John Sharkey

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter. This week we congratulate our new course record holder as well as taking a look into some great offers!

Enjoy the read.

Club news

Annodata Matchplay Golf Classic Tournament

Links’ Ladies are off to Spain to compete in the finals of the Annodata Matchplay Golf Classic Tournament, a nationwide competition in which teams from well over 200 clubs have been competing! Our ladies have now won six rounds to reach the finals, which will be played at the Montecastillo Golf Resort, Jerez, Spain in November.

Marcella Tuttle led out the team and won her match 3&2. Next out was Lynn Lambert (the short-game wizard), who won her match fairly easily on the 13th. Then Edie Douglas in third position eagled the 7th on her way to a 2&1 triumph; Naomi Pilmer won on the 18th, and Sarah Greenall, in the anchor match, was very glad to be called in on the 15th at 1 up. The match was over and so her match was conceded. The official result was a fantastic 4 - 1 home win.

Many congratulations to team captain Sarah Greenall and her squad for this marvellous achievement

Juniors are going digital!

To help gather extra information on our juniors’ wants and needs we ask you to take part in our survey to help understand and create a better pathway for them at the club.
We believe golf is one of the greatest things a parent (or grandparent) can give to their child, it is a lifelong game that teaches important skills like accountability and honesty.

If you, or someone you know, has an interest in introducing a child to the game, please complete the 2-minute survey below and our golf staff will reach out to them and help them get started.

Complete our survey here.

Pro's news

Comeback complete

At the start of the year, 14-time Major winner Tiger Woods was ranked 656th in the world, following a fourth back surgery amid fears that he might never be able to compete on a golf course again. Fast-forward nine months and Woods has completed what will go down as one of the finest comeback seasons across sporting history.

Now ranked 13th in the world, he topped off a remarkable year with his first victory since 2013 at the TOUR Championship, finishing second in the FedEx Cup and has once again shown that he may be the most talented golfer to ever play the game (we'll save that debate for another time).

Particularly striking was the control Woods had over the whole tournament. Leading from start-to-finish, he never once looked as if he was going to lose his composure, sailing serenely through the final round whilst the likes of Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy crumbled under the pressure. The Big Cat is truly back.

A gutsy birdie on the 72nd hole saw Justin Rose finish in T-4, which was good enough to see him crowned FedEx Cup champion, the first Englishman to do so, and in the process taking home a tidy sum of $10m (£7.6m). Not too shabby!

Shop news

Kid’s Kit

We have just taken delivery of new junior stock which includes golf wear from Under Armour and US Kids custom fitted golf clubs.

Young Harry Paramo, who is just 3 years of age, has already gained the benefit of custom fitting.

Pictured here is young Harry finding the middle of the clubface with his new custom fit junior driver.

Click here to request your junior custom fitting.

New irons to improve your game

Buying a set of clubs is exciting, but can be a tricky decision - you might love the look of the short irons, but feel a bit daunted by the longer clubs further up the set. However, you can always mix and match your clubs so that your long irons are more forgiving and your short irons are more workable, allowing you to strike approach shots from any distance with confidence.

Mix & match with Lynx

Why not try combining the short irons of Lynx's Forged CB series with the longer irons of the Prowler VT? The VT's extra forgiveness, provided by a hollow head design, gives you better performance on any off-centre strikes, meaning that your long iron shots won't stray as wide when you mishit the ball. Combine this with the Forged CB's short irons, which feature a narrow sole, thin topline and minimal offset for better workability and increased confidence lower down the set, and you'll be peppering the flags from your wedges up to your long irons.

Could mixing sets be the answer you've been looking for?

explore Lynx's range >

Layer up, autumn's here

Normally when you watch golf on TV, you see the world’s best showing off their golfer’s tan in their polos. When the Ryder Cup gets underway this week in Paris however, things will be a lot colder, and we’ll see golfers on both teams ditching the short sleeves and going for a golf-specific mid-layer to help them stay warm.

The middle man
One mid-layer that will guarantee you comfort and protection on the course is Under Armour’s Storm SF Snap Mock pullover. There’s no danger of getting wet thanks to its Storm technology, which repels water whilst also maintaining a good amount of breathability - two key performance benefits in the winter months.

explore Under Armour's range >

Video of the Week

Thomas Bjorn chats to Foremost TV about captaining Team Europe in this week's Ryder Cup and how he's planning on regaining the trophy come Sunday evening.

Have a good week on the Links

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