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Hello Golfers,

We look forward to seeing many of you over the next few days at the Club as Captain’s Week gets underway with the Captain's Seniors competition, the Juniors and Mixed Competition on Friday, Captain's Day on Saturday and Greenkeeper's Revenge on Sunday which promises to be great fun!

We also look forward to seeing you on the course on Saturday to give you the chance to double your money by hitting the green with your tee shot. All bets between £5-£50 have to be made (and paid) on the course and will be credited to your account in the Pro Shop. Remember you CANNOT lose with this bet as even if you miss the green you will get your stake as credit. Enjoy this week’s newsletter!

Pro's news

The Open - Royal Portrush

Shane Lowry won The Claret Jug convincingly by 6 shots at Royal Portrush with a classy performance on Sunday in tough conditions shooting +1 to finish on -15. His round of 63 on Saturday was great to watch and put him in the perfect position to win! Shane's short game skills where a key to his success during the week and in this week’s tip Adam discusses what we can use to help us in our own short game.

A trip to Titleist...

Adam spent last Thursday at St Ives with Titleist learning about and being fitted for their new iron and hybrid ranges that are coming out in August. There is a very extensive range, from a traditional blade to a bigger, confident boosting irons designed to help hit straighter and longer iron shots.

There was also some limited release Scotty Cameron Terylillium putters which are being re-released after first being available 22 years ago. The T22 range includes 3 new models, T22 Newport, T22 Newport 2 and T22 Fastback 1.5 offering the unmistakable feel of the original range. These will be available in store Mid-August.

Fitting news

Scotty Cameron
Friday 26th July - 11:00am - 3:00pm

Click here to book your FREE fitting.

Titleist Iron Range
Friday 9th August - 10:00am - 3:00pm

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Competition news

Coming Up

Friday - Captain's Junior Competition 10am-11.15am & Captain's Mixed Foursomes 2pm-4.30pm
Saturday -Captain's Day 7am-5pm
Sunday -Greenkeeper's Revenge 8am-3pm
Monday -Junior Open 10am-2pm
Tuesday -Light Greens Maintenance
Wednesday -Men’s Midweek Stablefrod

Men’s July Medal

Division 1
1st - Tom Burgh 69-1=68, 2nd - Gary Noye 72-4=68, 3rd - Ted Dunn 76-5=71

Division 2
1st - Jordan Mayman 81-12=69, 2nd - Hugh Davies 79-9=70, 3rd - Alex Thurlow 82-12=70

Division 3
1st - Farrukh Bajwa 88-18=70, 2nd - Peter Bellamy 86-15=71, 3rd - Mark Lamb 87-16=71

Division 4
1st - Steve Bunning 92-21=71, 2nd - Araz Massraf 104-28=76, 3rd - David Phillips 102-25=77

Scratch League Update - Harlestone 7.5 : 0.5 PMGC

The result says it all, a total disaster!

Playing an away match on the last day of The Open and on a Medal day created “availability issues” – I will leave it at that. So on paper an under strength side travelled to Harlestone on what I believe was the best chance of some away points, but it was not to be.

Only Michael Wood got on the scoreboard with a great half point to add to his win in the first game. Sadly the other games were not even close with only two matches reaching the 16th.

Notwithstanding this, it was not for the want of trying and I want to thank Martin Humphries, Stephen Smail and Sam Ludlow for answering late call ups, Ian Wicks for playing with a recovering hamstring (and needing a buggy to get round) and Chris White who has the longest commute for any game.

League table to date:
PW LD Pts
Northants County - P4 W2 L1 D1 =5pts
Wellingborough - P3 W1 L1 D1 =3pts
Northampton - P3 W1 L2 D0 =2pts
Staverton - P2 W1 L1 D0 =2pts
PMGC - P2 W1 L1 D0 =2pts (on “goal average”)

So last, but played only 2 of 8 and we are nearly in August. Fixtures are not ideal as shock horror, Milton have the most listed games in the main holiday month! We need more of our top guns stepping up to be competitive in this League. If not then down we go becoming a “Championship side”

Man of the Match - Easy one, Michael Wood with the only half point and remains unbeaten!

Martin Herson

Junior news

Summer is here and it's going to be a busy one for the juniors!

Firstly, a very big thank you to Karen for inviting the juniors and academy players to play on her Captain’s Day. The 13 players really enjoyed the game, the drinks and especially the cakes! Rylan Thomas won the boys competition with a solid 20 points, Emily Horsted took the girls honours also with a very good 20 points. But pride of place goes to 8 year old Harry Roberts who spread-eagled the field with 30 points for 9 holes in the academy competition, featuring gross pars on 7th and 8th - both for 5 points! Look out Shane Lowry - Harry Roberts (new handicap 45) is coming for you!

In the Junior Medal, in form Ellie Horsted played great golf for a nett 66 to win the Medal and secure a place in the Junior Medal winning pro-am team with Kai Raymond and Ollie Clark. Rylan Thomas continued his good run of form with a nett 71 to secure second place.

With the Captain's Junior competitions, Junior Open, Junior Club Champs and several junior matches coming up, there are quite a few tee reservations to look out for in the diary in the next few weeks and we would like to thank the members in advance for scheduling your golf around these and helping us to give both our experienced and younger juniors valuable competition experience on the course.

Charles Gunn

Coaching news

Tip of the week

In this week’s tip Adam explains how to add variety to your shot game so you can save more shots around the green. Click here to watch.

Rated: Garmin GPS watches

How many times have you stood on a tee-box and wondered what yardage it is to a specific point down the fairway, such as a tree or bunker? Likewise, how helpful would it be to know how far you have between the back of the green and the pin? This is where a GPS device comes in, and here are our top three picks in 2019.

Garmin Approach S10

All the key distance information you need without the frills in this simple and easy-to-use watch.

Our verdict – Superb budget option boasting incredible practicality and style

Garmin Approach S40

1.2 inch colour touchscreen that allows you to easily move the pin for more accurate yardages.

Our verdict – Our top pick for a combination of on-course info and smartwatch functionality

Garmin Approach S60

The very best GPS golf watch with a bird's-eye view of the entire hole and a large numbers setting.

Our verdict – A premium option that offers so much tech it is actually something of a bargain

watch our review >

Cut yourself some slack

It makes sense that the closer the ball is to the hole the more chance we have of holing it, but how much easier is a 5-foot putt than a 10-foot putt? Well, here are some stats taken from the PGA Tour's website the week after this year's PGA Championship, which we think makes for interesting reading…

Percentage of putts made from various distances

Bear in mind these stats are from the top 20 putters on the PGA Tour, you can bet your bottom dollar that the percentages would be a little lower for us mere mortals. Either way, they really do highlight the importance of accuracy with our approach shots, not to mention distance control with our lag putts.

Improve on the greens

Hopefully, you're feeling a little better about your putting and beginning to reassess your expectations when on the greens.

Although you have no divine right to hole any putt, improving your stroke and having a putter that is suited to your technique will help to improve your percentages.

Odyssey's range of stunning putters for 2019 has been designed to produce a better roll on every putt. They've combined two of our favourite technologies - Microhinge and White Hot - to produce their best putter face to date, not to mention its innovative Stroke Lab shaft to improve consistency on every putt.

Be sure to utilise our expertise and professional advice if you're in the market for a new putter.

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Titleist TS Metalwoods - Faster than yours

Video of the Week

Shane Lowry may have won the Open Championship at Royal Portrush last weekend, but who came out on top in the European Tour's Nearest the Pin Challenge with a twist? Don't try this at home.

Have a great weekend, happy golfing!

Adam Chamberlain
Peterborough Milton GC
Milton Ferry
Peterborough
PE6 7AG

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