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.
We had some mixed weather last week with the sun shining on quite a few occasions during the week. However the Northerly winds have kept things rather chilly at times and made the course very tricky.
This week Derek is away to sit his 2nd year exams down at the St Andrews Old Course Hotel. Derek is busy studying as we speak and will have exams on rules of golf, business studies, equipment technology, sports science and golf coaching. I'm sure you will all join me in wishing Derek all the best for these exams.
LadyBird Group
I am pleased to say that we had a maximum bid of £500 for the 4 ball at Trump International Links which was a fantastic figure.
Thanks to everyone who made an offer for the 4 ball and I'm delighted that we can give the Ladybird this money to help with their ongoing fundraising.
Derek has been running a few girls coaching taster sessions on Sunday afternoons over the last 3 weeks. These have been very well received and last Sunday we had 15 girls in total during the session. A big thank you must also go out to Kay Vincent, Frances Neish and Monica Grant for their help over the last few weeks.
Due to the success of these initial sessions, Derek is going to arrange some more sessions with 2 different age groups. The older group will be focusing on getting the girls on to the New Course, and eventually getting their handicaps, while the younger girls will be doing more basic coaching and introducing them to golf on the junior 4 hole course.
There will be a 2 week break from the coaching and Derek will be in contact with you all to arrange new dates and times for the new sessions.
If you or any of your family are looking to get into golf, or improve on your current skills, click here to get in touch, or come and have a chat with us in the pro shop.
YMG Junior Coaching at Moray GC
Derek will also be running some junior coaching sessions after school starting on Thursday, 12 May from 5pm.
These sessions will run for 8 weeks at a cost of £50 per child which will include a personalised folder for each child to take away with them and allow the parents and children to review the lessons.
It's looking like we will be running 2-3 different sessions to cater for the different ages and skill levels within those interested.
Spaces are filling up fast so if you want to book up your child, contact the shop and sign up before the 5th May to give us enough time to get your folders ordered.
Junior Competition Results
Dr G D Gormley Trophy - New Course CSS 67 - Saturday, 23 April
Euan Docherty continued his fine run of form to win the Dr Gormley Trophy with a fine 84 (66) to beat Ryan Sherwood into 2nd place on 68.
1st - Master Euan Docherty - 84 - 18c = 66, 2nd - Ryan Sherwood 97 - 29c = 68, 3rd - Brogan Thomson 86 - 15c = 71, 4th = Scot Docherty 100 - 28c = 72, 4th = Jack Ure 95 - 23c = 72
This weekend sees the first Monthly Medal of the 2016 season taking place over the New Course on Saturday. This is also the first qualifying event for the Cappro Cup (1st & 2nd October)
Late entries can be made online until 5pm Friday. Any late entries after this time should be made through the Pro Shop.
Arcadia Cup - Sat 23rd April - Old Course CSS 74
M. Regan (18) 68
W. Binnie (6) 69
D. Hamilton (16) 70
C. Moors (16) 71
J. C. Macgregor (14), N. Stewart (8), Jake Scott (1), R. R. Adams (9), I. S. Geddes (4) 72
A. Dunwell (20), K. Russell (11), M. Anderson (6), G. J. Madigan (14), G. Murray (1) 73
L. Mitchell (9), C. W. Stewart (11), J. Dennis (11) 74
2's were worth £5.21 to the following players:
B Moir, I Geddes, J Scott, G Murray, JD Petrie (2), GJ Edwards, TP Scholefield, S Crawford, J Dennis, C McConnachie, J Higginson (2), CW Stewart, M Anderson, M Main, A Cowie, AM Dixon & R Webster
Ball Raffle
9 Balls - Alexander R Tweedie, 8 Balls - Brian J Smith, 7 Balls - Craig Emery, 6 Balls - Neil Borrie, 5 Balls - Kevin Donaldson, 4 Balls - Sandy Dixon
Mixed Open Greensomes - Old Course - Sunday, 24 April
1st - D. Copland & J. Copland (Maverston) (9.6) 70.4 (B.I.H)
2nd - C. McConnachie & M. McConnachie (23.6) 70.4
3rd - R. Spence & S. Spence ( Elgin ) (13.4) 70.6 (B.I.H)
4th - A. J. Smith (Turriff) & L. Lorimer (DHR) (12.4) 70.6.
We had some reasonable weather on Tuesday for the first of the seniors medals, however a strong Lossie breeze made scoring very tricky. Ralph Smith managed to sneak first place with a better inward half over Michael Dixon and Steve Crane, with all 3 finishing on a score of 73.
1st = Ralph J Smith 86 - 13c = 73, 1st = Michael Dixon 80 - 7c = 73, 1st = Steve M Crane 88 - 15c = 73, 4th = Charles D Stewart 86 - 12c = 74, 4th = Gordon Lennox 93 - 19c = 74
Wilson Fitting Day
Thanks to everyone for coming along to the Wilson Fitting Day at the range last Thursday. Thankfully we had a great day's weather and everyone who came along got the special offer of buy 7 irons and get the 8th FREE as well as a FREE sleeve of Wilson balls to try just for coming along.
If anyone missed the day but would like to take advantage of the offer then give us a call this week and I can honour this special deal.
Click here to find out more about the Wilson hardware line up for 2016
Click here to get in touch if you would like to request a fitting with us here at Moray GC.
Sign Up This Weekend!!
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
10 Qualifying Events
April 30th - Monthly Medal (New)
May 7th - Monthly Medal (Old)
May 21st - HP Stewart (Old)
June 11th - Club Championships 1st Round/Summer S/Ford
June 25th - Monthly Medal (New)
July 9th - RNLI (Old)
July 23rd - Monthly Medal (Old)
August 6th - Monthly Medal (New)
August 13th - RNMDSF (Old)
September 3rd - Monthly Medal (Old)
September 10th - Teams Announced!!
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!!
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 In - Last Chance
Get up to £20 OFF a New pair of FootJoy or adidas Shoes when you give us your old ones, but don't delay, as this offer ends this Sunday.
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.
Get a FREE shoe care kit worth £19.99
For a limited time only, when you buy a pair of ECCO shoes, we'll give you a care kit worth £19.99 - for FREE.
High quality shoes deserve the best care, so take advantage of this fantastic offer. There are some superb models in ECCO's range, such as the BIOM G2 and Hybrid 2.
Click here to find out more.
Bonus Ball Lottery
Congratulations go to our latest winners.
Donald Fletcher was another double prize winner with number 28 in both the GPS and Scotty Cameron Putter draws.
On Saturday night, Barney Harris won for the 2nd time with the same number 24. Barney takes the same number for every draw and it's paid off with him winning a 2nd set of Irons on Saturday nights draw!!
We currently have 2 live draws in operation with either a Choice of Golf Bag or a Galvin Green Gore-TEX Suit up for grabs!
Choice of Golf Bag - £2.50 per ball
Galvin Green Suit of Choice - £8.00 per ball
Click here to visit our Facebook page, or come into the shop if your interested in taking a number.
Playing the 18th Old, Derek's 2nd shot ended up on the 1st tee with the Pro Shop between his ball and the 18th flag. The shop building doesn't interfere with his swing or stance but is interfering with his intended line of play. Is Derek entitled to relief from the shop building?
Under Rule 24-2 Immovable
Obstruction Interference by an immovable obstruction occurs when a ball lies in or on the obstruction , or when the obstruction interferes with the player's stance or the area of his intended swing. If the player's ball lies on the putting green , interference also occurs if an immovable obstruction on the putting green intervenes on his line of putt. Otherwise, intervention on the line of play is not, of itself, interference under this rule
Answer - Derek should play the ball as it lies and is not entitled to relief
