Stuart Walker

Hello golfers,

Welcome to this week's newsletter from Epsom Golf Club, this week have some flamboyant trousers and some amazing news from around the club. Enjoy the read.

Competition news

The Men's Guest Day

On Sunday we hosted our annual Men’s Guest Day which gave our male members a chance to invite a friend to experience one of Epsom's famous Sundays.

We started with a champagne breakfast and then sent them all out with a shotgun start at 8.45am. I set up a ‘fully stocked’ hospitality tent on the 13th tee and it didn't take long for the chaps to start hitting the beers to make up for a putt just missed or a lost ball.

The format this year was better-ball stableford but there were also nearest the pins and a longest drive.

The golfers who took those are as follows;

Nearest the pin in two (1st hole) - Alan Hilliard
Nearest the pin (3rd hole) - Cameron Morris
Nearest the pin (13th hole) - Kieth Harris
Nearest the pin (17th hole) - Neil Roberts
Longest Drive (15th hole) - Luke Jackson

Eddie Shine & Tony Jones

Despite a couple of tricky pin positions there were some very good scores coming in but the pair coming out on top, who also won the best turned-out prize, was the duo of member Eddie Shine and his guest Tony Jones. They narrowly pipped member Simon ‘stand still’ Jones and his guest Nik Cromble.

It is always great for me when the guests come up to me and say what a fantastic day they’ve had, which must be true as two of the guests signed up as members on the day! So thank you to all who attended for making such a special and friendly atmosphere.

Luke's Certificate

What an Ace this one was

Congratulations to Luke Jackson who managed to hole his tee shot on the par 4 16th on Saturday. Luke hit massive a high fade with his 3 wood, got the bounce he was after and rolled down into the hole. A great shot and what a way to get your first hole-in-one!

I'd also like to mention another Ace and this was had by Sue Osbourne on the ladies trip down to The Dorset Golf and Country Club last week. Sue holed a 6 hybrid on their 138 yard par 3, 7th hole!

I’m sure there was plenty of champagne bottles popping that night with the ladies down there.

Upcoming events

Last call for Men's Club Championships

We have over 80 entered already which is a great number but if you still want to enter there is still time...just! We will be doing the draw on Friday and this field heads off in handicap order so it is difficult to add golfers to the draw once it's been made. Email me and I’ll add you in.

Club news

The new buggy and trolley shed

With demand increasing for the single seater sit-on buggies, we made the decision to erect a second bigger shed out the back of the Pro Shop.

However, this could not have happened without the help and generosity of a few members. Firstly, Graham Shine and his lads of Shine Electrics (07889 094 060) who built the shed and then Simon Ray of JR Hoarding who supplied all the materials. Also a mention to Tom Williams of A1 Roofing (01372 398423) who helped with the roof and Paul Sell of Bravura Electrical Contracts Ltd (07767 754100) who supplied the light fittings. Thank you to all!

The bays for the buggies are filling up and I believe we now only have three remaining, so if you are thinking about it, now is the time to act. Pop in to the Pro Shop and I can give you all the relevant information, I will contact Patterson, who supply the buggies, and arrange a demo for you. We still have a few spaces for electric trollies so again please contact me ASAP if you would like to secure a spot. The rental a year is £95 for the buggies and £55 for the trollies, charging points are included in all.

Shop news

TaylorMade Demo Day...a great success

Yesterday we held our TaylorMade Fitting Day. With every available appointment booked up with Will, TaylorMade’s custom fit expert.

Everyone went away very happy with the experience and looking forward to their new custom fitted TaylorMade kit on the way. So watch out for Chairman Bill Allison and his new M2 Driver….I don’t think the course is going to be long enough anymore.

If you were unable to make it please done worry as we have plenty of demo fitting equipment in the Swing Studio and both myself and Adam can do you a custom fitting at your convenience.

Click here to book in a fitting with one of us.

Men's Club Championships Prize Draw

There are still plenty of squares available for the Men’s Club Championships prize draw giving you the chance to win a set of custom fitted TaylorMade M2 irons. It is £2 per square or 10 squares for £10.