Presidents Day
President's Day took place last Saturday on what turned out to be a beautiful day, and a very happy one for one of the senior golfers at the club.
Joe Nolan, who is 82 years of age and still plays to a 12 handicap, managed to beat his age by an amazing 7 shots, shooting a gross 75 for 44 points, and post the winning score. Well done Joe; what a fantastic achievement!
That is 2 weeks in a row now that a member has managed to shoot below their age, with David Hawkins doing so in a medal last week. I know Joe and David very well, and I know that they are still practicing and trying to improve themselves.
You are an inspiration gentlemen; keep it going. Another landmark took place during the President's Day Junior Competition; Chanel Fontaine-Geary managed to make a 2 on the 16th hole, achieving the first eagle of her very young golfing career. Well done Chanel; she is definitely one to look out for in the future.
Scratch Team
Our Scratch Team beat John O'Gaunt 'B' 3-2 in their final game of the summer league series, to make it 5 wins from 5 games, earning us automatic promotion back to the top division. I have been partly involved in team selection this year, and I would just like to say a big thank you to all of the players who have been part of the team this summer. Your commitment to what we have been trying to do is very much appreciated and it is great to see a good team spirit within the squad along with competition for places starting to grow again. Keep improving!
Pro Shop News
We are happy to announce that as of next week @SBGCproshop will be a stockist of Bushnell Range Finders and GPS Watches; the number one range finder on tour.
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Mizuno Golf
This week we've had 2 more happy customers take delivery of their new Mizuno irons, having had club fitting sessions with us the week before. We are offering free Mizuno iron fittings until the middle of September, on an appointment basis only. Contact the pro shop for more details.
We had a Mizuno Golf fitting day on the practice ground a few months ago, and it was a big success. It included all of their product, and a Mizuno expert fitter using a high end launch monitor to help those that made an appointment get the best product to help maximise their game.
Due to demand from the first fitting day I have just been approached by them again, asking if we'd like to do another one sometime in October. If this is something that might interest you, get in touch. I will update you all with dates and times over the next couple of weeks.
East of England Assistant's Championships
A quick note of congratulations to my Assistant Professional Darren Close who had a 4th place finish in the East Region Trainees Championship which took place at Bishop's Stortford Golf Club earlier this week. Darren had a 2 round total of 145, only 4 shots behind the eventual winner.
Darren's performances have been getting more consistent as the year has gone on, and hopefully that breakthrough win isn't too far away.