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.

Pro's news

In and around Moray

We have had a busy week here in the shop with deliveries arriving daily which has kept Derek and I very busy trying to get the shop ready for the season ahead.

We have also installed a new coffee machine (uses real coffee beans) in the bottom corner of the shop and have a huge choice for you including Latte, Cappuccino, Expresso, White & Black Coffee, Mochaccino, hot chocolate and even chicken soup!!

Come in an give it a try out at only £1 per cup

Derek had a much deserved day away from the shop on Monday as he paired up with Roger Clarke to play in the Scottish PGA four ball event at Nairn Golf Club. I’m pleased to say that they topped the leaderboard, winning with a six under par round of 65 to win by a shot....Well Done Boys!!

The weather has been much improved this week and it’s been great to see many of you out on the course getting ready for the season ahead. This weekend we have the “Whitbread Shield” annual match between Moray and Elgin Golf Clubs. Here’s hoping we can all bring our A Games to the course and hopefully we can get our names on the trophy for the first time in quite a few years. The Secretary and I will be trying our best to get a point as we play in the final match down on the Old Course.

This Friday evening we have the Ladybird Quiz Night taking place. The evenings activities will begin at 7.30pm with a £5 entry fee per person all going towards a great local cause. There will even be some half time refreshments included in your entry fee.

Club event

Moray Masters Par 3 Tournament - “Greenkeepers Revenge”

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. (Members and members guests welcome)

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

Winter Cup Final

Last weekend we hosted the final event of the Winter Cup over the Old Course. Well Done to Bryan Suttar who took division 1 spoils with 36 points on a difficult day, pipping Ian Campbell (36), with Brian Ross finishing 3rd.

Stewart Rothnie took division 2 spoils with 39pts ahead of Stephen Dunbar (36) and Barbara Caie (35)

Winter Cup Final - Old Course

Division 1

Bryan John Suttar - 36pts (£30)
Ian H Campbell - 36pts (£20)
Brian Ross - 34pts £15
Willie Adams - 33pts
Mark Jones - 32pts

Division 2

Stewart Rothnie - 39pts (£30)
Stephen Dunbar - 36pts (£20)
Barbara Caie - 35pts £15
Jim G Doherty - 35pts
Darren Gee - 34pts

Magic 2’s were worth £6.80 to the following players:

M Atherton, Bryan Suttar, Jim Rae, Stewart Rothnie, Leslie Smith

Winter Cup Overall Winner 2018

Congratulations to Colin Ironside on winning the overall winter cup trophy with a total of 229 giving him a 2 shot victory over Darren Gee (227), with Ivor Rollo and Brian Ross tied in 3rd position one shot further back on 22.

Click here for a full list of scores

*The top 10 aggregate scores will receive credits onto their golf shop accounts

Seniors section

Senior Winter Cup Wk.18 (CSS 72)

H. Pertler (21) 40pts; W. Stewart (5) 39pts; J. S. Rae (15) 38pts; P. Smith (6) 37pts; J. Dennis (10) 36pts; W. A. Smith (14), C. C. Vincent (12) 35pts; A. W. Miller (13), R. G. MacPherson (7), J. K. Gable (12), M. R. Bradley (20) 34pts.

Club event

Ladybird Quiz Night

Friday, 23 March
Starting at 7.30pm
£5 entry per person
1/2 time sandwiches included

Come on down and show your support for this great local charity.

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
We only have 3 spaces left for this date

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

The Rules of Golf

Mark’s tee shot at the 15th Old was hit well left of the green heading for the 16th tee and it was possible that it could be lost. He played a provisional ball and watched as it took 2 bounces and finished in the hole. It was no surprise that Mark did not wish to look for his original ball but Graham went straight in the direction of the 16th tee hoping to find it. In the meantime Mark walked onto the green and picked his provisional ball out of the hole. Well what happens now Mark asks.

In equity (Rule 1-4) the provisional ball becomes the ball in play as soon as Mark picked it out of the hole, provided his original ball has not already been found in bounds within 5 minutes of Graham starting to search for it.

Make room for these...

Whether you’re into fashion, like buying new clothes or simply need to freshen up your wardrobe, our spring/summer clothing has just landed in-store so be sure to give us a visit sometime soon. In the meantime, here’s a look at some of the garments you can expect to see…

Glenmuir Exeter polo

Glenmuir Andrews sweater

Glenmuir Hatfield polo

The above options are just three of our personal favourites from this range, but you can see the full Glenmuir 2018 collection, which includes a mix of colourful and classic designs, if you drop by the store.

explore Glenmuir's range >

An honest review

If you’ve been in the pro shop recently you’ll have seen lots of new products displayed proudly around the store, many of which are new for 2018. One that’s generated quite a bit of interest is adidas’ Tour360 BOOST 2.0 golf shoe, but did it live up to its billing?

adidas Tour360 BOOST 2.0 Review

More and more of us now look to reviews to help narrow down our options and make an informed purchase. When it comes to footwear this should be no different, so take a look at this video where Foremost TV reviews the latest hero offering from adidas.

watch our video >

New: Lynx Prowler irons

We all love the look of a blade but, if we're being honest, many of us can only dream of being able to hit them well enough to put in the bag. However, this can now become a reality thanks to Lynx's Prowler VT irons, which combine the forgiveness of a game-improvement iron with the stunning look of a blade.

In this video, Nick Dougherty talks us through the Prowler range and details just how much further he was hitting these irons compared to his previous set.

watch our video >

Video of the Week

Following his win at last week's Arnold Palmer Invitational, watch this video as Foremost TV caught up with Rory McIlroy to talk through what equipment he has in the bag for the 2018 season and why.

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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