The countdown is on for this years' Ryder Cup with under 100 days to go until Golfs biggest event takes place at Gleneagles, Scotland. I know many of you are going to the event as spectators or some as Marshalls and all looking forward to it as much as I am! There is still plenty of time to get yourself some memorabilia from this once in a lifetime event.
Click here to check out the fanwear catalogue from Glenmuir for some ideas.
We also have some adidas Ryder Cup Gear in stock and have many other colour options available. Come and see us in the Pro Shop and check out what we can get for you or that perfect present for the golfer that has everything.....except a Ryder Cup 2014 sweater, shirt or cap!!
Last weeks' Ladies US Open finished on Sunday with a first major win for Michelle Wie.
However, what I found extremely remarkable was that 11 year old Lucy Li qualified for the US Open with rounds of 74/68 and although she missed the cut with 2 rounds of +6 78 she is sure to be a potential star of the future.
Open Sweepstake
We have our ''OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP'' sweepstake now in operation in the Pro Shop. Buy a square for £2.50 or get 5 for £10. Once the Open draw has been made your number will be allocated a player in the Open at Royal Liverpool and prizes will be available as follows:
1st Place TaylorMade SLDR Fairway
2nd Place Titleist Vokey SM5 Wedge
3rd Place FootJoy Shoes
Leading Amateur & Best & Worst Score Each Day - A sleeve of TaylorMade TP Golf Balls (worth £12)
President Clinton Plays ProV1!!!
Many of you will remember my nephew Ben who worked in the shop last year before heading to a work placement at Mission Hills Golf Resort in China. Ben is currently in his 3rd year of studying Golf Management at UHI at Dornoch. He has joined their team of caddies this year to earn some extra cash and made an unusual golf ball find. He found a Titleist Pro V1 numbered 42 and with the president of the United States logo. Seemingly Bill Clinton was the 42nd president of the United States and must have had an errant drive into the bushes on his visit to Royal Dornoch a few years back.
Daniels Marathon Golf Round!!
Congratulations to Daniel Marshall on completing his on course Marathon by completing 7 rounds over the Old Course.....YES you read correct...SEVEN!!! Daniel started at 3.30am, averaged 2 hours per round and finally completed the approximate distance of 26 miles walked at 7.30pm (ahead of schedule) Daniel was completing the challenge in aid of Prostate Cancer UK. Daniel is pictured here with his Mum and caddy Greg.
adidas Gripmore Shoes - Play Like Kaymar (well at Least Look Like him!!)
We now have the new adidas Gripmore spikeless shoes in store as worn by Martin Kaymar and Justin Rose. These are very comfortable (I'm wearing mine right now) and also come with a 2 year waterproof warranty on them. The new gripmore technology on the sole has 43 gripmore cleats and 243 points of contact with the turf to give the performance of a spiked shoe but the comfort of a spikeless shoe.....the best of both worlds!!
These retail at £89.99 and are available in black, white and grey.
New Clubs Could be Cheaper than you Think!! Grab a Bargain!!
We are offering the PING G25 Driver, Fairway and Hybrid at some fantastic prices this week. However these prices only apply to our standard stock and not special orders of any kind. Hurry we only have a few of each remaining.
PING G25 Driver £199
PING G25 Fairway £129
PING G25 Hybrid £109.
Anyone out there thinking about buying some new clubs, but not wanting to remortgage the house to do it, may be surprised at how little you could pay for a brand new set of PING's.
PING have relaunched their older G20 range and as a result, you could by a whole new set of quality clubs for a fraction of the usual price. We can also custom fit the irons for you at no extra cost and offer various lofts, flexes, lengths of club in the woods making this a fantastic buy!! However hurry as this offer wont be around for long.
PING G20 Driver £139.99
PING G20 Fairway £99.99
PING G20 Hybrid £79.99
PING G20 Irons 5-SW Steel £349.99
PING Traverse Cart Bag £99.99
Total Cost £769.95.
Club Championships - Old CSS 73/74
Congratulations to Malcolm L Macleman on winning the Mens Club Championships on Saturday finishing with a fine round of -1 under par 70 to seal his first Club Championships.
Malcolm L Macleman - 74 75 76 70 295
Kevin Thomson - 76 74 74 78 302
Stuart Tatters - 77 78 76 72 303
James Hendry - 72 76 75 83 306
Ishbel Harris Texas Scramble
Congratulations to all the prizewinners in the Texas Scramble on Sunday with some fine scoring on the day. Our very own Derek Ramsay teamed with Stuart Tatters, Conal Burgess and David Harvey to take the Division 1 honours with a fantastic score of 53.5. Steven McMeeking, Ross Davidson, Jamie Sinton and Chris Magorian took the Division 2 top spot with a fine 55.8.
Division 1 (Hcaps 0-4)
1st - S Tattters, D Ramsay, C Burgess (Elgin), D Harvey (Elgin) 53.5
2nd - R Duncan, L Shanks (Elgin), A Duncan (Hopeman), L Duncan (Elgin) 55.6
3rd - I Allan, K Godsman, N Dow, N Hubbard 56.1
Division 2 (Hcap 4.1 +)
1st - S McMeeking, R Davidson, J Sinton, C Magorian (All Moray) 55.8
2nd - J Ellwood, W Stewart, G Stewart, C Moors (All Moray) 56.6
3rd - A Phillips, L Collins, K Laing, A Hutcheon (All Maverston) 57.0
Congratulations to Dave Gallie on winning the mid week stableford with a superb score of 42 points, beating Peter John Reid on a better inward half. Les Curtis was 3rd with 39 points and put his fine score down to the new golf balls I had previously sold him the week before!!!
Magic 2's were worth a very low £2.86 and won by the following players:
L Curtis, PJ Reid, E Devine, B A Macleman, M Jamieson, AR Donegan x 3!!, R Duncan, P Page, A Stewart, D Gallie x 2, CA Russell-
Ball Raffle
4 Balls Jaimie Sinton
3 Balls Pete Beckett
There was no seniors medal on this week as Moray GC entertained Fortrose & Rosemarkie GC over the Old Course. Im pleased to say the Moray seniors did us proud and won the match.
Pat Baron Trophy - New Course CSS 69
Well Donne to Leslie Docherty who continued her fine form to win the Pat Baron Trophy with a fantastic 43 pts.
Mrs Lesley Docherty 43pts
Mrs Jean McPherson 40pts
Mrs Jennifer Campbell 38pts
Mrs Carla Madigan 38pts
Mrs Eileen Johns 37pts
Royal Bank of Scotland Trophy New Course - CSS 73
Well Done to Euan Docherty who carried on his good form from last year with a net 68 to win by 7 shots from David Connolly on 75.
Master Euan Docherty 96 - 28c = 68
Master David Connolly 95 - 20c = 75
Robert Hornby 85 - 8c = 77
Scott Crawford 84 - 7c = 77
Rule of the Week 26th June 2014
Playing in the Saturday Medal Craig declared his ball unplayable and elected to drop his ball 2 club lengths to the side of where his ball lay. His ball when dropped rolled more than 2 club lengths from the point it first struck the ground and therefore he was required to re-drop, unfortunately with the same result. He now has to place his ball as near as possible to the spot where it first struck a part of the course when re-dropped. Before he places his ball he notices that there are a lot of loose impediments on and around the spot where he is required to place his ball. He asks Jamie if can remove all the loose impediments before he places his ball. What did Jamie have to say?
A. Jamie was in agreement with Craig removing the loose impediments before he placed his ball.
