Andy Thorpe and Adam Chamberlain

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter, we hope you are well and enjoying some good golf! The European Ryder Cup team was finalised this week with the experienced quartet of Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia, Henrik Stenson and Paul Casey getting the wildcard picks. We were a little surprised there was no pick for Matt Wallace who won his third event of the season last week at the Made in Demark event in which he birdied 6 of the last 9 holes to make the play off before making two birdies in the playoff to win. The Ryder Cup at the Paris National in three weeks promises to be as exciting as ever!

Enjoy this week’s newsletter!

Pro's news

Pro’s Day

Booking opened yesterday for our annual Pro’s Day and is available to book online now as well as on the PSI screens.

We will have some great prizes on offer in the pairs event as well as some extra special raffle prizes including a custom fitted new Titleist TS Driver, Pro Am Team entry, waterproof golf bags and plenty more! Raffle tickets will be available from Monday 10th September.

Shop news

New arrivals

This week we have taken delivery of our fitting ranges for the new Titleist TS driver and fairways as well as the new Mizuno 919 JPX irons. Both of these ranges are available for fitting in right and left hand! The Mizuno range only arrived yesterday and it looks fantastic, we can’t wait to test it!

Sam and Andy had an afternoon of training and fitting with the new Titleist TS range last Friday, both were hugely impressed with the forgiveness the TS offers noting how the flight/spin didn’t seem to change a lot even with miss hits! Our Titleist TS launch event on Wednesday is fully booked but it is available for fitting now. Due to the popularity of our launch event, we are trying to get another booked for October so watch this space!

Book a custom fitting here.

Competition news

Men’s September Medal

Division 1
1st - Oliver Hayward 74-7=67, 2nd - Michael Wood 73-5=68, 3rd - Matt Barber 79-8=71

Division 2
1st - Alex Thurlow 82-13=69, 2nd - Shaun May 82-12=70, 3rd - Evan Bosman 81-10=71

Division 3
1st - Wayne Stocks 85-14=71, 2nd - Bandi Shoban 89-17=72, 3rd - Doug Ashley 89-17=72

Division 4
1st - Devendra Damany 95-28=67, 2nd - Steve Williams 93-24=69, 3rd - Trevor Edwards 91-22=69

Scratch league - Harlestonen 4.5 vs PMGC 3.5

A very disappointing day, not least that in over 30 years of my playing and being involved in Scratch league, this is the first occasion that Milton have not been able to find 8 players to make up a team! So a team of 7 travelled to an important game 1 – 0 down before we started.

And we nearly pulled it off! Elliott Fullerton had a fantastic win on the last, Nathan Holt made a birdie on the last to half his game. Even I managed a win being 1 down with 2 to play, to give us a chance. Tom Burgh at anchor played brilliant golf to beat their +2 guy on the 16th and so it came to Ian Wicks to decide the match.

Ian, 1 down on the last and needing to win the hole for a 4 – 4. Their Captain, miles right off the tee, had to play a low runner under trees pitching “out of bounds” and careering back inbounds onto the edge of the green. Two putts followed and despite Ian giving his birdie effort every chance it was not to be. So a really disappointing loss, what could have been? We have four games left and need to get some points. We have a very strong squad on paper but the sad truth is we are not turning up! If we did, I have no doubt we would have won at the weekend.

Martin Herson

Coming up

Friday - Ladies Past Captains Salver 2.15-3.30pm

Saturday - Martins Mixed 1.45-3.30pm

Sunday - Milton Plate Final 11.45am-12.15pm & Ladies Scratch League 1.30-3pm

Monday - Seniors Charity Day 8am-11.30am

Tuesday - Ladies Vets Salver 9.15-11.15am & Men’s Thompson Bowl Final 2.45-3.15pm

Wednesday – Men’s Over 55s Singles Open 9am-2pm

Junior news

Junior update

On Sunday at Rushden it was the PMGC Boys team who won the all-Milton NGL Semi-Final by 3-1 in a closely contested match against PMGC Girls, which was played in excellent spirit!

Kai Raymond played par golf and got the boys off to a flying start with a win over Jade Roberts but Emily Horsted soon equalised for the girls with an equally impressive victory over Euan Herson. This left two matches which, at times, were too close to call. Morgan Cresswell took an early lead over Shivani Karthikeyan but was pegged back with Shivani taking the lead on the back 9. Both players played outstanding golf but on the long par 5 15th hole, with Shivani all set to make 4, Morgan’s birdie (nett eagle) brought it back to all square.

Meanwhile Hannah Talbot’s early 3 hole lead had also been pegged back by Harry Smith whose run of pars to put him ahead on the back 9. When Morgan clinched the closest of wins against Shivani on the 18th, Harry was 2 up with 2 to play and the boys were through. Harry and Hannah halved 17 giving Harry a win 2 & 1 and giving the Boys a 3-1 win overall. It was a tremendous match and captains Kai and Jade made excellent speeches afterwards. Both teams would have done the Club proud in the final, but unfortunately only one team could go through.

The final will be held at Collingtree Park on Sunday 23rd September (11.00 a.m. start) between Peterborough Milton “A” and Kettering “B” who beat Overstone Park 3-1 in the other semi-final.

Supporters are very welcome!

Euan Herson soon overcame his disappointment at losing his match in the morning by racing back to Milton in the afternoon to shoot nett 70 and win the Junior Medal! Ellie Horsted and Shivani Karthikeyan both shot nett 71s to run Euan close.

In the Junior Order of Merit, Shivani has now taken the narrowest of leads over Jacob Williams and Kai Raymond who have both played great golf over the season - and its all to play for with just a few end of season events to go. Shivani has now reduced her handicap from 18 to 10 in the last 3 months, a tremendous achievement and like the many other juniors whose handicaps have tumbled over the summer, reward for all the hard work they put in with Coach Chambo and in their own time on the practice ground.

Finally it's congratulations to Robin Williams who was unbeaten over four matches in the Jacques Leglise Trophy playing for Great Britain and Ireland under 18s last weekend. Robin won his crucial singles on the last afternoon and had the honour of holing the putt that brought the trophy back from Finland with the team. Now let's bring home the Junior Ryder Cup Robin!

Charles Gunn

Coaching news

Tip of the week

Is your chipping costing you shots around the green?

Adam demonstrates a simple but effective drill to help you improve those vital shots around the green.

Click here to watch the video.

Mind the gap

Gapping is vitally important to any golfer. Being able to pick a club out of the bag and knowing exactly how far you can strike the ball will make for more confident shots, as you won’t be constantly wondering if you should club up or club down.

Not just for wedges
Gapping is often associated with the shorter clubs in your bag, but it's just as important to make sure you pay attention to the gaps between your longer clubs, too.

Good gapping would see you have equal gaps between clubs that are no bigger than 15 yards, as displayed in the green illustration below. In contrast, bad gapping would leave you with uneven or large distances between clubs, often over 20 yards or under 10. Having equal gaps throughout your bag will mean you are much closer with your next club, so you won’t have to manufacture shorter/longer swings or hit soft/hard shots, which is where a lot of problems begin.

Being able to know exactly how far each club goes can be even more helpful if you have a GPS device telling you the exact distance between your ball and the pin. So if you're still guessing how far you hit each club, come and speak to a member of the team. We can guarantee it's costing you shots.

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Escape the winter blues

Playing a round of golf in the cold, whilst getting soaked in British rain isn’t really that much fun – so perhaps the idea of playing with a group of friends underneath perfect azure skies this winter is more appealing? Luckily, thanks to our partnership with Your Golf Travel, that idea can become a reality.

La Cala Resort

La Cala is known as one of the most picturesque resorts in Andalucia, with quality golf to match. Three superb 18-hole championship courses await you in the rolling hills of Mijas - and if you fancy a night out after your round, you're only 20 minutes away from Marbella. Perfect.

La Cala Resort
3 nights, 2 rounds of golf
£335 per person

Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort and Spa

The Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort and Spa is one of the jewels in Turkey's crown when it comes to top-quality golf experiences. You'll be able to take on a Nick Faldo-designed course, as well as have access to unmatched facilities and astounding luxury - perfect for beating away those winter blues.

Cornelia Diamond Resort
7 nights, unlimited rounds of golf
£515 per person

We know how much you look forward to your golf trips away and that you want to book early to secure the best deals. With that in mind, Your Golf Travel are going the Extra Yard with their latest promotion: if you book a holiday for 2019 by 30th September 2018, you'll also be able to secure additional extras such as room upgrades and free buggies - so what are you waiting for?

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Spotlight: Mizuno JPX919 irons

Packed with potential for exceptional performance, the evolution of the hugely popular Mizuno JPX900 irons arrives in-store this week.

The new family comprises of three models - JPX919 Hot Metal, JPX919 Forged and JPX919 Tour (as seen here from left to right) - with each specifically designed to help golfers of different abilities, which we can go through with you during a thorough custom fitting.

watch our review >

Video of the Week

We've pitted two of 2018's hottest drivers - PING G400 and TaylorMade M3 - against one another to see which one came out on top.

Have a great weekend, happy golfing!

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