Welcome to this week's newsletter, we hope you are all inspired by the incredible golf played by both Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson on Sunday afternoon! We certainly were. Enjoy the read...


 

Get In The Hole

As lucky as we are here at Verulam, we not only have a course manager who provides us with a lovely conditioned golf course, he's also quite the golfer.

Chris Carpenter achieved a hole in one this weekend on the 8th hole in the competition. Well done Chris, we expect the 8th to receive some extra TLC from now on as he won't want to leave it.

Stableford Results: 

Division 1: 
1st - B. Allen, 2nd - J. Knapp 

Division 2: 
1st - A. Miller, 2nd - C. Singh 

Two's Results 
C. J. Carpenter *Hole in One*, M. Aunger x2, L. Matamala x2, D. Austin, C.J.Carpenter, S. Clarke, C. Marjoram, J. Sharp, F. Brayshaw, G. Robertson, I. Yule, D. Waring 

Raffle 
Titleist Vokey Wedge Winner - S. Ring


Ladies Stableford Results: 

Division 1: 1st - M. Roe - 36 pts, 2nd - J. Whittaker - 36 pts 
Division 2: 1st - J. Kenneth - 40 pts, 2nd - R. Pike - 35 pts


 

Last week saw The Open Championship at Royal Troon, there was some fantastic golf played but it wasn't the only place where awesome shots were being hit. 

We hosted an "HSBC Hour" where children and parents got to play the 5 hole Academy Course and take part in a putting competition. Here are some pictures of them all having fun:

 

   

 

Academy Manager Laurence was in action last week at his former place Brookmans Park Golf Club at the annual East Region Pro Am. A 69 (-2) which included 7 birdies propelled him to 2nd place in the 50 man field.


 

Gain 10 yards off the tee for FREE 

On Tuesday, 26 July we are holding a FREE fitting afternoon where we promise to find you a driver that can gain you distance in just 30 minutes! 

We are running it from 12pm until 4pm so to book yourself a slot. Give us a call on 01727 861401 or click here to get in touch...

Don't miss out on this great opportunity.

Click here to visit our website where you can find out more about our fantastic hardware line up.


Titleist woods Discount

The Titleist 915 driver and fairway wood are currently at a discounted price! You can get hold of the driver for £249 (down from £329) and the fairway at £149 (down from £199) this is a truly unmissable deal, get it fast.

Click here to find out more about the 915 ranges, or click here to get in touch if you would like to reserve one at this fantastic price.


Z Star 3 for 2 Promotion 

For a limited time only you can bag yourself 3 dozen Srixon Z Star golf balls for the price of 2. That is a massive saving of £37.99.

Hurry though, stocks are limited and are running out fast!

Click here to find out more about the Z Star ball.


FREE Pair of socks when you buy a new pair of shoes 

Receive a pair of FootJoy ProDry socks worth £10 when you purchase a pair of FootJoy contour series shoes. The Contour series from FootJoy are one of the longest running shoes in FootJoy's armoury, and the 2016 contour shoe is the best yet. Fitted with lovely Full grain leather, which is very comfortable and breathable all year round.

Click here to find out more about FootJoy's excellent shoe line up for 2016.


Nearest the Pin - Quail Hollow Edition

As our Major themed nearest the pin competitions have been so popular, we have decided to launch another one on the 17th hole at Quail Hollow (home to the Wells Fargo championship). This one will run all the way up until the end of August, so by then the prize fund will be nearly as big as the PGA tour event itself! 

   

A huge congratulations goes to Denis Barclay who won £50 on his shop account by putting it to an impressive 9 inches from the hole! Well done Denis.


 

Are you getting the most from your golf Ball? 

It is extremely important to play the correct ball for your game. Your spin rate can change dramatically depending on the ball you use. 

Member Paul Benton booked a ball fitting in the JS Golf Studio. Paul had never had a ball fitting and was currently using the Popular Srixon AD333 golf ball. 

Using our GC2 launch monitor we recorded spin rates of a dozen shots. Paul liked how the ball performed, but was unhappy with the lack of spin he was achieving on the green. Paul was creating an average of 6200 rpm of spin using a PW with the Srixon AD333 ball and carrying 115 yards. We tried numerous balls such as Titleist Pro V1, Srixon AD333 Tour and the Callaway Chrome Soft ball. The Callaway chrome soft performed the best increasing his spin rate by over 1000 rpm whilst maintaining distance. 

We checked the numbers with a driver and it performed very well. Paul liked them so much he purchased four dozen of the Callaway Chrome Soft balls. He is now playing a golf ball which performs the way he wants it to, and since the fitting has said despite the firmer greens the ball is stopping far quicker on the greens creating more control. 

If you would like to book a ball fitting click here to get in touch. 

The price of a fitting is £30 and you will receive a sleeve of your fitted balls absolutely FREE.