Hello golfers,

Welcome to our final newsletter of 2017. In this week's email, we have a coaching video from Andy Sullivan helping you to overcome a very common struggle for amateur golfers, we talk you through the best way to ensure you play better golf in 2018, and we focus on the importance of your wedge system. Enjoy the read.

We're on hand to help...

The cold snap has made the course look and feel it’s a lot like Christmas. Unfortunately we cannot get on the course until the snow decides to thaw out, but the pro shop will still be open each day albeit slightly shorter hours. If you need me for any reason at all and the shop phone is not being answered, please call me on my mobile (07778 305034) for anything that I can help you with.

The ideal gift!

Please remember the fantastic Motocaddy deal with a FREE golf bag worth up to £199.99 with any Lithium trolley purchased will finish on Christmas Eve, so don’t miss out! Order your trolley from us in the next week to take advantage of this great offer.

What's been going on?

No competition results this week but hopefully the Saturday pro comp will go ahead weather permitting this week. The ladies Christmas dinner and show went ahead on Tuesday evening, which I’m sure went very well and the gents have their night on Friday which I will be able to report back to you about.

You’ve made it abundantly clear…

Each month we run a new poll on our website to get you thinking about your golf game and the hottest topics in golf.

Given the time of year, our latest poll asked you to consider your main golfing goal for 2018 from a choice of four answers. We thought the responses would be fairly similar and for three of the answers it was, but ‘lowering your handicap’ was the standout goal with 69% of you choosing this as your biggest aim for 2018.

If you were one of the aforementioned voters, winter is the best time to work on your game - whether that's lessons, a custom fitting or a gapping session - so that you have plenty of time to groove in any changes before the season gets underway next spring. Read our article below to learn more.

Get in touch here.

Come in and have a drink with us!

If you're around at the club the next week or so please call in for a Christmas drink with us on the house in the pro shop. The shop will be open as normal except Christmas day and reduced hours on Boxing day.

Finally we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from us all in the pro shop.