As The Final Series comes into sight on the European Tour, Andy Sullivan has left no stone unturned in his quest for glory after recording his third victory of the year at the Portugal Masters last week. Going into the event having already won the South African Open in January and the Joburg Open in March, Andy fired four sub-70 rounds to secure a nine shot victory over Chris Wood for his third Tour victory of the year. His flawless final round 66 came courtesy of no bogeys and five birdies, three of which came in the last five holes. Andy is in his fourth full year on Tour with his Stroke Average improving year on year - currently he is ranked 15th with a 70.32 Stroke Average compared with 2012 where it was at 71.75. Having found his way into the top 50 in the World Rankings for the first time in his career, if he carries on this trend then he will no doubt be teeing it up at Hazeltine National next September. 

Would he make your European Team? Andy is a PING Staff player and his G30 clubs certainly seem to be working. Remember we are an authorised PING fitting centre so if you are interested in a fitting let us know.


 

Remember Winter Rules Are Now In Force!!!


 

Bag Trade In: 

Need a new bag? 

Well now is the best time of the year to do it! We currently have a £25 bag trade in. If you give us your old bag, no matter how old, we will provide £25 OFF a new bag from here in our store! Hurry in though as your favourite bag may be snapped up fast!!

   

Waterproofs now in stock! 

Here at Verulam Golf Club we have the latest stock of FootJoy, Under Armour and ProQuip waterproofs including the Pro-Flex model which is the same model as that used by the victorious European Ryder Cup team of 2014. 

We have them at extremely competitive prices and they are the best in the business! If you need a new suit, jacket or pair of trousers then come in and see us for a cracking deal!

Click here to visit my website where you can find out more about our great waterproof ranges.


PING G25 Irons 5-SW only £349 custom fitted 

For a limited time I am offering a full set of PING G25 fully custom fitted to your choice of shaft, shaft length, lie angle and grip. This offer is ideal for someone on a budget but wants the benefits of having a set of clubs matched to their individual needs. Graphite shafted sets are also available. 

For more information about the G25 irons click here, or if you would like to organise a fitting here at Verulam, come and have a chat with us in the pro shop or click here to get in touch.


 

Trivia Question 

A certain member unfortunately hit one of his not so good shots off the first tee and this is where his ball finished. 

The first person to guess this member will receive a FREE coffee. 

Please note I will not be releasing the identity of the member...

Click here to give your answer.


Last week saw a busy few days of club competitions as we slowly start to wind down from a busy golfing season.

Rollings Rosebowl Family Foursomes 

1st - Richard and Chris Morris - 37 pts, 2nd - Lewis and Phil Yapp - 36 pts


Verulam v Verulam Artisans for the Wooden Spoon 

On Saturday the main club welcomed the Artisans Section to play their annual grudge match for the Wooden Spoon. 

Captain Rik Bird was up against the highly competitive Artisans Captain Garry Jordan. 

Click here to watch their elegant swings in action.

All matches were closely contested, but fortunately for Captain Jordan his team prevailed 8 points to 7. The biggest shock of the competition was that Adrian Doyle won his match!

The forfeit for the loosing captain was to wear the wooden spoon for the night. We wish the Vice Captain Bryn Aldridge luck next year.


 

Last week's challengers were Doug Wilson and John Foster. 

A thoroughly enjoyable game was had by all. 

The overall result was a 5 up win to us.



 

Who works in an office and fancies a bit of fresh air with team building exercises? 

Well that's what K2 Partnering did when staying at Sopwell House recently. From the reports after their round, they all had a fantastic time!

If you are interested in getting into golf, or want to arrange a corporate day here at Verulam, give us a call on 01727 861 401, or click here to get in touch.


 

Sam Ryder Golf Academy 

This week saw the last weekend of golf before the Half Term holidays. The children enjoyed playing the Academy Course on the practice facility. 

Sunday's session saw a battle of the coaches and their team of children, this resulted in Laurence having to do the harsh consequence of press ups in front of the families at the end of the session as he was not on the winning team. 

   

Committee Junior Match 

This year the format was slightly different. Usually played as a matchplay format of the Committee against the Juniors. Seeing as the juniors always beat us we decided to change the format to a betterball stableford with one committee member playing with a junior.

1st = Bryn Aldridge & Louis Glenister - 41 points (countback)
1st = Joel Saunders & Adam Scott - 41 points

Individual Stableford Winner - Adam Scott - 35 points