Brewin Dolphin Texas Scramble Day a Big Hit...

Golfers once again enjoyed a fabulous Open Day Texas Scramble at Looe Golf Club on Bank Holiday Monday. Looe Golf Club Captain Steve Wilkins made a particular point of thanking Daniel Van Leempoel, Assistant Director at Brewin Dolphin, for ensuring his company's enduring sponsorship for the 9th consecutive year with members and visitors from the capacity field already looking forward to a 10th year in 2017!

With fine weather and many saying they had never seen the course looking better, it was perhaps not surprising to see some truly excellent scoring. The "runaway" winners were the team of Greg West, Sarah West, Jordan West and Colin Hewling with a score of 51.8. The scores for the remaining positions were much closer, with the other prize winners being:

Second place - K. Faulkner, D. Carroll, J. Gowing and M. Saunders (54.9), third place - M. Mountford, W. Voden, S. Donaldson and C. Ferrier (55.3), fourth place - B. Roberts, P. Green, J. Plummer and J. Spurgeon (55.7), fifth place - A. Beer, D. Allen, A. Deacon and J. Deacon (55.7) and in sixth place - G. Jones, M. Jones, J. Carr and P. Sullivan (56.3).

Nearest the pin on the 9th was won by Chris Ferrier and nearest the pin in two on the 15th by Chloe Howard.

Seniors' Team Open sponsored by STAGS

Last Thursday saw our Men's Senior's Team Open sponsored by STAGS with a field of 123 participating. The overall winners were JJ Carr, John Plummer and Phil Green with 85 points on countback from four other teams. There were 21 twos recorded.

 

Developing your match play mentality 

In the lead up to this year's Ryder Cup we thought we'd share three top tips to help you become a better match play golfer. Some of you hardened match play stalwarts probably have a few tricks up your sleeve. Nonetheless, here's our top three: 

1. Control your body language 

Reacting badly to a poor shot will fill your opponent with confidence. You need to give the impression that you're in control, so take time between shots to collect yourself and focus on emitting positive body language. 

2. Expect to hole out 

You should expect to hole out - always. If you're expecting gimmes, this is something a canny opponent will pick up on. A positive attitude to holing out is the way forward. 

3. Consider the situation 

There's no point in playing the safe option if your opponent has stuck one in close. Likewise, if they've found water with their approach, for example, why go on the attack? Play for the middle of the green and a safe two-putt will normally do the job. 

These tips may sound simple, but in the heat of battle it's easy to forget what match play is all about.

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