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. |
The Performance Centre
The weather has certainly changed over the last week and things, as you can imagine, are getting much quieter on the course. However, we have still been keeping busy with The Performance Centre allowing us to continue to offer lessons, club fittings, gapping sessions and social gameplay while the weather or darkness would otherwise not allow.
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Despite a cold weekend, we managed to get a full weekend of Winter Cup play on the New Course. We had a total of 85 players take to the course over both Saturday and Sunday which was great to see and here’s hoping we get some milder weekend conditions this week.
I will be leaving you in the very capable hands of Derek and Alan for the next 2 weeks as I’m heading for warmer climates on my holidays. I’m flying to Singapore for 3 days sightseeing before spending a further week chilling out (hopefully in the Sun) in Bali. In the meantime, Derek will be taking the reins and will be available with any queries during this time. See you in a couple of weeks!
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The Results Are In
Thanks to everyone for filling out our recent customer survey. I am currently working my way through the results and hope to use the information gathered to enable us to improve our product and service offering to you, the customers and members of Moray Golf Club.
In the meantime, if anyone would like any help with anything or would like to chat with us further then please get in touch and we will do our best to help you in any way we can.
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Winter Cup
Saturday 9th November - New Course
Division 1 Davie McKenzie (7) 38pts, David Johnston (6) 36pts, Jay Anderson (10) 35pts, David Thewliss (7) 35pts, Brian Ross (10) 34pts, Colin Ironside (10) 34pts, Aaron Casey (9)34pts
Division 2 John Macgregor (14) 39pts, Mike Bradley (23) 39pts, Aaron Faulkner (13) 38pts, Steve Harding (17) 36pts, Jim Doherty (19) 35pts, Willie McInnes (13) 35pts
Magic 2s were worth £6 to the following players: Aaron Casey, John Petrie, David Thewliss, Davie McKenzie, John McGrath, John Macgregor
Sunday 10th November (New Course)
Division 1 Stuart Duff (6) 35pts, Blair Watt (9) 34pts, Garrie Ross (6) 34pts, Judy Robertson (10) 34pts, David Johnston (6) 34pts
Division 2 Andrew Smith (20) 46pts, John Macgregor (14) 39pts, Alan McWilliam (17) 37pts, Hugh Houston (19) 37pts, Andy Donegan (12) 37pts, Jake Morrison (34) 36pts
Magic 2s were worth £3.85 to the following players: Aaron Casey, Bryan Robson, Blair Watt, Colin McNeil, Stuart Duff, Michael Murgatroyd, Andy Donegan, Alexander Black
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Senior Winter Cup [Wk.5] (CSS 73 R/O)
R. G. MacPherson (9) 34pts; A. R. Tweedie (13) 32pts= ; R. Crane (12) 31pts.
Magic 2s were worth £18 to the following players: RG Macpherson
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Prizegiving Roundup
It was great to see such a good turnout for this year’s prizegiving last Friday evening. Congratulations once again to all this year’s winners and thanks for sharing your trophies and their contents on the night (unfortunately I was driving!)
I took a photo of all the prize winners on the night, therefore if anyone would like me to send any copies just let me know.
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As I can’t post all the photos on this newsletter I’ve put these onto the golf club Facebook page which can be viewed by clicking here.
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The Performance Centre Winter League
Last chance to sign up for this year’s indoor winter league which will take place in the new Performance Centre.
Take advantage of the perfect weather and course conditions in the simulator and sign up for our 12 weeks of competitive indoor golf.
Format: - 12 weeks of Indoor Golf
- Teams of two players (members and members' guests welcome)
- One substitution allowed per team
- Can play in a two-ball (One hour slot) or four-ball (Two teams) using a two-hour slot
- 9 holes each week (Back nine of each course played)
- £12.50 per person per week (£2.50 goes to prize fund)
- Pay Upfront by clicking here - Pay 10 Week Get 2 FREE!
Different course played every week including: - Pebble Beach
- The Links at Spanish Bay
- Spyglass
- Valderamma
- Coeur D’Alene
- Royal Troon
- Carnoustie
- Kingsbarns
- Wentworth
Great Prizes to be won for the top two teams at the end of the 12 weeks. We will have exclusive times reserved for the winter league on a Tuesday and Friday night between 6-10pm with Week 1 commencing on Tuesday 26th November. You can also play your game out with these times subject to availability.
Please let Derek know if you have any questions and if you would like to be involved. Alternatively, sign up by clicking here if you’d like to prepay for the 12 weeks.
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Pro Shop Christmas Raffle We have our annual Christmas Raffle up and running with this year’s prizes on offer worth over £1400! 1st Prize - TaylorMade M6 Irons 5-AW/SW 2nd Prize - TaylorMade M6 Fairway Wood 3rd Prize - TaylorMade Waterproof Cart Bag 4th Prize - TaylorMade TP Putter 5th Prize - TaylorMade Hi-Toe Wedge 6th Prize - TaylorMade TP5/TP5x Doz Golf Balls
(Prizes subject to ticket sales & ladies options also available) Tickets are £5 each or buy 5 for £20 and these can be purchased in the Pro Shop.
The draw will take place on January 2nd and the live video draw will be posted on our social media channels and the video posted in our first newsletter of 2020.
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Stocking Fillers Under £30
There are only 6 weekends left before Christmas and so we thought we would start to give you some gift ideas for those golfers in your life!
This week I’ve listed my top 10 stocking fillers under £30:
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| - PuttOut - Putting Trainer £19.99 |
| - Moray Headcovers From £19.99 |
| - Moray 1889 Beanies £20.00 |
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- Snood (Galvin, Adidas, PING) £19.99 - Personalised Golf Balls From £19.99 - Drill Stix Alignment Aid (pair) £9.99 - FJ WinterSof Gloves (pair) £22.99 - PING Winter Mitts £29.99 - FootJoy Golf Socks £8.99 - Moray GC Umbrella £29.99
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The Performance Centre Packages
We have a number of packages available for our indoor “Performance Centre” if your looking to improve your game in 2020 why not put one of these on your Santa list!
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Gold Package - £300 This voucher entitles the person access to the state of the indoor studio at Moray GC. Included are 6 x 45 min Golf Lessons, 6 x 45min Studio Practice Sessions,1 x 2 Hour Playing Lesson
Silver Package - £200 This voucher entitles the person access to the state of the indoor studio at Moray GC. Included are 4 x 45 min Golf Lessons, 4 x 45min Studio Practice Sessions and 1 x Club Gapping Session.
Bronze Package - £100 This voucher entitles the person access to the state of the indoor studio at Moray GC. Included are 2 x 45 min Golf Lessons and 2 x 45min Studio Practice Sessions.
Click here to book your package. |
FREE Ball Personalisation
Our most popular Christmas promotion has returned again. Both Titleist and Srixon are offering FREE personalisation on their golf balls, with one dozen the minimum order.
Simply order through our website through the links below or come in to see us in the pro shop if you prefer and we will help you. Any orders placed before 9th December guarantee delivery before Christmas.
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Give a Garmin If you haven’t used a GPS device to get your distances when you play golf before, this is the time to start. Garmin offers special discounts, up to £100, on three of their products including the straight forward easy to use S10 watch, the fancier S60 watch and the G10 handheld GPS. Christmas Prices S10 - £119.95 S60 - £299.95 G10 - £99.95
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Motocaddy Offer If you have been thinking about getting an electric trolley now is the time. From 1st November until 31st December Motocaddy are offering a FREE golf bag with the purchase of any Motocaddy electric trolley with a lithium battery. In addition to this great offer, we will also beat any competitor on price, for all new Motocaddy trolleys, meaning you will receive a significantly discounted trolley and a free bag. Top tip, if you don't need a bag, claim it and sell it! The trolley will still be as cheap as it ever will. You will not get a better deal than this one
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Christmas Dinner Dance - Saturday 21st December |
We have one FREE fitting slot available for our indoor PING Fitting Day next Wednesday 20th November. If anyone would like to take our final slot at 4.20pm then please get in touch ASAP. |
Quiz Nights
Please find below a list of the upcoming Quiz Nights and their Quiz Masters on the night. Derek and I will be hosting our usual Christmas slot on Thursday 19th December. The next Quiz night is hosted by Joe Macleman on Thursday 21st November with the night kicking off at 7.30pm.
Thursday 21st November – Joe Macleman Thursday 5th December – Bill Duncan Thursday 19th December – Pair of Pros Thursday 9th January – Ian Hamilton Thursday 23rd January – John Watson Thursday 6th February – Bruce Casburn Thursday 20th February – Brian Larkin Thursday 5th March – John Ellwood Thursday 19th March –Bill Duncan
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PING Indoor Fitting Event
We have one FREE fitting slot available for our indoor PING Fitting Day next Wednesday 20th November.
If anyone would like to take our final slot at 4.20pm then please get in touch ASAP.
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#468FCD ;text-align:left">Stats that'll make you thinkYou don’t get to a single-figure handicap without having a strong iron game, but the journey shouldn't end there. For us, there are two key factors that, when combined properly, will help take your iron play to the next level. |
1) Get custom-fitted If you're serious about shooting in the 70s each and every round, then getting custom-fitted for your next set of irons is key. TaylorMade’s P790 model feel fantastic off the face and provide precise distances and control, but that's no good if you're using the wrong shafts or you need 2-degrees flat but yours are standard.
2) Know your yardages The second stat above is remarkable and if you're one of the 21%, you need to come and see us for a gapping session. There we can give you the distances you hit each of your clubs as well as spot any issues you have between clubs.
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| TaylorMade P790 irons
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