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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Ladies Scottish Open
Korea’s Mi Jung Hur captured her third LPGA Tour career title, a decade after her first win, with a four-shot victory after a final round 66 to finish at 20-under-par at the 2019 Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open.
The Renaissance Club in the Lothian’s held the event after a successful men’s Scottish Open debut a number of weeks earlier.
Holding a slender one-shot lead with three to go, Hur birdied the 16th and closed with a grandstand finish at the 18th, hitting a 9 iron to 5ft before calmly rolling home for victory and a winners’ cheque of $225,000.
Scotland’s Carly Booth put her invite to great use as she picked up the Douglas Lowe Memorial Trophy, given to the highest place Scot. She finished in T9 at 10-under-par after a closing round of 71. The in-form Scot went as many as 50 holes without a bogey from the middle of her second round to the 16th of round four.
The Scottish Open was also the last qualifying event for the Solheim Cup which takes place at Gleneagles between the 9th-15th September.
The final automatic slots were decided after the event and a press conference at 2pm on Monday saw Captain Catriona Matthew select her wilds card picks to finalise the team.
The eight automatic qualifiers were – Anne Van Dam, Charley Hull, Georgia Hall, Carlota Ciganda, Caroline Hedwall, Azahara Munoz, Caroline Masson and Anna Nordqvist. Norway’s Suzann Pettersen has been handed a Solheim Cup wild card, despite having played just two events since November 2017. The 38-year-old will make her ninth appearance in the biennial event at Gleneagles next month, having originally been appointed one of European captain Catriona Matthew’s vice-captains. The two-time Major winner took time off in 2018 to have a baby and only returned to action last month, partnering Matthew in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational in Michigan, where the pair missed the cut.
Matthew also gave wild cards to France’s Celine Boutier and the English duo of Bronte Law and Jodi Ewart Shadoff to complete the 12-strong team which will try to avoid a third straight defeat to the United States.
Pettersen said: “I was honoured to be a vice-captain but I would much rather play. It’s been a different role for me the last two years. My life has changed a lot, for the better, but I’ve missed golf and am very happy to be back in competition. I’m delighted I got the thumbs up from Beany (Matthew) that she wanted me on the team. It’s a massive honour for me to be here and I can’t wait, this is what I love. I feel like I was born for this.”
Only time will tell whether Pettersen’s experience will be the right choice for the team!
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Monthly Medal [5] (CSS 69)
Division 1
M. Spence (9) 63; D. L. Finlay (8), D. McKenzie (7), C. Smith (6), K. Harrison Snr (6) 67; B. Dempster (8), A. Currie (9), Jo Edwards (0), S. Ramsay (7) 68; R. Bowlt (7), D. M. Thewliss (6), M. Quilter (5), L. Crawford (5) 69
Division 2
W. Gibson (10) 65; N. Stewart (11), H. Flett (14) 67; N. J. Smith (14), B. Russell (14), M. I. Boaler (17) 68; A. G. Armit (11), J. Weeden (17) 69; mA. M. Bruce (19), S. McIntosh (13), A. C. Duncan (11) 70.
Magic 2’s were worth £3.45 to the following players:
L Crawford, K Scott, K Harrison, D Thewliss, Stevie Low, Jordan Edwards, A Currie, B Leslie, A Casey, D McKenzie x 2, C Mclean, Callum Smith, SR Little, S Ramsay, ML Macleman, RG Macpherson, RR Adams, NJ Smith, K Russell, W Gibson, RA Young, MR Bradley x 2, R Sherwood, L Smith, Rory Foster, Charles A Smith, Dale Smith
Ball Raffle
7 Balls - Calvin Moors
6 Balls - Callum Smith
5 Balls - Neil Stewart
4 Balls - Andrew C Duncan
3 Balls - Gary Campbell
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Capro Cup Qualifying
Saturday’s August Monthly Medal was the 5th qualifying event for the Capro Cup event in October. Check out the point’s totals from last weekend’s qualifier and the overall Order Of Merit going into the final qualifying event on Saturday 7th September.
The final event is also a double point’s event so those of you who are thinking you’re not going to make it could score a max 20pts in the last event so it’s all to play for!
Click here to view the weekly and overall results.
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Hole-in-One
Playing in the Monthly Medal [5], Craig McLean holed his tee shot at the 132 yards, par 3, 4th hole on the New Course using a 9 iron. His playing partners were Jamie Gordon and Greg Grant.
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Midweek Medal [8] (CSS 72)
S. Todd (9) 69; A. Donegan (13) 70; S. R. Little (3), A. Stewart (5), M. Spence (9), J. S. Mitchell (11) 71
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Adult/Junior Open Greensomes
Congratulations to our very own Alan Currie and Mackenzie Mullen who won the Adult/Junior Open on Sunday with a massive 46 pts!
A. Currie (Moray) & M. Mullen (Portlethen) (13) 46pts; D. Samuel (Invergordon) & C. Stirling (Nairn Dunbar) (15) 35pts; R. Gordon & M. Gordon (Inverness) (7) 33pts.
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Felicity Cup
Our Junior Scratch Team made the journey through to Cruden Bay on Saturday for their first leg match in the semi-finals of the Felicity Cup. Despite many of the team playing the course for the first time, they did the club proud and after some close matches eventually lost the match 4.5-3.5.
The team got off to a flyer and many of the matches were up after the first 7 holes. However, the home advantage eventually started to show as the home team pulled things back and managed a narrow win going into the second leg at Moray.
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Good luck to the boys in the second leg and here’s hoping they can turn the match around and reach the final. |
Thursday 8th August
6th Old - 9ft 0inch
1st New - 9ft 1inch
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Saturday 10th August
6th Old - 9ft 1inch
1st New - 9ft 1inch
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Ladies 'Get Into Golf'
We are going to be running a new 4-week block of “Get Into Golf” Coaching sessions for ladies. These will be running from Wednesday 4th September for 4 weeks with each session lasting 90 mins from 6.00-7.30pm. If you know anyone who is interested in giving golf a try then click here.
The 4-week block will be £40 per person and will include some driving range practice but will aim to get everyone out on the course as much as possible. |
Shirt Amnesty Does your wardrobe need updating? If you're still wearing faded shirts from years gone by, our Shirt Amnesty promotion is perfect for you. Bring in any old shirt, no matter its age or condition, and we will give you £10 OFF a brand new one in-store. Not only do you get a stylish new shirt, but you will also get rid of an old one in the process whilst saving an extra £10! What's not to love?
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3 For 2 On Srixon Golf Balls
We have a fantastic 3 FOR 2 offer when buying any of the Srixon Golf Ball range.
If you would prefer to have these personalised or add a logo then we can order these up for you.
Come in past the shop for a coffee and a chat!
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FREE Towel When You Buy A Dozen Balls
Buy a dozen Titleist Tour Soft golf balls for £29.99 and we are giving away a FREE Titleist towel.
However, we only have 12 of these deals available so be quick! |
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Titleist Specials
With a new range of Titleist irons on the horizon, we have some clearance deals on our ex-demo sets of irons. We have one set each of the following available:
Titleist 718 AP2 4-PW Stiff Steel - New £899 Ex-Demo £449 SOLD
Titleist 718 AP3 4-PW Reg Steel - New £899 Ex-Demo £449 SOLD
Titleist 718 AP1 5-SW Reg Steel - New £699 Ex-Demo £349
We also have a great deal available on our current Titleist Vokey Wedges with our current stock wedges available for ONLY £99 (SAVING £30)
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Lynx Specials
Lynx Prowler VT Irons 5-PW Steel - Was £599 NOW £349
Lynx Parallax 5-PW Steel - Was £299 NOW £150
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TaylorMade Specials
TaylorMade is launching a new tour preferred raw design in its new Milled Grind 2 wedges which are due to hit the shelves in the coming weeks. TaylorMade has built on the first model through a tour validation process with its best players including Tiger, McIlroy, Rahm and DJ. A new raw finish on the face will see the wedges face rust while the rest of the head retains its original finish.
The new wedges are available in satin chrome and matte black finishes with lofts from 48 through to 60 degrees available. There is also a low bounce option from lofts 54 through to 60 degrees to give some alternative options for players with a shallower strike or those playing on firmer courses like us here at Moray GC.
We therefore have a few of the first series TP Milled Grind wedges available on special offer. TaylorMade TP Milled Grind (52 + 56) - New Was £129 NOW £99 - Ex-Demo £49
We also have some iron sets available:
TaylorMade M5 Irons 4-PW Stiff Steel (7irons) Was £799 NOW £649 (only 1 set)
TaylorMade M6 Irons 5-AW/Sw Reg Steel (8 irons) Was £799 NOW £649 (only 1 set)
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It's not always easy to get in the zone or feel completely comfortable over the ball so, when you do, the last thing you need is to look down and be distracted by your shoes. Style always comes down to individual taste, but here are two shoes at either end of the spectrum that catch our eye for different reasons. |
 | | FootJoy Fury | The eye-catching athletic style of the aptly named Fury offers a fast look when addressing the ball with a full grain leather and engineered mesh upper providing ultimate on-course performance. |
 | | FootJoy UltraFIT Boa | Classic style meets the perfect fit in these beautiful shoes from FJ. The no-nonsense design at address oozes confidence whilst the Boa Fit System ensures maximum comfort every time. |
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We have an extensive range of golf shoes available in-store with styles, colours and designs to match everyone's taste. So, be sure to pop in and try on a pair or two for size the next time you're in the market for new shoes.
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