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Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter. It has been a strange few days with the weather going from the sublime to the ridiculous, we hope this hasn't stopped you getting some golf in.

Enjoy this week’s newsletter!

Course news

Greens Maintenance

The rain didn't stop Steve and his team completing the course maintenance on Tuesday. All greens have been double verti cut, 8mm tined and sprayed with compost tea, humid acid and sea weed. This will improve the overall health and strength of the grass.

Competition news

Captain’s Week

What a dramatic few days of extreme weather we endured last week! From the oppressive heat of Monday to Thursday, to the storms of Friday morning, and the showers on Saturday along with the downpour on Sunday. No wonder that the schedule got somewhat disrupted!

The Captain’s Seniors and Ladies Stablefords on Thursday were played in searing heat with the Ladies only playing 14-holes, then Friday morning’s Junior Competition having to be abandoned due to a lightning storm. Fortunately, it cleared for the Captain’s Mixed Greensomes in the afternoon.

A few gaps appeared on what had been a full start sheet for the Captain’s Day Men’s Comp on Saturday after uncertain weather forecasts. As it turned out there were a couple of hours of rain in the late morning, but not enough to disrupt the busy schedule of the day, including the Ladies and Junior’s 9-hole competitions. Well done to all the winners and I hope everyone was able to enjoy themselves regardless of the conditions.

Click here for all the results.

Rose Cup (2 clubs and a putter)

1st - Richard M Berry 77-8=69
2nd - Paul Newton 90-18=72
3rd - Martin Humphries 78-6=72

Coming Up

Thursday
Millbrook GC Seniors 10am-11.30am
Junior Summer Stableford & Academy 2pm-3pm

Friday
Friday Nomads GS 1.30pm-2.30pm

Saturday
Martins Mixed 2.15pm-3.45pm

Sunday
Monthly Medal 7.30am4pm

Monday
Nothing in diary

Tuesday
Ladies Medal 9.15am-11am
Masonic Golf Day 1pm-3pm

*Please note the Driving range will be closed on Saturday 3rd August 9:00-10:00am to allow the Professionals to conduct coaching on the par 3 course.*

Fitting news

Titleist iron fitting session

Only 3 appointments left!

Come and try the new Titleist iron range here at Peterborough Milton on Friday 9th August - 10:00am -3:00pm

Click here to book your FREE fitting.

Junior news

Junior Open

A full field of 69 players battled it out for the honours in the PMGC Junior Open on Monday. Stephen and the team performed miracles after Sunday's deluge to even get the course open never mind the great condition many visitors commented on. The low handicap home players certainly took full advantage!

Shivani Karthikeyan continued her fantastic season by becoming our Scratch Open Champion with a magnificent 73 gross. Shivani also won the prestigious James Berry Trophy for the best nett score (67) by a Milton player. Shivani is pictured receiving her trophies from the Captain. Good luck in the English Girls Under 16 Championships next week Shivani!

Jade Roberts also turned in an impressive 75-7=68 to take the 1st prize in the Open nett. Fresh from becoming Cambridgeshire Under 16 Scratch County Champion on Friday (78&74), Rylan Thomas was 2nd in the PMGC Open gross with 75. Euan Herson's nett 69 for second nett completed the Milton clean sweep of the top prizes. Emily Horsted and Chelsey Sharp both shot creditable nett 71s to secure handicap reductions.
It was a similar story in the team competition with Milton "A" (Rylan, Shivani and Jacob Williams) taking first prize and Milton "D" (Euan, Emily and Morgan Cresswell) finishing runners up.

It was a day of clean sweeps with Kettering players Ed Keech, Ben Atherton and Finn Smith taking the Divisional Prizes. Overstone Park have a fantastic junior academy and they dominated the 9 hole event with Guiseppe Memoli winning the boys section and Freya Pickford picking up the girls best score. Milton's Louis Sanderson just missed out on a prize with an excellent 20 points.

Jacob Williams bounced back from a disappointing PMGC Open by becoming the Cherwell Edge Junior Open Champion the next day with 70-5=65 which should get Jacob down to 4 handicap - just ahead of Shivani and Rylan both now down to 5.

Sadly we had to abandon the Captains Junior Competition on Thursday due to torrential rain and lightning but a very big thank you to Captain Mike for allowing us to re-compete for the prizes later in the month at the Junior Club Championships. In the 9 hole competition on Captains Day it was our young academy players who shone through with Isaac Wakefield (22 points) winning and Sam Mayman (17) coming in second. It won't be long before their handicaps are tumbling!

Meanwhile as part of the Ladies British Open Week at Woburn, Emily and Ellie Horsted (pictured above) proudly wore their Milton colours when they were invited by the R&A to play in the Family Golf Sixes Event around the Marquess course that is hosting the Ladies Open this week. What odds we see one of our many up and coming PMGC players at a Major one day?

Coaching news

Tip of the week

As the last few days has shown it important in all conditions. Check out this video to find out how to control your ball in blustery, wet conditions!

Click hereto watch.

Click here to request what you’d to be like covered in tip of the week.

1 gap, 2 gap, 3 gap, FORE!

How confident are you hitting your long irons? The lack of forgiveness can lead to inconsistent strikes and less distance. This is when filling the gaps at the top end of your bag with utility irons or hybrids could be the smartest decision you ever make – but which is right for you?

Titleist’s brand-new utility irons and hybrids are really special, and you’ll be able to get your hands on them through us in no time at all. Why do we like them so much? Well, they are seriously easy to hit and offer unbeatable performance, but there are some things you should know…

U-500 and U-510 utility irons

Quite simply, these offer more distance than a standard iron but less spin than a hybrid. Both come loaded with tungsten for incredible forgiveness, with the U-500 offering workability and precise distances whilst the U-510 boasts a high launch and increased carry from a larger head.

TS2 and TS3 hybrids

It's time to stop thinking of these hybrids as rescue clubs and begin referring to them as scoring clubs. Both offer plenty of distance and an easy to hit nature, with the TS2 providing a higher launch from a wider head and the TS3 giving us more adjustability in an iron-like profile.

So, which route should you go down? Hybrid or utility iron? Let’s give all four a go in a custom fitting session and find the one that offers you the best performance.

find out more >

A ball for every occasion

Let’s be honest: we're greedy when it comes to our golf ball, and rightly so. We don’t want to have to choose between distance or feel; instead, we want a ball that offers us the lot.

Picture the scenario

You’re out playing a round with your friends and you've just used your ball to hit a delicate flop shot over a bunker to a few feet and knocked it in for par - top job! Following a short walk to the next tee, you’re then stood on a par-5 needing to smash your Sunday best as far down the fairway as possible.

This scenario requires a ball that is versatile enough to offer you spin and feel around the greens, whilst providing explosive distance and a high launch from the tee.

Consider TP5/x from TaylorMade

Fortunately, the clever folks at TaylorMade know a thing or two about golf balls, which is why their TP5 and TP5x balls are used by some of the world's best golfers, such as McIlroy, Fowler and DJ.

Here's what you can expect from both:

TP5 - lower launch, more workable and a softer feel
TP5x - piercing ball flight and best wind performance

These are balls that you need to try, so come and speak to a member of the team for more information.

explore TP5 & TP5x >

Spotlight | PING Glide 3.0 wedges

Smooth when it's rough

There's no part of your game more important than your wedge play.

If you really want to lower your scores and reach your full potential, improving your short game is key and these beauties from PING will certainly help you on your way - as long as you're fitted for the correct grind and bounce.

The Glide 3.0 produce greater spin, a softer feel and are more forgiving than previous generations. Enough said.

find out more >

Have a great weekend, happy golfing!

Adam Chamberlain
Peterborough Milton GC
Milton Ferry
Peterborough
PE6 7AG

Phone: 01733 380489

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