Welcome to another edition of our newsletter. In this week's read, we take a look at how Dustin Johnson reached a Tour milestone in Mexico, we focus on the importance of taking your wedge game to the next level, and we cast an eye over one or two of the latest products to have landed in-store.
Enjoy the read!
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Johnson secures lifetime status
The first World Golf Championship of 2019 took place over the weekend and for those of you who haven't heard about WGC events before, these are arguably the biggest events outside of golf's four Majors.
Perhaps, then, it was no surprise to see two of golf's biggest names battle it out for top-spot over the four days, with Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy going blow-for-blow in Mexico as golf's other stars struggled to keep pace.
The final result was a five-shot victory for the big-hitting American, thanks to five birdies during a blemish-free back-nine on Sunday afternoon. For McIlroy, it was a story of what could have been as the Northern Irishman mixed countless birdies with nine bogeys and a double-bogey across the week.
This was Johnson’s 20th PGA Tour title and pushed him back up to number two in the World Rankings, within touching distance of Justin Rose at the summit. It was a week where DJ also joined illustrious company in becoming only the fifth man in the last 50 years to win 20 PGA Tour titles before turning the grand old age of 35. But can you name the other four? Here’s a clue: two of them were playing in the tournament at weekend.
However, aside from claiming his sixth WGC title and third in Mexico, it meant Johnson will earn lifetime status on Tour as soon as he completes his 15th season. Not a bad weekend for the American and proof that hard work certainly pays off.
P.s. The other four were of course Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Johnny Miller, and Tom Watson.
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Anyone else but Tiger?
Sometimes, when someone does something utterly brilliant you just have to bow down and say well done. Rewind to Friday afternoon in Mexico when Tiger Woods found himself in the fairway bunker down nine. He's 135 yards away, huge trees blocking his line to the green let alone the pin and simply no way he can find the green. Well, fast forward to 4mins 3secs in this video to see what happened next...
Click here to view our shot of the week.
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Golf Ball Lottery Winner
This winner of this months Titleist Golf Ball Lottery was Bob Walker, congratulations Bob!
Bob collected 15 Titleist AVX golf balls, and all for £1.
The March draw is up and running and will be drawn on Saturday 30th March.
Good Luck!
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Cleveland HB Launcher Iron
Are you struggling to get the ball in the air like you used to, especially with your mid to long irons?
Have you lost a lot of distance with your irons recently, either caused by a poor launch angle or consistently mishitting it?
The new Launcher HB Irons bring the forgiveness and trajectory of hybrids, all the way through your irons.
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Come in to the pro shop and we will give you a Cleveland Launcher HB 7 iron to try in either ladies, senior or regular flex, giving you the opportunity to compare it against your current 7 iron, and we’re pretty sure you’ll be impressed with the results.
Start hitting it higher, straighter, and further today.
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3 Golf Bags Remaining
We have 3 golf bags remaining in our SALE!
Powakaddy Deluxe Edition Cart Bag – Black/Grey/Red WAS £149.99 NOW £119.99
Powakaddy Lite Edition Cart Bag – Grey/Black WAS £119.99 NOW £89.99
Motocaddy Club Series Cart Bag – Black/Grey/Lime WAS £119.99 NOW £94.99
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Black widow golf grip offer
We have less than 20 Black Widow golf grips remaining at our fantastic sale price of £4.00 each; that’s HALF PRICE!
The grips come up a fraction thinner than your normal standard grip thickness, so they will be ideal for most ladies or men with smaller hands - The price you pay includes fitting!
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75 yards? Up-and-down for me... |
The majority of golfers know how far they hit their driver and irons with a full swing, but wedges require you to be a lot more accurate if you want to start shooting better scores. So, whilst it can be useful to know how far a full PW or LW goes, you'll benefit far more from dialling in your wedges so you can hit specific distances that you regularly find yourself with on the course. |
Give yourself options You'll notice that different swings with each wedge will result in yardages that overlap - see table above. This is important as it'll give you options when considering the conditions. For example, if you're facing a strong breeze, we'd suggest going up a club and utilising a shorter swing so the ball flies lower with less spin, helping it to penetrate through the wind. |
Dial in with Cleveland We'd recommend having a wedge system of the same brand and model, so you remove any variables in feel and spin across wedges. One model that we love is Cleveland's RTX-4 wedge. Some of you may have previous generations of RTX - which stands for Rotex Face Technology - but this current model has the sharpest grooves yet for more spin and maximum control around the greens. 18 bounce-grind combinations available between 46 and 64 degrees mean that a custom fitting is key if you want to get your next purchase exactly right. |
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