Hi All,

I hope you've all had a great week on and offthe golf course and welcome to another editionof the KGC Weekly Newsletter bringing you up todate with all the latest news from the club.


 

Winter Open

On Sunday we managed to beat the thaw and stageour second open competition of the winter. Itwas fantastic to see a total of 72 playersbraving the wet weather; this was an increase of22 players on the December Winter Open.

Of the 72 players this was made up of 55 membersand 17 visitors, with new visitors coming fromBrampton Heath, Buckingham, Cherwell Edge,Frilford Heath, Silverstone & Vale Golf& Country Club - it is great to see the newsof these winter opens spreading to other clubsand we appreciate the feedback being given.

Once again a big thank you to both and JonEdwards and GrahamFullagar for their help withthe scoring for members and visitors on MasterScoreboard.

With 55 members participating this meant we hada Voucher 1st Prize of £100mark which was fantastic tosee! £65 forSecond place and £45for third place. Members Top3 were as follows:

1st - John McEachran42 Pts, 2nd - Dave Carter42 Pts, 3rd - Paul Slade42 Pts

Visitors Top 3 were as follows:

1st - Marc O'Leary(Magnolia Park GC) 38 Points, 2nd - KenLuckman (Brampton Heath GC) 37Pts, 3rd - Michael Parker(Glen Gorse GC) 37 Pts.

For full results from the day pleaseclick here 

Upcoming Winter Open's here atKirtlington Golf Club

The next winter open is on Sunday 26 February -you can now reserve your tee times in the ProShop for this. Following the success of theWinter Opens we have now added another one tothe calendar for Saturday 25 March!

Electronic Google Calendar Link

Similar to last year we have the Google Calendarwhich can be uploaded to your phone, tablet orcomputer with all the diary dates. Clickhere to view. 

Clickhere to view what's on in February


 

Seniors January Medal

On Thursday 26 January a total of 40 seniorsbraved the conditions and took part in themonthly Medal. In sub-zero temperatures and abiting wind only one player TonyWhitlock managed to post abelow par nett score of 69 winning Division 2.

Tony Perrellaposted the lowest gross with a score of 83 whichgave him a nett score of 71 and he was beaten byone stroke in Division 1 by PeterFrench. The CSS for thecompetition was 72.

Full results were:
Div. 1 1st - Peter French86 - 16 70, 2nd - Tony Perella83 -12 71, 3rd Chris McNulty91 - 17 74 (cb)
Div. 2 1st - Tony Whitlock88 -19 69, 2nd Derek Breaker100 - 24 76 (cb), 3rd Ian Taylor99 - 23 76 (cb)

Future Dates 16th February -monthly roll-up - sign-up sheet on the board 


 

Howgolf can help you beat the winter blues!

When it's cold and dark outside the last thingyou might feel like doing is heading outside forfresh air and exercise.

But, according the NHS choices, that's exactlywhat we need to do - and it will make us feel awhole lot better!

Clickhere to find out how golf can make us feelbetter 


 

Hot drinks now available

Herein the Pro Shop we now have Hot Drinks availableto purchase.

Great for the early morning rounds and alsothroughout the day!

Black Coffee £1.50
White Coffee £1.50
Cappuccino £1.90
Hot Chocolate £1.70

A selection of daily home bakes are alsoavailable please ask staff for choices

Useful Links

- Clubhouse Survey - if you still would like totake part in this clickhere. This is open until 10th February.  

- Izy Edwards - Macmillan Cancer Charity headshave - to donate clickhere

- Our Newsletter Archive can be found herealong with our Pro Shop Website