Patrick Smith

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another exciting edition of the weekly newsletter bringing you all of the latest goings-on from around the club.

Enjoy this week's read.

Shop news

It’s Masters week

Finally the masters has rolled around and this weekend we can all sit down and watch a great weekend of golf.

This winter has to be the longest, hardest winter I have known since becoming professional at kidderminster 13 years ago.

The weather has been shocking and it sometimes feel that it’s never ending, but you know when the masters comes on then the season is getting close, and Im sure we are all itching to watch the golf and then to play straight away afterwards.

What’s happening at Kidderminster golf club for The Masters weekend

In the shop we have a masters sweepstake and the draw will take place tomorrow morning so be quick to get your player.

We also will be having a massive pro shop sale with the following reductions on items.

- All clothing will be 25% OFF marked price

- All Shoes will be 10% OFF marked price

- All push trolleys will be 20% OFF marked price

We will be running other promotions on the weekend so come down, grab a coffee and lets see if we can get you in the golfing mood.

A few facts about The Masters

1) Course architect, Alister McKenzie, never saw his famous course completed. He died January 6th 1934, just 2 months before the Inaugural Masters Tournament.

2) Augusta National looks almost nothing like it originally did when it was first opened. It took a whopping 15 architects to make changes to the course since 1935. The original routing is the only thing that has stayed the same. Click on the image below to see an interactive map of the course!

3) Gary Player is the only Masters Winner to not have his Jacket locked up at Augusta. He was able to keep it by “forgetting” to bring it back after he won the 61’ tournament. It can be seen at the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, FL.

4) The color of the famous jacket has changed over the years from forest green to hunter green. Due to the change in manufacturers and tailors the green color of the jacket has many different hues.

5) Masters Officials have been known to remove Tournament Announcers who do not follow club decorum. Saying words such as “Fans” or “Spectators” is not allowed. They must be called Patrons or Gallery. Famous announcers have been kicked off the air, including Jack Whitaker and Gary McCord.

Who’s your money on?

This week i have selected 4 players that I feel are worth putting a few pounds on.

Rory McIlroy - needs no more introduction, with his win the other week I feel he is a real contender for this years green jacket.

Ricky Fowler- Another player thats in fine form and Im selecting Ricky due to his impressive putting stats and how well he holes out.

John Rahm - A young Spanish player that I feel will become world number 1 with in the next 2 years. He has defiantly got a major in him

Tony Finau - Long hitting player that is a massive outsider but worth a £1 at 100-1.

Want a FREE putter?

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FREE driver giveaway

To be in with a chance of winning a Mizuno ST or GT driver - both brand new for 2018 - simply click on the link below, watch a short video, and answer the question accompanying it. It's as easy as that. Good luck!

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Coaching news

Still spaces left for our new initiatives

Junior news

Lets make it a junior open to remember

This year I have managed to gain sponsorship of some of our extremely generous members to help create a better junior section at Kidderminster and to help push the junior open. This year we have now got prizes over £700 to play for on the day at the cost of only £8 to enter. Why not book your junior into the day and see what he or she could win. Click the link here to enter.

Talking of juniors

Noel has been working extremely hard in promoting the juniors at the golf club. We have been running camps in the kids holidays along with getting juniors in small groups and taking them for a few holes. We really have lots of talent and Im sure in the next few years we really will see this talent flourish.

We have also meet with the golf foundation and England golf on Wednesday to try and set up a satellite club at the golf club linking the local community and the local schools so watch this space as myself and Noel try and get this sorted.

Fitting news

PING demo day

The PING day has now been arranged for Friday 11th May form 11am until 3pm.

The fitting day is free of charge on the main practice ground so why not book your space and see if we can improve your game.

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Whats happening next week

Next week Im off for a few days down to Bude with the kids and the wife. Ill return Thursday, ill leave you in the very capable hands of Noel, Matt and my dad. Have a great week and hope to see you on the fairways soon.

Put your name up in lights

It only comes around once a year and it’s that time again - Masters week! The first Major of the year takes place at Augusta National this week, which we always take as a sign that the season is getting underway. With this in mind, we have one question for you: are you ready to play your best golf this year?

Maximise your potential
We've all sat looking at the honours boards in a clubhouse before, admiring the one name that appears to be on most and thinking 'wow, they must be pretty good!'

Well, how good would it feel if that name up in lights was yours? If you come and speak to us we can talk about your strengths, weaknesses and goals for this season and look at the best way to help you achieve them, whether that’s a one-off fault-fixer lesson, regular sessions to aid your consistency or perhaps a look at your equipment.

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Pushing the boundaries

If you don’t want to worry about charging your battery after every round but still want a trolley to help you around the course, this brand new push model from BIG MAX could be the answer.

The ultra-slim BIG MAX Blade IP push trolley is perfect for any space-conscious golfers with small car boots. For starters, you get a stylish frame, a foot brake, an integrated drink holder, storage compartment and ball, tee and scorecard holders to keep your necessities close to hand.

Its key feature, however, is its Fold Flat technology, which gives it a depth of just 12.5cm when folded. This allows it to lie on a car’s parcel shelf without obscuring the rear view, and comfortably makes it one of the most compact folding push trolleys on the market.

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New: PING G700 iron

It's always interesting to see how golf's biggest brands go about trying to improve upon the products they already have in their ranges.

PING's newest iron - the G700 - follows the recent trend of a hollow-body design, which helps to create their longest and highest flying iron to date.

This is a little bit special.

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Video of the Week

What's the best bit about being Masters champion? How do you go about replicating that victory 12 months later? Watch this video as Foremost TV chats exclusively to the reigning Masters champion, Sergio Garcia.

I hope you enjoy the rest of the newsletter, have a great week.

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