John Sharkey

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to this week's newsletter with all the very latest from here at The Links Golf Club.

Enjoy the read.

Pro's news

Easter round up

All of us in the Pro Shop hope you had an enjoyable Easter break and managed to get a round or two in over the weekend.

Congratulations to all the winners of the various competitions, with particular mention to David McMinn on winning the Members Stakes on Good Friday and Karen Cook as the top lady.

Well done to Alfie Guy-Pinckney, another one of our talented Juniors, on winning the Saturday Stableford with 39pts off a 4 handicap. Congratulations also to all the Montrose Salver qualifiers Kevin Peck, Malcolm Simmons, Lee Allen and Mark Langlands.

The Lake District

I am away on a family holiday in The Lake District this week taking in all the beautiful scenery. In between the showers we managed a walk up The Old Man of Coniston and were rewarded with a great view of all the other peaks in the Lakes, plus a view of the coastline around Morecambe Bay.

We are staying at Ground Bank Farm on the banks of Lake Coniston and can highly recommend it to those of you who visit this part of the World.

US Masters

I'm looking forward this week to the start of The US Masters from Augusta, which promises to be great event to get the 2018 season well and truly started.

I watched with interest last weekend as Ian Poulter claimed the last spot for The Masters in true Poulter fashion and now joins Rory and Tiger, who seems once again to be on the prowl.

Some great TV viewing looks set for us all this weekend.

Club news

Pauline wins Ladies Bring & Win/Flo Hallam Spoons

Happily, I can report Pauline Bond wins Flo Hallom Spoons and gets her season of to a great start. Some 33 ladies teed off for this shotgun start Bring & Win competition, which is attached to the Flo Hallam Spoons.

Pauline was the overall winner with 34 points on countback from Sarah Greenall, with Marcella Tuttle in third place with 33 points. In this event every lady wins a prize because everyone brings something to the value of at least £5. So, the prize table looked fantastic, crammed with bottles, Easter eggs, hats, chocolates and other goodies.

Many thanks to Margaret Beckley for organising the competition, and to Marian Earle who got up early to help out first thing.

CAGU Seniors at The Links

The CAGU Seniors paid a visit to The Links last Thursday for their opening event of the season, their Spring Meeting.

We are happy to announce that Links Member Chris Brown was in the prizes winning the handicap section. Chris put together a score of 36 pts to win on count back.

Winner of the scratch trophy with a gross 75 was Neil Hughes from the Gog Magog. Well done Chris.

Coaching news

Junior Group Coaching this Easter

Places are still available for our Junior Coaching Camps this Easter holiday. Non-members are welcome to our Junior beginner camp!

Tuesday 10th 1:30pm – 3pm
Wednesday 11th 2:30pm-4pm
Friday 13th 11am-12:30pm
£10 a lesson or £25 for all three dates.
8 children max

We also have a special Putting Clinic for our Junior members only, here are the details.

Limited to 6 people £10
Wednesday 4.00pm - 5pm

To book your spot contact Jonny at jonny@linksgolflab.com

Put your name up in lights

It only comes around once a year and it’s that time again - Masters week! The first Major of the year takes place at Augusta National this week, which we always take as a sign that the season is getting underway. With this in mind, we have one question for you: are you ready to play your best golf this year?

Maximise your potential
We've all sat looking at the honours boards in a clubhouse before, admiring the one name that appears to be on most and thinking 'wow, they must be pretty good!'

Well, how good would it feel if that name up in lights was yours? If you come and speak to us we can talk about your strengths, weaknesses and goals for this season and look at the best way to help you achieve them, whether that’s a one-off fault-fixer lesson, regular sessions to aid your consistency or perhaps a look at your equipment.

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Pushing the boundaries

If you don’t want to worry about charging your battery after every round but still want a trolley to help you around the course, this brand new push model from BIG MAX could be the answer.

The ultra-slim BIG MAX Blade IP push trolley is perfect for any space-conscious golfers with small car boots. For starters, you get a stylish frame, a foot brake, an integrated drink holder, storage compartment and ball, tee and scorecard holders to keep your necessities close to hand.

Its key feature, however, is its Fold Flat technology, which gives it a depth of just 12.5cm when folded. This allows it to lie on a car’s parcel shelf without obscuring the rear view, and comfortably makes it one of the most compact folding push trolleys on the market.

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New: PING G700 iron

It's always interesting to see how golf's biggest brands go about trying to improve upon the products they already have in their ranges.

PING's newest iron - the G700 - follows the recent trend of a hollow-body design, which helps to create their longest and highest flying iron to date.

This is a little bit special.

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Video of the Week

What's the best bit about being Masters champion? How do you go about replicating that victory 12 months later? Watch this video as Foremost TV chats exclusively to the reigning Masters champion, Sergio Garcia.

Have a good week on the Links

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