I hope you've all had a fantastic week on and off the golf course and welcome to another exciting 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.



This week the 2nd Major of the year gets underway at Chambers Bay Golf Club in Washington. As usual the US Open looks to provide an extreme test of golf for the world's finest players. 

There has been a lot of mixed reviews of the course from the players, with the course reaching 7900 yards at its longest, large sloping greens and fairways which is sure to provide a true test and probably a few embarrassments along the way!

Course designer Robert Trent Jones described it as "An authentic links, on steroids" and said "I would contend that there is no way - no way - a player would have success here at Chambers Bay unless he really studies the golf course and learns it. The idea of coming in and playing two practice rounds and having your caddie just walk it and using your yardage book, that person's done [and] will not win the US Open."

In last week's newsletter, we mentioned Tigers woes, shooting 85 in the last round of the Memorial. This week it was Russian, Andrey Pavlov's turn to make us all feel a little better about our own golf. Andrey took 17 shots on the first hole of his second round in the Austrian Open. It sounded a little like a scene from 'Tin Cup' the movie as Andrey hit 5 balls into the water on route to the 2nd highest score recorded on the European Tour, an outward half of 53 and a final score 90 ensured he wasn't around for the weekend!



This week has seen the Ladies and Seniors Club Championships get underway and the Mens Championships will start this Saturday over the Old Course. We will have a full round up next week. Good Luck to everyone playing!

Godsman Leading Amateur 

Well Done to Kyle Godsman who finished in 8th place at the Northern Open last week at Cruden Bay. 

Kyle had rounds of 68/72/71/70 for a +1 total of 281 and finished the leading amateur for the week. 




Boyd Anderson Trophy

Congratulations to John Godward from Cruden Bay who, despite some poor weather, put together two very solid rounds of 71 and 71 to win the Boyd Anderson Trophy by 4 shots from Brent Macleman. Brent returned a superb 2 under par 69 on the old course in his second round, with Ryan Bain a further shot back to take 3rd. 

Campbell and McConnachie Trophy

Paul Paton recorded a 6 shot victory to claim the Campbell and McConnachie Trophy from 3 players Scott Watson (Cruden Bay), Michael Dean and Robert Hornby. Gordon Macdonald and Andrew Black (Powfoot) shared the spoils in section 2 on a total of 140.

        

Click here to view the top results from the 2 competitions.



US Open Sweep Stake Draw 

This weeks US Open Sweepstake Pro Shop Draw has now been made and can be seen on the club notice board, Pro Shop or by clicking here. 

Good luck to everyone! 

Prizes for the top 3 places, best and worst scores each day and the leading amateur.

4 FOR 3 ON Srixon Balls plus FREE Personalisation 

Until the end of June, stock up on your Srixon golf balls with a fantastic 4 for 3 offer. Order 3 dozen of any type of Srixon ball and get a 4th dozen FREE. You also get to personalise these with up to 3 lines of text completely FREE of charge. 

Click here to find out more about the Srixon ball range.

Cleveland Wedge Promotion 

This month we are running a special promotion on Cleveland Wedges. Buy any Wedge in store and get a 2nd wedge ½ price!! 

We have the Cleveland Wedge fitting cart in store with a large selection of wedge lofts and bounces to suit all different course conditions and swing types. So if you are thinking about sharpening up your short game for the summer, then why not come in past the shop and take advantage of this great offer. 

Why not let me recommend the right wedges for your game and even trial these before you buy!

Click here to find out more about this campaign

Click here to get in touch to request your fitting.



Dave had chipped onto the 18th green from an area where he was unable to see the flight of his ball as it neared the hole. At that point a dog ran onto the green. Dave found his ball off the green at the back and was unsure if his ball was deflected by the dog or picked up and dropped by the dog. Fortunately John was watching from the clubhouse and explained to Dave how he had to proceed. What was his ruling? 

If his ball was deflected it would be played as it lay without penalty at the back of the green. If the dog had picked up the ball and dropped it Dave would place his ball without penalty as near as possible to the spot on the green where it was picked up by the dog. Luckily John was able to tell Dave that his ball was at rest when the dog picked it up. He added that if Dave played a shot from the Putting Green and this situation had occurred while the ball is in motion then, the stroke would be cancelled and replayed without penalty irrespective of whether his ball was deflected or picked up and moved.