Dan Whitby-Smith

We are hoping you all had a great Easter and in between all that garden practice you indulged in an egg or two! I'm sat here looking out the pro shop window wishing I could see some golfers, the course is looking superb and we have been blessed wi

Hello Golfers,

We are hoping you all had a great Easter and in between all that garden practice you indulged in an egg or two!

I'm sat here looking out the pro shop window wishing I could see some golfers, the course is looking superb and we have been blessed with blue skies once again. This morning actually felt normal for 5 minutes, I saw Dale... We kept well apart of course (social distancing) and I also had a video call with Matt, we all share the opinion our members aren't too bad after all! We are all looking forward to seeing you all and having normality restored.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you that participated in the NHS Prize Draw, a donation of £312.50 will be made shortly. I'm sure over the coming weeks and golfing season we will be running further fundraisers for our incredible National Health Service.

Congratulations to Prize Draw winners:

Zac Lewis - TaylorMade Sim Max Driver
Ash Govani - FootJoy Superlite Shoes
Tom Viollet - Calvin Klein Half Zip Sweater
Peter Orrell - PING Cap

I hope you get to enjoy your prizes soon!

If anyone would like a chat during these difficult times feel free to reply to this email or give me a call. I am occassionally contactable on the pro shop line otherwise you can get me on my mobile 07815 548 570.

Please read on, there's some content tailored for your entertainment whilst you can't get out and play.

All the best, stay safe.

Golf's greatest rivalries

Over the next few weeks, we’re going to discuss some of the game’s greatest rivalries but would love you to get involved too! So, let us know which rivalry stands out for you the most and why by getting in touch here.

Nicklaus vs Palmer

A lot of you will remember this one and it’s for far more than the fact they were the two best players on tour for most of the 60s.

It was trophies galore for both gentlemen, with nine Major titles between them from 1960 to 1964 and one of them winning the PGA Tour’s money list each year between 1962 and 1965.

However, whilst Jack is recognised by many as the greatest of all time (let’s save the Tiger vs Jack debate for another time!), he didn’t have the love of the fans that Arnie had.

If you read up on the pair’s rivalry, you’ll quickly find out that they were close friends too. From travelling together during their playing days to Nicklaus being by Palmer’s side when his wife sadly passed away, their friendship was a strong as their fierce rivalry on the course.

It's quiz time

What a response to last week's quiz! Hopefully, you all enjoyed it and learnt a thing or two on the way.

For this week, you'll need to match the golfer with their nickname.

It starts relatively easy with a few that we think the majority of you will get, but there are certainly a few curveballs in there that you may have never heard of before!

Click the link below to take part and, remember, have fun!

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Weekly challenge

If you’re a fan of archery or darts then you’re going to love this week’s challenge. It’s one for you and the family to try, or even have a go with your golfing buddies (at your own homes, of course) and see who’s at the bottom of the leaderboard!

The set-up

Once again, you’re going to need to get creative for this one. We’ve used bamboo sticks from the garden to create our target area, but it can easily be done using golf clubs or ties too.

Set your hitting zone (the mat in our images) as far away as you feel comfortable with – we’d recommend starting at 5 to 7 yards – before grabbing yourself a wedge and some golf balls.

How to play

There are so many ways you can play this challenge. In our example above, we’ve given each zone on the archery board a score with the larger score for the smallest zone in the middle.

From here, set yourself a target – say 100 points. You then take it in turns to hit three balls and tally up your score based on where your ball ends. The first person to reach the target score wins!

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Golf at home

Do you find that you putt better when in a practice game compared to competitions? It’s a common problem for many golfers and often stems from the fear factor associated with missing a putt during a competitive round that simply isn’t there when knocking it around for fun.

The idea

It all comes down to confidence and our gauge as to how quick the greens are. If we can be certain that any missed putt will leave us no more than a foot or two from the hole, we needn’t have any fear about missing and three-putting will (hopefully) become a thing of the past!

The set-up

In the image above, you’ll see we’ve placed two tealight candles on the floor about a hole’s width apart followed by four coasters one-foot past the hole. This drill requires you to hole the putt (putting through the tealights) and get your ball to finish within the inside square of the coasters.

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Video of the Week

How similar are we as golfers? Give this video a watch and count how many of these you say on a regular basis. We bet you say a lot more than you might think!

I hope you enjoyed this newsletter. If you need any help of advice please reply to this email or pop into the shop and we'll be delighted to help you. Dan and the Golf Team.

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Fazeley
Tamworth
B78 3TN

Phone: 01827 251139

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