I hope you've all had a fantastic week on and off the golf course, and welcome to another exciting edition of the Moray Pro Shop weekly newsletter, bringing you up to date with all the latest news and gossip from within the walls of MGC.
It's been another busy week at Moray GC. We have been busy trying to tidy up the shop to create some space for all the boxes that seem to keep appearing!! We now have some new Oscar Jacobson clothing in to add to our initial drop, and are waiting for some warmer weather to allow us to entice you with some short sleeve polos for the beautiful summer ahead. (I can but hope!)
This week I'm busy teaching most of the week, and am running the Sport Moray Primary Schools competition on Wednesday afternoon on the practice area. I usually have between 20-30 children for this event, and we put on a 4 hole competition on the junior course, a putting competition, chipping competition and finally a longest, straightest drive. If anyone is thinking about putting in some hard practice then I would try to avoid the practice area between 3.30-5.30pm on Wednesday.
Alternatively if anyone would like to lend a pair of hands to help take the kids round these 4 events, and help them mark their cards then I can always do with some help.
Pros' Day - Saturday, 4 June
- FUN Packed Day
- Teams of 4
- Refreshments on course
- Individual & Team Stableford (Best 2 from 4)
- On Course Competitions - Nearest the Pin, Straightest Drive
- Soup & Sandwiches
- Over £1500 worth of prizes
- Raising Money for the LadyBird Group in Lossiemouth
- £10 per person entry fee
- 7pm - Putt to be a Millionnaire - Win a 4 ball to Gleneagles
- Book your space through the Pro Shop NOW!!
The CAPRO Cup. - 1st & 2nd October - Sign Up from Saturday, 30 April
Ryder Cup Style Event - Captain vs Pros Teams
Saturday, 1 & Sunday, 2 October 2016
Saturday - Fourball and Greensomes, Sunday - Singles Matches (played in 4's)
4 Handicap Sections 0-5, 6-9, 10-14, 15-28
Qualification - 10 Competitions - Points 1-10 in each section, each competition
Order of Merit - 4 qualify from each section plus 3 wildcards per team. Club Champion and 5 day Open Champion (or Club Champs Runner Up if winner not from Moray) get automatic Invites
£5 per person Entry fee
Bacon Roll/Coffee each day, Soup & Sandwich on Saturday between rounds
Team Uniform supplied for the event and Trophy for the Winning Team
After Match Entertainment - The Ryder Cup from Hazeltine National @ Moray GC
First Qualifying Event - Saturday, 30 April - Montly Medal, New Course
It's sure to be a great weekend of Fun and banter so I hope you will all get behind the event. For those of you worried that you won't get to watch the real Ryder Cup unfold, don't worry. With the time difference of 6 hours, you won't miss the main event either!
Hopefully some of you will make a day of it and watch the Ryder Cup in the clubhouse afterwards. I'm giving you all plenty of notice to book the weekend off with your other halves!!
This weekend sees the Arcadia Cup taking place over the Old Course on Saturday. Late entries can be made online until 5pm Friday. Any late entries after this time should be made through the Pro Shop.
The Mixed Open Greensomes will be played on the Old Course on Sunday. There are still late entries available from 1pm.
The Juniors have another medal round on Saturday in the Dr Gormley Trophy. Anyone wishing to play please check in at the clubhouse at 12.30 for a 1pm start.
This week featured a busy week of competitions which saw Anthony Blake clinch top spot in the Mid-Week medal, and Jamie Edwards sneak to 1st place by a shot in the Silver Jubilee Cup.
Click here to see our round up of all the competitive action from this week.
Ellie Plays in the Scottish Girls Open Championships One of our promising juniors,
Ellie Docherty has taken to the road in recent weeks to play in the Irish U18's and Scottish Girls Open Championships for the first time. Ellie has had a great couple of seasons and has started the season playing of a handicap of 7.
Unfortunately Ellie missed the cut in both, but really enjoyed the experience. I have seen her out practicing hard in some poor weather which is great to see, and I know she is looking forward to her next big events which are the County Championships at Brora at the start of May, and then the Munross Trophy at Montrose the end of May....Good Luck Ellie!
Saturday Medal Results
Well Done to
Kyle Thomson who won the Medal on Saturday with a fine 96 (65), 2 shots ahead of
Harvey Kane (67) with
Jack Ure 3rd on 70.
Kyle Thomson - 96 - 31c = 65
Harvey Kane - 91 - 24c = 67
Jack Ure - 93 - 23c = 70
Master Euan Docherty - 89 - 18c = 71
Alan Currie - 92 - 21c = 71
Wilson Staff - Thursday, 21 April -2.00-6.00pm at Moray GC's practice area
Slots still available are 2.40pm, 3.20pm, 4.00pm, 4.30pm.
Click here to book a slot
Special Offers will be available on the day, plus you will get a
FREE sleeve of Wilson Staff Balls just for attending!!
Click here to find out more about Wilson's hardware line up for 2016.
We had a great night last Friday night with the LadyBird Quiz night hosted by
Bruce Casburn. I think there were well over 60 people who attended the evening in support of the Ladybird Group.
They managed to raise almost
£600 on the night which was fantastic.
Julieann, Derek and I achieved our goal of not finishing last, and I'm pleased to say we managed this by a whopping 2 points.
I am donating a 4 Ball at Trump International in Aberdeen which has to be used by the end of June with all proceeds going to the Ladybird Group.
Therefore I'm looking for offers for the 4 ball with the highest bid made between now and next Monday will win the 4 ball which is worth over £600,and know that they have donated to a great local cause at the same time.
Playing the 8th Old, Graham's ball ended up in the rough to the right of the green beside the landing light. In obtaining relief he correctly identified his nearest point of relief which was still in the rough. Considering his options of where to take his club length from this point, he managed to get his ball to come to rest on the fairway but no more than two club lengths from where it struck the ground. "Lucky break"! he said. Did Alister agree?
Yes.
There is no distinction in the rules between fairway and rough: both are covered by the term 'through the green'
We have a number of great offers running in the shop this month:
Battery Trade In
Get
£25 OFF a New Lithium Battery or Electric Trolley with a Lithium Battery when you trade in your old one.
Lithium batteries Charge quicker, last much longer, come with a better warranty, and are lighter...Why stick with lead acid..
Click here to find out more.
Shoe Trade InGet up to
£20 OFF a New pair of FootJoy or adidas Shoes when you give us your old ones
Please note this offer is only valid on adidas Tour 360 Boost (
£20 off ) or Gripmore (
£10 off) shoes and FootJoy DNA, DryJoy (
£20 off) or Contour Shoes (
£15 off).
Ladies can get
£15 trade in against the FootJoy emPower and Casual collection
Click here to find out more about our fantastic footwear ranges.
Cleveland Wedge Offer
Over the next few months, when you buy a Cleveland R.T.X 2.0 wedge from us here at Moray, you can then buy another wedge at
HALF PRICE. This is a fantastic opportunity to close up those gaps between your wedges with the help of your PGA Professionals.
Click here to find out more about this offer, or
click here to get in touch if you would like to arrange your wedge fitting session.
Bonus Ball Lottery
We currently have 2 live draws in operation with either a Bushnell GPS or a Custom Set of Irons (PING, TaylorMade, Titleist or Mizuno) up for grabs!
Bushnell Neo GPS
£2.00 per ball
Choice of Custom Set of Irons (7)
£10.00 per ball
Click here to visit our Facebook page, or come into the shop if your interested in taking a number.
