Adam Frayne

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another exciting edition to Yelverton Golf Club's weekly newsletter. We hope that you're having a good week both on and off the golf course.

Enjoy the read.

Competition news

What's been going on in the competition front?

Unfortunately, last Thursday’s first lady’s competition of 2019 was cancelled due to frost, due to a number of greens being on temps. However, this did not stop the ladies heading out for a few holes for fun.

On Saturday 12th January saw a huge field of just under 100 Yelverton players head out onto the course to compete in the first Men’s Stableford of 2019. Steve Seward took first place with 39 points. Alan Russell took second place with 38 points and third place went to Neil Holloway on count back with 38 points. Congratulations everyone, a great turn out to kick the year off!

On Sunday, The South West Winter Foursomes Final and Plate took place. Bryan Gullick and Andy Hill emerged victorious in the Final against Anthony and Simon Murray. Congratulations to the winners, fabulous start to 2019 for our Vice Captain, Bryan Gullick. Lee Lawson and Kev Blaber took third spot with the Teignmouth boys, Dave Best and Dave Henson taking fourth place. In the Plate Dave Bridges and Martin Wallace (Staddon Heights) scooped victory with 37 points. Second place went to John Manicom and Kevin Heard (Borringdon) with 34 points and in third with 32 points were Yelverton’s Brad Richardson and Sean Carter.

See our website for the full report by our Press Officer, Gary Hulbert.

Unfortunately, this week’s Midweek Stableford was cancelled due to Greenstaff hollow coring the greens.

For your information, entry for the Men’s Famous Grouse Fourball Betterball Shotgun start competition opens on Master Scoreboard this Sunday 20th January. The entry for this has previously been a phone in but will now be done online.

Course news

Hollow coring

As I’ve just mentioned, the Greenstaff took the decision to begin hollow core the greens this week. This is earlier than normal for this type of work, which usually would take place around April but to cause as little disruption as possible to our members the Greenstaff decided to go for it now before the season kicks off and our calendar begins to busy up.

Thank you to all our Greenstaff, which I am sure you will agree are doing a fantastic job.

Rules corner

Rules sessions

Yesterday we had another rules event hosted by George Rumbold and Colin Nolan. A fantastic turnout of around 30 members. Our next meeting will be Thursday 24th January at 7pm.

It would be great to see you all there if you can make it.

Rules of the week

14.3B – Drop from knee height (NOT shoulder height).
Definition: Measure or estimate the area to drop in with the longest club in your bag (Except a putter).

Definition: Drop in and play from the relief area.
18.2a – Time to search – 3 minutes (NOT 5 minutes).

Shop news

New coffee machine

Finally, our coffee machine is up and running. After a long battle with the coffee machine company, striving for a perfect cup of coffee for our members, we finally think we have a cup of coffee worth paying £1.50 for.

Pop in and grab one if you are passing.

January SALE

Our January sale continues with prices slashed until the end of the month.

Up to 40% OFF many items and 'Buy One Get The Cheapest Half Price' on Under Armour Clothing but only whilst stocks last.

Click here to contact us.

Titleist fitting day

Are you a Titleist player thinking of upgrading for the new golf season or maybe just interested in seeing what a Titleist club feels like? Well, Tuesday 22nd January is your opportunity to give Titleist a go. We will be hosting the first Titleist demo day of the year with the Titleist team bringing equipment to specifically fit clubs to your specification.

If you are interested in this, call myself or Lauren in the shop on 01822 853593 to book you appointment. Each fitting will last for approx 45-minutes, we only have two afternoon appointments left – 12.45pm and 1.30pm so hurry!

Click here to register your interest.

Pro's news

Adam's news

Not much golf for me over the last few weeks. Lauren has moved down this way now from Exmouth, and this week my parents have been moving from Saltash to Yelverton, getting pretty good at this moving game. As soon as we get the final house move done, Lauren’s parents, I will be able to start getting prepared for the new golf season and get out and practice.

Our assistant Professional, Matt Cooper, heads to The Belfry this week for his first week of residential on the PGA course which he began in September.

Good Luck Matt, we hope it all goes well for you.

Lauren's corner

As Adam has mentioned, we are in the depths of moving house. I’m sure you all know as I have been boring everyone senseless with this, I finally moved down from Exmouth last week. This week we move Adams Parents to a lovely new house in Yelverton and at the end of the month my parents are moving house. I’m not going to lie, I’ll be glad when January is done!

Such a shame last week’s ladies competition was cancelled due to the frost. I was really looking forward to playing with Sue Gullick and Caitlin Evans Brand but we can get something else arranged when Caitlin is back from the States in May. It was really nice catching up with her briefly she was telling me she is in the second semester as a Freshman at Bethune Cookman University. The tournaments begin in February where they will play eight tournaments in places such as Alabama, Kiwah Island and Savannah. Caitlin’s scoring average so far has been 76 (+3) and in the team events she is playing number two out of five. You go for it Caitlin we are all behind you!

The perfect layers

There’s no such thing as bad weather for golf – just a poor choice of clothing. You might have got away with the old ‘raincheck’ excuse a few years ago, but golf clothing has come a long way since then. All you need to do is make sure you’re properly layered up with golf-specific garments and you’re good to go.

First layer
Playoff stripe polo

Mid-layer
Storm SF Snap Mock pullover

Outer-layer
Storm Daytona vest

One such garment is the Storm Daytona vest from Under Armour; with internal air pockets and double-knit insulation panels for added warmth, this bodywarmer is a serious force to be reckoned with. To complete the look, try UA's Playoff Stripe polo and Storm SF Snap Mock layers underneath.

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Nothing but progress

When you’re working out how you want to take the first step to improving your golf game, you can often hit a roadblock straight away. After all, you might have heard every piece of advice from your golfing mates about how to cure that nasty slice, but you’re still carving it right off the tee. Well, we’ve got two foolproof ways of getting your golf ball in play and that handicap tumbling...

Golf Lessons

Doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results is foolish. So, if there’s a part of your game that always lets you down, come and have a lesson with a member of the team – we’ll be able to tailor the session to your exact needs and make sure you leave happy.

Custom Fitting

Lots of new products will be getting released over the coming weeks, so if you’re after something new, make sure you come for a custom fitting to get the most out of any new purchase. You'll really get the VIP treatment and will leave with a much better understanding about your game.

get in touch >

I hope you enjoyed our newsletter and if there is any help or advice you need please pop into the shop and we'll be delighted to help. Adam and the team.

Yelverton Golf Club
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Phone: 01822 853593

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