John Murray

Hello Golfers,

Greetings from John Murray
Moray Golf Club - PGA Golf Professional

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.

Important news

Our New Era has Begun

Last week you received an email from us asking for your help. It wasn’t anything too onerous or time-consuming; simply sparing 20 seconds of your time to complete your golfing profile.

The reason we’re asking you to do this is so that we can start sending you personalised content that is more relevant to your golfing needs. For example, if you’re a lady golfer with a handicap of 28 then the weekly emails you receive will include ladies product that will be suited to your playing ability. Likewise, if you’re a gentleman off 12, we will begin sending you content that will help you to get your handicap down to the holy grail of single-figure digits.

Thank you to everyone who has already completed their profile and for those of you who haven’t been able to as of yet, please try and do so in the near future.

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Tour news

Tiger Returns

It was an exciting weekend on the PGA Tour as Tiger was back on the first page of the leaderboard once again. An impressive display from the former world number 1, saw him narrowly miss out on a playoff as he came up one shot back from Paul Casey’s winning 10 under score. However it certainly went a long way to proving that Tiger may indeed be close to getting back to his old game.

Tiger hasn’t won a tournament since 2013 but over the weekend he proved that when Tigers competing, the world tunes in!! The Valspar event saw its highest ever weekend viewing figures and a 181% increase from last year’s event (that’s with Spieth and McIlroy missing the cut) TV viewing figures were higher than last year’s Open, US Open and USPGA events from last year!

Unbelievably, Woods is now 2nd favourite to win the years first major, the US Masters, which is only now 3 weeks away! Whether you’re a Tiger Woods fan or not, I’m sure we would all enjoy seeing a Masters Sunday shootout with the likes of Woods and Mickelson alongside the likes of McIlroy, Speith and Johnson on the leaderboard!

Club event

Moray Masters Par 3 Tournament - “Greenkeepers Revenge”

On the subject of the Masters, I am running a new fun event on the Sunday afternoon prior to the TV coverage for the Masters Final round.

We will be hosting our first Moray Masters Par 3 Tournament with nine par 3 holes being created between the Old & New Courses. We will also be creating some rather interesting pin locations with the help of Kevin Thomson and hope to have some exciting par 3 holes for you to compete for the “Green Jacket” and to be crowned Moray Masters Par 3 Champion 2018!!

The event will kick off at 4pm and the course should take around 90 mins to complete. Hopefully you can then all join us in the clubhouse to watch the final days play unfold at Augusta National. The cost of the event will be around £5 which will all go into the prize fund. Sign up by clicking here or come and see us in the Pro Shop.

Sweepstake

Masters Sweepstake

We are running our Masters Sweepstake as per usual in the shop with only 96 tickets available at £5 each. We will have prizes for the top 3 players as well as a sleeve of Pro V1’s for the best & worst rounds each day as well as the leading amateur.

Winter Cup

Final Weekend

The winter cup comes to an end this weekend with 12 players within 10 shots of 1st place currently held by Colin Ironside on 229.

On Saturday we have three winter cup finals which will have a slightly increased prize fund for the best 3 scores in each section. This event will only run on Saturday and scores will also count towards the final aggregates.

We will also allow competitors to play a final round on Sunday. However this round will only count towards the final aggregate scores and will not count towards the winter cup final event (Saturday only).

Good Luck to everyone!!

Aggregate Scores after Week 17

Click here for a full list of scores

Week 17 Results

Saturday - Division 1

Colin G Ironside - 37pts
Mark Jones - 36pts
Mark Atherton - 35pts
Stuart Duncan - 35pts
Stephen S Murdoch - 35pts

Saturday - Division 2

Mark Bullmore - 39pts
John C MacGregor - 36pts
Andrew Campbell - 36pts
Evelyn Bullmore - 35pts
Jim S Rae - 35pts

Magic 2’s were worth £6 to the following players:

Stuart Duncan, Darren Dry, Mark Atherton, Brian Ross, Michael Dixon, Stephen Murdoch and Stephen Houston

Sunday - Division 1

James R Souter - 41pts
Iain Kelman - 39pts
Stephen J Houston - 38pts
Stephen Grant - 37pts
Les Crawford - 37pts

Sunday - Division 2

Summer Elliott - 48pts
Mark Wright - 43pts
Mark Bullmore - 40pts
Steven Todd - 39pts
Barbara Caie - 38pts

Magic 2’s were worth £4.50 to the following players:

Michael Dixon, William B Johnston, Stephen J Houston, Darren Gee, Richard Denning and Mark Wright

Seniors section

Senior Winter Cup Wk.16 (CSS 72)

J. A. Watson (14) 41pts; J. G. Dohety (15), P. Smith (7) 40pts; R. R. Adams (9) 39pts; J. W. Stephen (6) 38pts; J. Kennedy (13) 37pts; J. Dennis (11) 36pts; J. K. Gable (12) 35pts; P. Huddleston (8), J. Dawson (9) 34pts.

Senior Winter Cup Wk.17 (CSS 70)

J. Dawson (9) 38pts; R. R. Adams (8) 37pts; W. Stewart (5), H. Pertler (21), J. G. Doherty (14), G. M. Stewart (11) 36pts; J. C. Macgregor (12) 35pts; J. Dennis (10), J. Kennedy (12) 34pts; J. S. Rae (15), I. Tasker (14), P. Smith (6) 33pts.

Success story

Hole-in-One

Playing in the Senior Winter Cup, James W. Stephen holed his tee shot at the 143 yard, par 3, 15th hole on the Old Course using a 7 iron.

This was James first ever ace which helped him on route to 38pts in the seniors winter cup week 16 last Tuesday.

His playing partners were John C. Macgregor and Jeff K. Gable.

Junior golf

Easter Junior Camp - Booking Open

We will be running a couple of junior coaching camps over the Easter school holidays.

Wed 5th & Thurs 6th April
9.30-11.30 - Under 10’s
12.00-2.00 - Over 10’s

Tues 10th & Wed 11th April
9.30-11.30 - Under 10’s
12.00-2.00 - Over 10’s

The cost is £30 for 4 hours coaching.

Payment must be made in advance to guarantee your place.

Demo days

Upcoming Demo Days

We have a couple of fitting days to stick in your diaries:

TaylorMade - Wednesday 4th April - 2pm-6pm

PING - Thursday 3rd May - 2pm-6pm

Please contact the shop on 01343 813330 or click here to sign up for a FREE, no obligation fitting session.

Shop news

Offers

We have a few cracking shop promotions currently running in the shop:

FREE ALIGN grip on your 7 iron

Why not try out the new Golf Pride Multicompound ALIGN grips. We are giving you a FREE grip to try on your 7 iron (usually £12 each).

TaylorMade - Get a Dozen TP5 for FREE!!

Stock up for the season ahead and get 1 dozen FREE when you pay for 3 dozen TaylorMade TP5 balls. These also come with FREE personalisation on all the golf balls.

Bag Trade In

Get £20 for your old golf bag when you purchase any new TaylorMade or Motocaddy Golf Bag

Rule of the week

Relief for Ball in Water Hazard

Last Saturday Mark was playing his second shot to the 5th New green but his Ball fell short and finished in the ditch. On reaching the ditch he noticed that on the near side the snow stretching 6ft hadn’t melted and it was obvious that his Ball was in there. What do I do now he asked Pete?

Pete let Mark know that the Definition of snow and natural ice, other than frost, are either casual water or loose impediments at the option of the player and because his Ball was in a water hazard there is no free relief from either the casual water or loose impediments.

He went on to explain the new 2019 Rules which have been finalised this week.

1. Water Hazards are now known as Penalty Areas and the players will be permitted to ground their clubs and also remove loose impediments.
2. The 20ins and 80ins measurements have been dropped and club lengths are to be reinstated as currently used.
3. Dropping a ball will now be from knee height rather than any height.
4. The double hit penalty has been removed.

The remainder of the proposed 2019 Rules remained unchanged.

Do you wear a glove?

From rain and thermal options to tour-favoured leather and more budget-friendly synthetic, there are lots of gloves for you to consider, which is why we’re here to lend a helping hand.

Tour favourite
Why do tour players choose leather? Well, leather gloves offer the best feel with the traction you need to generate power. It’s also moisture resistant so will stay soft for longer.

One glove that fits the bill perfectly is the TaylorMade Tour Preferred glove that is worn on tour by Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose. It’s made from premium leather for responsive feel with great grip, while perforations and a moisture-wicking wristband stop you getting a sweaty hand.

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New season, new bag

We all look to freshen up our kit when the new season rolls around, but what about the one piece of equipment that houses everything? If you’ve been ignoring broken zips, worn dividers or tatty material, one of these bags could be the upgrade you need...

If you’re an all-weather golfer who loves your trolley, this lightweight BIG MAX Aqua Space cart bag could be your perfect piece of kit. It won’t just carry your clubs, clothing and accessories in its 14-way top and nine spacious pockets, but its 100% waterproof material, taped seams and waterproof zips will ensure your gear is protected, whatever the weather.

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Video of the Week

Watch this video as Nick Dougherty and Lydia Hall discuss how to improve your driving, including a particular message (2 mins 59 secs) that we have been pushing for a long time now.

I hope you have enjoyed this week's update.
We hope to see you soon
John

Moray Golf Club
Stotfield Road
Lossiemouth
IV31 6QS

Phone: 01343 813330

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