Stuart Walker

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another edition of your pro shop weekly newsletter with all the latest news and gossip from Epsom Golf Club.

Competition news

Captain's Charity Competition

On Sunday we played the Captain's Charity Competition. With 18 teams supporting this event it was great to see so many faces on the terrace after the round, which I think you will agree makes for a great atmosphere at the club on a Sunday afternoon. With the course in fantastic condition, complimented by the great weather, the winning team with a score of 52.4, yes 52.4, were; Luke Jackson, Richard Foot, Lee Alderman and Steven Wheal. What an amazing score! With the auction prizes going down well, as well as the raffle, we managed to raise over £750 on the day towards the Captain's Charity.

Well done and thank you to everyone who made the day a success.

Club news

Course Closure Reminder

Just a reminder that the course is closed on Friday and Saturday due to the volume of spectators in the area. We will open 1, 2, 3, 4, 16, 17 and 18 on Sunday for casual golf. Tee times are not needed so just turn up and play. We will re-open every hole except five and six on Monday and we should have the whole course back to normal on Thursday.

Tour news

Magnificent Molinari and Red-hot Rose

Thomas Bjorn will be sitting at home quietly pleased with the weekend’s outcome. Putting his personal performance at Wentworth aside (a missed cut for those of you wondering), two of his Ryder Cup stable raced to convincing victories either side of the pond.

The BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth had everything: a player snapping his shaft around his neck, a different player topping a fairway wood (it happens to the very best) and spectators getting in the way of golf balls. However, the story of the week belonged to Francesco Molinari as he atoned several near-misses to claim the biggest victory of his career, ousting Rory McIlroy and Alex Noren in the process. The Italian is widely regarded as one of the best ball strikers on tour, which was clear for all to see as he played flawless golf for much of the week with only two blemishes on his card, one of which was on his very first hole.

Another European who played exemplary golf on his way to victory was Justin Rose, who had a birdie putt of 20 feet or shorter on 45 of the 72 holes he played in the Fort Worth Invitational. Just let that sink in for a minute. Most pros would be happy to have hit 45 greens for the week (Rose hit 57), but hitting the ball that close on a consistent basis is simply phenomenal.

It’s shaping up to be a classic

With the Ryder Cup just four months to go until Europe battle America for the Ryder Cup in Paris, we thought we’d take a little look at how the teams are shaping up. If you take the world rankings as any sort of guide, you’ll notice that nine of the top 20 are Europeans and eight of the top 20 are Americans. That’s 17 of the world’s top 20 golfers potentially going toe-to-toe in one of the most eagerly anticipated match-ups in Ryder Cup history.

Shop news

You have until Sunday...

It's been running for the entire month but, like all good things, our immensely popular Shoe Trade-In must come to an end and this Sunday is that day. So, if you want money off a new pair of shoes, bring in your old ones and use them as a trade-in against selected others before it's too late.

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Why choose us?

When it comes to purchasing golf equipment there are many factors that you need to take into consideration. One such factor is your shopping destination, so here are just a few reasons why we should be your number one stop for all things golf.

There’s only one choice
Unlike buying blind from the internet and hoping the specs you choose match up and nothing goes wrong, here in the shop you can test a vast range of products and see all the stats for yourself to help you make an informed purchase that you can have total confidence in.

It's our custom fitting ethos that really separates us from buying elsewhere, which is something you really should take advantage of.

Two of the latest iron models that are proving very popular with our lady members are the TaylorMade M4 and Kalea. The former is packed with technology like Face Slots, Speed Pockets and tungsten weighting to offer a balance of distance and forgiveness, while the latter is specifically designed for women golfers. It's lightweight and features larger heads to help you launch the ball higher and further.

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Why choose us?

It's our custom fitting ethos that really separates us from buying elsewhere, which is something you really should take advantage of.

Two of the latest iron models that are proving very popular with our lower handicappers are the TaylorMade P770 and P790. The former is a forged muscle cavity designed for maximum control with a small safety net of forgiveness, while the latter delivers distance, playability and feel in a hollow forged head.

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