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. |
Latest Update
It’s been a busy week at the golf club with some very mild temperatures for February which in turn has seen many of you hitting the course to make the most of it! Despite the better weather we have still been busy in the Indoor Performance Centre with a mix of lessons, customs fittings, gapping sessions and social game play. We have also completed the build of our new undercover area outside at the bottom end of the current practice ground. The 2 new spacious bays are for use in coaching but also available for members use when lessons are not taking place. Check out a couple of snaps we took the other day:
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Thanks to those who came along to our opening entertainments of the season......Race Night! Unfortunately the turnout wasn’t quite what we had hoped for and at one stage it was looking like it was touch and go as to whether we could go ahead. However thanks to those who dug deep on the night, we managed to get through all 9 races and raised £185 on the night for the Junior Golf Fund. We had also sold horses in advance of the night and this managed to add another £96 to the fund. The winners were as follows:
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1 = 5 Peter McLeod 2 = 8 Steven Todd 3 = 1 Laura (SL) 4 = 4 Bill Duncan 5 = 7 Merv Jones 6 = 2 Gail Russell 7 = 4 John Ellwood 8 = 3 Your good self – John – pro!!!!!!
We will be in touch with your winnings shortly!! Finally thanks to our sponsors Ian Campbell, Kevin Thomson, MLM Wealth Management, Cala Wealth Management, Macleman’s the Butchers and Graeme Masson who also added another £200 to the funds which gave us a total of £481 on the night. Thanks to everyone who contributed and helped make the night a success despite the poor turnout. Check out some of the upcoming events at Moray GC over the next 6 weeks. |
What's on @ Moray GC? Sunday 3rd March - Sunday Carvery (12.30-4.30) Thursday 14th March - TaylorMade Fitting Day 2-6pm Saturday 16th March - Six Nations Rugby Saturday 16th March - Night Golf (from 7pm) Friday 22nd March - Rules Night 7.30pm Saturday 13th April - Hootanany (Music Night) Sunday 14th April - Moray Masters Par 3 Event 4pm
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Winter Cup Week 17 Only 3 weekends left to improve on your aggregate scores on the Winter Cup. A full list of the aggregate scores will be available on the member’s notice board and the pro shop. We have had a small glitch which has meant we are unable to update this on my website.
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Saturday Division 1 Robert R Adams 38pts Neil Stewart 37pts Kenny Harrison Snr 36pts Ben Stewart 36pts Andy Williamson 36pts Division 2 Barbara Caie 38pts Gary Whitlock 38pts Jim S Rae 37pts Caiol Provan 37pts Hazel Jameson 36pts Magic 2’s we’re worth £5.57 to the following players: RR Adams, K Ingram, Andy Williamson, Peter Laird, SJ Houston, Alexander Tweedie, Andrew Botley
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Sunday Division 1 Stephen J Houston 37pts John K England 35pts Kenny Harrison Snr 35pts Colin McNeill 35pts Graeme Hamilton 34pts Division 2 Alexander Black 38pts Steve D Harding 37pts Hugh Houston 37pts George R Stewart 37pts John Macdonald 34pts Magic 2’s we’re worth £3.57 to the following players: K Ingram, K Harrison, C McNeil, S Dunbar, G Whitlock, AJ McWilliam, Sarah Harding, Hugh Houston
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Senior Winter Cup Wk.15 (CSS 70) P. Smith (7) 38pts J. S. Rae (15), A. R. Souter (14) 37pts A.R Tweedie (11) 36pts C. Vincent (13), J. G. Doherty (17), H. R. McMillan (10) 35pts; J. Kennedy (13), A. W. Miller (12), J. K. Gable (12) 34pts.
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Shop Special Offers With the season fast approaching we have some great offers to get you set up for the 2019 season. Firstly grab your chance to stock up on your golf balls for the year with our 4 for 3 offer on the new TaylorMade TP5/5x as well as all balls from Srixon’s 2019 range.
Click on the links below to place your order:
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Winter MOT Now is the perfect time to take advantage of one of our winter MOT packages. Here we aim to check your equipment including grips, shafts and heads. Option 1 (FREE) Club check including grips, shafts and heads.
FREE grip on your 7 iron (allows you to feel the difference)
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Option 2 (£49.99) Club check including grips, shafts and heads.
FREE grip on your 7 iron (allows you to feel the difference)
1 hour gapping session (work out how far you actually hit each club)
Loft & Lie Check (including adjustments)
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Option 3 (£79.99)
Club Check including grips, shafts and heads.
FREE grip on your 7-iron (allows you to feel the difference).
1 hour gapping session (work out how far you actually hit each club).
Loft & Lie Check (including adjustments).
Clubs and Grooves cleaned.
1/2 hour golf lesson.
(SAVE £35).
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TaylorMade Fitting Day
- Thursday, 14 March.
- 2:00pm - 6:00pm. Come and put the latest M5/M6 to the test!
Click here to get in touch for more details or to book your slot. |
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Rule 13.1d When Ball or Ball-Marker Moves on the Putting Green (1). No penalty for Accidentally Causing Ball to Move. There is no penalty if the player, opponent or another player in stroke play accidentally moves the player’s ball or ball-marker-on the putting green. Rule 9.4b The player can accidentally cause his ball-marker to move by dropping his ball on it Or move his ball by accidentally dropping his ball-marker onto the ball. Move his Ball accidentally with his foot. Move his Ball accidentally while taking a practice putt. The player must: Replace he ball-on it’s original spot (which if not known must be estimated) see Rule 14.2 or Place a ball-marker to mark that original spot.
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75 yards? Up-and-down for me... |
The majority of golfers know how far they hit their driver and irons with a full swing, but wedges require you to be a lot more accurate if you want to start shooting better scores. So, whilst it can be useful to know how far a full PW or LW goes, you'll benefit far more from dialling in your wedges so you can hit specific distances that you regularly find yourself with on the course. |
Give yourself options You'll notice that different swings with each wedge will result in yardages that overlap - see table above. This is important as it'll give you options when considering the conditions. For example, if you're facing a strong breeze, we'd suggest going up a club and utilising a shorter swing so the ball flies lower with less spin, helping it to penetrate through the wind. |
Dial in with Cleveland We'd recommend having a wedge system of the same brand and model, so you remove any variables in feel and spin across wedges. One model that we love is Cleveland's RTX-4 wedge. Some of you may have previous generations of RTX - which stands for Rotex Face Technology - but this current model has the sharpest grooves yet for more spin and maximum control around the greens. 18 bounce-grind combinations available between 46 and 64 degrees mean that a custom fitting is key if you want to get your next purchase exactly right. |
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