Chris Cutchie & Mark Baker

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter. This week we recap Tiger Woods’ ‘edge of the seat’ Masters win (what else would you expect?), we pit two of our favourite shoes head-to-head, and we have a enthralling Video of the Week that's sure to get your golfing juices flowing once again.

Enjoy the read.

Pro's news

Consistency Drill - Work on the starting path

Click here to watch a short video from Chris for a quick drill designed to help improve your consistency.

If you are still struggling with your game and would like to book a lesson with one of the team, please click here to get in touch.

Shop news

Masters Sweepstake Results

Congratulations to all of the following winners:

First place - Norman Ryan – won a Scotty Cameron putter.
Second place - Chris Scott with Dustin Johnson, Roger Wright with Brooks Koepka and Chris Monk with Xander Schauffele.
First round leader – Roger Right with Brooks Koepka and Mike Withers with Bryson DeChambeau.

In The Shop

We have all the new product in for 2019! This includes:

PING G410 Collection.
Callaway Epic and Apex Forged.
Titleist TS Series.
Galvin Green Clothing.
FootJoy, Puma and Sketchers Shoes
Green Lamb Ladies Range.
Cobra Connect Irons and F9 Series Woods
New Motocaddy Trolleys.
PING, Titleist and Cobra Bags.
Odyssey, PING, Cleveland and Scotty Cameron Putters.
PING Collection Ladies and Men’s Clothing.

Anything else you would love to see in our store, we can get! As part of Foremost's buying group, we can get hold of products that we don’t even stock... And we price match! Why go anywhere else?

Just weeks remaining

We've seen a lot of you catching the 'golfing bug' again in recent weeks, spending plenty of time out on the course. Now that the season is underway, don't forget to top up your ball pocket once again by taking advantage of this fantastic offer. Simply purchase three dozen Titleist Pro V1, Pro V1x or AVX golf balls and get one dozen FREE. But hurry, as you only have until the end of April to place your order.

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Competition news

On the course...

Colchester Golf Club claimed victory over Clacton-on-Sea in the first round of the County run Leslie Wood Team Championship. The Leslie Wood is open to all Essex Golf Clubs with qualifying players having to be of eight handicap and above. Home advantage is always a bonus in County competitions and in wet and dismal weather Colchester made the best of it in the morning’s foursomes coming out 3.5 matches to 1.5 in front.

In the afternoon’s 10 singles matches Colin Gathercole lead out Colchester’s team against Craig Garton, a tight match which went down to the last with Gathercole winning one hole up. Mike Blakebourgh was second out and secured his match on the fifteenth hole with a 4&3 victory over Adam Stringer. With these two victories Colchester, under the captaincy this year of Paul Smith needed another three to guarantee the tie.

Tom Rothery and Richard Hayes both coming up trumps with a 4&2 win over Clayton Jeffries and a one up victory over Ben Uesdon. The tie sealing match having come earlier from Chris Blakebourgh who had a resounding win over Lee Hale of 7&5 giving Colchester 8.5 points from the 15 available.

Colchester’s Sam Jackson lost out to Stacy Wilkinson 5&4 and Louis Partner going down to Ryon Weeks 6&4, the balance of the team adding points to the final score. Shaun Holmes getting the better of Donny Clarke 3&2, Clive Mason 6&5 over Craig Green. With the tie over the honours were halved in the final match between Matt Michaels and James Bettis. The final score in the tie being 11 to 4 in Colchester’s favour.

The ladies competed for a Stableford with Cathy Burchell (11), returning two equal halves of 19 points to give her a total of 38 points, won the competition. Romany Foster continued to whittle away at her handicap with a 37 to take second place and Caroline Slagle (29) taking third with 35. Mandy Rix (8), courtesy of an eagle on the 15th, carded a 34 the same score as Janet Austin (21).

In Saturday's Walk-On-Stableford Joshua Ely (24) returned the best number to take the honours on 39 points with David Newley (13) and Colin Brodie (21) both returning 38 to take the minor placings.

Colchester’s Vets continue to rumble with a 5&3 win over Hintlesham’s Vets in their Monday morning match giving them a three out of three winning start to their friendlies.

Team photograph - Tom Rothery, Mike Blakebourgh, Shaun Holmes, Chris Blakebourgh, Richard Hayes, Joe Jackson, Colin Gathercole, Louis Partner. Matt Michaels and Clive Mason.

The Masters

Woods you believe it?

It would take a heart of stone not to have been moved by Tiger’s Masters victory on Sunday night. Sure, the American divides opinion when it comes to his off-course antics, but that should take nothing away from the magnitude of his victory at the most famous of tournaments.

Two-years ago, Woods required a nerve-blocker just to attend the Champions' Dinner and all but admitted his game was done. A spinal fusion surgery later and Tiger has completed arguably the greatest comeback of all time.

Tiger's triumph was matched by Molinari's misfortune, with the Italian squandering a two-shot lead on the back nine as he found the water twice in the space of four holes.

With the next two majors taking place at courses where the great man has won before - Bethpage Black and Pebble Beach - could we be in-store for something special in 2019?

Courtesy of TaylorMade Golf

Mind the gap

Do you often find yourself stuck between clubs? One club will launch too far beyond your target whilst the other will leave you short. If so, you're either very unlucky or you need to come and see us for a gapping session.

Example of poor distance gapping

Distance gapping is the art of putting your set together whilst ensuring each gap between one club and the next is equal.

Take your wedges as an example. Say you have a PW with around 46 degrees of loft and sand wedge at 56 degrees; this 10-degree gap could leave you with a distance gap of around 30 yards or more! What do you do if you need to play a shot right in the middle of those distances?

The same can be said at the other end of your set, but usually this will involve two clubs going the same distance. If you have a 3-iron in the bag as well as a hybrid and a 5-wood, chances are you'll be hitting them similar distances - so it's time for one to go!

If any of this is resonating with you, then let’s get you booked in before you head out for your next round.

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Let the battle commence

Classic or sporty? Colourful or traditional? Style is a personal choice and with brands offering up any number of designs, we have never had so much choice when it comes to your footwear options. With this in mind, we pit two styles up against one another in the ultimate battle of the shoes.

Which will you choose?

The battle between classic and athletic purely comes down to taste but one thing is undeniable, both the Puma IGNITE NXT and PWRAdapt shoes will have you oozing confidence at address whichever one your taste swings towards.

In the red corner we have the PWRAdapt, which boasts a more traditional look with a modern twist. This shoe adapts to both your feet and the contours below to offer the ultimate in traction and comfort.

In the blue corner we have the IGNITE NXT (shoe on the left) that gives the wearer more of an athletic look and is a big favourite of Rickie Fowler on Tour.

Both shoes are worthy winners but which is your favourite?

We have a great footwear offering in-store so be sure to pop in and try some on to ensure you get the perfect fit.

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Interview: Nick Dougherty and Lynx Golf

Any golfing connoisseur out there will remember the Black Cat name from Lynx Golf from years gone by. Well, it's back for 2019 and what an incredible iron (both by looks and performance) it is.

So, to find out more, watch this exclusive interview with ex-European Tour golfer, Sky Sports presenter and Lynx Golf Ambassador, Nick Dougherty.

watch our video >

Video of the Week

22 years on from his first Green Jacket, Tiger answered questions surrounding his ability to win another major title in emphatic fashion on Sunday afternoon. Now there's just one question remaining: will he reach Jack's record of 18 major triumphs?

Hope you enjoyed the newsletter, and have a great weekend.

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