Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter. In this week’s mail, we cast our eye over Tiger Woods' extraordinary win at the TOUR Championship, look ahead to potential pairings at the Ryder Cup and we have an exclusive interview with European Captain Thomas Bjorn as our Video of the Week. Enjoy the read. |
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Employment opportunity We currently have an opportunity for a suitable individual to join the staff at Preston Golf Club Academy. The main role will be to collect driving range balls. Hours = 16 hours per week. Pay = NMW The hours would be worked over 3 or 4 days of which there is flexibility, and the shift times are early morning. |
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If you are interested, or know anyone who may be suitable for this role, please contact Andrew Greenbank. Pro Shop 01772 700022 Mobile 07816 779821 Email prestongolfpro@hotmail.co.uk |
Winter golfing solutions Although the sun is still shining and ground conditions are good, It is around this time of the year we start to think about golf in the winter including winter practice, winter competitions and game development. PGC is unique in the fact that we have all your needs under one roof with excellent teaching professionals, 16 bay covered driving range and superb indoor golf simulator. Winter Competitions take place with monthly 4 ball events (Saturdays), gents winter league (Sunday mornings) and mixed winter league (Sunday afternoons) To compliment these, the professional team run two further options for members, Professional winter series and the NEW indoor winter league (details below) |
Entries coming in daily New simulator winter golf league 2018-19 Great value – 10 x 1.5 hour sim sessions for only £49 per person. As winter approaches I would like to offer you the chance to enter our first ever indoor winter league. Short days, dark nights, cold and wet, well don’t worry as you can keep your competitive edge this winter with our new event. 2019 Indoor Winter League Our Winter League is an indoor league running throughout the winter from October until it's completion by March 31st. You and your partner will play 10 courses over winter to fight your way to the top of the league table. Fancy entering? Check out our Winter League FAQ below. |
What is the format? The format is Pairs better ball stableford. Full Handicap with a Maximum of 28 for Men. 36 for Ladies. You score as many points as you can over the winter to make the Grand Final Play-off held in April 2019. The top 4 teams will battle out in the Play-Off to become eventual winners. How do I book and when can I play? If you join up for October 1st you have 6 months to play 10 x 9 hole events. You can book these at your leisure via our staff in the Professional Shop. You are given 90 Minutes per course. You can play anytime except Tuesday (pm) and Friday evenings (subject to Academy opening times) Are there prizes available? Our Winter League is sponsored, with a prize fund of over £1,000.00 I'm not a Preston Golf Club member, can I still enter? Yes, this League is open to members from any golf club. All that we ask is that you have an official handicap. How much is it and how do I enter? The entry cost is £49 per person. You can enter at any point, even after the league has started. You must enter as a pair and can do so by calling us on 01772 700022, emailing me at prestongolfpro@hotmail.co.uk. This is sure to be a popular tournament so book early.
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New simulator membership – only 20 available We have designed a simulator membership to fulfil the needs of the golfer who has experienced the benefit and addiction generated when using the simulator. If you haven’t already been on the simulator, you must give it a go or pop by for a demonstration. Membership - You will be admitted to member activities on the state-of-the-art GC2 Launch Monitor at no additional cost. You will have access to the practice ground simulation, gapping software, as well as access to 12 championship golf courses. Each booking is subject to availability with reservations accepted up to 24 hours in advance and a maximum of two hours can be booked per day. |
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Inductions on use of the equipment (GC2 Launch Monitor and Software) will be provided by staff on site upon request. The membership is only allocated to one person who has completed an application and is not transferable to other users. Guests are welcome to use the studio along with the member at a cost of £10 per hour. Membership does not cover lessons, classes, individual or group coaching of which some will be available from time-to-time for additional cost. Cost = £349.00 - 2 hours per day, 362 days a year, limited to 20 members.
- 12 monthly payment option is available (T&C’s apply)
If this is of interest to you, please speak to a member of the team. |
Professional Winter Series 2018-19 Now in its 3rd year, our winter series has been a popular addition to our offerings. - Played on vacant Saturdays over the winter.
- Varied formats
- Tee booking not required
- 100% pay back of entry fees in prizes
- Qualify for grand final
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Series Dates 2018 – 19 Wk 1 - November 10th 4BBB Stableford Wk 2 - November 24th Individual Stableford Wk 3 - December 8th Greensome Stableford Wk 4 – December 22nd Christmas 4BBB Stableford Wk 5 – December 29th Individual Stableford Wk 6 - January 5th Greensome Stableford |
Wk 7 – January 12th 4BBB Stableford Wk 8 – January 26th Individual Stableford Wk 9 – February 2nd Greensome stableford Wk 10 – February 9th 4BBB Stableford Wk 11 – February 23rd Individual Stableford Wk 12 - March 2nd – Grand Final |
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Under Armour footwear sale now on We have a selection of Under Armour golf shoes on clearance just now. Limited sizes available so don’t miss out. Click here and get in touch if you are interested and would like to know more. |
Click and collect – What is it? This service allows you access to thousands of products at competitive prices from Foremost Golf. From bags to balls and wedges to waterproofs, the list of brands include TaylorMade, Puma, Cobra and Callaway to name a few. Simply select your products and pay online, then have the ease of collecting them from the shop on your next visit. Click here to see my click and collect shop |
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Advertise your business in 2019 with our partner scheme Golfers represent a huge opportunity for advertisers, they are, for many businesses, a pre-selected target demographic - Golfers are usually higher earners, professional managers, home owners, prestige car owners - the list goes on & on. Preston GC introduced its partner scheme 4 years ago and it instantly created a lot of interest. In conjunction with new tee furniture which included advertising space, we offered hole cup advertising, driving range bay advert and a designated section within the clubs website. |
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We wanted to give our partners exposure at each corner of the club so to give maximum presence. Click here to view. In this section each sponsor has its own business editorial, logo and link to their website. The partner scheme offering is operated upon a 3 year deal and comes with a golfing allowance that out ways the cost of joining the scheme. For 2019 we have a few holes becoming available and if you would like to know more about this opportunity, please speak with club professional Andrew who will be happy to give further details. |
Comeback complete At the start of the year, 14-time Major winner Tiger Woods was ranked 656th in the world, following a fourth back surgery amid fears that he might never be able to compete on a golf course again. Fast-forward nine months and Woods has completed what will go down as one of the finest comeback seasons across sporting history. Now ranked 13th in the world, he topped off a remarkable year with his first victory since 2013 at the TOUR Championship, finishing second in the FedEx Cup and has once again shown that he may be the most talented golfer to ever play the game (we'll save that debate for another time). Particularly striking was the control Woods had over the whole tournament. Leading from start-to-finish, he never once looked as if he was going to lose his composure, sailing serenely through the final round whilst the likes of Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy crumbled under the pressure. The Big Cat is truly back. A gutsy birdie on the 72nd hole saw Justin Rose finish in T-4, which was good enough to see him crowned FedEx Cup champion, the first Englishman to do so, and in the process taking home a tidy sum of $10m (£7.6m). Not too shabby! |
New irons to improve your game |
Buying a set of clubs is exciting, but can be a tricky decision - you might love the look of the short irons, but feel a bit daunted by the longer clubs further up the set. However, you can always mix and match your clubs so that your long irons are more forgiving and your short irons are more workable, allowing you to strike approach shots from any distance with confidence. |
Mix & match with Srixon Why not try combining Srixon's Z series irons together? The hollow-body Z U85 would make a great replacement for your long irons as they're are longer and more forgiving than traditional designs, and provide total control from the tee or the fairway. The Z 585 is the perfect candidate for your mid-irons, with exceptional distance provided by an internal channel on the clubface insert to allow for more face-flex. For the lower end of your bag, the Z 785 comes with supreme workability so you can pepper the flag from every yardage imaginable. |
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