Kirtlington Golf Club

Hello Golfers,

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

Enjoy the read!

Club news

Kirtlington Charity Team Open Championship

We are pleased to announce that the Kirtlington Charity Team Open Championship on Thursday 9th May this year will be supporting the local Kirtlington Village charity ‘Thinking of Oscar’.

One-year-old Oscar passed away after contracting Encephalitis, a rare condition that causes inflammation of the brain.

Oscar died of a brain injury on June 19, 2014, at Oxford Children's Hospital. It was from that moment his parents decided to do something to help other children like Oscar and set up the charity to support children and their families whilst in hospital care, plus support projects to better health care for children.

Click here to find out how to help.

If you would like to come along and support this wonderful charity please let us know, for entry form please click here.

*Please note that the Swash-Hardie Ladies Individual Challenge Trophy previously played for on this day has now moved to a separate Ladies Open this year on Friday 18th October.*

For the Full listing of all our opens in 2019 please click here.

Rules Evening

There are still spaces left for our Rules Night in just less than 2 weeks’ time, if you haven’t signed up yet and would like to come along please book your place in the Pro Shop.

Wednesday 6th March
Arrival from 6:00pm; Food served at 6:30pm
Presentation at 7:00pm

A Golf Rules Evening covering the new 2019 Rules presented by County Secretary of the BB&O John Kennedy.

Food is optional at £7.00 Per Person.

Choice of: Fish, Chips & Mushy Peas or Lasagne & Chips.

Rules Guru Week 11 – Known or Virtually Certain

Click here to find out more.

New Notices on Master Scoreboard
16 Feb 19 - Posted by GRAHAM

USE OF GOLF CART (MOTORISED)

Use of Golf Cart (Motorised) in Competitions is only allowed if you have a Doctor's note and are Registered with Pam.

The use of a Golf Cart (Motorised) while playing a Supplementary card is also Restricted to those with a Doctor's Note and registered with Pam.

Playing in either without a Doctor's note will Result in Disqualification.

18 Feb 19 - Posted by GRAHAM

CHANGE OF DIARY DATES APRIL 2019

03 April Mid Week Medal Moved to 17 April 2019.

17 April Mid Week Stableford moved to 24 April 2019.

Seniors news

Seniors Report

Unfortunately the thick fog meant that the Seniors Texas Scramble Roll-up was cancelled last Thursday. Keep updated with the Seniors Website: http://kgcseniors.btck.co.uk/SeniorsNews.

Ladies news

Swash-Hardie Trophy

A new Ladies Pairs Open has been added to the club calendar this year playing for the Swash-Hardie Trophy.

KIRTLINGTON LADIES PAIRS OPEN
SWASH-HARDIE TROPHY
Plus charity raffle & other fund raising activities (more details to follow)

FRIDAY 18TH OCTOBER 2019

18 HOLE BETTER-BALL STABLEFORD
90% HANDICAP (MAX HANDICAP 36)

Tee Times from 10am.
Entrance fee: Visitors £50 per pair / Members £30 per pair.
Prizes 1st 2nd 3rd.
Nearest pin & longest drive.

Ladies Stablefords

It was a double victory for Izy Edwards in both the weekend and Tuesday Stableford competitions.

Weekend Stableford (field of 7 players CSS 35 Points both days) 1st Izy Edwards 36 Points 2nd Elaine Hunt 33 Points 3rd Val Eadle 28 Points.

Tuesday Stableford (field of 18 players CSS 33 Points) 1st Izy Edwards 36 Points 2nd Sarah Fisher 35 Points 3rd Chris Clark 32 Points.

Junior news

Termly Stableford

In the Junior Termly Stableford on Tuesday 6 players took part (CSS 36pts) well done to Ritchie Dawe with an excellent 40 points.

Top 3 scores were:

1st - Ritchie Dawe - 40 Points
2nd - Murray Scott - 37 Points
3rd - Beau Spencer - 34 Points.

ADULT AND JUNIOR PAIRS OPEN ON THE 9 HOLE BLENHEIM COURSE
FRIDAY 12TH APRIL 2019

9 HOLE PAIRS BETTER-BALL STABLEFORD
NO HANDICAP REQUIRED

Registration from 10am.
Tee Times from 11am.
Entrance fee: Visitors £20 per pair / Members £15 per pair.
Nearest pin & longest drive prizes for adults and juniors.
Chips and sandwiches after golf followed by prize giving in the clubhouse.

Click here to view sign up sheet.

Gents news

Record Numbers!

In the Gents Weekend Stableford it was a record field with 120 players taking part (52 players Saturday CSS 38pts, 68 players Sunday CSS 37 Pts).

Overall winner was Doug Haynes with a magnificent 43 points just ahead of Andy Brown who posted an excellent 42 points.

Top 3 across the 3 divisions were:

Division 1

1st - Doug Haynes - 43 Points.
2nd - Paul Knight - 41 Points (CB).
3rd - Joel Thornett - 41 Points.

Division 2

1st - Andy Haines - 40 Points.
2nd - Tim Berrie - 39 Points (CB).
3rd - Nigel Pearson - 39 Points (CB).

Division 3

1st - Andy Brown - 42 Points.
2nd - Paul Hutchings - 36 Points.
3rd - Eric Baldwin - 35 Points (CB).

Click here for full results.

Winter League Update

Here is the Quarter Finals draw, matches to be played by Sunday 17th March.

Giulio Viglieno & Ray Cross vs Leon Slade & Danny Roberts
Dave Skidmore & Paul Knight vs Sean Fraser & Gerard Pearce
Todd Parker-Hunt & Mark Edgar vs Seamus Collins & Mike Nugent
Josh Green & Oliver Black vs Patrick Patten & Peter Patten

This Weekend - Winter Open Series 5

This weekend it is the return of the Winter Series Number 5 of 6! The penultimate one of the series, book your own tee time in the Pro Shop, or if you need a group to join please let us know in the Pro Shop.

WINTER OPEN SERIES 5
Alternate Days
Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th February

Handicap Qualifier

Individual Stableford Competition
Open to Men, Ladies & Juniors

Book Your Own Tee Times
(Pay on the Day)

Adult Members £5; Junior Members £3
Adult Visitors £25; Junior Visitors £15

Useful Links

Kirtlington Golf Club Website: http://kirtlingtongolfclub.com/

Shop website: http://www.kirtlingtongolfshop.co.uk/default.aspx

Seniors Website: http://kgcseniors.btck.co.uk/SeniorsNews

Get a grip. Literally...

We all love new golf equipment – be it balls, clubs or shoes; there’s nothing like stepping out onto the course knowing that everything in your bag is in pristine condition. Except, for the majority of golfers, there’s always one thing which is often forgotten about...

How old are your grips?

Losing control during your swing?

If you pulled a club out of your bag now, what state would your grips be in?

You’ll probably notice that they’re at the very least losing some of the tackiness they once had or, in the worst cases, worn away so badly that they’re completely unrecognizable - a clear sign they need to be replaced.

The benefits to getting your clubs regripped are huge, and they can even improve your performance. Take the ALIGN grips from Golf Pride; these have a raised edge on the back (red part of grip seen here) to perfect your hand placement every time.

As you can see, we're currently running a promotion where you can get your 7-iron regripped for FREE; all you need to do is pop in-store and decide which of these grips you want to try out.

watch our video >

The winds of change

As we make our way through February, you may begin to notice feeling warmer at the end of a round compared to previous weeks. Yes, spring is well and truly on its way, and that means you’ll need to dress accordingly – after all, no-one wants the faff of continously putting on and taking off layers when searching for the ideal outfit.

The perfect layering piece

We present to you this incredibly stylish Wick mid-layer from Glenmuir.

Yes, it looks great and fits perfectly too - not too tight that you'll feel self-concious and restricted, but not too baggy that the butt of the club gets caught during the swing.

But our favourite feature is its Tricot non-stick backing, which gives you extra comfort no matter what fabric/top you wear underneath.

explore Glenmuir's range >

Video of the Week

It's been one of the most talked about products of 2019, but how does the Callaway Epic Flash driver actually perform? Watch this video as Foremost TV takes a closer look to see if all the hype is really justified.

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