Gareth Moore

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to this week's edition to Hanging Heaton Golf Club's weekly newsletter. We hope that you're having a fine week both on and off the golf course.

Enjoy the read.

Competition news

Another pupil comes out on top...

What a great result for Ian M Booth and his partner Carlton Whiteley on winning the Past President’s Prize. It’s not often in a fourball event that two higher handicap pairings win, but these two won in style with a nett 58, fantastic to see some different names on the club honours boards.

I have worked with Ian over the last few months and improved his swing and ball striking working towards more consistency in his shots. Hopefully, now we can turn this into a strong individual score before the season ends.
Well done guys.

In second place were Henry Martin and Paul Titman with a nett 60.

Centenary Am-Am

Friday, 20 September, the above event is sponsored by Ossett Brewery, we are going to try a different format for the event. With it being towards the end of the season and battling the daylight, the format will be a 14-hole event, with different tees aimed at different ages.

White tees will be used by members up to 55 years of age, Yellow tees up to 70 years of age and red tees 71 years and above, the handicap will be 3/4 in a four-person team.

The tee sheet will open this Friday coinciding with the Copper Dragon Am-Am, cost £40 per team including Bacon Sandwich with Tea/Coffee and pint after the round courtesy of our new sponsor.

50% of the entry money will go towards our Club Centenary fund for 2022. I’m sure some of you will have a say in the format but this is a trial and next year the format might be changed.

Lady Captain’s news

A message from your Ladies' Captain...

A little bit of summer seemed to arrive in Yorkshire at the weekend, with bright sunshine and rather warm conditions for golf.

The ladies competition at the weekend was the Jubilee Cup:

1st Jane Tingle - 36 points; 2nd Madeline Armitage - 30 points.

The last Bank Holiday Mixed Competition was played on Monday. Sadly a little low in numbers, perhaps a sign on people taking advantage of the last Bank Holiday weekend and good weather. It was really nice to have had Mr Captain on board with the Bank Holidays, he seems to suit the Mixed format well, collecting on the three occasions he has played. His “his swan song” performed with Margaret Powell brought them in with a fabulous 60.5 nett just nipping in ahead of young Jeff Button and myself with a 61 nett.

Fast forward now to a busy weekend.

Happy golfing

Judi

Member's news

What a year for Scot...

The golf season just gets better, Scot Minto our Scratch Captain is at the top of his game. Over the last few weeks, he’s had great results in all forms of the game. He made the cut in the Yorkshire Amateur finishing inside the top 30, has got to the final of the HHDUGC Scratch Matchplay beating some big names on the way, and last Friday with the help of Scot Colquhoun, reached the final of the Yorkshire Scratch foursomes beating Crosland Heath with a great comeback as they were 5 down with 8 holes to play managing to win on the 18th. What an awesome result for the two lads plus putting Hanging Heaton well and truly on the map.

Scot has also been selected to represent HHDUGC in the six-man team Inter-District Team Championship.

Great golf Scot, keep up the hard work...

Tour news

Rory wins the FedEx Cup

What a week for sport, Sir Ben rises to win the third test for England and then Rory wins the FedEx beating the best players in the world, oh pocketing $15 million along the way.

Thanks to all members who have entered the FedEx pro shop draw over the last few weeks and congratulations to all winning members.

Starting this weekend I will be collecting entries for the BMW Championship at Wentworth, with the PGA Tour finishing early it looks like a few of the big American players will be playing at Wentworth mid-September.

Cost to enter will be £5.

Wilson fitting day

A great success...

Thanks to Joe for coming over to HHGC and giving members the opportunity to try and be fitted for the new product for 2019/2020. With the new simulator, this gives the pro shop team more options for you as members to trial new products and find you better technology and know-how with your game.

If you couldn't make the fitting day, then be sure to get in touch with the pro shop to book your one-to-one fitting.

request your fitting >

Simulator news

Winter League

Places still available for the Winter Pairs in the simulator. Starts Tuesday, 1 October till Monday, 30 March, great concept and keep you golfing over the winter months. Leaflets in the clubhouse but posters attached below.

Cost £100 per pair to include 8 hours of game time and great prizes to win.

Ask in the shop for further details.

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Revealed: Our top driver of 2019

Looking for a new driver this year? There is plenty of choice out there so why not grab a coffee, take five and watch our latest video on why TaylorMade’s M6 driver has set our pulses racing in 2019?

“Really forgiving and really easy-to-hit driver”

You want super long drives? You got it. You want to strike the ball with consistency? You got it. You want a high level of forgiveness for those bad swings? You got it.

Yep, TaylorMade’s M6 driver really packs a punch in all departments and is designed to help you get maximum distance through its smart speed-injected resin.

“Every driver produced is too fast, then two bits of resin are injected behind the face to dampen down speed...so it conforms to legal limits”

Impressive stuff so let’s book you in for a demo and let us correctly set up the TaylorMade M6 to benefit your golf game during a fun-filled custom fit session.

watch our review >

Flop shot required

Type ‘flop shot’ into Google and Phil Mickelson’s name will be at the top of the search. The five-time Major champion is the go-to guy when it comes to shots around the green, especially the flop shot. So, if you want to follow suit and impress your golfing partners, here’s our guide to this magical shot.

Technique

The first thing you must do is accelerate through the ball and stay aggressive. It's when we get a little scared or take our eye off the ball that things start to go wrong, all of which we can explain during a short game lesson.

Wedge

Your wedge plays a vital role with worn grooves and incorrect bounce leaving you at risk of a bladed shot through the green. Nightmare!

Wilson Staff’s PMP wedges are arguably the best around to execute this shot properly as Precision Milled Performance technology provides the perfect way to get the ball popping up in the air and stopping quickly.

explore PMP >

Video of the Week

There aren't too many Guinness World Records when it comes to golf, but here's a video of four European Tour players trying to get their hands on one of them! Enjoy.

I hope you enjoyed my newsletter. If you need any more help or advice please contact one of us in the pro shop and we'll be delighted to help. Gareth and the golf team.

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