Good news in the press this week, Winchester has been named the best place to live in the UK by the Sunday Times. The ancient capital of Wessex, was found to offer the best quality of life to the most people, hosting a positive community spirit, good shops and attractive outdoor spaces. I'm sure the 3 local golf courses and surrounding countryside all contributed.


 

There is plenty to keep you busy over the Easter weekend starting on Good Friday with the opening of the 12th Hole and a Stubby Stableford. This will be played from the White tees and enter on the day in the Pro shop. The cost will be the usual £4, but with £3 going to prizes and £1 to the Two's.

We are also running a 'Nearest the Pin' on the 12th on Good Friday whether you are playing in the competition or not. A £20 Pro shop voucher is up for grabs for either a Man or Lady to win.

On Saturday and Easter Sunday, the Short Course stableford's will be played from the yellow tees.

On Easter Monday there will be another Stubby stableford played from the white tees.

The only tee closure over the weekend is for the penultimate Capt/Pro match on Saturday from 11.55am - 12.05pm.


April Clinic 

Our next Masterclass will be on Tuesday, 19 April from 9 - 10am. This time we will be covering 'Faults and Fixes'. Again, only £10 per person, click here to book your slot.


 

Special Offer 

Save £50 on the top selling S1 Motocaddy Trolley with an 18 hole, lightweight, compact Lithium battery and charger, NOW ONLY £399.99. Only 1 in stock.

Click here to get in touch if you would like to reserve this final trolley.

       

Our popular 'Bag trade in' offer ends next week, and I must say the Motocaddy bags have been flying out of the door; I still have a few left along with a wide choice of TaylorMade bags. 

Many of you will be dusting off your gear ready for action as the new season looms, and a worn bag just won't do; it certainly won't protect your equipment. So come and see us now and get £20 OFF a new Motocaddy, TaylorMade or Nike bag, and £10 OFF all other makes.

Click here to find out more


New in your pro shop

Our Under Armour spring range is now prominently displayed in the shop, and first through the door was junior member Taylor Archer or mini Jordan as he is better known. Taylor has been saving his Christmas and birthday money in preparation for this day and purchased a shirt, trousers and a belt. Next on his list is a jumper.

   

Click here to find out more about our Under Armour clothing range


 

A very successful Callaway demo day was held last week, and as you can see Matt our sales rep certainly had plenty to fit from. 

Our next demo day is with Cobra on Tuesday, 12 April from 2 - 6pm. 

Click here to find out more about Cobra's hardware ranges for 2016

Click here to book your time slot and try the latest equipment.


 

Some new and old faces this week in Stephen Evans and Peter White and Mike Kelly and John Taylor. As usual both games were tight and a lot of steady golf was being played, however our Captain once again came up trumps with a 30 footer on 17 to finish off Steve and Peter, and then rolling one up dead on 18a to end our game with Mike and John. Another lovely afternoon and so much better in the dry. 4 matches to go, I hope Adie keeps his form going.




Following a 5:1 defeat at Barton on Sea, Hockley's stalwarts turned the stats tables with a 5:1 win at home to Lee on the Solent on a lovely Spring day (17 March). 

Division One: 
Winner - John Fisher with 37 points and leading the aggregate by 4 points from Dennis Powell and only one more Saints day to go. 
Runner Up - Richard Arrowsmith with 36 points. 

Division Two: 
Winner - Trevor Luckman with 37 points 
Runner Up - Jeff Ashford with 36 points


Saturday's Short Course Stableford results: 

Division 1: 
Winner - Matthew Kneller with 39 points 
Runner Up - Daryl Williams with 37 points


Division 2: 
Winner - John Knezevich with 42 points, this is the second week John has won his division, keep on with these scores John and you will soon be in Division one! 
Runner Up - John Kinnard with 35 points.


4 twos were scored and all players received a sleeve of Callaway Supersoft balls.


  

Family Foursomes 

18 pairs took part in the annual Family Foursomes event on Sunday, and the winning pair and defending their title was Chris Hyde with his son William with 39 points.

Runners Up by countback were Harry Weston and Russell Clayton with 37 points, and in 3rd were Lee and Neil Griffiths also with 37 points.

The Captain thanked Paul our General Manager for starting the competitors and for collating the scores.


Please ensure you have entered the Summer Knockouts by 29th March. If you wish to check your entry was received please contact one of the Pro team, or alternatively you can check online by logging into the member's area of the website, and from the list on the left select 'Competitions and handicaps' then 'Forthcoming competitions'. The knockouts are listed and click 'view entries' to check you have registered.

Please remember to put your clocks FORWARD on Saturday evening, this means more time to play golf, happy days!

I hope you all have an enjoyable Easter and don't eat too many Easter eggs, remember it's business as usual at Hockley should you need to walk off a few calories.