Welcome to this week's newsletter, bringing you all the latest news, events and offers from here at Epsom GC. We hope you're having a great week on and off the golf course.
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Cameron narrowly steals victory as the course bites back
The subtle changes we have been making to the golf course including fairway re-shaping, growing in rough and creating lush surrounds to the greens is now clearly starting to have an impression on the competition scoring. In this week’s Men’s Jos Smith Cup, the standard scratch of the day was plus two, 71. Possibly the highest I’ve seen it in a long time, even on a nice calm sunny day. So when the course gets tougher it does sometimes play into the lower handicappers hands. This was definitely the case with five of the top six being off single figures.
It was tight at the top with Tom Williams Jnr in third with a nett 70 and good to see Hector Gauld back in the mix with a nett 69 in runners up spot. However, it was Cameron Morris who narrowly stole the show on countback with another great 69.
Well played Cam and good work filling up the cup.
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Sunday is the deadline
Just a reminder for you seven-day chaps that this is the last week to get your pairings in for the NEW Summer Betterball knockout. The list will come down on Sunday and the draw will be made and sent out on Monday. Let me know if you’d like me to add your pair to the sheet. Click here to get in touch.
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Course feedback and a big thanks to our volunteers
As I’ve said to you in previous correspondents lately, I’ve played a few times now in the past few weeks and every time I’ve come off the course and texted Craig and the greenstaff team to thank them for the way they are presenting the course week in week out. I feel the course at the moment is as good as I’ve seen it. But I also want give a massive thanks to two of our members Roger Wildig and Paul Briggs, who give up their time and regularly head round the course doing all the little jobs like pruning trees, cutting around the tee plates, blowing leaves etc, so that the greenstaff can focus on the main job of presenting the course to as high a level as possible. So a massive thanks to Roger and Paul, you’re hard work is very much appreciated. I am on a Course Walk with The Course Committee this evening to look at ideas to improve and maintain the course but if you have any suggestions or feel strongly about anything we are doing out on the golf course, please email me and I will forward your thoughts to The Course Committee.
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Captain’s Summer Ball
Saturday, 13 July
I do have to make a ‘slight’ correction from last week’s ‘Summer Ball’ promotion. The tickets are not in fact £400 per person and are instead £40 per person. I imagine you may have thought for that price we’d be flying Pavarotti into sing for us! However, the list is filling up fast so get your names down to avoid disappointment but if you can’t get to The club, just let me know and I’ll do it for you.
Come and enjoy a fabulous evening at The Club of fine dining, fine wine, live music and dancing. The evening kicks off with a ‘Bubbles’ Reception on the ‘Lawn’. Followed by a three-course meal, live music from Maria Herriot and Josh Vickery (last year’s Adele and was very good) and dance away the night until carriages at 1:00am.
Menu:
- Crab, prawn and avocado tian or chicken liver parfait - Seabass in white wine cream sauce and season veg or Lamb rump with red wine jus Classic Lemon posset or cheese and biscuits.
This is a Black Tie affair and is just £40 per head, so head to the entrance hall to add yours and friends names to the list.
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15% discount on golf shirts ‘multi-buy’
With the hot weather all of a sudden on top of us, why not add a couple of shirts to your Summer Collection. On all Under Armour and Greg Norman plain or EGC logo golf shirts, we are offering 15% OFF when you buy two. Pop in and take a look.
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The countdown is now on We're into the final week of this promotion, meaning you don't have long left to benefit from a FREE custom fitting and a FREE aftersales lesson with selected equipment purchases in-store. Why take us up on this offer? Well, quite simply, we want you to enjoy better golf this year! We talk a lot about the importance of having clubs that are suited to your game and this is your chance to experience this first-hand. Don't delay it any longer. Click here to learn more. |
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Captains Drive-In Prize Draw winner
This week was the turn of our very own Treasurer, Alan Cottam to head down to Callaway being the lucky winner of the Captains Drive-In Prize Draw. We headed down to Chessington with him on Monday and now he has a lovely set of Apex 19 Smoke Irons currently being built and heading his way.
If you would like to book a session for either irons/hybrids or fairways/Driver, please drop into the Pro Shop and we can get you booked in. I currently have one spot on Thursday, 18 July at 6:00pm available but others are bookable online. |
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 | | Time to get your wedges ‘Gapped’ | Possibly one of the most important areas of the game is the approach play and knowing your distances is an absolute must.
So, if you are not sure of the distances of your wedges or feel you have a gap in then, please book a session in the Swing Studio where you try some of the Demo Titleist wedges to find your distances. Titleist Vokey wedges - £129 or £119 when buying two or more.
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 | | TaylorMade offers in-store | Now is a great time to come and try the NEW TaylorMade M5 and M6 range because you get a FREE Milled Grind wedge when your purchase a set of irons. Also, if you buy an M5 or M6 driver we will give you the trade in value of your old driver PLUS £50. Crazy…right! We have an extensive demo kit so get yourself booked in for a fitting whilst the offer is on. Call us on 01372 741 867 or click here to book a fitting.
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Only one set left
We have just taken delivery of two fantastic value Lynx Boom Boom complete sets. That’s Driver, 3 wood, 5 hybrid, 5-SW, putter and Carry stand bag. The RRP is £449 normally but these two are on offer for just £350. These would be ideal to upgrade an old set, someone coming into the game or perfect set for a young golfer coming out of junior’s clubs. Hurry, we have one set left!
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Coaching hours extended
With the season in full swing and demand for golf lessons are high so I have decided to open my teaching diary up on Monday mornings and now that my son's football season is over, Saturday mornings.
Lessons will be available on Mondays from 9:00am -11.30am and Saturdays from 8:00am to 11:00am starting from next week. Of course, the diary is still open for the rest of the week as well but if you would like to book a session or a programme either give me a call or drop into the Pro shop for a chat about the best way to take things forward.
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Prices and programmes below:
Individual lessons:
- 30 minutes - £30
- 60 minutes - £60 (on-course available)
Packages:
The Classic Programme: £150
Six 30 minute lessons covering all aspects of the game and will also include video analysis and time on the GC2 simulator.
The Ultimate Programme: £225
Ten 30 minute lessons covering all areas of the game as "The Classic Programme" plus on-course playing sessions giving you the opportunity to focus on taking new techniques to the golf course including decision making and course management.
If you are interested in booking any lesson or packages please call me on 01372 741 867 or email me at stuartwalker@epsomgolfclub.co.uk. |
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Is there a better time than summer to be out playing golf? Silly question, really. So, now you’ve got your cap on and you’re lathered in sun lotion, it’s time to make sure the most important part of your body (arguably) is protected: your eyes. |
 | Oakley Mercenary sunglasses
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UV protection You don’t need us to tell you that staring straight at the sun is not the smartest idea, but these sunglasses come with UV protection to keep those harmful rays at bay.
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Enhanced vision The best thing about the Mercenary is that it comes with Oakley's Dark Prizm lenses, which help to improve colour, contrast and detail for maximum clarity on the course.
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Stylish look Last but by no means least, these sunnies are incredibly stylish with a modern frame and larger lens shape, meaning you'll happily wear them all day long.
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Looking for something else? If the Mercenary doesn't tickle your fancy then not to worry, we have a huge collection of Oakley sunglasses available online to get delivered to store for you to pick up at your convenience - simply click on the button below to browse the range. |
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