Cleobury Golf

Hello one and all, another week passes us by and it has been a busy one.

Many think this time of year is quiet, but it is when a lot of preparation work takes place. The online competition booking is now live for the Men, Ladies and Seniors; setting up the competitions for all sections takes a lot longer than you think!

The greens have had a trim this week and it was amazing to see what a fresh set of stripes does to the course.

Check out this picture below and click it to watch the cutting in action. It is fairly quiet this weekend, if you fancy a game get booked in by calling us or booking online here.

Course news

Greenkeeping News

As you may have guessed by now the green keeping team never stop in the winter. This week they have split their time with some hours spent in the shed servicing the machines ready for the season, with tasks such as changing oil, replacing filters, sharpening blades etc.

The rest of the hours have been spent verti-draining the greens which gives them some much needed air after the barrage of rain and traffic they have had thrown at them over the last few weeks.

Leon, or Texas Chainsaw as he is now known, has of course been out with his chainsaw. He is in jungle territory to the right-hand side of the 7th of Badgers having a quick tidy up. This area isn’t really in play so he won’t be in there long. He will fell them up to encourage better growth and if your ball does goes in there you will have half a chance of finding it.

Club news

Thursday Club

Thursdays can seem a bit of an odd day, you are close to the weekend but still have Friday to get through.

I am therefore going to try and improve Thursday nights from April 5th 2018.

6pm - 9 holes with buggies

Myself playing with 3 others.

Balls thrown in the air, whoever is my partner will get 9 holes of coaching and the other two a bit of help throughout. Me and my partner take on the other two in a friendly match play game.

If your drawn with me its £20 and the other 2 is £15pp.

I will start advertising this from March. If you think this could be a regular thing get your name down for as many as possible!

Roll Up Results

Division 1
1st – Phil Lau (41 Points) (Sunday)
2nd – Mark Southall (40 Points) (Sunday)

Division 2
1st – Tom Guest (37 points) (Saturday)
2nd – Rich Smith (36 Points) (Saturday)

The weather this weekend actually allowed the members to play in the Weekend Stableford, because it didn’t snow again!

The scores that came in from over the weekend shows how well the course has been holding up with the miserable weather we’ve had recently. Comments have been coming back into the Pro Shop on how well Badgers Sett in particular, has been considering the rain we’ve had the past couple of weeks!

Dean Carpenter must have thought that his 40 points on Saturday would have been enough to win Division 1, but this was not the case. Phil Lau took first place in Division 1 with an impressive 41 points on Sunday.

Dean was denied 2nd place by Mark Southall, who shot 40 points on Sunday, but beat Dean on countback!

First and second place in Division 2 were taken by Tom Guest, with 37 points, and Rich Smith, who shot a very respectable 36 points. Well done to the winners!

Shop news

Odyssey White Hot Putters £79!

Yes that price is correct for an Odyssey putter. These are only available through our online website. The White Hot insert has won many tournaments on tour and offers fantastic feel and touch.

If your looking for a putter that feels nice and soft when you hit the ball look no further than these!

The price of £79 includes FREE delivery, head cover and official Odyssey grip. You can also get it delivered conveniently to CMGC so that you can pick it up when you're next here by using my 'Click & Collect' service.

Click on the head type below to be taken direct to the range.

Access my website here >

Amy's news

Dubai Completed

It is fair to say that my trip to Dubai was the most amazing experience of my life. My last week there definitely finished on a high!

As I mentioned in the previous newsletter I had completed my 3rd week by watching the golf in Abu Dhabi which was awesome, and as the European tour moved onto Dubai I would head down to watch the opening round on Thursday! Monday and Tuesday were my last 2 days at The Butch Harmon School where I continued my usual jobs of observing and coaching Juniors. It was a sad couple of days saying goodbye to all the staff and students!

Wednesday was a lovely chilled day at the beach attempting to tan my very pale skin and Thursday I headed over to Emirates Golf Club to watch The Dubai Desert Classic! Emirates is one of my favourite courses in Dubai and it was great to watch a European Tour Event around there. I started the day swapping between watching the group of Rory, Garcia & Stenson and Fleetwood’s group, and then I waited behind the 7th green (a par 3) to watch numerous groups come through, like Els, Westwood, Poulter etc.

As everyone from the morning was heading in (they started on the back 9 first), I headed in to get some autographs and hopefully meet some of the players. After meeting Fleetwood and his caddie at the school, I managed to get his autograph and was impressed that his caddie Ian remembered me! I also managed to get Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter, Rory Mcilroy, Thomas Pieters and Henrik Stenson’s autographs and a photo with Stenson!

Due to working down at the School my friend Natalie, who is a coach at The Butch Harmon, has met a lot of the European Tour players, so when we were walking out of the Clubhouse Rory Mcilroy stopped, hugged her and stared chatting! I was in complete shock at this point! He then started chatting to me about my time at The Butch Harmon and if I’d enjoyed it! I literally didn’t know what to say! Sadly, I forgot to ask for a photo!

I ended up randomly spending the afternoon, chatting and having a few drinks with Marcel Siem (German Professional Golfer) and his caddie. It was great to chat to them both, especially his caddie Guy about what his role is like and general life on tour.

It was sad saying goodbye to Dubai and all the people I have met, but it was the best experience, that has taught me so many things as well as allowing me to meet people I could only dream of meeting!

I am now back to work so please pop in and say hello, but also if you are in need of any lessons to get ready for the approaching season, please get in touch, my diary is available in the Pro Shop!

Dates for the diary

Demo Day – Wednesday 28th March

With every brand bringing out new gear in 2018, it is time to get fitted before the season kicks off. This will be a demo day extravaganza with TaylorMade, Callaway, Titleist, Vega, Cobra, PING, Mizuno and more all in attendance.

Times will be available from 10.30am until dark on a strictly appointment only basis. Each appointment will last 45 minutes or if your looking for everything two appointments will be required. The fittings will be done using the latest TrackMan technology.

Don’t get done-over by American Golf, if your spending the money, get fit by an expert.

Here’s an example Driver fitting:

Warm Up
Hit the driver you like the look of the most.
Asses what you want out of a driver e.g. distance, accuracy etc.
Hit all the others on display.
Tweak the shaft options and set-up.
Hit them again.
A league table will then be produced to give a clear winner proving the driver for you.

Word of advice is go in open-minded! To book in please call the golf club on 01299 271112, pop into the shop and book in, or email us here.

Have a great golfing week everyone and if your looking for a game or lessons please get in touch.

The CMGC Team.