Congratulations to Paul Ellis on his 5th 'Hole in One' on the 5th Hole at Hockley this weekend using an 8 iron. Paul actually had a spectacular round consisting of 2 eagles and 4 birdies, but didn't enter the competition.

Indie Bilkhoo made an impression last week when he joined, John Fisher, Tony Taylor-Still and myself at the Blackmoor Pro Am. The impression he left will last a while, as it's just under the clock on the clubhouse wall whilst playing the 18th hole. From the bounce back he made a nett par and helped the team shoot 10 under par, but sadly we lost on a card countback to get in the prizes.

Lots of birthdays this month, our assistant Chris last Sunday, 31 July, a Happy Birthday to Howard Gleadow for his special day on 3rd August, you will never guess his age? And to Alan Sutcliffe on his 80th birthday on 2nd August, obviously a popular day as Captain Adrian Nicol and I share our birthday on the 2nd August and will be playing in the PGA Captain/Pro challenge at Broadstone Golf Club. We will bring you an update on how we did next week.


 

Our Summer Sale started on Monday with 20% OFF all Summer Clothing, excluding logo lines.

15% OFF any golf bag

10% OFF any pair of shoes, excluding previously reduced lines.

£50 OFF Nike Waterproof trousers and £50 OFF adidas Boost shoes 



Great savings to be had in store. Make sure you drop in and pay us a visit while the best stocks last.




Olympic mission for PGA Pro's 

Click here to read an article published by The PGA on one of our past assistants and eldest son Ben who is heading off to Rio next Monday.




2 spaces remain for the PING demo day tomorrow, Thursday, 4 August from 2 - 6pm, when you will be able to try and be fitted for any PING product including their trailblazing G Series that has proved so popular this year. 

Click here to get in touch with the Pro team to book your slot.

Click here to find out more about the PING hardware line up.




Ball Below the Feet

The big challenge from this lie is getting down to the ball and staying there through impact. The tendency is to pull up or move onto your toes, both of which lead to poor contact. You really have to squat down and lean your rear end into the slope to lower your center of gravity; your weight should be on your heels 

Because of this awkward squat position, body turn during the swing is restricted, so it's more of a hands-and-arms motion. The key swing thought is, maintain the flex in your knees; that will help you stay in your posture. Still, your swing will tend to be more up and down, which means less clubface rotation, so aim left to guard against missing to the right.

I hope this helps...

If you have any area of your game that you are struggling with, please don't hesitate to get in touch if you would like to arrange a lesson.
  

 

Knighton Heath Plate - OUT but not DOWN! 

Hockley lost to Meon Valley 4.5 to 5.5. Mike Kelly scored 76 gross off 8 but came up against a 9 handicapper who went round in 69 gross; not much he could do about that! 

Seniors "bandits" WANTED for 2017, plus a volunteer to replace Peter Betts as organiser for the Knighton Heath Knockout competition.


Summer Friendlies 

Our first ever match with the "Sartoriuns" vets at The Army Course, Aldershot was a great success on a well-groomed course. Well done Graham Light for his initiative in setting it up! 14 per side teams battled it out finishing with an equitable 3.5 draw. 

The 08.30h "full English breakfast" set everyone up for a convivial round followed by sarnies and chips in a relaxed (dress) atmosphere.


Corhampton demonstrated their local course knowledge with a 4-2 win against us in excellent course and weather conditions.


Hockley Seniors Open - Wednesday 7 September 

Book your place now via the online booking form on HGC website. Separate prizes for Hockley members and visitors. Alternatively, I would welcome some help from a few members on the day ...... VOLUNTEERS WELCOMED!

Geoff Charnley 
Seniors' Captain


 

The Ladies Extra Medal played on Thursday was won by Wendy Greenhalgh with a nett 71, winning on a countback from Chris Quinn.


 

The results of the Long Course Stableford played on Saturday were: 

Division one 
Winner: Howard Gleadow with 42 points, Runner Up: Derek Noyce with 38 points

Division Two 
Winner: Jack Coombes with 40 points, winning on a countback from Steve Godwin. 

All our winners now have revised handicaps; gents please check before you next play in a competition. 

2's balls can be collected from the Pro Shop.


Hockley's match mixers 

The Mixed Match team got back to winning ways on Sunday with their resounding win in the inaugural match against Bramshaw. At the request of Bramshaw we hosted the first match, we felt we needed to after receiving many members from the new Forest club! But, on the course the Hockley steel bit, the visitors could not deal with the slick greens and rough and victory ensued. 

Steve/Sebastian served splendid pork with cider sauce dinner topped off with a delish summer pudding.

A great match, well appreciated by all, and we look forward to a return on the Manor course next year. 

The next mixed match is away at Hayling, then home to Corhampton and the Royal.


 

Juniors please sign up on the junior notice board for the John Charles Salver on 23rd August, this is a Ladies, Seniors and Junior event. 

The junior championship on Tuesday, 30 August will be open for entry on the psi this coming weekend.


Junior Open

The junior open played in relatively calm conditions last Friday was won by Christian Lindgreen from Oak Park on 145, 3 over par, pictured left with Captain Adrian Nicol. The nett winner was Luke Evans from Hockley on nett 140, pictured right.

  

Thanks must go to our junior organiser, Colin Field for starting the competitors off in both rounds, to Jack for registration and delivering refreshments to the players out on the course, Paul Brown for coordinating the scores with Tracy and to our Captain for coming back after his game of golf to present the prizes.

The winner thanked the green staff for an excellent course and to the bar staff for keeping them fed and watered at lunchtime.


 

Saturday, 6 August - The RAF Cup, a Stableford played from the white tees and enter on the day in the Pro Shop. 

Sunday, 7 August - The Mixed Open, please note the tee is reserved from 9.45am - 12.30pm.

Note: One more pair required to play at 12 noon, please contact the office if you are able to play.

The Centenary Bowl an AM/AM event on Saturday, 13 August, information has now been posted on the notice board, please enter using the BRS system as usual. This is a team of 4 stableford event.

Winchester Triangular Saturday, 27 August information has now been posted on the notice board in the foyer, 1 more junior and a few more Ladies needed to play. 

Cobra Demo day - Tuesday, 30 August. Click here to reserve your FREE slot.