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.
I'm down in Milton Keynes this week for the Foremost Golf Conference but will be back for the prize giving on Friday night.
I'll have a full round up in next week's newsletter, but here are just a few photo's of the event to get you started.
Derek's PGA Residential
Last week Derek was on his final residential week at the Belfry in what was a very informative and intense week.
As well as having 2 exams, the main focus was to get the guys ready for their final exams which take place in April. Focussing on coaching, sports science, custom fitting and business exams and assignments.
Under Armour Clothing We've just received our Under Armour cold gear winter clothing. This as always looks fantastic and really does perform well in the cold elements. This ensures you not only look good but can play good as well.
Click here to find out more about our stunning Under Armour ranges.
Winter Cup Week 2 Saturday
Craig Annette and
Gordon McDonald ran away with the honours in division 1 and 2 on Saturday both returning a fantastic 44 points. Second best to that on Saturday was
Jim Spence with a cracking 43 points also then
Mark McDonald with 41. Some great scoring all round on Saturday.
Division 1
1st -
Craig Annette - 44, 2nd -
Mark McDonald - 41, 3rd -
Stephen J Houston - 38, 4th -
Richard Bowlt - 38, 5th -
Nigel Parsons - 38
Division 2
1st -
Gordon McDonald - 44, 2nd -
James A G Spence - 43, 3rd -
Keith Rushton - 39, 4th -
Alistair G Neish - 38, 5th -
Neil J Smith - 38
2's £6 accredited to shop accounts;
S.Houston, Mark Jones, Jim Conn, Craig Annette, Stephen Dunbar, Jim Murphy
Sunday Sunday's scoring was also to a high standard.
Bill Johnston topped Saturday's points and matches
Craig and
Gordon on Saturday with 44 points. Bill's playing partner
Graeme Hamilton returned 42 points along with
Ken Lindsay who had a nice eagle 2 on 16.
Division 1
1st -
William B Johnston - 44, 2nd -
Graeme Hamilton - 42, 3rd -
John D Petrie - 38, 4th -
Stephen J Houston - 37, 5th -
Ross Duncan - 36
Division 2
1st -
Ken Lindsay - 42, 2nd -
Darren Gee - 39, 3rd -
Stephen Dunbar - 38, 4th -
Iain Kelman - 38, 5th -
Gareth John Edwards - 37
2's £12 accredited to shop accounts:
Stephen Houston, W B Johnston
Senior Winter Cup [Week 3] (CSS 68)
John Macgregor took the spoils in week 3 of the Senior Winter cup with a cracking 40 points, 1 ahead of
Jim Docherty and 2 ahead of
Roy Crane,
John Watson, Mike Boaler and
Mark Cross.
Friday, 18 November - Prize giving
Saturday, 19 November - Race Night
I look forward to seeing all the prizewinners coming along to collect their winnings from the 2016 season. The presentation will start at 7.30pm
We will also be holding a new event, a Race Night which should be fun and something different. Unfortunately, I won't make this event due to another engagement, but come along as its sure to be a great laugh!
Jimmy's ball was at the back of the 8th green (Old). After studying his putt he asked Brian to attend the flag. While his ball was in motion a pair of Typhoon jets took off over the green. The sudden burst of noise made Brian clasp both hands to his ears and unfortunately Jimmy's ball struck the unattended flagstick. "What happens now" said Jimmy " Do I get to retake the putt, you were attending the flag when I putted"?
'I am afraid not' said Brian 'and unfortunately you have incurred a two stroke penalty for striking the unattended flagstick in the hole. Jimmy was not too pleased but he went on to birdie the 9th and 10th.
