Welcome to another fun filled newsletter full of the latest news and products at Verulam Pro Shop. I trust you had a fantastic bank holiday weekend and enjoyed all of the competitions at the club. The weather was lovely, and it was great to see so many people out playing our wonderful course.
Good luck to everyone playing in Invitation Day on Saturday. We have a great attendance so I am sure a great day will be had by all!
Bank Holiday Fourball Betterball Competition
Winner - Glenn O'Grady and Doug Bates 43 points
2nd - Paul Fowler and Les Griffin 42 points
All the above winners shop accounts have been credited.
Congratulations to Les Griffin who achieved the perfect shot on 17th hole in the competition on Monday.
There are still some spaces available to challenge myself and the captain in our challenge matches, however spaces are filling up fast. Please enter your names on the board in the changing rooms.
Eva is only 7 weeks old and has already sat in the Captain's chair. I've been at the club for 15 years and still never done it.
Victory Cup Winner
Our current Victory Cup champion Kevin Hull attended a lesson a couple of weeks ago wanting some consistency to his game. As ever when coaching, I like to keep my methods simple as you know. We notified the problem that initially his address position was poor. His alignment was far too right of target, and the ball position was too forward in his stance. Kevin's poor shots were a 'pull' shot to the left. From this poor setup position, Kevin's only movement to try and get the ball starting on line was to swing the club to the left of the target. From that movement pull shots left and fades to the right were occurring. Once a better address position was achieved, I gave him a simple swing thought of swinging the club to the right of target. All these factors improved Kevin's ball striking.
Notably three of the top four players in the Victory Cup have had a lesson in the last few weeks, including Tom Naylor (left), and Jamie Cowan (right). If you would like greater consistency with your golf swing, click here to get in touch to book a lesson. Remember my coaching philosophy is to keep things simple.
New Arrivals
IJP Design Clothing
We have taken delivery of our Spring Summer IJP clothing consisting of trousers, shorts, shirts, sweater and slipover some of which has the Verulam Logo.
FootJoy Clothing
Another delivery of the much talked about FJ clothing has now arrived all of which has the VGC logo on the sleeve.
Click here to check out their great range of products.
PING IRONS
For a limited time only, I am offering a FREE fitting and a FREE golf lessons with every set of PING irons purchased. We have the latest GC2 launch monitor to tell us how the ball is reacting when struck.
Click here to view a great video on our offer, and to find out more information.
Callaway Irons + FREE Bag
I am offering a FREE X2 Hot stand bag with every set of Callaway X2 Hot irons sold. This means you get a FREE fitting on the GC2, plus a FREE bag or family wedge to match your set. Minimum of 7 irons to qualify for the FREE bag.
Click here for more information.
Lithium Battery Trade In Offer
We know how much you love your trolley. Well, what a great opportunity this is to make the switch to a lithium battery and make life on the course even more practical. We'll give you £25 for your old battery against a lithium equivalent. 
You'll reap the benefits immediately...
Click here to find out more information.
Our assistant Glen Portelli again notched up another win by winning the Mill Green Pro Am shooting a magnificent 67 (-5). Glen was joined along VGC members Rob Hill, Phil Shoemaker and Eric Saunders finishing in 6th place in the team event.
A Message from the Junior Organiser
Last Saturday we made the trip across Hertfordshire to play Batchworth Park. Before we teed off, we were up against it with only 5 players to play against 7, so 2 of the team had to go out as a single against 2, plus the fact all these lads were 17 years old, and a little wiser on their own course, so my advice to our team was to enjoy the course and have a good time. Overall we lost the match 11.5 to .5, as front nine back nine and overall result contribute to a point. Well done Adam for getting us a half point, and thank you to the team of Molly Doyle (Captain), Tommy Naylor, Adam Scott, and last but not least our 2 youngest members Stefan Martin who has not played off the whites at Verulam yet, and Sam Moore for all putting the Club before themselves! The contest was also played in good spirits, and despite a couple of heavy showers they all enjoyed themselves.
Next Saturday we have our May Junior Stableford, tee off from 2pm. I will be around as I am playing with the club captain in the Gents Invitation, so I hope to see all of you then, especially the younger members with no handicaps, as this is an ideal time for you to get this sorted and enjoy the company of other golfers.
Lastly it's great to see a few of you out for 9 holes after you have done your homework now that the nights are drawing out instead of playing on the x box. Play 9 holes with your mates, or if you're looking for playing partners, come and see one of us in the Pro Shop, and we will try and sort something out for you.
KEEP ON PRACTICING
