Mark Allen

Hello golfers,

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly newsletter. In this week's email, we give you some advice on how to get a razor sharp short game, our 'Tips from the Tour' segment continues with a video from Ian Poulter, and we look back on a special achievement by a talented English golfer. Enjoy the read.

Club news

Masters Mug and Presentation evening

This week saw the season finale, The Masters Mug. For those of you who are unaware, this is an event played at the end of the golfing summer season and comprises all the winners of the Men's and Ladies competitions from that competition year.

There was a high standard of golf on display this Sunday in tough conditions, however there were a couple of stand out scores from Sue Hull, and our Masters Mug Champion, Stephen Limbert. Sue scored an excellent nett 69, whist our eventual winner, Stephen, scored a superb 67 (see photo).

This topped off a fantastic year for Stephen, who has reduced his handicap from 11 to 6, reached the grand final of the Trilby Tour, won The Colman Bowl and was part of the victorious Cullington Cup Team!

Well played Stephen!!!

The evening then staged the annual Presentation Evening which saw all the Junior, Men's and Mixed winners of the year presented with their silverware, congratulations to all the winners!

Pro's news

The first man to ever do this...

It was very much a case of ‘by how many’ for Tyrrell Hatton on Sunday afternoon as he headed into the final round of the Dunhill Links Championship with a five-shot cushion. The Englishman finished his round with a 24-under-par total to successfully defend the tournament he won a year earlier, the first golfer to ever achieve the feat.

With the Dunhill taking place across St Andrews, Kingsbarns and Carnoustie, it’s a great opportunity to see who copes best with the unique challenge that links golf presents. On Friday, Tommy Fleetwood took apart Carnoustie to shoot a course-record 63, meaning he possessed course records at two of the three courses at that point in time. That was until Ross Fisher’s Sunday exploits at St Andrews, which saw him post a new record with an 11-under 61 after a three-putt par at the infamous 18th.

Fleetwood will certainly head into next year’s Open Championship at Carnoustie with positive thoughts, whilst links golf clearly brings out the best in Hatton’s game. Maybe we'll see an English name on the Claret Jug for the first time in over 25 years next July….

Coaching news

Get your game ready for next year

This is the ideal time to analyse how your game has been in 2017 and plan which areas need working on before next spring.

Our Winter Coaching Package includes six 1/2 hour lessons and also some practice sessions in our Swing studio. It is designed to provide a structured approach to the areas of the game in need of improvement.

Again we will also be offering Practice Packages in the Swing Studio which offer a great opportunity to continue working on your game even when the weather is not great. If you need help in choosing the right package for you please do not hesitate to contact one of the team.

Click here to view more information on our coaching packages.