Welcome to the latest edition of my newsletter. It has been another lovely week here at East Devon Golf Club.
The first piece of golfing action to report upon this week is from the October Stableford which took place last Saturday. The event proved to be a great success and was as keenly contested as usual. The star performer on the day was Alex Paget who returned a fantastic 43 points, not bad off a 6 handicap, to scoop the best overall score of the day and top spot in Division 1. Sam Cornet bounced back to form to take the honours in Division 2 with 39 points and Ray Dawson led the way in Division 3 with 38 points.
The Seniors were out in force on Monday for an Individual Stableford. There was a 2 way tie at the top of the leaderboard with 39 points, but by virtue of a better back nine John Threlfall just managed to pip Derek Simmonds to claim first place. Mike Trapnell was the leading venerable vet with 34 points.
The Ladies EG Medal attracted an entry of 62 on Tuesday. Rosemary Carmichael was the leading lady on the day returning an excellent nett 71.
Congratulations to all of this week's winners.
We have now taken delivery of our Autum/Winter clothing ranges and we have many new exciting lines to keep you warm and more importantly dry this coming season.
Drop into the pro shop soon, and don't let the weather stop you from enjoying your golf this winter.
We look forward to seeing you.
The countdown to Christmas starts now with our Christmas Ball Personalisation Offer
With the calendar ticking over into November, our attentions turn (begrudgingly for some) towards the festive Christmas season.
With that comes our first Christmas gift offer:
Buy a dozen balls from either Titleist or Srixon, and get a FREE personalised message...
These make fantastic gift ideas for the golfers in your life, and once printed will be delivered
FREE of charge to us here in the pro shop for you to pick up at your convenience.
Click here to find out more or order your personalised Srixon Balls
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"Winning today, I feel has got me closer to being able to compete a lot better in the Major tournaments. My next goal is, of course, to win a Major and I'm going to do all that I can to prepare well for that."
These comments were made by Japan's Hideki Matsuyama following his victory in last week's WGC-HSBC Champions event.
The four Majors aside, there's nothing quite like winning a World Golf Championships event. Many see it as a sign that the winner is ready to compete at the highest level, and this is certainly the case for Matsuyama.
The 24-year-old fired 29 birdies over the week to finish seven clear of Henrik Stenson and Daniel Berger on 23-under-par. To put this achievement into perspective, only Tiger Woods has managed to win a WGC event by seven shots or more - something he's done on four separate occasions. Not bad company to hold.
Whether it was Matsuyama's ability to consistently hit fairways and greens or his solid short game that impressed you the most, make sure you come and see one of the team to get your game in shape this winter.
Get in touch here to book a lesson.