Hello golfers, 
 
Well the school holidays are upon us and true to form the weather changes, Friday and Sunday last week were a total wash out, Jack and I can vouch for that, playing in the Blacknest Pro Am in the pouring rain was not a pleasant experience. Hopefully things will improve for the Junior Open on Friday. 




We would like to wish our assistant Chris a very Happy 30th Birthday on Friday 31st July. Have a great day Chris.









Whilst on the subject of birthdays, a few members have notable birthdays: Keith Eames was 65 on Monday and Vice-Captain Adrian Nicol is 60 on 2nd August, sharing my birthday, but I'm of course a long way off 60!! Howard Gleadow celebrates his birthday the following day on the 3rd August, but not notable until next year. 21 I believe again?




FREE Junior Coaching

Juniors, come and refresh your game. I will be holding a coaching session on Thursday 13th and Thursday 27th August from 10am - 11am. These are for junior members and will be FREE of charge. 

Three (3) juniors are needed for the Winchester Triangular on Saturday 22nd August, please contact the pro team if you are unable to get to the club to sign up. 




Ladies Invitation

32 Ladies took part in the ladies Invitation last Thursday and they certainly chose the right day. One day later and it would have been a 'wash out'. The winning pair were Chris Quinn and her guest Jo Shorrocks. 
 
Ladies, the Toogood Cup and Elkington Knife are now open for entry on the psi in the locker room.




Seniors' News

Rowlands Castle - away. Oh dear - we lost 5:1 (only managed 2 halves). There were a couple of 2&1 defeats where, if the greens were rolling anything like as fast as Hockley, the results could have been very different (Captain Graham had 4 putts that sat up on the edge, peered over and thought better of it!). That said, not long before we get the chance to exact revenge. The 'return' home match is Tuesday 18th August. 

John Charles Salver vs. Hockley Ladies - Thursday 13th August 2015 - 12 noon tee. 

HELP!! - Seniors Vice Captain Geoff has kindly offered to captain this event. Although he is very popular with the Ladies, Geoff is the only name on the Clubhouse list and he really would like your support; 7 more names required PLEASE! and good value at only £6. 

Hockley Seniors Open  - Just a reminder to bring along a pal and enter this major event; details on the website. Please let Geoff Charnley have any suitable raffle prizes you may wish to donate. Please leave them in the office at Hockley. 

Geoff Charnley 




Men's Medal on Thursday 23rd July 

Division One: Jeevon Benning with a nett 67 
Division Two: Taylor Archer with a nett 70. 

Taylor continued his good form on Friday by taking the runners up prize in the Alresford Junior Open in awful conditions and 10th in the Urwick Bowl with 36 points on Saturday at Hockley. 

Urwick Bowl 

With clear skies on Saturday, the overall winner was Michael Cherrett with 39 points beating Eathen Rooke on a countback. 




Friday 31st July - The Junior Open
Please note the course will NOT be closed all day. The 1st tee will be closed until 10.30am and from 12.45 - 3.30pm, but there will be NO early morning play. 

Saturday 1st August - The RAF Cup 
A Men's 18 hole stableford played from the white tees, the maximum handicap allowance is 22. Enter on the day in the Pro Shop. 

Saturday 1st August - Ladies Medal 

Sunday 2nd August - The Mixed Open
The tee will be closed from 9.45am - 1.00pm 

Saturday 8th August - The Centenary Bowl AM/AM 
This will be played on Saturday 8th August and details are now posted on the notice board. 

Saturday 22nd August - The Winchester Triangular
Sign up now in the foyer. The draw for courses will be made a week before the event. 

Saturday 12th September - FootJoy shoe fitting 10am - 3pm




Now we have had some rain the greens are a little softer, so can we please remind ALL golfers to repair their pitch marks on the greens.

Click here to see a best practice on how to repair pitchmarks. 
 



Stop Hanging Back 

Here's how to learn to shift into the ball. 

If you have too much weight on your back foot at impact -- two signs that you do are slicing and hitting behind the ball -- then practice swinging on a downslope. Gravity will pull you down the hill as you swing through, so you'll naturally shift to your front foot. Swinging downhill should also improve your swing path. 

Players who hang back tend to cut across the ball because their arms pull inward or flip the club to the left. With your weight moving toward the target, your arms are free to extend down the line (right). So find a downslope -- the front of the practice tee or when you walk off a tee box -- and groove that forward shift. You'll start hitting all your shots more solidly. 

If you are in need of any further help with your game, please click here to contact us.



Sale Starts Saturday 1st August 

Fancy a new outfit? 

Buy One item of clothing and get 50% OFF another, the cheapest item is half price.
If you don't want to purchase 2 items, then we will offer you 15% OFF just one item. 

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

Centenary Jumpers have now been reduced to £29.99 and the Centenary Slipovers to £27.50, hurry while stocks last.

   

Finishing on Friday is the 10% OFF any pair of Oakley sunglasses.

Why not trial a pair of the Oakley Prizm sunglasses, discover the performance benefits of golf specific eyewear by getting involved in our exclusive FREE Oakley trial.

Do your golf shoes really fit you properly? 

In excess of 70% off golfers are wearing the wrong size shoes and up to 28% of the power generated in the swing can be lost due to ill-fitting footwear. 

With this in mind we will be holding a FootJoy shoe fitting day on Saturday 12th September from 10am - 3pm. 

Click here or come into the shop and book your 15 minute fitting slot with us now.