Greetings golfers,

Welcome to another exciting edition of our weekly newsletter. From course records to golfing habits we do and don't recommend, this week's newsletter is a must read for all golfers! We have lots happening in the shop at the moment too, so be sure to pop your head in next time you're here and take a look around.

Round up

It has been another busy week on the competitive front despite some of the appalling weather. Well done to Nick Phelan for winning the Liberator Trophy on Saturday. Nick shot a fantastic Nett 63 in the worst of the conditions to hold off strong challenges from Colin Norris (Nett 64) and Peter Apsitis (Nett 65).

The ladies had even worse weather for their Club championship especially in the Matchplay Stages. We managed to finish the Seni-Finals but only completed 10 holes of the Final due to the rain. Karen Young and defending champion, Chloe Rowswell will resume their Final on the 11th tee on Friday morning, let's hope the weather is kinder.

Like London buses…

Witnessing a player shoot a course record is something rather special, but having three golfers card the same course record in a major tournament is unheard of – until now. Kingsbarns hosted the Ricoh Women’s British Open last weekend where Jodi Shadoff, Michelle Wie and Inbee Park all signed for course record 64s, albeit in vain as Korea’s I.K Kim triumphed on Sunday to claim her maiden major victory.

Across the pond, at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational, Hideki Matsuyama stole the show with a scintillating nine-under-par 61 on Sunday to secure his sixth victory in his last 20 starts. Another man showing form going into the USPGA Championship this weekend is Rory McIlroy, who, alongside his new caddie, managed a T5th finish at the WGC to follow up his T4th position at The Open a couple of weeks ago.

Both golfers are sure to be among the favourites at Quail Hollow come Thursday morning, but will it be Spieth's time to cement his place in golfing history by completing a career grand slam at the tender age of 24? We can't wait to find out...

Play the same irons as Jordan

To celebrate Jordan's famous victory we have a special offer running on stock Titleist irons at the moment. If you buy a stock set of AP2 716 irons as used by him you will receive a Titleist 816 Hybrid absolutely FREE! This offer also applies to stock set's of AP1's but will only run until stocks run out.