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Greetings golfers,

Welcome to the latest edition of the weekly pro shop newsletter. The Open starts this week and we hope you are looking forward to it and get the chance to sit down and watch some of the action. Enjoy the read.

Competition news

On the Course...

Well done to this weekend's winner Stephen Allman on winning the Heathman Trophy and Nadin Salver. Stephen's gross 67, nett 61 won him both handicap and scratch trophies.

Well done also to this week’s Captain's Stableford winner Andy Rowe who scored 41 points.

Cobra Order of Merit

Click here for the current standings in this year's Cobra Order of Merit.

Greenkeepers' news

Course update

For those of you that have played this week, you will have noticed that we have been using our top first green. This has enabled Matt and his team to spike, dress and fertilise our bottom green which we are hoping should be back in use by Saturday. Regular spiking is helping us break down the thatch which creates disease, drys out in the summer and holds water during the winter. We are also hoping that this will enable us to use the bottom green for longer, depending on the weather.

Pro's news

Excited yet?

With Roger Federer’s eighth Wimbledon triumph and Lewis Hamilton’s record-equalling fifth British Grand Prix win, last weekend was very much one of inevitability and predictability. This weekend, however, promises to be anything but as Royal Birkdale plays host to The Open Championship.

The usual players will be among the favourites to lift the Claret Jug come Sunday evening, but with none of them seemingly hitting top form at present, this could well be one of the most open Majors that we’ve witnessed in years.

Foremost TV spent some time with three-time winner Gary Player recently, finding out his thoughts on Birkdale and who he thinks will be the next Open champion.

Watch Player's interview here.

Player Interview

It's not just about hitting the green…

If you really want to lower your scores this year it's important that you don’t just settle for hitting the green, but instead focus on hitting the right part to avoid three-putt territory. This will be a key consideration for the pros at Royal Birkdale this week, just take the 17th green for example:

Birkdale 17th green

THREE-PUTT TERRITORY

While aiming for the middle of the green is usually a safe bet, if the flag is on a tier an approach to the wrong level (red zone above) will often lead to a three putt.

TRUST YOUR CLUBS

Having faith in your clubs and knowing their yardages allows you to be confident and aggressive when you need to go at a flag that is hidden by a hazard or tier (green zone above).

TaylorMade M1 iron

CUSTOM FITTING WITH TAYLORMADE

One way to enhance your confidence and learn all your yardages is to have a fitting session with a member of our team.

If you’ve not upgraded in a while, you’ll also notice that new sets like the TaylorMade M1 irons are packed full of distance and forgiveness in a relatively small head, helping your mishits fly much straighter, whilst providing additional workability.

Come and see the team next time you're at the club or get in touch via the button below.

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Playing a new course isn't easy

A lot of golfers get excited about going to play at new courses - whether that's in club matches, invitation days or just a game with friends - but usually they go ill-prepared and find themselves struggling when it comes to judging new holes and hidden hazards. Take the below illustration for example:

Hole Illustration

A GARMIN GPS DEVICE CAN HELP

When you tackle a new course it can be very tough to gauge how far you have to hazards and to greens that sit above or below the fairway, which is why it's often difficult to play to your handicap.

However, with a GPS golf watch like the Garmin Approach S60, you can have a caddie on your wrist that identifies trouble via large colour maps on its touchscreen display.

It also delivers precise green and lay-up yardages for over 40,000 courses worldwide and you can get distances to any point on the course using Touch Targeting.

Garmin Approach S60 watch

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Video of the Week

It's Open Championship week so what better way to get into the spirit than by watching an exclusive interview with three-time winner Gary Player on Royal Birkdale, The Open and who he wants to see lift the Claret Jug come Sunday?

Thank you for reading and have a great weekend.

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