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 Kirtlington Golf Club Weekly Newsletter bringing you up to date with all the latest news from the club.

Enjoy the read!

Competition news

The 2019 Club Championships

As we build up to Club Championships week for the Gents, Ladies and Senior’s - good luck to all those taking part.

This year there will be 72 players teeing it up for the Gent’s Club Championship playing for the Glen Andrews Quaich (Lowest Gross) and Presidents Cup (Lowest Nett).

For the Weekend there is a 2's Competition running £2 entry on Saturday which includes both rounds! Plus, this year there will also be Sunday Lowest Net Prizes Donated by the Golf Club, prizes as follows:

1st - Three Cases of Old Speckled Hen
2nd - Two Cases of Old Speckled Hen
3rd - One Case of Old Speckled Hen

The Summer Open

In the June Summer Open, we had a total of 68 players take part across the 2 days, the high winds on Friday along with the sweltering heat on Sunday made scoring very testing! Visitors from Old Ranfurly Golf Club Scotland, Wrag Barn Golf & Country Club, Dulwich & Sydenham and Tadmarton Heath Golf Club also took part.

Overall first place had to be decided on countback with Tim Berrie winning with 39 Points.

Top 5 in the Members section all receiving vouchers:

2nd - Beau Spencer - 39 Points (CB).
3rd - Doug Haynes - 39 Points.
4th - Eddie Birney - 38 Points.
5th - Gerard Pearce - 37 Points.
Friday Low Score (Member) - Eddie Birney - 38 Points.
Saturday Low Score (Member) - Tim Berrie - 39 Points.

In the Order of Merit, there is a tie for 1st place with Patrick Patten and Jimmy Summers on 111 Points. 3rd Jack Stevens 109, 4th Joel Thornett 108 and 5th Mark Du Plessis 107.

Captain's Cup - Sunday 30th June

In the Captains Cup, a field of 32 pairs took part, with this being won by Lewis Fraser & Derek Thomas posting a magnificent Nett 62 (Gross 67).

In 2nd place was Wes Rankin & Giulio Viglieno Nett 63, followed by Jimmy Summers & Joel Thornett in 3rd with a Nett 64.

Click here for full results.

Gents Midweek Medal

In the Gents Midweek Medal, 48 Players took part, the winner of both the lowest gross and net was Lewis Fraser with an excellent Net 65 Gross 70.

2nd - Ritchie Dawe - Nett 67
3rd - Brett Moggridge - Nett 68 (CB)

Oxfordshire Foursomes

In the Oxfordshire Foursomes, it was a 3-0 victory for Kirtlington, Leon Slade & Markos Carr won 3&2, Paul Slade & Richard Carr Won 3&1 and Jack & Tom Stevens (walkover).

Click here for full results.

Seniors news

Thursday Medal

There were 57 Seniors playing in the monthly Medal on Thurs 27th June. The weather was windy which restricted good scoring and there were more than 20% who posted a no return and the CSS was 71. In Division 1 Steve Beahan posted the lowest gross of 80 but lost the nett score on countback to Ian Walton with a nett 68. In Division 2 Peter Dunn also scored a nett 68 to win by one point.

There were still some good scores to be had, and the following prize winners found them:

Division 1

1st - Ian Walton - (nett 68).
2nd - Stephen Beahan - (nett 68).
3rd - Robin Wyatt - (nett 70)*.

Division 2

1st - Peter Dunn - (nett 68).
2nd - Paul Wilkinson - (nett 69).
3rd - Bob Thiele - (nett 70).

Robin started the front nine with an 8 and the back nine with a 10. So a nett 70 was quite a result for him!

Click here to keep updated with the Seniors section on their website.

Ladies news

The Summer Rose & Strawberry Teas

Rita Murray, Chris Clark and Jane Shaw came in with 136 nett in 3 ball Alliance, also below is a photo of last week’s winner of the Strawberry Teas competition Rita Murray pictured with Mary Scraggs.

Club news

Upcoming Competitions

G.T.R Trophy - Wednesday 24th July 2019
9 Hole 3 Ball Texas Scramble followed by a BBQ
GOLF ONLY IS NOT AN OPTION
Entry Fee including Food: £10
Payment by way of 2 Blue Stamps from Reception
Closing Date for entries and Fees: Noon Wednesday 17th July 2019
Enter in Teams of 3 – Any Gender
Minimum Team H/C – 18 (including any additional ladies shots)

Avoid Bad Habits and help prevent damage to the holes!

To avoid damaging the hole you should not use the head of your putter or any other club to remove a ball from the hole.

If you have difficulty bending over and keeping your balance, you can fit your putter with a suction cup.

When putting with the flagstick in you must carefully remove the ball from the hole with your hand DO NOT pull the flagstick up to remove the ball from the hole.

We've got you covered!

Click here to find out more about England Golf's personal liability insurance!

Shop news

The Pro-Shop Open Sweepstake - Thursday 18th - Sunday 21st June

Buy a Square and write your name in the chosen box on the sweepstake grid, when the entry list is drawn your chosen square number will be paired with a random player from the entry list.

£3 per square or 3 squares for £5.

Prizes will be Pro Shop Vouchers*

Winner - £100.
2nd - £50.
3rd - £25.
4th - £15.
5th - £10.
Leading Amateur after 72 holes - £15.
Leader after 36 holes - £10.
Wooden Spoon after 36 holes - £10.
Wooden Spoon after 72 holes - £10.

Prize fund subject to 156 entries. If entries fall below 156 the prize fund may drop.

Motocaddy Trade In

Looking at Motocaddy's electric trolley range, there has been massive improvements over recent years with the introduction of incredible new technology.

There's never been a better time to upgrade your current electric trolley as we are offering up to £60 cashback when you trade-in your old one - any brand, any model, any condition!

Click here or talk to a member of staff for more information!

Click here to browse the Motocaddy range >

Stylish. Smart. Sophisticated.

With the golfing season now in full flow, we hope you’re proud to say you’re a member of the club and this fantastic course. It’s for this reason that we have a bunch of crested items in the pro shop, so why not come in for a browse next time you’re at the club?

Wear the badge with pride

A classic piece of golfing attire is the club crested shirt, which is something we're able to offer you thanks to our friends at Glenmuir.

They've been creating stylish golf clothing since 1891 and specialise in the art of cresting; so much so that the European Ryder Cup team used them for every event between 1987 and 2014.

Well, their current range is an excellent combination of traditional designs with subtle detailing for that added bit of flair - like the hexagonal print detail on the Haddington's chest (fuchsia polo here).

So, if you're interested, be sure to grab yourself a piece of Scottish excellence before you next head out onto the course.

shop Glenmuir's range >

Are you focusing on the wrong thing?

As soon as the ball has left the putter face, we know whether it’s going to be good or not. It’s like a sixth sense, right? But what constitutes a good putt? Many golfers let the final outcome decide this – i.e. whether the ball ends up in the hole or not – but that is arguably well out of our control. So, perhaps it's time to refocus on what we can control?

There are only two things we can really control when it comes to putting. The first is starting the ball on the correct line. Take Tiger Woods for example; the 15-time major winner focuses on a blade of grass he wants the ball to roll over immediately in front of him, which brings the intended target much closer to impact.

The second is getting the ball rolling correctly, which means imparting top spin as quickly as possible after impact rather than having it jumping and skidding in the air.

One way to control our putting is by utilising the technology in Scotty Cameron’s stunning Phantom X putters.

This range of mallet putters is new for 2019 and has been built with forgiveness and enhanced stablility at its heart. On top of this, elongated yellow sightlines help to frame the ball better, enhanced vibration dampening technology improves feel, and a solid aluminium face provides better sound and performance.

This is by no means the only putter available within Scotty Cameron's line-up, so click on the link below to view the entire range.

view Scotty's range >

Shop online | Collect in-store

We understand the convenience of shopping online from the comfort of your own home. We also appreciate that we can't stock every single product in-store due to limited space.

The answer to both of these is our fantastic Click & Collect service, which allows you to browse a huge range of products online and order to pick up from our shop the next time you're down the club. Have you given it a try?

shop now >

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