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Hello Golfers,

It's a big Thursday in the World of Sport with the 2018 World Cup getting underway and the second golf Major of the year kick starting at Shinnecock Hills. The US Open course if synonymous with its outing in 2004 when the USGA decided to not bother watering the green for 48 hours, a move which backfired so incredibly that they had to start watering greens during the last round; I don't expect a repeat of this, where only two golfers finished under par for the tournament.

Then we have the World Cup, the game is being shown of course Live here on Monday at 7pm when England kick start their campaign. Mark (Bar Manager) has put on a great offer of discounted drinks that starts at the half time whistle. We have plenty of space, screens and beer so everyone is welcome, bring friends and family, plus wear your England shirt.

If the Swing Lounge is more of your thing, then maybe take up our World Cup Package which can be found below. It's a perfect opportunity to have a laugh with friends whilst the footballs on and your golf clubs in hand.

You can also find a couple of great offers in store for June in today's newsletter, plus a look at our coaching exploits this week including a 60 children schools festival held yesterday and a look at who has featured in Comedy Corner. For us it's another busy week capped off by the Captains Away Day to Grange-Over-Sands tomorrow, keep your eyes on our Facebook page from updates and anecdotes from the day.

Members' news

On the Course...

On Sunday we had the 4th Medal take place, a benign day that led to a lower scoring day than we've seen recently. Division 1 winner Terry Keenan shot 75-10-65, his best round despite his claims of grandeur. Always the bridesmaid Ryan Grimshaw had the lowest score of the day with 67-1-66, only just missing out on the win as usual, but he deserves a mention or else he will get upset. He dropped down to scratch....but that only lasted 3 days.

Lee Thompson with a great knock of 69-2-67 finished in 3rd. In Division 2 Steve Armer split a trio of 65 netts with his 80 gross, Matty Hartley came in 2nd with an 81 and then Dvae Luraschi in third with 79; some great scoring! Score of the day was saved for Bob Bannerman, an 87-23-64 won Division 3 by a couple to Brian Threlfall with his 85-19-66 effort. Dan Hodges came in third with 85-18-67, he beat Paul Wareing on a card playoff, unlucky.

On Wednesday the conditions were a bit more mixed, earlier tee times proved to be the winners. Matt Birch fired in a 69-3-66, dropping him to two and again we try to claw some credit due to his fitted Callaway Rogue driver. Young John Wilding partnered in a two ball with his dad Adrian fired a 66 gross to put him in 2nd and Dave Heywood finishing in third with 74-6-68. Good to see Simon Robinson with a 68 as well, better golf from the big man.

Division 2 winner Steve Shields was booking lessons this week, complaining of playing poorly, so it may come as a surprise for him to win with a 83-17-66. 2nd place again was saved for Matty Hartley with 82-14-68 and in third place was John Smith with 80-12-68.

The third division gave us the score of the day and with his new fitted PING Irons; Alex Wisdom shooting down an 87-24-63 to win by a couple. Another great score from Michael Murray put him in 2nd with 91-26-65, again benefiting from a new putter and John McCray in third with 90-21-69.

Course news

Keeping you up to date

It's worth sharing these two images from the course yesterday, both taken during the early part of the afternoon of bunkers during the medal. The greenstaff spend time raking the bunkers during the early hours to set the course up fair for all involved. May I suggest to the greenstaff to simply not bother raking the bunkers to make it fair for everyone if some members are NOT going to even attempt to rake the bunkers properly?

Next time you are in a bunker, take your time to properly rake the sand, DO NOT just drag it lazily towards you, that also pulls sand to the outside of the bunker; distribute it evenly and even patch anything which may have been missed. If not we will get to the point where we will be giving bunker demonstrations out on the golf course!

Comedy Corner

A duo this week. Well done to James Dawson and Jason Barlow for a superb combined effort on the 13th hole during Sundays Medal. Well done lads.

Swing lounge news

World Cup in the Swing Lounge - Thursday, 14 June - Sunday, 15 July

Who isn't excited about the World Cup? It only comes round every four years and even with Englands usual woeful performance it will be the big hit of this summer. So we've brought a Swing Lounge exclusive package for you and friends to enjoy the football whilst playing golf. Our 2018 World Cup Package includes:

Three hours in the Swing Lounge.
Pizza/burger per person.
Four beers each.
Football on TV.

All this for only £30 per person (minimum of four people). Times available:

12:00pm - 3:00pm.
3:00pm - 6:00pm.
6:00pm - 9:00pm.

You can book now via our website at www.theswinglounge.co.uk, call us on 01524 852000 or click here to message us.

Coaching news

Coaching from around the club

Another incredible week helping golfers from around the area with their game with some travelling from out the county to come see us. Not only that but we have had two visits from local School Morecambe Road and then two amazing school festivals held here at Heysham.

The second one was won by Bolton-Le-Sands so a big WELL DONE to them. We also travel up to Casterton to help their ladies and also juniors with their games, a great rural 9-hole venue for anyone venturing that way. PLUS quite a few fittings including last night where we fitted a Power Station Outage worker all the way from Middlesborough. He's now waiting a TaylorMade M4 Driver in 9.5 degree with an Atmos 5 stiff shaft, plus midsize Multi Compound plus 4 grip. Snazzy!

Ryan will be off for some family time this weekend so anyone in need of a lesson there is limited spots available, Bambinos will be on as normal Saturday starting at 2pm.

Upcoming events

England vs. Tunisia - Monday, 18 June

Live in the clubhouse - 7:00pm kick off. Happy hour on drinks starts at the half time whistle!

Shop news

Offers not to miss

10% OFF any two items of adidas and Puma clothing all in June (mix & match allowed)
Purchase ANY Callaway item of clothing this month and IF you beat your handicap in ANY medal you can get a second piece for 50% OFF.
Motocaddy M1 Trolley with 18 Hole Lithium Battery.- was £499. now £449

Father's Day at Clubfit Golf

Not sure what to get for Father's Day? Here's a few simple ideas to pass on to the kids:

Crested Gift Tubes - Special Father's Day price of £20 - Contains a towel, poker chip, tees and pitchfix pitch repairer (£30 bought separately).
Crested Glenbrae Sweater - We have stock of our popular Glenbrae crested sweaters with prices starting at £62.99.
Gift Vouchers from £5.
Trade in your old trolley - £50 OFF a new Motocaddy trolley when you trade in your old one. You will receive a FREE travel cover(One available)

Which 50% are you in?

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: the key to unlocking lower scores lies in improving your short game. Having the correct technique is one part of the journey to achieving this. The other is making sure your wedges are the correct grind and bounce for your swing, as well as having a set of wedges that are evenly gapped to cater for any distance.

Poorly gapped wedge system

Correctly gapped wedge system

50% of you are like the first graphic
If you’re working hard to get your handicap down to single figures, it really will pay off to dedicate more of your practice time to your short game and the shots you need to improve in the scoring zone. As you can see with the graphics above, the wrong wedge set-up can lead to an awkward 35-yard gap and more difficult half shots, which is why we always recommend a gapping session or fitting.

With PING you have plenty of options, including this popular Glide 2.0 Stealth wedge, which comes in seven different lofts between 46° and 60°. It means whether you’re looking for a two, three or four wedge set-up in your bag, we can get your yardages gapped perfectly.

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Pick it up and go

Longer days and better weather are resulting in more and more of you playing a quick nine holes in the evenings. With time of the essence, it’s well worth considering a lightweight carry bag to help you get round faster.

Park your trolley
Some of you reading this will be avid trolley users, whether that’s due to their ease of use or the many health benefits, but a lightweight carry bag can be the perfect twilight companion, allowing you to move faster and take shortcuts where trolleys can’t go.

Take this Hyper-Lite Zero bag from Callaway for example. It weighs just 2.5lbs, yet it still boasts a spacious top that comfortably carries 14 clubs and sturdy carbon fibre legs, plus four zip pockets to carry all you need on the course.

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Thank you for reading and have a great weekend. Ryan, Trevor and Linda

Heysham Golf Club
Middleton Road,
Trumacar Park
Heysham
LA3 3JH

Phone: 01524 852000

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