Hello golfers,

Welcome to another exciting edition to Ringway GC weekly newsletter. We hope that you're having a good week on and off the golf course. Enjoy the read.

Finals day

We had a fantastic finals day we had with some superb matches and this was only down to the tremendous work done by Richie and his team to get the course playable after all this rain we have had.

The clubhouse was full afterwards and there was a great atmosphere which was great to be part of and the speeches were exceptional, but for me personally, the best speech came from our Junior Captain Bronte Ward after being successful in becoming the first junior to win a ladies knockout. She delivered a very warming and thoughtful speech full of praise and humility that was an absolute credit to herself, family and us a club for having such a fantastic Junior Captain.

At the end of the night we said good bye to Fiona and Peter after several long years serving the club to the highest degree, the Captain made a lovely speech as did Fiona and Peter. It was great to see the members stand and applaud the both of them in thanks for their service. I as all the staff and members do wish them both the very best for the future.

Saturday we tried to keep the course open and more importantly playable, but there was just too much rain and the greens just couldn’t handle it. I heard that even Alwoodly, a sand based course had to introduce a lift clean and drop policy for an event, which just shows how well our clay based course is holding up in comparison.

This local rule brings me on to the R&A and their ideas on new rules that could be introduced in 2019. They want clubs to try some or all of them out to then give feedback on the success. The golf committee had a meeting last week to discuss some of these points and watch this space for new rules over the winter!

The seniors are making changes to encourage more players into the competitions and team matches, such as ready golf and no shirt and tie for the meal after. Please speak to Ronnie about the changes and how you can get involved to enjoy your golf even more.

Knockout finals - result

Sunday saw the conclusion of our Knockouts. 

Men's

In the Silver Fox the winner was Jack Kelsey and the runner-up was Tim Hurst. In the Ladies Cup the winner was Clive Westbrook and the runner-up was Tim Hirst. In the Summer Fourball the winners were Mason and Tim Hirst and the runners-up were Ian Hall and Paul Owens. Finally in the Shank, the winner was Cleve McCurdy and the runner-up was Roger Fielding.

Ladies

The Scratch Brooch winner was Wad Grayson and the runner-up was Jan Goodman. In the Coronation Singles Trophy the winner was Bronte Ward and the runner-up was Linda Hill. Well done to Wad Grayson and Win Health for winning the Hammersly Pairs Trophy and the runners-up were Jane Conroy and Susan Goulty. In the Sheila Strzelecki Trophy the winner was Judith Hardman and the runner-up was Pat Taylor. Finally for the ladies, in the Doris Newton Trophy, the winner was Wad Grayson and the runner-up was Pat Taylor.

Mixed 

In the Mixed Knockout the winner was Richard Brewster and Wad Grayson, and the runners-up were Tony Bray and Lindy Cheetham.

Juniors

The Summer Knockout winner was Cole Self and the runner-up was Aaron Lavelle. In the Rookie Knockout the winner was Alex Scott and the runner-up was Lucas Moolla.

Winter putting course

The Winter Putting Course is starting off with those who have signed up filling in scorecards, I have designed to help analyse which area of putting needs most focus before we start working on the stroke next month. There are two places remaining and the lessons are one on one, with a couple of group sessions so we will always be able to find the time to make a difference going into next year.

Improve your game at Ringway GC

For those that would like to test themselves, monitor their improvement I have the full Dave Pelz skills challenges that give you a short game handicap available in excel and numbers which is perfect for taking your iPad with you onto the short game area. We then have circles to put around the hole to help measure scoring accurately. It really does focus the mind and fill the gap between practice and play on the course!

Callaway balls now in-store

We're now stocking Callaway golf ball at Ringway GC, so if you're a Callaway ball player, come in-store and purchase yourself some new golf balls.

Savings in-store

You can now purchase Srixon golf balls at 30% OFF RRP, and the full winter range for Titleist, FootJoy and ProQuip is now in-store. These include; winter mits, hats, snoods and waterproofs.