Welcome to another exciting edition of the weekly newsletter bringing you up to date with all the latest news and offers from Hockley Golf Club. I hope you've all had a good week on and off the golf course and please remember to put your clocks FORWARD on Saturday evening, this means more time to play golf, happy days. Enjoy this week's read. |
And the winner is?
The winner of the auction bid for the fourball voucher at West Hill Golf Club is our chef, Tom Bull. Well done Tom thank you for your donation and have a great day.
There are still draws for fourball vouchers for Royal Winchester, Corhampton and Romsey golf clubs at £1 or £2 per square. A maximum of 50 squares are sold per voucher so the odds are good, do give it a go and watch out for new offers. See the bar staff for more details.
Our next event is The Masters Par 3 competition on Easter Sunday, 21 April. The sign-up sheet is on the noticeboard and is already starting to fill up, the £10 entrance fee includes food. Come and try and break the course record.
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Captain/Pro Challenge
Our last weekend and we went out with a bang, our opponents were Paul Brown and Adie Nicol with Nick Bell and Chris Boswell. As most of our games recently they were both really close and at the turn we were 3up on Paul and Adie and level with Nick and Chris, after 11 we were 2up on Paul and Adie and 1dn to Nick and Chris.
This week our turning point came on 12, Paul and Nick missed the green taking four and the Captain holed a putt from 20ft for birdie to get us to 3up and back to level. We then traded holes with Nick and Chris over the next two holes to be level stood on 15th tee, as for Paul and Adie we halved 13, 14 and after the Captain rolled our 3rd shot within gimme range and Paul and Adie made bogey, we were victorious 4&3. However, Nick and Chris were not going away due to some great chipping and putting, but we finally made a breakthrough on 16 when the Captain knowing he had two putts to win the hole from 3ft decided to take them. So, 1up with two to go, a half on 17 after Chris holed from 8ft sent us down 18 where a solid par was good enough to close out the match in our favour.
On behalf of Nigel and myself can we thank everybody who took us on and gave so generously to Nigel's charity, we hope you have enjoyed yourselves as much as we have? Obviously, those pairs that beat us did and those who we managed to get past maybe not so much. Our record was played: 36 lost 10 so pretty good and we only lost two of the last 22!
Many thanks Nigel it's been emotional, the grand final is on Sunday, 7 April and those who have qualified will be hearing from Nigel soon, we look forward to seeing you again.
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Spring clearout
As Spring has arrived its time to have a ‘Spring Clean’ of your old golf clubs. We are offering you the opportunity to exchange your old unwanted golf equipment for credit on your Pro Shop account.
How it works:
Leave your unwanted golf clubs in the Pro Shop, JUST GOLF CLUBS! We will then get a price for your clubs, if you accept their offer, we will credit your account with the agreed amount.
Information:
- PLEASE CLEAN your clubs for a better valuation and add your name and contact details to the clubs.
- Please DON’T tape the clubs together, use ELASTIC BANDS
- Most top brands accepted e.g. Titleist, PING, TaylorMade, Mizuno, Callaway, Nike etc…
- Other items they will quote on include shafts if in good condition
PLEASE BRING IN YOUR CLUBS BY MONDAY, 1 APRIL 2019.
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Titleist Short Game Fitting Day
An excellent Short Game Fitting Day was held by Titleist last Tuesday on the putting green, the fitter is pictured here with Dave Thompson ‘deep in thought’ over the vast range of Scotty Cameron putters he had to offer.
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10 wedges were sold, don’t worry if you were not able to attend this fitting day, we have a large range of Titleist SM7 wedges that can be tried or better still book in for a fitting. Call us on 01962 713165(2) or click here to book a fitting.
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Represent the Club
The Duff Putter has been re-scheduled to Tuesday, 16 April due to the course maintenance this week.
The Seniors friendly matches got underway during ‘Storm Gareth’ with an away loss at Barton on Sea (2.5 to 3.5) and a home win against Lee on the Solent (5:1). Both matches were very windy, but thankfully dry. Additional players are always welcome, and you now have the choice of the sign-up sheet in the clubhouse which goes up to Monday, 3 June, or you can enter online(follow the steps below).
- Go to Competitions - Matches
- You need to join the "seniors friendlies" squad first, then you can update your availability. To join a squad, go to
- View all squads" and click on "join".
I have already enrolled everyone who has signed up on the clubhouse sheet.
John Taylor
Hockley Seniors Captain
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A quick reminder
Please remember to enter the Junior Knockout by Sunday, 31 March. To date, no entries!
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Have you entered?
The Spring Meeting last Thursday saw our golfing season launched and, while the field was smaller than we had hoped, the event proved a very enjoyable golfing and social occasion. Nicky Stilwell was the winner on the day with 34 points, Monica Finlayson and Jo Russell finished runners-up, congratulations to all three.
The next major event in the calendar is The Hockley Hares Competition on Thursday, 11 April; still plenty of time to sign up if you would like to play - details of the competition and the sign-up sheet are in the changing room. There is only a few days left to enter the two summer knockouts, the Southgate and the American - can I repeat our plea for more entrants to ensure that both are well supported competitions entry closes this weekend, on Sunday, 31 March.
Kate Colwill
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Lessons
Ladies only golf lessons will be starting on Tuesday, 2 April at 9.30am and Sunday, 7 April at 2pm for one hour. Six lessons only £50, with all equipment being provided, so If you have any friends, neighbours or family interested in giving golf a go then please get them to call the Pro Shop on 01962 713165(2) to join in.
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One round, five shots!
An outstanding score in Division Two of 47 points was made by Rob Holmes on Saturday in the Short Course Stableford, this has knocked three shots off his handicap and with a further two taken off for an exceptional score, his handicap has gone from 17 to 12 in just one day.
The Division One winner was TJ Donaldson with 40 points, winning on a countback from Brad Barber.
Congratulations to Tony Taylor-Still and Jon Bulloch who won the Winter Knockout, winnings have been paid to your Pro shop accounts down to the losing Semi-finalists.
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Family Foursomes
12 pairs took part in this year’s annual Family Foursomes competition. On a warm and almost wind-free Sunday there were some very impressive scores returned.
In third place were the ever-competitive brothers, Rich and Dave Gillespie scoring 37 points which was helped by an eagle on the 18th. Runners-up with 38 points were one of our recent Hockley Winter Foursomes winners, Paul Mantell with his son-in-law Glenn Taylor who plays his golf at Royal Winchester.
However, leading the way with a magnificent 40 points were previous winners’ husband and wife Bridget and Steve Moore who are pictured receiving the trophy from Captain Nigel.
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In his acceptance speech Steve was quick to praise the condition of the course and thanked Tracy and I for putting the event together. Thank you to John Fisher for being on stand-by in case of any last-minute withdrawals.
Adie Nicol
Competitions and Handicaps
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Summer Knockouts
Please note the closing date of Sunday, 31 March is fast approaching.
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What's coming up? - Saturday, 30 March - Men’s Medal (White tees)
- Sunday, 31 March - Men’s Long Course Stableford (White tees)
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A few forward dates for your diary
The Delhi Cup on Saturday, 18 May is a 36-hole Scratch Open event for those with handicaps of seven and under, Hockley members are eligible to play, please complete an entry form available on the website or in the foyer and hand in to the office.
The Hockley Pro-Am on Friday, 28 June, we would love to see more members playing in this event and supporting our club and Captain. Why not invite some of your friends to play and make up a team of three?
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Sometimes it's not only their golfing ability that impresses us when watching the world's best on TV, but also the stylish clothing that they wear. Golfers, like Dustin Johnson, always wear the latest golf-specific clothing to give them an edge on the course, as you can see below. |
 | Dustin Johnson | adidas clothing
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adidas' latest collection for spring/summer '19 oozes style and is, without doubt, one of their best clothing ranges to date. As well as boasting a regular fit that is wider at the body - something that we think will be a big winner amongst many of you - adidas has also added some striking contrast through the use of a High-Res Yellow colour. You too can dress like DJ or style yourself on Garcia by popping into the shop and taking a look at the full adidas collection in-store. |
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