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. |
Junior Tour
Last week Derek and I took a group of our junior members on an end of season golf trip to Castle Stuart and Royal Dornoch.
I’m delighted to say that the weather was stunning on our first day at Castle Stuart and the course was still in great condition. Around half of the juniors had never played the course before and so it was a great experience for them. The following day “Chauffeur Murray” took control of the 17 seater minibus and thankfully managed to get us to Royal Dornoch without any issues for Day 2 of our junior trip. Despite the forecast looking poor for the afternoon, we battled on and after a few brief showers early on, the rain stopped, the wind dropped and we had ideal golfing conditions for the majority of our round. |
Once again this was a new course for most of the juniors and once again it didn’t disappoint. It’s been a few years now since I had played here too and so it was great to return for a game and see the changes that they have made since I last played the course around 7 years ago. The new 7th hole looks like it’s going to be fantastic with the fairway running along the cliff edge with some great views out to sea and over the rest of the course, and an infinity green complex which again looks great from the fairway. I’ll certainly look forward to playing the new hole when it officially opens next year!
We were certainly looked after by the staff at both Castle Stuart and Royal Dornoch and so a big thanks to them both for helping make the trip a huge success. Everyone seemed to have a great couple of days and we are hoping to make this a regular event in the diary with us already talking about possible venues for next year.
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Winter Cup
The Winter Cup will kick off shortly with the first weeks play taking place on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd November on the New Course. In fact, the competition will visit the New Course for the first 4 weekends as in ties in with the closure of the Old Course during November.
Most of the information is similar to previous years with the exception of 1 main point:
1) Balls must be played from fairway mats when between red lines. There is NO option to take the ball to the side. If your ball is out with the red lines then the ball must be played as it lies.
For a full list of Winter Cup rules and fixtures click here.
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Old Course Closure
As previously mentioned the Old Course will be closed for play from Friday 1st November and will reopen for play on Saturday 30th November. There should be strictly no play on the course during this time and all tee markers and flags will be removed from the course while the closure is in place.
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Senior Winter Cup Wk.1 (CSS 71)
A.W Miller (15), J. R. Gardiner (11) 36pts
P. W. Laird (9) 35pts; R. R. Adams (11), H. Pertler (19) 34pts; M. R. Bradley (23), J. W. Stephen (6) 33pts
Magic 2s were worth £7.20 to the following players:
Dave Mackintosh, John Macgregor, Paul Huddleston
Ball Raffle
5 Balls - Chris Pastakia
4 Balls - Roy Crane
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Senior Winter Cup Wk.2 (CSS 71)
J. W. Stephen (6), G. M. Stewart (14), K. Harrison Snr (5) 35pts
P. Huddleston (8), P. W. Laird (9) 34pts
M.Mitchell (12), D.McBride (7), B. Main (6), K.Russell (13) 33pts
Magic 2s were worth £5.80 to the following players:
Kenny Harrison, James W Stephen, George M Stewart, John Watson
Ball Raffle
4 Balls - M Boaler
3 Balls - A R Souter
2 Balls - P Smith
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Prizegiving 2019
It’s not long now until the Prizegiving 2019. This will be on Friday 8th November with proceedings kicking off at 7.30pm. There will be a selection of canapes available after all the trophies have been presented and for those of you wanting to make a night of it... DJ Reggie will be making a guest appearance to allow you to dance the night away.
Friday 8th November - Prize Presentation followed by DJ Reggie (Disco)
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Christmas Dance
We are hosting a Christmas Dance on Saturday 21st December with a special Christmas menu provided by our caterers “Eat on the Green” and followed by music from local band “The Forty Elephants” between 9pm -12pm.
More information to follow in next weeks newsletter
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PING Fitting Day
Wednesday 20th November
1.00-5.00pm
We have PING Custom Fitting technician, Gordon Niven, coming along to The Performance Centre at Moray Golf Club with all the latest PING Equipment.
Contact us in the shop to book your FREE fitting session where you can try out PING’s latest technology and put it to the test against your current clubs. |
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There is no obligation to purchase anything and there is never any pressure to buy on the day. Click here or call the shop on 813330 to book your session. |
Fairway Mats
We have just taken delivery of our new winter mats for the season ahead. We have 2 choices of mats as per last year.
These are the following:
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 | Rocket Launcher (with tees) - £11.00 |
 | Winter Fairway Mat (with handle) - £9.00 |
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Clearance Deals
Gloves
TaylorMade All Weather Glove - 2 for 1 @ £12.00 (only a few packs remaining)
Golf Bags
Titleist Lightweight Cart 2019 - Was £139.99 Now £109.99
Aquapel Waterproof Cart - Was £159.99 Now £129.99
TaylorMade Flextech Stand - Was £149.99 Now £119.99
PowaKaddy Premium Cart - Was £169.99 Now £129.99
Motocaddy Aquaflex Hybrid - Was £199.99 Now £149.99
Irons
Lynx Prowler VT 5-PW Steel - Was £599.99 Now £299.99
Lynx Black Cat 5-PW Steel - Was £499.99 Now £249.99
TaylorMade M6 5-AW/SW Steel - Was £799.99 Now £599.99
TaylorMade M5 4-PW Steel - Was £799.99 Now £599.99
Click here to reserve an item. |
Winter Opening Hours The shop will be reducing its hours from 1st October to the following: Monday - Friday 8.00am - 5.00pm
Saturday - Sunday 7.30am - 5.00pm As of Sunday 27th October these will change to the following: Monday - Friday 9.00am - 4.00pm
Saturday - Sunday 8.00am - 4.00pm
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Stepping Into The Professional Game
Both Moray members Kyle Godsman and Jeff Wright have both recently made the step up to the professional golfing ranks. They will be well known to many of you already, they are both good friends and have battled against each other in a number of Moray Open finals in recent years.
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Jeff will be turning his attention to professional golf in 2020 following a successful trip to Germany for the Pro Golf Tour qualifying school. Jeff finished inside the Top 20 positions earning him full playing rights for the 2020 season.
The Pro Golf Tour is a German PGA run tour with more than 20 tournaments across 7 countries with competitors coming from over 25 different countries. Jeff hopes to use this tour as a stepping stone towards the end goal of eventually making it on the main European Tour.
Kyle has been working through at Inverness Golf Centre during the last year and finally decided to enrol in the PGA training programme which will see him undertake 3 years of studying through the PGA National Training Academy which is based at the Belfry in Birmingham while continuing to work in his current position. |
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We would like to wish both Jeff and Kyle, the very best of luck in their new chosen paths and look forward to monitoring their progress in the coming months and years ahead. |
#468FCD ;text-align:left">Don't pack the clubs away yetWhere has this year gone? We'll soon be into November and with that comes some unpredictable weather, which is why a well-layered outfit is key to enjoying your golf over the winter. |
 | | ProQuip's Pro-Flex EVO 2 quilted jacket |
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Luckily for you, the deliveries keep on arriving in the pro shop and one of the latest boxes contained these second-generation quilted garments from ProQuip. |
Available in both a jacket and gilet, these windproofs will provide incredible warmth and are more than stylish enough to be worn away from the course too. |
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