTS LAUNCHED
THE man who created the MacWet golf glo ve has teamed up with his daughter to create a new glove that he believes will prove just as successful.
from south of Wrexham,” added Josh “Club hire is free and we have four PGA pros in Gareth James, Richard Edwards, Steve Priest and Rhodri F ieldhouse, so anyone needing a lesson is spoilt for choice ” Josh addded: “It is fair to say that the range has come a long way since it first opened in 1991 ”
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There are eight different siz es of gloves available, four for men and four for ladies. The glove, which is available online as well as in a handful of pro shops, in c luding Carden Park, is manufactured in Pakistan As the name sug gests, Tony plans to branch out into other spor ts with the S mar t Multispor ts glove. “ The gloves will be available in more than 10 spor ts in the future, with the Equestrian gloves being launched later in 2022,” added Melanie Tony, or ig inall y from Parkg ate, W ir ral, has a fascinating bac kg round and has been invol ved in the glo ve business since 1976 He was a for mer Great Britain water skier when he came up with the idea to create a glove to im prove his g r ip while in the water.
“I created a pair and found them re ally useful My fellow water skiers were asking if they could have a pair so I found a manufacturer in S outhpor t and asked if he could make me a dozen.
TOPTRACER AT CLAYS
VISI TORS to a Wrexham based golf c lub can now enjoy the use of TopTracer technolog y in each of its 20 dr iving range bays
“ My fr iend Mike Haz el wood was one of the guys that I got a pair for and he went and won the 1977 Wor ld C hampionships wear ing them! Bingo! “I suddenly couldn’t get my hands on enough pairs from my contact in
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Tony McMahon, who lives just a shor t walk from Carden Park, in C heshire, launched the Smar t Mul tispor ts glo ve in Febr uar y with his daughter Melanie F lude, a for mer England Golf development officer
The new Smart Multiports glove S outhpor t so went to Indonesia to get them made in bulk The rest, as they say, is histor y, ” said Tony, who owned a chain of hair salons across the Nor th West at the time.” The glo ves retail at £18 and are available at smar tmultispor ts com
The glove, which is available in full Cabretta leather or half leather smar tech, has a unique selling point “ There is no other glove on the mar ket that can do what this glove does,” said Tony, a 15 handic apper. “ The unique desig n inc ludes Lycra on the front of the glove allowing for flexi ble, sensitivity and feel in your g r ip The advanced technolog y and dual mater ials allows you to have an unr i valled g r ip, ensur ing a secure hold of your golf c lub in all four seasons “ The glo ve is made of Cabretta leather and is water resistant and pre vents perspiration
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Send your stories to: news@golferslocal co ukGolfers Local August/September 2022 Travel Feature 22 WONDERFUL WEXFORD PROVES THE PERFECT SPOT FOR GOLF BREAK
It was fantastic to see T iernan for the first time since the pandemic and he was more excited than ever to show off some of the wonder ful courses Club Choice Ireland offer as par t of their pac kages He was also quick to point out that this most south easter l y tip of Ireland was also officially the countr y s sunniest area Myself and Tiernan were delighted to be joined for a pre round sandwich by the general manager at Rosslare Links, Jerr y Foley Jerr y was able to give me some histor y of the 120 year old course and some much needed tips for playing in the windy conditions that lay ahead on what is the onl y links course in the region Situated on a narrow, sandy peninsula over looking Wexford Harbour, the c lub is home to two unique and challenging courses The championship ‘Old Course’, established in 1905, and the 12 hole “Burrow Links’ course I was playing the Old Course and was reliably informed that the coastal winds are what makes Rosslare play differently e ver y single time you play it W ith a strong wind straight behind on six of the first seven holes I was hitting some ab normally long distances by my mediocre standards I knocked it on the 513 yard par five third hole with a drive and a five iron and narrowly missed my eagle putt I then hit a dr iver and wedge through the green at stroke hole one the 436 yard fif th The sixth and se venth holes were two more cracking holes, with the par five seventh being a real gem at 550 yards through the sand dunes I now had to turn back into the wind and found my distances were not quite as impressive, to say the least! I hit my best driver and then a three wood to the The stunning Rosslare Golf Links is South East Ireland ’ s only links course.
INSET : Golfers Local ’ s Paul Chapple, left, with Club Choice Ireland ’ s Tiernan Byrne.
MY CO UN T Y Wexford visit began with a trip to the beautiful Rosslare Golf Links where I met up with Club Choice Ireland ’ s T iernan Byrne, who also hap pens to be a member there, for lunch be fore I went out to test my game in the ever strengthening coastal winds
400 yard ninth and still had more than 100 yards lef t to the green! I then hit a good three wood on the 170 yard 10th hole and was short of the putting surface again This was brutal golf, but also still in credibly enjoyable and before I knew it I was playing the lovely par five 18th hole that features an old stone wall that runs right across the back of the 18th green and separates it from the first fair way Having dried off briefly in the c lub house I still had a spare hour or so of daylight so, rather than head straight to my hotel for the night, I popped over to St Helen’s Bay Golf Resort to say a quick hello to T iernan’s dad L arr y, who lives over that way and also works alongside his son for Club Choice Ireland Larr y suggested I borrow a bugg y and play, what an Irish journalist recently de scribed as “the two best finishing holes in Irish golf !” It ’ s some c laim, but boy I wouldn’t disagree Both holes are located just a few paces from the c liff top and play back towards the modern c lubhouse The 17th is a 200+ yard par three and the 18th a short par four W ith the beach in such c lose proximity anything lef t is a real no no I actually hit two really good tee shots but then somehow managed to tug my 80 yard approach to the last left into the thick stuff W ith the rain still pouring down and the wind still howling, I promised myself one day I’ ll return in kinder conditions and play the full 18 For now it was al most dusk and I headed 25 minutes north into Wexford City Centre for my night at the Clayton W hites Hotel Renowned as one of the best four star hotels in the countr y, it ’ s the prefect base if you are playing golf in the region I chec ked in, had a nice hot shower and headed straight for the Librar y Bar for a couple of drinks before enjoying a beautiful two course dinner of slow cooked beef stew with a puff pastr y top followed by a gorgeous mango and pas sion fruit delice T iernan had recommended The Un dertaker Bar just round the corner from Clayton W hites so I spent the last hour of my evening sampling their fabulous G uinness before heading bac k to my room in preparation for my 8 30am visit the following day to have a quick look at Wexford Golf Club before heading off to play at Bunclody and then Courtown Wexford Golf Club was just five min utes’ dr ive from the hotel and was up graded in 2006 by architect Jeff Howes The parkland course and modern c lubhouse are located at the top of Mul gannon Hill and offer magnificent town and sea views I was disappointed my schedule didn’t give me time to play, so I’ ll add that to my list for my next trip In the meantime I was heading north and slightly inland for a 45 minute drive to Bunc lody Golf & F ishing Club Situated in 300 acres of breathtaking parkland in the former Hall Dare Estate
In our last edition, Golfers Local editor PAUL CHAPPLE wrote about his experiences of playing and staying in the Kilkenny region of South East Ireland. This month he describes what it was like spending a few days in neighbouring Wexford when he played Rosslare Golf Links, St Helen’s Bay, Bunclody and Cour town as well as visiting Wexford Golf Club and staying in the Clayton W hites Hotel.
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The lovely course at Wexford and its modern clubhouse. The lift to the 18th tee at Bunclody. The Clayton W hites Hotel, in Wexford was Paul ’ s base. on the Car low Wexford border, there is plenty of room for this fabulous, must visit course Opened in 2009, it is already ranked in the top 20 parkland courses in Ireland and, in 2019, it hosted the Ir ish PGA Championship
Paul tees off on the wonder ful 15th hole at Bunclody manager David Colley He was telling me how membership was up 25% this year and that the c lub were also getting an increasing number of UK golfers through bookings with Club Choice Ireland David suggested I head out and have a look around I was immediatel y im pressed The fourth hole had lovely views and you could hear the sea from the fifth tee The ninth was a strong par five that had two ditches going across it The 12th was also a cracking par five with a pond in front and to the right of the green The 15th was also a really good hole that had a huge tree in the centre of the fair way and a glimpse of the sea from the ele vated tee The green on 17 was tuc ked away amongst nine large trees that momentar il y c aused me some confusion, but the 18th was an absolute gem of a par three almost entirely over water A shot into the heart of the green, two putts and a quick pint of Guinness in the clubhouse was the perfect end to my trip as I headed for D ublin and my S tena Line ferr y back to Holyhead So if a golf trip to this part of Ireland is something that might be of interest, you would be best advised to contact Club Choice Ireland via email info@clubchoiceireland com, Freephone 0800 285 1490 or visit their website www c lubchoiceireland com They tr ul y are the exper ts in golf in Ireland ’ s Ancient East and given the glowing recommendations from the courses and hotels I visited; you will be in good hands
The course can play more than 7,000 yards in length and has a variety of holes rarely seen on one course It also includes a lif t that takes you from one green to the next tee, but more of that in a mo ment I started off on the white tees but after failing to reach the par five 558 yard up hill first af ter three good hits, I decided to play the other 17 holes from the friend lier green tees the members tend to use All the holes were fantastic in their own way but the ones I par ticular l y found worthy of mention were the tough par three fifth hole which was more than 200 yards in length with water tight on the right Holes six to nine are then on a com pletel y different piece of low l y ing flat land alongside the river The setting on this lovely sunny day was just stunning and I was lef t wishing I’d brought a rug and picnic! The bac k nine star ts with four par fours and then starts the c losing stretch that has to feature five of the best holes I have e ver played These inc lude two gorgeous par threes, the second of which is the 166 yard 17th hole where I made a memorable birdie two af ter hitting my six iron to about three feet Having holed out on 17 you then walk 20 or 30 yards to the bottom of a steep hillside where a lif t takes you 100 or so feet up to the 18th tee It really is a fab ulously quirky feature The 18th is pretty memorable too as it sweeps down and to the right and all the way back to the cir cular shaped c lubhouse Ready for a bite to eat, I headed into said c lubhouse where I was greeted by general manager Caroline D unne, who could not have been more helpful Af ter a quic k soup and sandwiches and a cup of tea I was ready to make my way back over to the east coast for a 40 minute dr ive to my final course of the trip Courtown Golf Club W ith an hour or so to spare before I had to head off back to D ublin Port to c atch my 8 30pm ferr y home, I had a quick catch up with Courtown’s general
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The fabulous par three 18th hole at Courtown Golf Club
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John Daly, right, with Alder Root Golf Club professional Paul Woodcock
“ He was reall y enter taining at the Q&A as he faced questions about the LIV Tour and why he wears such bright apparel “ This is the first e vent with such a high profile golfer and the first real celebrity appearance since the pandemic “ Mic k Miller was awesome too S omehow, no matter how many times you have seen his previous comedy ap pearances, his demeanor and deliver y makes them funny e ven if you have heard a joke before ”
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“In my ear ly twenties, whilst liv ing in Milan I lost my job which meant that I could not pay my rent and so became homeless and for two months I slept rough in train sta tions, train car r iages and parks
Captain sleeps rough
TWO TIME major winner John Daly took time out of his busy schedule to pay a visit to a Warrington based golf c lub in July
The 1991 USPGA and 1995 Open champion was at Alder Root Golf Club, in W inwick for a special Bowel Cancer UK charity event The day, which was attended by 80 people, included a Q&A with the Amer ican star and a one hour set from well known British comedian Mick Miller “One of our members knows John Daly ’ s agent for his UK appearances so we were able to get in touch that way, ” explained the c lub’s PGA pro Paul Woodcock He added: “ We had a great day He was ver y humble and just came across as a regular guy He was not at all arrogant and lives up to his big personality “ He stayed at the c lub for a couple hours then had to get going as he was play ing in the champions tournament the following day at The JCB Golf and Countr y Club, in Staffordshire
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HEATON Moor Golf C lub captain Ahmed Gada found a unique way of fundraising exper ience for his cho sen char ity of Centrepoint. Ahmed explained: “On the eve of my Captain’s Day I decided to sleep rough on the benches by the 10th tee throughout the night “I did this to raise funds for Cen trepoint, which suppor ts homeless people throughout the UK.
“ Having exper ienced homeless ness I understand the impor tance of Centrepoint ’ s work The char it y works hard to get young people off the streets, suppor ting them into work and ultimately to successful in dependent living ”
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Ahmed Gada sleeps rough for the night
The event raised £2,000 and auction prizes included a limited edition Taylor Made bag, which Daly signed on the day, as well as a signed John Daly signature Druh belts with the infamous John Daly Lion Buckle Meanwhile, Alder Root also hosted a European L ong Drive Games ear lier in the summer when Nor th Walian Br y Roberts was the winner with a 443 yard drive that tied the longest distance ever 25 CHESTER ACADEMY
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Set up (PIC 1) Setting up correctly for a chip shot is cr ucial to ensure a good consistent str ike on the ball This will gives us distance control Have your feet c loser together, just less than shoulder width apart Your weight distr ibution should be 60% on the lead foot The butt of the club should be slightly in front of the ball
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HOW many of you reading this would like to score better? How many of you would like to reduce your handicap or take the money off your pals on a Saturday mor ning? I am guessing many of you will have raised your hand to at least one of those options Yet how many times have you ever come away from a round of golf feeling like you have scored c lose to the best of your abilit y? I would be willing to bet a good chunk of c ash on the fact most of the time you come off the course you feel like you have taken just about as many shots as you possibly could. Even at the highest le vels of the g ame this is a reall y common com plaint However, the newl y crowned US Seniors Open champion Padraig Har r ington is a notable exception to this He is one of the ver y few players who seems to squeez e the maximum from many of his rounds He so of ten turns what could have easily been a 74 or 75 and somehow finds a way of shooting under par The reason for this is Har r ington’s mag ical abilities with the shor t g ame honed o ver so many years. So what is his secret? Of course he has tremendous abil ity but for me his g reat strength is the fact he doesn’t just practice his shor t game he TRAINS his shor t game for the demands he faces out on the course S o many golfers practice but they don’t train and there is a BIG dif ference I have heard that Padraig has spent end less hours with his good fr iend Shane Lowr y playing chipping games from all around the g reen. Both of them conjur ing up mag ic al shots from all manner of lies and situations. To the outside obser ver watching the two of them together it may just seem like a regular practice session but be lie ve me if we look a little deeper under the sur face we see a highly ef fective form of training for both brain and body. The g ames they play will invol ve one ball from one unique location, a score will be invol ved and I am sure there is a healthy wager on the side In effect the ‘ games ’ they are playing are a direct replica of the exact demands the game itself places upon you. To re peat one ball, one unique location, a score and some for m of consequence Yet if we contrast this approach ag ainst what most golfers do, it is night and day. If anyone does actually practice their shor t game, it will gen erally be with a bunch of balls playing the same t y pe of shot o ver and o ver W hilst this for m of practice has some limited mer its if you are working on your chipping action you will gain so much more long term benefits by sim ulating the demands of the real game If you are ser ious about your game and your impro vement I would like you to commit for the next couple of months to playing a game I invented over 20 years ago called ‘Par 18’ Ver y simpl y you go to your chip ping area and you play nine differ net ‘ par twos’. Nine different holes from nine dif ferent loc ations where you simpl y chip on to the g reen and then see if you can hole out in as few strokes as possible, each hole a par two Keep a score against the overall par of 18 Do ever y thing you would nor mally do in a comp including using the golf ball you would nor mally play with. Keep your scores and I promise you that you will star t to see some prog ress At first it can be fr ustrating when you don’t get to hit another shot You have to live with and respond to your mistakes But you are challeng ing yourself in exactl y the same way the course itself will challenge you In time you will have evidence you are getting better Evidence you c an then take with you onto the course So from now on make a commitment to do more TRAINING for golf not just hitting balls.
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Adjust the ball position relative to what flight the shot requires ie a low shot should be played off the back foot and a high shot off the front foot L earn from your ‘finish position’ Many amateurs finish the swing too high and with too much hinge The w r ists are too active throughout the swing, which is of ten caused by players tr ying to lift the ball up into the air (PIC 2) At the end of the swing tr y to keep the c lub and the lef t arm in a straight line The c lubhead should finish low and should have engaged with the grass cre ating a nice crisp strike on the ball (PIC 3)
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Bare lies A question frequentl y asked during my chipping lessons is ‘how do I play it from a bare lie?’ The answer is to stand c loser to the ball, make sure the shaft moves vertically, have the toe down and heel up (PIC 4) Weight distribution should be 70/30 on the lead foot, use a putting stroke swing with minimal wrist hinge (PIC 5)
War r ington based D r K ar l Mor r is is Eur ope’s lea ding Pe r f or mance Mind Coa ch, delive r ing cutting edge methods of peak pe r f or mance and goal achievement to a range of clients across sports and business. This month he gives us golfers some a dvice on why it is time to stop pra cticing and start TRAININ G for a g reat short game.
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James W ilkinson is the head professional at Bidston Golf Club and teaching pro & short game specialist at Moreton Hills Golf Cent re This month, the two time PGA EuroP ro Tour winner gives some tips on getting your short game up to speed
The golf played by the members was more about attrition than competition, but as always some will shine and on this occasion the team of Diane Howell and Estelle Walker collected the top pr iz e, the pr iz e for the best dressed went to Gar y Adams and Margaret Cann Event organiser Peter Denn, with his wife Pauline, rolled up with their 1926 Bullnose Morris O xford to add some ad ditional atmosphere to this ver y well supported and enjoyable centenar y occa sion Pictured (L R) at Ashton are: Ringway captain Neil Greenhalgh, Roy Offland, Helen Hill, Cyril Hill and Paul Randall
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Peter and Pauline Denn are joined by fellow members with the Bullnose Mor ris Oxford car
Cyr il added: “I first played at Ash ton in the ear ly 1960’s when I was on leave from India and I joined as a full member in 1974
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ASH TON on Mersey Golf C lub invited a few special guests to act as star ters for the Open Team event to mark its 125th anniversar y One of the first was an Open Team competition Men’s c aptain Paul Nuttall ex plained: who was an ear l y star ter, said: “ We invited Roy Offland a member for 72 years, Cyr il Hill our oldest cur rent play ing member and Helen Hill, a for mer c lub president and longest standing still cur rent playing lady member.”
“Helen joined Ashton a few years af ter me she has been lady secretar y, lady captain and she has r un the past captains and represented Ashton in the Past Ladies Association and she was elected as the first lady to be president of the c lub ” Mersey mark 125th shaf ted creations of a pre industrial age
“Among many memorable mo ments are raising the money to buy the course and, after a clubhouse fire, Roy and I were both on the restora tion committee, being secretar y, cap tain and president then being made a life member.
AST BURY Golf Club members have celebrated their Centenar y year by re membering what golf was all about back in 1922 Many of the members dressed in c lothing reminiscent of the era and all played with hickor y golf c lubs supplied by T imewarp Golf Af ter lunch T imewarp Golf ’ s Gavin Bottrell gave an interesting and amusing talk on the histor y of c lub making The modern and somewhat more ex pensive equipment used today plays ver y differently from the hand crafted hickor y
ASTBURY GO BACK IN TIME TO CELEBRATE CENTENARY GOLFERS
