I would like to introduce to you all a new member of our professional staff due to start in March. His name is Laurence Allen and he is a PGA Qualified Professional. He previously worked at Brookmans Park Golf Club and has joined us to focus on group classes for beginners, juniors and ladies.

Laurence built an extremely successful Junior Academy coaching over 50 children every weekend as well as being their junior organiser and scratch team manager. Laurence has already contacted the 38 primary schools in St. Albans and is arranging to attend school assembley's in the view to bring them to Verulam GC. In due course we will be setting up a Samuel Ryder Academy. You will most probably see Laurence before he starts officially in March so come over and say hello.

Staff Bio's

Joel: I'm sure you all know me by now. I have been your Head Professional for just over two years now. I joined as a junior member aged 13 and joined the professional staff at aged 16. I have a passion for coaching and custom fitting, and thoroughly enjoy the retail side of the job, especially pestering my members with my weekly newsletters.

Glen: Along with Joel, I also joined the Professional team 2 years ago after a successful amateur career. Over the last 2 years I have got to know the members very well through coaching and playing Pro-Am's. 2014 was easily my most successful year to date, adding another Order of Merit title to my CV.

I have big plans for 2015; I will become a fully qualified PGA level 3 golf coach. I am also looking to another season of playing with the aim of entering European Tour School in the autumn.

You are likely find me practicing and coaching throughout the week. Happy golfing… Ps. Come on you Spurs!!!!

Stephen: For those of you who don't know me, I am Stephen (Assistant Professional). I am in my first year of my PGA training and am currently playing on small local tours. I am a qualified Level One coach and spend my time teaching juniors and thoroughly enjoying learning as I go! You will often see me around the club playing and practicing.

Laurence: For the last 6 years during my Professional Career I have been based at Brookmans Park GC. I am now relishing the opportunity to come to Verulam as your PGA Academy Managing Director.

Having completed my PGA Degree in 2012 I have been applying my trade as the Teaching Professional and Junior Co-ordinator whilst also finding time to play events on the PGA East Region.

Playing golf from the age of 4 through to a top amateur career accompanying the likes of Rory McIlroy has driven my passion for teaching the game of golf.

"I look to bring expertise and skills to deliver top class coaching, strategies to enhance grass roots golf and building an environment that every golfer will want to be a part of".

New Odyssey Works Putters!

NEW IN STORE are the fresh out Odyssey Works putters. By sticking to the solid designs of previous Odyssey models and combining the revolutionary metal X face, Odyssey have created a series of putters that not only give you the best results in the game but look stunning as well! If you're interested to see what all the fuss is about, why not pop in store and have a look (and a try!) yourself.

Click here to get in touch if you would like a putter fitting.

On Thursday Stephen tried out the new Callaway Big Bertha driver against his current X2 Hot driver. The ball speed he received from the new Big Bertha was massively faster than his current model and the launch angle was much higher, giving him, on average, 12 yards more carry! The forgiveness in the new face gave him the confidence to swing harder at the ball to achieve his optimum distance.

In the shop we have a full range of Big Bertha demo equipment so we would be happy to try and get you to gain more yards than Stephen did with the best technology golf can offer!

Click here to find out more about the new Big Bertha Driver

Click here to get in touch if you would like to request your fitting.

New Arrivals

As we slowly move towards spring our stock is starting arrive in store:

FootJoy 2015 Shoes

Callaway 2015 Stand and Cart Bags

Full Range of Odyssey Putters

On Saturday we held the Waltzing Matilda Fourball Competition. As the daylight is slowly getting longer we had a full field from 7:30 until 13:00 which the club are extremely proud of! Amongst all of those people there were some great scores and all of the winners were very close together with the top 8 only being 4 points apart!

1 - P. Mortham, P. Trovatello, S. Craig, M. Aungar - 84pts
2 - S. Cutbush, I. Palfrey, P. Wright, R.J. Hill (Back 9) - 84pts

Have a great week and hope to see you all soon.

Regards,

Joel, Glen, Stephen and Laurence