Daniel Field

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter, bringing you all the latest news and offers from here at East Herts GC. We hope you're having a great week on and off the golf course.

Enjoy this week's read.

Club news

Captain’s Week 2020

2020 Captain Keith Haslett would like to invite you all to Turkey next year. The invitation is open to the first 42 members who give us their name and there £100 deposit. We will be playing three of the best courses in Turkey and hopefully one of them the day after the Turkish Airlines European Tour event.

Click here for more information.

Please get in contact ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Pro's news

Pro-Am - A big thank you

I just wanted to let you all know the results from last Fridays EHGC Pro-Am event. I wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped and contributed to making it one of the best Pro-Am days we have witnessed at the club.

I wanted to say a few special thank you’s: To my staff for all the continued professional help and support in not just the running of the pro-am but in all aspects of their work.

Thank you and congratulations to Neil and his greenstaff on presenting the best-kept golf course I've witnessed in 17 years of being here. The attention to detail was phenomenal.

And Mr Stuart Storey who hosted our live Auction, which was not an easy job with so many jovial people in the room. Our goal was to have some fun with the hope of raising some much-needed funds for our two chosen charities, the Willow and Isabel Hospice.

This event only went ahead due to the generosity and support of our main Sponsors, Weston Homes, Rimex Metals (UK), Bird and Wedge, Planned Action, BPC Land & New Homes, London Diamond Drilling and Aspect Window Films, Connect Scaffolding.

My special thanks also go to the Isabel Hospice team, the Willow team, Fiona Field, Kevin Field, Pat Mulvey, Mr and Mrs Childs, the Weston Homes team, The Ice Cream Cab, Bernie the Fish, East Herts Golf Club and its members.

I think the shotgun start was a success and the speed of play was much better then in recent years. If you would like to register early for next year, then please let me know ASAP. I would also welcome any feedback you may have from Friday so that we can strive to make next year’s event even better. Again, thank you ALL for the support; it would be nothing without you guys. Click here to view the team photos (provided by Steve Sealey)

Results from the day were as follows:

Professional event:
1st - James Watts (67 -4)
T2 - Glen Portelli (68 -3)
T2 - Roberts Coles
T2 - Simon Lilly

Team event:
1st - Laurence Allen (Verulam) Paul Scott, Kevin Scott and Kevin Seaman: 124 -18
2nd - James Watts (Kingsway Golf Centre), John Watts, Julian Dell and Murray Strachen: 126 -16
3rd - Chris Foster (Hanbury Manor), Dave Morten, George Albone and Robert Brooks: 128 -14
4th - David Salisbury (Three Rivers), Harry Bennett, George Hall and Richard Hall:129 -13
5th - Daniel Field (EHGC), Rich Stevens, Steve Sealey and Chris O'Connor: 130 -12

Click here if you would like to register your interest for next year's event.

Competition news

SOOM

Jac Hicks wins SOOM 20 with 38 points and gets cut to a two handicap. The top 10 of the SOOM after round 20 is below. Next SOOM dates for July:

- Sunday, 14 July
- Saturday, 20 July
- Sunday, 28 July

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Coaching and fitting news

Putting things right

Sometimes, it's the most obvious things that get overlooked. When it comes to golf, the club most used in a round is a putter so surely it's the part of the game that deserves most attention?

We know this isn't a reality for many, but a combination of working hard on your stroke and having a putter that is suited to your stroke type will certainly improve your chances on the greens - two things that this promotion is all about. Click here to get in touch.

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Hands up...

...if the only time you 'practice' your wedge play is when you hit a few shots at the start of your warm-up routine? Sadly, this isn't going to lead to a dialled in wedge game, which is one of the fastest ways to see your scores come tumbling down.

1 club. 3 swings. 3 distances.

Sounds easy, right? Well, it could be but first there are two things you must do in order to start saving shots.

1. Correctly gapped wedge system - What we mean by this is having an equal gap between each club in your bag, so you're never left trying to 'manufacture' a shot on the golf course (this is where large numbers start). PING's Glide 2.0 Stealth wedges are perfect for exactly this reason, coming in a range of lofts from 46 (PW) to 60 (LW) degrees so you have every distance covered with your wedges.

2. Have 3 distances with each club - As per the graphic above, if you became comfortable with full, three-quarter and half swings with each of your wedges, you’ll find that your wedge play becomes seriously more effective.

So now you know the secrets to lower scores, it’s time to utilise our expertise and professional advice in order to start unlocking your full potential with your wedge play. Come and speak to a member of the team next time you're at the club.

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Video of the Week

Amongst all of the product launches so far in 2019, it's these beauties from FootJoy that has really perked our interest. Why? Watch this video to find out…

Thank you for reading and have a great weekend. Daniel

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