Welcome to another edition of our newsletter. In this week's read, we take a look at how Dustin Johnson reached a Tour milestone in Mexico, we focus on the importance of taking your wedge game to the next level, and we cast an eye over one or two of the latest products to have landed in-store.
Enjoy the read!
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Back to work...
Paul Waring is back to work this week for the second part of the desert swing. He starts on Thursday in Oman and the golf course looks unreal. A lot of the players say it’s the best they play all year so it should make a good watch. Following Oman, Paul is off to Qatar before a bit of a break so the best of luck to him and here’s hoping he can pick up where he left off.
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Pairs Better Ball
The winners of the Pairs Better Ball on Saturday were Steve Driscoll & Scott Elliott with a great score of 48 points followed by John Duffy & Jim McKenzie with 45 points. There was a 3 way playoff for 3rd place with Peter Johnson & Denis Munro with 44 points beating Paul Davies & John Coliigan and Mike McLoughlin & John McCann.
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Best 2 from 4
The winners of the Best 2 from 4 competition were Steve O’loughlin, Keith Francis ,Roy Johnson and Glen Randles with 76 points as while the rest of you played a pairs 4 Ball Better Ball they decided to pay this format - Comfortable win.
Special mention must also go to Mike Sarath who scored 42 points on his own.
There were 10 Twos worth £7.30 per player.
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Coming up...
This Saturday there is a best two from four competition, there are still a few gaps so if you want to get your name down then stop by the shop. Just on a side note, there have been a few reports of there being a lot of pitch marks on the greens. Understandably it can be difficult to see them in the sun that we’re having this February but just keep an eye out if you can.
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Johnson secures lifetime status
The first World Golf Championship of 2019 took place over the weekend and for those of you who haven't heard about WGC events before, these are arguably the biggest events outside of golf's four Majors.
Perhaps, then, it was no surprise to see two of golf's biggest names battle it out for top-spot over the four days, with Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy going blow-for-blow in Mexico as golf's other stars struggled to keep pace.
The final result was a five-shot victory for the big-hitting American, thanks to five birdies during a blemish-free back-nine on Sunday afternoon. For McIlroy, it was a story of what could have been as the Northern Irishman mixed countless birdies with nine bogeys and a double-bogey across the week.
This was Johnson’s 20th PGA Tour title and pushed him back up to number two in the World Rankings, within touching distance of Justin Rose at the summit. It was a week where DJ also joined illustrious company in becoming only the fifth man in the last 50 years to win 20 PGA Tour titles before turning the grand old age of 35. But can you name the other four? Here’s a clue: two of them were playing in the tournament at weekend.
However, aside from claiming his sixth WGC title and third in Mexico, it meant Johnson will earn lifetime status on Tour as soon as he completes his 15th season. Not a bad weekend for the American and proof that hard work certainly pays off.
P.s. The other four were of course Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Johnny Miller, and Tom Watson. |
Anyone else but Tiger?
Sometimes, when someone does something utterly brilliant you just have to bow down and say well done. Rewind to Friday afternoon in Mexico when Tiger Woods found himself in the fairway bunker down nine. He's 135 yards away, huge trees blocking his line to the green let alone the pin and simply no way he can find the green. Well, fast forward to 4mins 3secs in this video to see what happened next...
Click here to view our shot of the week.
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New in...
In the shop we have just taken delivery of this seasons FootJoy apparel and shoes so the walls that may have been slightly bare before, are no more.
Please stop by to check out the collection. It’s so different for this time of year, the weather means plenty are getting out to play and it’s great to see everyone about the club. This time last year I think it was the complete opposite so long may it continue.
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75 yards? Up-and-down for me... |
The majority of golfers know how far they hit their driver and irons with a full swing, but wedges require you to be a lot more accurate if you want to start shooting better scores. So, whilst it can be useful to know how far a full PW or LW goes, you'll benefit far more from dialling in your wedges so you can hit specific distances that you regularly find yourself with on the course. |
Give yourself options You'll notice that different swings with each wedge will result in yardages that overlap - see table above. This is important as it'll give you options when considering the conditions. For example, if you're facing a strong breeze, we'd suggest going up a club and utilising a shorter swing so the ball flies lower with less spin, helping it to penetrate through the wind. |
Dial in with Callaway We'd recommend having a wedge system of the same brand and model, so you remove any variables in feel and spin across wedges. One model that we love is Callaway’s Mack Daddy 4 wedge. Its new Groove-In-Groove technology provides brilliant control and spin no matter if you're playing from the rough or the fairway, whilst 21 loft-bounce combinations give us a fantastic array of options to pick from when finding you the perfect set-up to improve your wedge play. |
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