Gareth Hardy

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter.

This week sees us take a look at what you can do to improve your putting as well as reviewing all that has gone on at the club.

Enjoy the read!

Pro's news

Mark's Blog

Hi Folks,

Hope you’ve all had a great weeks golf, the weather has been great despite the odd occasion and its been great seeing so many people out enjoying the golf course.

Saturday was a really busy day for us all in the shop with Pro’s Day taking place. In the end more than 160 people took part in the event which was great to see. With plenty of different shot to try and play, from the left handed driver, to the mini driver at the first, there was definitely a variety of shots seen on the golf course. Calum’s session on Beat the Pro was rather successful for him as he only lost 8 times out of the 160 players, just imagine the scores he could produces if he took that sort of accuracy on to the golf course.

The scoring from the day was pretty consistent considering the type of day we had with some really good scores getting into the prizes. Congratulations have to be given to Ian Bell and his Guest George Burns who one with an outstanding score of 59.8.

Congratulations also must be given to the rest of the prize winners on the day:

1st Ian Bell and George Burns (Guest) 59.8

2nd Stuart Kenny and Neil Kerr 61.6

3rd Fraser Robertson and Guest 61.8

4th Ian Angus and Bill Martin (Guest) 61.8

5th Kyle Dunn and Murray McBride (Guest) 62

6th Alan Myers and Guest 62.2

Nearest the Pin at 10th Brian McRobert

Gents Longest Drive Mark Higgins

Ladies Longest Drive Sheena Knight

Straightest Drive Alistair MacDonald

On behalf of all of us in the shop I would just like to say thank you to all of you who took part and made the day such a success. It makes all the work putting the day together so worthwhile and hopefully we can make the day even better next year.

Hope you all have a good week’s golf.

Mark

Bonus Ball

In it to Win It

Congratulations to David Rennie for winning our most recent bonus ball draw. Pop into the shop and grab your two new under Armour Polo shirts when you can!

A new bonus ball is now up and running to win 2 brand new FootJoy polo shirts from the 2019 collection. Don’t miss out on the chance of winning this great prize.

Coaching corner

A Busy Week

We have been busy with a few lessons working on keeping those games nice and sharp as we are now in the heat of medal golf battles in either maintaining or getting those handicaps down. I have been doing more in the way of on-course 9-hole lessons lately, it’s a great way for us to really have a look at what kind of shape your game is in and a lot of people find it more enjoyable than standing on a practice area beating balls. Some fantastic improvements this week. Have a look for yourself.

We are fairly busy with lessons at the moment but please don’t think that you will not get a booking if you are in need of a lesson. There are always changes to the diary with people having to re-arrange or cancel due to unforeseen circumstances so please give us a call or pop in if you feel you need your game looked at.

If you want to work on your game get in touch by booking your slot today.

To book your session give the Pro Shop a call on 01292473904.

Lesson prices are as follows:

45 minute lesson - £30

45 minute lesson with Flight Scope - £35

Block of Six Lesson - £150 (Get one Free)

9 Hole on Course Lesson - £60 (Two Lessons in conjunction with Block)

If you need help or questions about getting booked in for a fitting session, either click here, call the Pro Shop on 01292 473904 or stop in. One of our staff will be happy to help.

Competition news

Roger Casket Open Competition

The annual Roger Casket over 50’s Open Competition was played at the beginning of the month with a great day for all who took part. There was a great support from St Nicholas members as always with them making up six spaces out of the Top 10. Well done to the eventual winner, St Nicholas’ own George Hunter who returned a nett 63.

Tri-Am Competition

Sunday 23rd was the annual Tri-Am competition with some great results being returned but the winner was rather far in front with a four shot lead and nett 51. Although I’m sure questions were asked considering it was the first game and two-thirds of the team were the Match and Handicap Secretaries, let’s hope that card was verified. The Honorary Presidents new handicap would have been a great bonus I’m sure. In all seriousness well done to Jim McNairney, Gordon McKinlay and Billy Murray for a great result, well played guys.

St Nicholas Open

Sunday 30th was our annual St Nicholas Open. Players come from all over to compete on our tough test of links and this day was no different. An extremely strong wind throughout the day made it very difficult for every competitor in the field.

However, some great scoring despite the weather just shows that the course is willing to reward good quality golf. Congratulations to C Darroch of Erskine Golf club, taking home the trophy with a brilliant gross 69. The scratch winner was A Russell of Clydebank Overton with a gross 73, division 0-9 was headed by C Darroch, and our 10-18 division was won by A Bell of Ballochmyle golf club with a nett 70. Well done for braving the testing conditions guys, great playing!

Product Spotlight

Hovr Drive Shoe

This week’s product spotlight is the new, award-winning shoe in the Under Armour product range, the UA Hovr Drive shoe.

This fully waterproof shoe has the latest technology to achieve total comfort during your round of golf and maximum power in the golf swing. These new editions to the range of shoes have been given the editors choice award by Golf Monthly.

This just shows how good these shoes are. For a limited time only, these are for sale for just £139.99!

These shoes are sure to fly out the door at this price so make sure you pop in and get a pair while a full-size range is still in stock. We will be more than happy to help you get the right fit and style of shoe to suit you.

Click here and get in touch if you are interested and would like to know more.

Special offer

Not One to Miss

If you are thinking about upgrading your electric trolley then now is the best time of the year to do it.

Motocaddy are offering trade-ins of up to £60 when your trade in any old electric trolley. The trade in does not have to be a Motocaddy, it doesn’t even need a battery, any old electric trolley will do.

Why not come in store and have a chat with us about what trolley would be best for you

FootJoy 3 for 2

We are also currently running a glove promotion with FJ. If you are looking to get any new gloves if you buy 2 we will give you 1 FREE. Don’t miss out on this great bargain from the Number 1 Glove in Golf.

Click here and get in touch if you are interested and would like to know more.

Stylish. Smart. Sophisticated.

With the golfing season now in full flow, we hope you’re proud to say you’re a member of the club and this fantastic course. It’s for this reason that we have a bunch of crested items in the pro shop, so why not come in for a browse next time you’re at the club?

Wear the badge with pride

A classic piece of golfing attire is the club crested shirt, which is something we're able to offer you thanks to our friends at Glenmuir.

They've been creating stylish golf clothing since 1891 and specialise in the art of cresting; so much so that the European Ryder Cup team used them for every event between 1987 and 2014.

Well, their current range is an excellent combination of traditional designs with subtle detailing for that added bit of flair - like the hexagonal print detail on the Haddington's chest (fuchsia polo here).

So, if you're interested, be sure to grab yourself a piece of Scottish excellence before you next head out onto the course.

shop Glenmuir's range >

Are you focusing on the wrong thing?

As soon as the ball has left the putter face, we know whether it’s going to be good or not. It’s like a sixth sense, right? But what constitutes a good putt? Many golfers let the final outcome decide this – i.e. whether the ball ends up in the hole or not – but that is arguably well out of our control. So, perhaps it's time to refocus on what we can control?

There are only two things we can really control when it comes to putting. The first is starting the ball on the correct line. Take Tiger Woods for example; the 15-time major winner focuses on a blade of grass he wants the ball to roll over immediately in front of him, which brings the intended target much closer to impact.

The second is getting the ball rolling correctly, which means imparting top spin as quickly as possible after impact rather than having it jumping and skidding in the air.

One way to control our putting is by utilising the technology in PING’s stunning Vault 2.0 putters.

PING has included True-Roll Technology (TR) into their second-generation Vault putters and it's a smart move, with golfers enjoying more consistent distances on off-centre strikes. Add in the ability to change the weighting on the sole of the putter and you have a fantastic option that can be fitted to suit your stroke.

This is by no means the only putter available within PING's line-up, so click on the link below to view the entire range.

view PING's range >

Shop online | Collect in-store

We understand the convenience of shopping online from the comfort of your own home. We also appreciate that we can't stock every single product in-store due to limited space.

The answer to both of these is our fantastic Click & Collect service, which allows you to browse a huge range of products online and order to pick up from our shop the next time you're down the club. Have you given it a try?

shop now >

Video of the Week

In the final video of this three-part series, world class putting instructor Phil Kenyon talks us through how to improve our focus on the greens. Could the secret really be this simple?

I hope you enjoyed the newsletter and if you require any additional help or advice please contact me in the golf shop.

Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club
Grangemuir Road
Prestwick
KA9 1SN

Phone: 01292 473904

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