Here we go again…. Another informative newsletter from the JS Golf Team @ Verulam Golf Club. Put the kettle on…

Samuel Ryder School

We are currently in our 2nd term with our School Golf Development Programme in partnership with The Samuel Ryder School. Every Friday, 16 students of 7-8 Years old come and receive golf coaching from our team of Professionals. The Kids are being developed and educated with key golf skills such as the grip, setup, distance control, chipping, putting and the importance of warming up for golf.

New Professional Laurence Allen has been doing a great job visiting local schools and delivering golf sessions. This is all part of our plan to get more kids into golf and eventually get them to join the club here at Verulam GC. Laurence has been doing such a great job that the Samuel Ryder Academy even asked him to attend their school Fete!

Samuel Ryder Golf Academy Junior Open Day

We are hosting two Junior Open Days on Saturday, 16 May and Sunday, 24 May. This is to attract juniors to Verulam Golf Club.

- 10am - 2pm
- All equipment provided
- Refreshments available
- Dress Code Relaxed
- Trainers allowed
- All this for just £1

If you have any children or grandchildren that would be interested please bring them along to try this great game!!!

Click here to get in touch if you have any questions.

FootJoy Shoe Fitting Day - Thursday, 4 June

I have been lucky enough to secure a rare shoe fitting day here at Verulam. This is a fantastic opportunity to try out arguably the most comfortable range of shoes ever produced for golf including the hugely popular D.N.A and the new HyperFlex range.

Click here to find out more about the latest ranges from FootJoy

To book your 20 minute slot call the pro shop on 01727 861401 or pop into the shop, or click here to get in touch.

   

Mizuno Fitting Day - Wednesday, 10 June

The Mizuno fitters from the tour department who have fitted players such as Luke Donald and Chris Wood are coming to Verulam. Why not pay us a visit and find out how many yards you could gain compared to your current clubs?

Click here to find out more about the Mizuno range including the fantastic JPX range.

To book your 40 minute appointment click here to get in touch, or come and have a chat with us in the pro shop.

Complete Equipment Solution

For a limited time only, with the purchase of selected equipment, you can get a FREE fitting and a FREE after sales lesson. We will be running this with industry leading brands including Callaway, PING and Mizuno so a great chance to try out a fantastic range of hardware.

Talk to one of us in the pro shop for further details, or click here to find out more.

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

Last week we were looking for a golfer to take part in our 8 week Game Improvement Golfer Challenge: we needed someone who is happy to feature in each newsletter for 2 months and share their progress with other Verulam GC members. We will track their progress and the aim of this is simple: help them to have the best golfing season of their life!

Thanks for all your responses. 16 enthuastic members entered, however unfortunately only one lucky member could be picked. Our lucky member is Bob Milner. We look forward to tracking his progress over the coming months.

It's the time of the season that the captain & pro challenge begins and all the spots start to fill up. If you wish to take on myself and the captain, make sure that you head over to the captain's board in the changing rooms and sign yourselves up! (At your own risk…)

Ashworth Cup

On Sunday, 10 May, we held the Annual Ashworth cup, which is limited to members over the age of 55, although I must say many of you don't look a day over 30.

The course has been playing very tough this year, in our last 3 competitions the Standard Scratch Score has been well over 72 and this was also the case on Sunday, so well done to the winners.

1st - R Morris - 38Points
2nd - R Archer - 36Points
3rd - I Dow - 34Points (Countback)

Your shop accounts have been credited with the winnings.

3 Twos Recorded:

R. Morris, M. Bateman, J. Rodford

Each Two Receives 4 Balls

Professionals Raffle Winner - A Fabian - FootJoy VGC Golf Shirt

Men's Invitation Day

On Saturday Verulam hosted the annual men's invitation day. Firstly we would like to pass on everyone's compliments onto the Verulam Greenkeeping Staff as the course was in immaculate condition. Although I hear that the 7th Pin position was a bit tricky.

Amongst the smiling members and their guests there was some very good golf on show:

1st - Liam Waugh & Henry Robertson - 41 points
2nd - P Kirby & S Larkin - 40 points
3rd - M Pexton & M Pexton - 37 points

Nearest to the Pin - S Ashley

Winter Knock Out Finals

Congratulations to D Fownes who was the last man standing in the Winter Singles knock out. David played superb golf to beat Keith Buckland in the final to take home the Campbell Cup.

The Winter Foursomes Final was also contested recently with Adam Hunt & Richard Morris taking on L Waugh & D Drinan. D Drinan & Adam have been in hot form recently, with both golfers already winning major competitions this year. The match was fairly even through 9 holes but Adam and Richard won 3 holes consecutively on the back 9 and eventually went on to win the match. This means that Adam  and Richard have now won the Winter and Summer Doubles competitions in the same season. This is an impressive achievement

Well done to all the finalists, your shop accounts have been credited with your winnings.

Myers Qualifier Medal

Division 1 - Belinda Mobbs 95 - 20 = 75, 2nd -  Sarah Staines 97 - 18 = 79
Division 2 - Sue Rickard 104 - 30 = 74, 2nd - Sheryl Roderick 106 - 27 = 79

Congratulations to those who qualified for the Myers Trophy.

Have a great week and see you all soon!!!!

Regards,

Joel, Glen, Laurence and Stephen