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 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.
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Happy New Year!!
We hope you all managed to get a break over the festive period. Derek, Alan and I are feeling rejuvenated and can’t wait to get going in 2019. We’ve got a massive year coming up and looking forward to some of the events and offerings we will have in the coming weeks. |
Next week we have Foresight Sports coming to install our simulator which should be finished by the end of the week. Derek and I will have a few finishing touches to make to the room as well as getting ourselves up to speed with the system before we officially open. We can’t wait to help you all achieve your golfing goals in 2019. Look out for some of our planned members events in the coming weeks. Here’s a quick photo of Derek trying out the Foresight Simulator while we were attending a training day this week at Carnoustie:
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Quiz Night Derek and I hosted the last quiz of 2018 and it was great to see so many people come along to the event and see the clubhouse so busy!! Well done to Hamish Cameron, Nicki Brown and Ally Mowatt who won the Quiz.
The quiz season restarted this Thursday with Pete McLeod as the quiz master. So why not get out the house and get the brain kick started for 2019!
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New 2019 Rules of Golf As we entered into the New Year, many of us were still unaware that the new 2019 rules of golf have already come into effect. There are quite a number of changes, some which may or may not be added under local rules once the committee meets at the end of January. However here is a breakdown of the 20 most important changes which are now in play, many of which have been brought in to try to speed up the pace of play which can only be a good thing!!
I’d love to hear your views and opinions on the new rules changes. Click here to leave any comments.
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Hole in 1 Club Congratulations to Steve Harding on achieving his first hole in 1 while playing in the Stotfield Trophy.
Steve’s Ace came from a peachy 4 Iron at the 15th of the Old Course. Steve was partnered by George Sutherland and Andy Campbell.
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Moray Bonus Ball Draw Congratulations to Fraser Steel who won a VIP Membership to our new Performance Centre @Moray GC in our last Bonus Ball draw of 2018. We now have our first draw of 2019 underway and this should be sold out pretty quickly. We have the chance to win your very own personalised TaylorMade Spider Putter #MySpider. The winner can choose their own neck design, length and sight line preferences as well as being able to choose your own colour scheme including grip, head, wings, weights and sole plate. As usual we have 59 numbers available at a cost of £6 per number which gives you a 1 in 59 chance to win big for a relatively small initial outlay. Be quick as we expect this one to sell out quickly!! |
The putters are also available to order through the Pro Shop but come in at a whopping £329!!
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Pro Shop Christmas Raffle Thanks to everyone who bought raffles in this year Christmas Pro Shop Raffle. This year we had over £1200 worth of prizes.
We posted out a video of the draw on our Facebook page on the 2nd January and the winners were as follows:
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Motocaddy Trolley & Cart Bag - Jamie McCulloch
PING G400 Driver - Ryan Sherwood
TaylorMade Putter - Raymond Bruce
FootJoy Pro SL Shoes - Evan Tough
Cleveland RTX 4.0 Wedge - Dave Lawson
Moray GC Crested Sweater - Jim Craig
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Stotfield Trophy It was great to see so many of you on January 2nd for the Stotfield Trophy or String Competition as many of you know it. We had a full field with 27 teams making it onto the course for the 10am shotgun start. We had the usual chaotic hour in the Pro Shop prior to the event as Derek and I took the entry fees, dished out cards and of course measured out everyone’s string for the event. (1185 feet of string to be precise!!!). Derek and I have made it one of our goals to try to reduce everyone’s handicaps during the 2019 season to help make our lives easier come next year’s event!! Congratulations to Ken Scott who won the Individual Competition while Mark Spence, Mark Aspinall and Bill Gibson who retained the trophy with a cracking score of 57. Well Done Chaps!! Individual Scores
K. Scott (8) 66; G. M. Stewart (13) 67; S. M. Crane (14), J. D. Petrie (5), C. Roberts (7), W. B. Johnston (8) 70; A. R. Souter (14), G. Sutherland (13) 71
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Winter Cup This year the weekends fell favorably which allowed us to continue with the winter cup over the festive break. We are now at the halfway stage with 10 weeks play still to follow and so plenty of time to make improvements to your 3 best scores on each course. We have now updated the aggregate scores which can be found by on my website by clicking here.
Week 9
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Saturday - Division 1
John D Petrie 38pts
Stuart Duncan 37pts
Garrie Ross 34pts
Iain Ross 33pts
Stephen Dunbar 33pts Division 2
Thomas Morris 35pts
Ivor Rollo 35pts
Alexander Black 34pts
Barbara Caie 32pts
Andrew Campbell 32pts Magic 2s were worth £8.50 to the following players:
C Ironside, J Davidson, S Dunbar, S Duncan, A Botley, N Stewart, J Souter, JD Petrie x 2, C Moors
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Sunday - Division 1
William B Johnston 41pts
Mark Wright 39pts
David Johnston 38pts
Bryan Robson 37pts
John Davidson 37pts Division 2
Hazel Jamieson 41pts
John Macdonald 40pts
Alan J McWilliam 38pts
Hugh Houston 33pts
George Sutherland 33pts Magic 2s were worth £4 to the following players:
J Davidson x 2, B Stewart, B Robson, M Wright, G Sutherland, J Spence
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Saturday - Division 1
Mark Atherton 38pts
Stuart MacGregor 38pts
Keith Ingram 37pts
Paul Masson 37pts
Raymond Mackie 35pts Saturday - Division 2
Andy Williamson 40pts
Ivor Rollo 40pts
Gary Whitlock 39pts
Steve D Harding 38pts
A M Bruce 38pts Magic 2’s were worth £5.75 to the following players:
RG Macpherson, JD Petrie, A Tweedie, B Fraser, I Rollo, JC Macgregor,
J Doherty, P Page
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Sunday - Division 1
Mark Wright 40pts
Colin McNeill 39pts
Kenneth Scott 36pts
Paul Stewart 36pts
Bryan Robson 36pts Sunday - Division 2
James A G Spence 42pts
Gary Whitlock 41pts
Hugh Houston 39pts
Andy Williamson 39pts
Alex W Miller 39pts Magic 2’s were worth £3.90 to the following players:
K Scott, C McNeil x 2, L Marshall, D Johnston, A Williamson, I Rollo, S Dunbar, J Davidson, JC Macgregor, L Tough
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Senior Winter Cup Wk.8 (CSS 72) K. Harrison Snr (5) 41pts; J. A. Watson (12), J. C. Macgregor (12) 38pts; S. M. Crane (14) 37pts; J. K. Gable (13), G. M. Stewart (13) 36pts; W. Stewart (5) 35pts; P. Smith (7), J. Kennedy (13), H. Pertler (19) 34pts.
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If last year’s “Beast from the East” taught us anything, it’s that you definitely need a golf-specific rain jacket when you’re playing golf in the early months of the season. |
Indeed, you might be thinking twice about taking to the course when the forecast doesn't look great this month - and we don't blame you if you're as ill-prepared as the golfer in the photo above. But we have the perfect solution in-store that'll keep you dry whilst playing golf in a downpour. ProQuip's Pro-Flex EVO jacket - shown in the second photo here - comes with Teflon coating and is made from an incredibly lightweight fabric, helping to keep you protected during the most brutal of conditions. This isn't the only piece of stylish rainwear that we have in-store, so be sure to pop in for a browse next time you're at the club.
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