Richard Crawshaw

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to this week’s newsletter from a cold and wintery Wortley Golf Club, it finally came and got us just when we were all thinking how well we were doing.

The snow and ice hopefully only here for a short visit has certainly disrupted us a bit this week but has only closed us for one day, which is amazing given what was falling from the sky on Friday evening.

It has however meant temporary greens and bouncy golf for most of the week which can be both fun in long running tee shots and frustration in trying to get the bugger in the hole, still it’s a walk and some much-needed fresh air and it keeps the swing going ready for the good weather to come.

Enjoy the read.

Competition news

What's been going on in the competition front?

Winter League 10 was an unfortunate snow casualty on Saturday, so it will be played all being well this coming Saturday 26th January.

Good Companions did, however manage to be completed on Sunday which was an excellent result after Saturday’s white out. 60 players entered round four with Andrew Wright and Ged Gamble leading the way on 60, an excellent score on 18 cold temporary greens. Two pairs on 60.5 were Kevin Denton and David Betts, and George Clarke and Steve Rotchell, with Mike Toon and Simon Potter in fourth place on 61 full results will be posted in the clubhouse.

Major news

Major predictions

This year’s golf Majors have a very different schedule to previous years with the USPGA now moving from August to May giving us the following look:

The Masters - April
USPGA - May
U.S. Open - June
The Open - July

This year I want to run a predictions competition with a prize going to the person who predicts all four winners. This is FREE to enter, so let your mystic or considered analytical mind run free and send me in your four major winners for 2019. Entries will close at the end of March just before the Major run starts at Augusta in April.

Click here to give me your predictions.

Upcoming events

What's coming up?

Saturday 26th January - Winter League 10

Rules corner

The 20 most important changes...

Last week I included a video explaining the 20 most important rule changes which has come in effect for 2019.

If you did not get a chance to watch the video, then be sure to watch it as you don't want to get penalised when you're next playing.

Click here to watch video.

You can't go wrong...

The last thing anyone wants is to purchase a new set of irons, only to struggle massively when they take to the course with their friends a few days later. Sound familiar? Well, with lots of new products about to land in-store for 2019, here are a few iron models that we recommend having a custom fitting for...

The M5 and M6 irons from TaylorMade are designed for explosive distance, thanks mainly to the innovative Speed Bridge structure that helps stiffen the clubhead to generate higher ball speeds - visible technology that you can see in the images above. The M6 is designed for maximum forgiveness - something that we can all benefit from - whereas the M5 is suited to the better player who is looking for more distance without sacrificing control.

Hopefully, you have an idea of which iron you'd like to put in your bag, but it's not until you come and visit us for an enjoyable custom fitting that you'll know which iron and shaft combination performs best for you. We're here to help you play better golf.

It's time to get away

Being part of a golf club brings many other benefits than simply being able to play in competitions. Take the social aspect for example; you make lots of friends - some for life - that you spend time with most weeks out on the course, but have you thought of taking those games abroad?

Morgado Golf & Country Club

If you want to get away with your golfing friends then this needs to be at the top of your bucket list. Morgado is a new luxury golf resort that is not just one of the best golf resorts in the Algarve, but the whole of Europe. Spend some time here and you'll head home feeling relaxed and refreshed.

3 nights, 2 rounds of golf
Semi all-inclusive
£259 per person

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Saadiyat Beach Golf Club

Enjoy a Gary Player designed course on the Abu Dhabi coast, with phenomenal views of the Gulf's glittering blue waters bordered by stretches of pristine white sand. A few days here of VIP treatment and you'll never want to leave.

4 nights, 3 rounds of golf
Flights included
£769 per person

So, now that you're set on going away as a group, it's time to talk about the added benefits you can get if you book in January with our friends at Your Golf Travel. From free golf balls, to a free UK trip for the lead booker, to Airport lounge passes - you'd be foolish to miss out! Get in touch using the link below for more information.

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Spotlight: Epic Flash driver

This time two years ago, we were sitting here in fascination as Callaway introduced Jailbreak Technology for the very first time, which produced significant distance gains for a lot of golfers.

Fast forward to now and Callaway is bringing Epic Flash to market (arriving here in a couple of weeks), which they say has a 'radically different face design' that will promote even faster ball speeds and, in turn, even more distance.

Video of the Week

There's lots of hype surrounding the crop of drivers being released over the next few weeks, but there's one current driver that has set the performance bar very high: Titleist TS. Here's what we had to say once we had tested it out for ourselves.

We hope you enjoyed our newsletter. If you have any queries or questions please pop into the shop and feel free to ask. Regards Richard.

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Wortley
Sheffield
S35 7DF

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