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Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another exciting edition to The Welcombe Golf Club's weekly newsletter. We hope that you're having a good week on and off the golf course.

Enjoy the read.

Club news

Presentation Evening

Following the great evenings, we have had the past two years, I’m pleased to invite you to book your table for this year’s Presentation Evening. By popular request, we have re-booked Soul Junction to entertain us and, together with good food, amazing company and worthy winners, we can
look forward to another successful event.

We can take requests for tables of 8 or smaller groups. Bookings have already been taken and I suggest you let me know your requirements ASAP to avoid disappointment.

I look forward to seeing you on Friday 16th November!

Shop news

The Ryder Cup

Everyone is welcome to join us for what is set to be a phenomenal Ryder Cup.

We will be showing coverage Friday – Sunday as well as running our Ryder Cup competition on Sunday 30th September.

Ryder Cup draw

The Ryder Cup draw will be posted LIVE on Facebook on Thursday 27th September. If you are not able to tune in, then please call the Pro Shop for the format and tee times.

Don't delay...

This week we have had the NEW PING products in-store and what a fantastic product they have. The NEW G400 Drivers’ streamlined shape offers a big advancement in aerodynamics and stability.

So, don’t delay and book your FREE fitting with one of our Professionals on 01789413800 or by clicking here.

Competition news

Midweek Stableford

Only two players braved the weather for the midweek stableford but Storm ‘ALI’ got the better of them…some say you must have been mad to play in those conditions.

First place - Simon Bridges.
Second place - Mark Williams.

Chris Wiggins Cup

Captains news

Captains log

Dear All,

I haven’t been around for the last couple of weeks, so I’m not fully up to speed with how everything is at the club, but I hope the weather didn’t detract too much from some good golf at the weekend. Talking of which, Vice-Captain, Andrew B recorded his second win with a resounding 5 ½ - ½ thrashing of Hinckley on Saturday afternoon in the Rain! It’s obviously difficult enough for teams to come and get a victory against us, as the stats show, but in the rain too.

That was always going to be tough for them; funnily enough we played Finham away this year and beat them 5 ½ - ½ - on their turf, so next year (we alternate home and away each year with Finham) they want to bring their scratch team to play us at the Welcs. I think we can take that as a compliment!

We have one more club friendly to go for the season and that’s at home against Hearsall, re-arranged after it was abandoned earlier in the season due to a thunderstorm! This will be played on Saturday 6th October, so I will be recruiting for that one shortly. Can I also just take this opportunity to say a huge thanks to everyone who has supported the club matches this season; we have played 12 matches at home in all comps – winning 11 and drawing 1. So, it would be good to finish the season with another strong performance, but I’m sure we’ll get that!

Away from home we’ve not been quite as strong, but barring a couple of matches, most have been close and hard fought and could easily have gone our way. Anyway, something very definitely to build on for next season!

Well done men & good luck in the board comp “Chris Wiggins Cup” on Saturday. Weather’s looking good, should be some good scores in for that one. See you there, Neal.

Course news

Head Greenkeepers Report September 27th 2018

Hello to all members and guests,

After a few down pours of rain over the past two weeks, the course is starting to soak up the moisture in our roots and grow with areas from the summer recovering well. Growth is at a steady pace with our recent cooler temperatures.

Greens units have had a re-grind and we are cutting at 3mm for the next four weeks to then slowly raise the height going into the winter.

Leaf’s are starting to fall in areas with our autumn season upon us.

After a busy week last week and the start of this week, we have installed and completed all the irrigation parts we have had delivered. 10 valve boxes, 3 pumps and 13 sprinklers. 18th,15th and 17th are complete. We are still waiting on 84 sprinklers which are being shipped from America to complete the remaining greens on the course.

Bunkers have all been edged and weeded. Looking nice and sharp!

Bunker maintenance will commence again next week on Monday, greenside bunkers on 1st, 2nd, 14th and 13th will be completed.

Please be aware greens maintenance will commence Monday 8th October for the week. 10” depth verti-drain, 5” microcore plugs, scarify, seed, fertilizer, topdress - please give way to green staff.

I hope you are all continuing to enjoy your golf at The Welcombe golf club. On behalf of myself and the greenkeeping team, we would like to thank you all for your continued support.

Many Thanks
Billy Hayes
Head greenkeeper The Welcombe golf resort

Tour news

Comeback complete

At the start of the year, 14-time Major winner Tiger Woods was ranked 1,199th in the world, following a fourth back surgery amid fears that he might never be able to compete on a golf course again. Fast-forward nine months and Woods has completed what will go down as one of the finest comeback seasons across sporting history.

Now ranked 13th in the world, he topped off a remarkable year with his first victory since 2013 at the TOUR Championship, finishing second in the FedEx Cup and has once again shown that he may be the most talented golfer to ever play the game (we'll save that debate for another time).

Particularly striking was the control Woods had over the whole tournament. Leading from start-to-finish, he never once looked as if he was going to lose his composure, sailing serenely through the final round whilst the likes of Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy crumbled under the pressure. The Big Cat is truly back.

A gutsy birdie on the 72nd hole saw Justin Rose finish in T-4, which was good enough to see him crowned FedEx Cup champion, the first Englishman to do so, and in the process taking home a tidy sum of $10m (£7.6m). Not too shabby!

New irons to improve your game

Buying a set of clubs is exciting, but can be a tricky decision - you might love the look of the short irons, but feel a bit daunted by the longer clubs further up the set. However, you can always mix and match your clubs so that your long irons are more forgiving and your short irons are more workable, allowing you to strike approach shots from any distance with confidence.

Mix & match with TaylorMade

Why not try combining TaylorMade's M CGB long irons with its M4 short irons? The M CGB features four weight ports on the back of the head that house tungsten, which helps create high launches and more forgiveness on off-centre strikes - perfect for the extra bit of help needed on long iron shots. Combine this with the M4's smaller profile and thinner sole for workability further down the set, and you'll feel confident with every iron in your bag.

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Layer up, autumn's here

Normally when you watch golf on TV, you see the world’s best showing off their golfer’s tan in their polos. When the Ryder Cup gets underway this week in Paris however, things will be a lot colder, and we’ll see golfers on both teams ditching the short sleeves and going for a golf-specific mid-layer to help them stay warm.

The middle man
One mid-layer which will guarantee you comfort and warmth on the course is Galvin Green’s Diego pullover. The Diego is made from INSULA fabric, which combines lightweight breathability with thermal regulation to keep you comfortable in cooler temperatures. One feature that makes this sweater stand out from the rest is its stylish front chest pocket, something that we think you'll love.

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Spotlight: Titleist TS drivers

The hugely exciting Titleist TS2 and TS3 drivers have been the cause of some phenomenal performance gains for club golfers and tour professionals alike.

Titleist say it's stripped the driver down to its vital essence before building it back up to be faster, longer and better in every way possible. Well, there's only one way to find out - come and see us for a thorough custom fitting and put the TS to the test.

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Video of the Week

Thomas Bjorn chats to Foremost TV about captaining Team Europe in this week's Ryder Cup and how he's planning on regaining the trophy come Sunday evening.

We hope you enjoyed the newsletter. If you need any further help of advice, please speak to one of the golf team.

Andrew Jones
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Phone: 01789 413800

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