Hello golfers,

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly newsletter. In this week's email, we ask you whether you've noticed something different on your putter, we have our second video from Ian Poulter, and we discuss a fantastic achievement by one man and his caddie. Enjoy the read.

Tournament of Champions

We still have a space available - please contact us if you're available to play.

The Tournament of Champions will be held on Saturday, 21 October and will be a medal format; a full member is eligible to play and the entry fee will be £5 per person.

Tournament information

Members that have won a competition during the year (stableford/medal/board comp) will be entered into a separate competition alongside the medal. They will be given a flag at the start of their round and the winner will be the member who can get the flag furthest around the course in 70 shots plus their handicap.

Once the players have played all their shots they will put their flag in the ground indicating how far around the course they manage to get around to. If you get to the 18th hole with shots still remaining you will carry on to the 1st/2nd hole until they are used I will be around to manage traffic coming though.

The prize fund

Prize money will be given to the top four places in the normal medal competition in one division and the top prize money will be awarded to the champion able to get their flag furthest around the course.

This year’s winners include: Jake Day, Martin Joshua, Sean Thompson, Maron Wyatt, Simon Bridges, Chris Miller, John Cooke, Ian Lythall, Murray Macleod, Mark Byrd, Nigel Cooper, Ben Smallman, Keith Lazenby, Tony Finnerty, Mike James, Craig Tedstone, Steve Barbor, Paul Tunnicliffe, John Mcgee, David Arnall, Mark Mckinney, Martin Joshua.

Tournament of Champions also marks the end of the Order of Merit competition with extra points available for the final event.

Please note that this will now be eligible for all mid-week competition winners. So if you would like to play, please let us know A.S.A.P.

New arrival

I am delighted to announce that Ezmee Butterworth was born on Sunday, 1 October at 18.06pm, weighing 5lb 14oz. Both Baby and Mother are doing well, thank you for the kind messages and presents that members and staff have left in my office for my return.

Ben Smallman University study

As part of Ben’s University course he will be doing a 3D Kinematic swing study at Edgbaston Golf Club, if you are interested in supporting this please let us know.

The longest hole in history

We all love a challenge; beating a personal best or doing something outside of our comfort zone. That feeling of having achieved something beyond what we normally would.

In an attempt to raise $100,000 for children’s charities, one man and his caddie (subsequently joined by an adopted dog on their journey) set out to complete the longest hole in history; a par 14,000 carved out of difficult Mongolian terrain, culminating at the 18th green of Mt. Bogd Golf Club.

It took them 82 days to trek the 2011km hole, facing rocky ground, swamps, icy water and desert in the process – click on the link below to view their video. With only 134 balls lost – with one ball lasting 65km! – the man holed a nervy seven-footer to complete the longest hole in history in 20,093 shots, just the mere 6,093 over par. A really special achievement for some fantastic charities.

Watch their journey here.