The Putting Green in front of the Clubhouse is now open. Please remember Monday 28th April sees us commence our first greens renovation of the year, bear with us the long term benefits are worth a week's disruption.

Thank you in advance for your understanding.

Preferred Lies will be taken off on Monday 28th April.

Are you playing with the correct thickness of grip? Please come and take a look at our new Grip bar, you can measure your hand for the correct grip thickness and then select from our large range of grips. If you have 10 or more clubs re-gripped I will give you 10% discount. 

The Pro Am season is nearly upon us, and Jack and I have moved our lists to the notice board in the foyer, so please take a look at forthcoming events, both of us require teams for Romsey on 23rd April, and Jack requires a team for Cams Hall on 20th April.

As mentioned in a previous newsletter, The Hockley Pro Am will take place on Friday 30th May and members are encouraged to take part, please contact Tracy or myself if you are interested in playing or sponsoring a hole.

Delhi Cup

About 20 volunteers are required for the Delhi Cup on Saturday 17th May, please contact the Pro Team initially who will give you Howard Gleadow's e mail. Howard is co co-ordinating the helpers. Your support is much appreciated.

Senior/Capt Pro Challenge

Stuart and Gary will play a 18 hole 4BBB and all you have to do is beat their score!

Open to All Seniors over the age of 60.

The prizes being four sponsored places in our Centenary Pro-Am. The entry proceeds (will go to the Club Captains Charity Parkinson's UK) will be a small fee of £5 per couple, more if you wish!

Two things to be aware of, for the men the tees used are White and Handicap allowance of 3/4 which is the Hampshire PGA conditions for all Pro-Ams. Entry is also open to members of the fairer sex who are of a certain age, handicap arrangements for them and mixed pairs wishing to enter will be available to all.

If more than 2 pairs beat us there will be an 18 hole 4BBB Putt off to decide the winners.

You may enter as many times as you wish and with different partners, please pay in the pro Shop BEFORE you play.

Your games are to be played by Sunday 25th May and you MUST be free on Friday 30th May 2014.

Many of the knockout matches have started, and a number of you have sent me your stories, please read the first from Richard Arrowsmith:

A wonderful foursomes match played this week between Alastair Watson & Scott Couper and Mike Eames & myself. Mike and I are the team without a good set of knees between us, and we played a former club champion and his partner, and during the match we had 6 birdies between us. Alastair and Scott played very well, and were two up with two to play, but they were pegged back by a par and birdie to go to the 19th at which Mike hit his second shot to 4 feet, and we holed for another birdie. Alastair and Scott felt mugged after never being down until the 19th.

This is why we play golf a fantastic game played in a wonderful spirit.

The second from Alan Boucher:

Well the golf season has taken off with a bit of a bang in this year's Candlesticks, with the reigning champs falling at the first hurdle, and being knocked out by an unknown force in the guise of Alan Boucher and Kev Bloomfield. Nick Goater and Jason Cattle were firm favourites to progress to the next round in this one, but didn't realise the battling quality of the pairing they had drawn. Things seemed to be going to plan as Goater and Cattle took a 1 up lead to the 7th tee, but by the time they reached the 12th this had been turned into 3 down and the champs were going out. Their fate was sealed on 14 when Boucher, leaving his partner a near impossible chip from the 15th tee, only had a tap in putt as Bloomfield almost majestically holed his chip to put the underdogs 4 up and dormie, the half was made on 15 and last year's champs were out. Highlights on Sky Sports!

Keep sending your stories in. Click here to get in touch with us in the Pro Shop.

The winners of the Short Course stableford on Good Friday were:

Division 1 Aaron Richardson 41 points 
Division 2 David Baldwin 40 points 

On Saturday, 76 members took part in The VE Cup which was won on a countback by Pete Robbins, Sean Green and Martin Smith with 85 points. Runners Up were John Stobbart, Howard Barton and Mike Ellis. 

On a very busy, yet slightly chilly Easter Monday 144 members played in the Spring Texas scramble, with the winners being Ben L'Enfant, Mark Kent, Simon Gilbert and Dan Cole with a net score of 56.4. 

The winning team are pictured with Vice Captain John Poulter and no, Ben pictured in the centre is not one of our Junior members, we even offered him a chair! 

Runners Up were Matt Chalke, Ian Arrowsmith, Chris Holloway and Dan Keyworth with a net score of 56.6 

Our thanks to Howard Gleadow and Derek Noyce for co-ordinating the scoring on the day. 

Ladies North Hants Trophy

The ladies continued their winning streak with a 3 - 0 win over Botley Park in the North Hants Trophy. The team were Chris Quinn, Judie Lewis and Jo Russell, well done girls.

Saturday 26th April - Men's medal 
Sunday 27th April - Long Course stableford - For this stableford as an experiment, the playing of the competition in a fourball will be allowed. A course Marshall will carefully monitor the pace of play, but it would be appreciated if participants could pick up when no longer able to score, and observe the Drive Out Slow Play initiative.