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Greetings from Stuart Wilson
Eastwood Golf Club - PGA Golf Professional

Nooo!? Nooo!? NOOOOOO!? This can't be happening!!!!??

(Don't worry it's not ANOTHER Independence barrage!!)

My dismay is because on a day that brought us weather like this (below) and temperatures akin to a pleasant day in Tenerife, as the sun set that night I was to be smacked in the face with a stark reminder that we are in fact nearly in winter!!! (Cue instantly recognisable theme tunes!!) Yes, Strictly and X Factor are back on our screens which means we are already counting down the days to Christmas!!!

I think they must keep Santa and Brucie in the same storage cupboard and just dust them both off in time for the build up to Crimbo!! I think it won't be long before Simon Cowell gets put in there too! And as for Louis Walsh, he just needs to admit that he came out the closet a long time ago!!

I'm not sure we'll be seeing any "Dance offs" or "Save me songs" to decide the big vote next Thursday though! The future of Scotland's Independence or current Status Quo has come down V-Day (Voting Day) with voting powers having been extended to kids of 16 & 17 years of age for the first time! I personally think this is a dangerous move because I'm pretty sure no 16 year old has even heard of Status Quo never mind know any of their songs! But perhaps the legendary British Rockers have actually just provided the perfect soundtrack to the whole Independence campaign!?

"What You're Proposing" sums up the jab and counter jab of both the YesNP and the BetterThanHeather aka "The Darling Fuds That May......deliver what that say!?"

Then there is "Forty Five Hundred Times" which is exactly the amount of times the chairman of the TV debates had to ask either side to "Answer the question" ANY QUESTION, that was directed at both Big Eck and Virgil!

"Roll Over Lay Down" which neither party wanted to do!

"The Wanderer" for all the undecided Voters out there!

"Down Down Deeper & Down" to find all the Oil that is allegedly there to bail out all and anything that comes with Independence, with a "B" side of "Oil Rag Blues" when that goes horribly wrong!!

"In The Army Now" is where most people will end up as we don't have our own if the "Ayes" have it!

Which means well be "Living On An Island" unless the majority decide "stuff this" and start "Rockin All Over The World!"

But regardless, when Sept 18th rolls around it doesn't matter what one side have promised or the other side have claimed, whether it's a head decision or controlled by the heart we can ultimately vote for "Whatever You Want, Whatever you like, Whatever you say, You pay your money, You take your choice, Whatever you need, Whatever you use, Whatever you win, Whatever you loose!"

Ok so I've made a bit of a song and dance about that but I wouldn't be surprised if either Alastair Darling or Alex Salmond end up on Strictly Come Dancing next year! Let's be honest they have both shown that they are quite nimble on their feet by the way they've pussy footed around a few issues!!

I'm not entirely sure how the Vote is going to go in the Referendum I just hope for Scotland's sake it goes better than the footy result in Germany during the week where it was quite clear we had a Dumb Referee!! Absolutely classic Scotland, give the newly crowned World Champs a right good run for their money in their own "zuruck garten!"

A couple of sloppy goals conceded and a fantastic finish by our incredibly Scottish Ikechi Anya gave the Tartan Army another night of glorious failure! Our defenders at set pieces looked a little sluggish and it turns out they had been pigging out all week on pots of creamy desserts! Gordon Strachan has put that down to crossed wires when he was discussing tactics and strategy in training! He had told his Centre Halves to go away and do as much analysis of Muller Corners as they could!!

Speaking of puddings, we are just about to put the Icing on the cake of The Cappro Cup! As those of you following it will know Saturday was the last Qualifying Week so now we have our Teams in place. Before we get to that here is a quick summary of the September Medal Results that influenced the final standings in the Cappro Cup.

In Div 1 David Sibbald 68(1) - 67 took the best nett and best gross scores by some way! 2nd place went to Stephen Cunningham 78(9) - 9 on a count back from Gavin Cochrane 73(4) - 69

Div 2 produced the best scoring by far with Allan Smith 80(15) - 65 scooping top spot closely followed by Iain Hamilton 79(13) - 66. That left Andy Hutton 81(13) - 68 to settle for bronze!

Div 3 saw Eddie Duffy 97(28) - 69 put his Membership at risk by beating the Club Captain to 1st place on the count back! Captain Crooks 88(19) - 69 had to settle for second but I'm sure he's happy to see some small reward for the hard work he's put into his game following some Lessons earlier in the season. Thomas McGuire 89(19) - 70 completed the prize winners in Div 3.

  

  

  

Once the relevant qualifying points had been distributed amongst those registered for the Cappro Cup the Final Standings looked like this. 

There were a couple of people who unfortunately due to circumstance can't now make the Team Match weekend so the 18 automatic qualifiers now look like this.

Automatic Qualifiers after September Medal

DIV1
Gavin Cochrane 
Frank Taggart 
Barry Keenan 
Callum Taggart
Graeme Smyth (Club Champion) 
Stevie Cunningham (Earn Salver)

DIV 2
Colin Farquhar 
Paul Conacher 
Neil Carruthers 
Andy Hutton 

DIV 3
Iain Hamilton 
Allan Smith 
Stephen Warner
Marc Rossi

DIV 4
Barrie Smith 
John Harkness 
Grant McDowell 
Craig Paterson

The Captain and I set about awarding 6 "Wildcards" from the remaining non qualified players and those lucky 6 were

Stevie Smith
Gary Potts
Stuart Boyd 
Davie Drummond
Gary McKenzie 
Neal Peggs 

The Captain & I then took turn about to pick players from each handicap division. These players were then put in Handicap order (Lowest to Highest) and this gave us our Pairings and Match Ups. Positions 1 to 12 will also give us the Singles line up. 


The format for the weekend is as follows:

Sat 20th Sept: 
Morning: 
Breakfast @ 7.15 
Team Photos @ 7.55 (1st Tee) 
AM Format - Fourballs @ 8am (All Matches = No Strokes) 
Lunch
PM Format - Greensomes @ 1pm 

Sun 21st Sept: 
Format - Singles @ 10am 
Presentation Of Cup @ 3.30pm

These games are good fun so even if you are not involved you should come along to give the guys some support.

On the Team theme it was a good week for Eastwood as they were presented with the "Fields In Trust" Over 50's League Trophy at the end of season Gala Day! Perhaps it was fate but it was also Eastwoods turn to host the Gala Day which meant the presentation took place in our own Clubhouse!

The Gala day sees players past and present from every club who have played in the League take part in a fun Stableford competition. There are prizes for the top 8 individual scores as well as a prize for the best 4 scores from any club. Needless to say the local knowledge (of our greens particularly) saw the home based players clean up! In the individual we had a 1/2/3 with Colin Gray - 3rd (39 Points), Robin McGuire - 2nd (40 Points) and the runaway winner Alasdair McMillan (45 Points)

These 3 were joined by Bill McKean (38 Points) to win the Team Prize. Well done to all the guys who represented the Club in the League Matches and to those who played well in the Gala Day but particularly to Robert Auld who not only was the winning Team Manager but also had the onerous task of coordinating the Gala Day and Chairing the Dinner! 

 

The Team success continued for Eastwood on Saturday but this time it was at the opposite end of the spectrum with the Juniors flying the flag. 6 of our Fleming Watson Team set off to Scotscraig in Fife to represent Eastwood in the Junior Team Golf Scottish Semi Final and came back winners!! They now go on to compete in the Final at Kingsbarns in October! So it'll be another trip for the boys and Rob "Blakey" Crusher on the Birdie Bus through to the Kingdom! 

              Boys, Blakey & Birdie Bus!

Thursday also saw some great golf in the Midweek Medal. Mike Robinson 78(14) - 64 top scored with his lowest gross round ever thanks largely to his new Taylormade Driver!! Robert Young 81(14) - 67 (also wielding a newly purchased driver!) came in second with Ross McGinness 72(5) - 67 3rd. However, as Ross is a junior, Frank Taggart 71(3) - 68 continued his good run of form of both scoring and collecting sweep money!! 

Div 2 had Tom Collins 92(24) - 68 leading the way from John Hopkins 84(15) - 69 with Ronnie Waddell 92(18) - 74 some ways back in 3rd!



   

  

Perhaps all the Sweep Money these guys have picked up (Mike Robinson had a VERY profitable weekend as he also won the Bonus Ball!!) will get spent in my End Of Summer Sale!?

Still some great bargains to be snapped up!

 

Check out some of the Crazy Clearance Deals below. 

DRIVERS 
TaylorMade SLDR Drivers: Were £299 NOW ONLY - £229!  
TaylorMade Jetspeed Drivers: Were £199 NOW ONLY - £129!  
TaylorMade RBZ II Drivers: Were £229 NOW ONLY - £119!  
PING G25 Drivers: Were £249 NOW ONLY - £179
PING i25 Drivers: Were £289 NOW ONLY - £189!  
Callaway X2 Hot Drivers: Were £249 NOW ONLY - £199!  
Callaway X Hot Drivers: Were £229 NOW ONLY - £99!  
Callaway RAZRFit Xtreme Drivers: Were £329 NOW ONLY - £129!  
Wilson D100 Drivers: Were £179 NOW ONLY - £129!   

FAIRWAYS

TaylorMade SLDR F/Way: Were £179 NOW ONLY - £129 (TP £199 )! 
TaylorMade Jetspeed F/Way: Were £159 NOW ONLY - £119!  
TaylorMade RBZ II F/Way: Were £129 NOW ONLY - £69!  
Adams Tightlies F/Way: Were £149 NOW ONLY £119  
PING G25 F/Way: Were £169 NOW ONLY - £119!  
PING i25 F/Way: Were £179 NOW ONLY - £119!  
Callaway X2 Hot F/Way: Were £179 NOW ONLY - £129!  
Callaway X Hot F/Way: Were £169 NOW ONLY - £89!  
Callaway RAZRFit Xtreme F/Way: Were £189 NOW ONLY - £99!  
Wilson D100 F/Way: Were £119 NOW ONLY - £89!    

HYBRIDS
TaylorMade SLDR Recue: Were £139 NOW ONLY - £99 (TP £149 )! 
TaylorMade Jetspeed Rescue: Were £129 NOW ONLY - £99! 
Adams Hybrid: Were £129 NOW ONLY £109  
PING G25 Hybrid: Were £139 NOW ONLY - £99! 
PING i25 Hybrid: Were £149 NOW ONLY - £119! 
Callaway X2 Hot Hybrid: Were £149 NOW ONLY - £109! 
Callaway X Hot Hybrid: Were £139 NOW ONLY - £79!  
Wilson D100 Hybrid: Were £109 NOW ONLY - £79!      

WEDGES
Titleist Vokey SM4: Were £89 NOW ONLY - £69!   
PING Gorge: Were £99 NOW ONLY - £69!  
Callaway MacDaddy 2: Were £99 NOW ONLY - £69! 
Cleveland 588: Were £89 NOW ONLY - £59!  
Wilson FG Tour: Were £79 NOW ONLY - £59!  

PUTTERS
PING Karsten 1959 Series: Were £69 NOW ONLY - £49! 
PING Karsten TR Series: Were £119 NOW ONLY - £99 (Adjustable £119)! 
Odyssey White Hot/Ice: Were £89 NOW ONLY - £59!  
Odyssey White Pro: Were £119 NOW ONLY - £89! 
Odyssey TANK: Were £129 NOW ONLY - £99!  
Yes C Groove: Were £99 NOW ONLY - £69!  
Yes i4 Tech: Were £119 NOW ONLY - £89!  
Yes Ta: Were £149 NOW ONLY - £119!    

CLOTHING(Gents)
Galvin Green Sweaters & Shirts: BUY 1 GET 1 FREE! 
Adidas Shirts: HALF PRICE! 
Under Armour Shirts: HALF PRICE! 
Greg Norman Lambswool Sweaters: NOW ONLY £30! (Any 2 For £50) 
Sale Rail: Up To 70% OFF! 

CLOTHING(Ladies)
Glenmuir Knitwear & Shirts: BUY 1 GET 1 FREE!  
Adidas Shirts: HALF PRICE! Green Lamb Shirts: HALF PRICE!  
Galvin Green Shirts: HALF PRICE!  
Lyle & Scott Lambswool Sweaters: NOW ONLY £30! (Any 2 For £50
Sale Rail: Up To 70% OFF

SHOES(Gents)
FootJoy Dryjoy: Were £115 NOW ONLY £99!   
FootJoy Contour: Were £99 NOW ONLY £79! 
FootJoy Hydrolite: Were £79 NOW ONLY £69!  
FootJoy Sofjoy: Were £59 NOW ONLY £39!  
Adidas Adizero One: HALF PRICE NOW ONLY £55! 
Adidas Golflite: Were £69 NOW ONLY £49!  

SHOES(Ladies)

FootJoy Lo Pro: Were £79 NOW ONLY £69! 
FootJoy Contour: Were £69 NOW ONLY £59!  
FootJoy Sofjoy: Were £59 NOW ONLY £39!  
Adidas Adistar: HALF PRICE NOW ONLY £45! 
Hi Tec Carnaby: Were £59 NOW ONLY £19! 

WATERPROOFS(Gents)
Galvin Green Jackets: Were £230 NOW ONLY £180! 
Galvin Green Trousers: Were £180 NOW ONLY £150!  
Under Armour Jackets: Were £90 NOW ONLY £70!  
Under Armour Trousers: Were £55 NOW ONLY £40! 

WATERPROOFS(Ladies)
Sunderland Jackets: Were £100 NOW ONLY £60! 
Sunderland Trousers: Were £70 NOW ONLY £40!  
Pro Quip Jackets: Were £75 NOW ONLY £40!

BAGS(Stand) 
PING 4 Series: Were £129 NOW ONLY - £99! 
Wilson Nexus: Were £110 NOW ONLY - £89!   
Adidas Clutch: Were £110 NOW ONLY - £89! 
MacGregor Premium: Were £110 NOW ONLY - £89! 

BAGS(Cart)
TaylorMade San Clemente: Were £109 NOW ONLY £89! 
Wilson Ionix: Were £110 NOW ONLY - £89! 
MacGregor Premium: Were £119 NOW ONLY - £99!

There are also some fabulous Offers Available right now on Golf Balls too! We have Ball Deals to suit every Standard and every Pocket too!

 

Check these out!

Titleist Pro V1/V1x: Buy 2 Dozen @ £74 and receive a FREE Ltd Edition Cap

Srixon Balls:

4 For 3 On - Z Star/XV, AD333 & Ladies Soft Feel

Gents AD333 Tour & Soft Feel - 5 Balls For The Price Of 3!! FREE 2 Ball Pack with every Sleeve of 3! Wilson DX2 Soft: Buy 14 Balls for ONLY £16!!

I also have a Great Offer on the latest FootJoy DryJoy Tour & Sport Models.

Buy Any Pair Of FJ FootJoy DryJoy Tour OR Sport and receive a FREE FJ Tour Umbrella worth £40!

My end of Season Clearance is to allow me to freshen things up for the Winter Season and the build up to Christmas. However my attention has already turned to next year. Soon I will be making my annual trip down to Harrogate for the Golf Trade Show where I will get the chance to preview all the latest product that is coming to the Golfing Marketplace. Everything from Clubs, Clothing, Shoes, Gadgets, Trollies, Waterproofs and Balls. But it will also be showcasing all the latest Teaching and Club Fitting Equipment and philosophies as I strive to provide you guys with the best all round service levels right here on your own golfing doorstep! It's my aspiration to create a unique and exclusive to Eastwood Performance environment that allows you guys the chance to improve, excel and enjoy your golf more than ever. And I'm always looking at creating that in a way that is both personal, convenient, value for money and beneficial to my Members so you consider us the one stop performance shop for all your golfing needs.

To do that I always appreciate your input! It's your Professional Shop after all! So I would like to know what products and services you want and expect! To help glean that information I am compiling my annual Customer Survey and I'd really appreciate if you could spare a few minutes of your busy lives to complete it so I can set about making your leisure time more worthwhile!

As a little incentive for you to complete the survey I will be giving away 3 Prizes selected from the returned Surveys of a 4 Ball at Moray Golf Club, a 45 Minute Performance Analysis Session and a Dozen Balls.

Still time to get involved in the Ryder Cup with my In Store "Ryder Cup Draw"

£5 Per Ticket

Pick a sealed envelope, pop your name on it and hand it back.

Each envelope contains either a European Team Player, USA Team Player, the Team Captains of a Final Score prediction.

After the event the following Prizes will be won:

Final Score - £80
Top European Points Scorer - £60
Top USA Points Scorer - £60
Winning Captain - £40

*Prize Totals may vary depending on Ticket Sales

Tickets can be purchased right up until close of play on Sunday! 

Also check out this excellent YouTube video- Top 10 Ryder Cup Matches of all time!


Just because the season is drawing to a close doesn't mean your desire to improve should be shutting down too! If anything this is the best time to start looking at what areas of your game you could improve so next season can be more successful and more fun!! 



Individual LessonPrices
 
30 Minute Lesson - £30*  
45 Minute Lesson - £35* 
60 Minute Lesson - £40*

Development Plan Package: "The Game Changer" (4x 45 Minute Session) - £140*

This Package is the ideal way to make simple, effective and long lasting improvements to your game. Whether it is focusing on one particular aspect or gaining knowledge and adding improvement to every department of your golf game.

Complete Game Package: "Top To Toe Improvement" (3x 45 Minute Session) - £105*

This Package focuses on every aspect of your game where you will be given analysis and advice on how to improve your Tee To Green Game (Session 1 - Long Game), your Approach Play (Session 2 - Shortgame) and your Putting Prowess (Session 3 - Putting)

Scoring Zone: "The Ultimate Shortgame Session" (2 Hour Session) - £75* 2 People = £37.50 Each, 3 People = £25 Each, 4 People = £20 Each) 
The ideal way to make significant and lasting improvements to the one area of the game that guarantees lower scores! This session contains a detailed assessment of your Shortgame "Strengths & Weaknesses", a skills test, Computerized Putter & Stroke Analysis, Green Reading & Pace Control as well as an overview of Pitching & Bunker technique, Chipping method and shot choices.

Playing Lesson: "Take It To The Course" (2 Hour Session) - £75* 2 People = £37.50 Each, 3 People = £25 Each, 4 People = £20 Each) 
This On Course Session focuses predominantly on your ability to manage your game and the course, mental approach, visualisation, routine, green reading, rules, etiquette and shot execution. Whilst how to play certain types of shots will be covered technique and swing changes will kept for on the Practice Range.  

Consultation "Performance Analysis & Overview" (2 Hour Session) - £ 75 2 People = £37.50 Each, 3 People = £25 Each, 4 People = £20 Each) 
This session contains a detailed assessment of your game and your goals! Important performance data is recorded using Flightscope which alongside a comprehensive Skills Test and questionnaire allow a "Plan For Progress" to be created specifically for your game. *Anyone who takes this assessment automatically qualifies for a 10% Reduction on all future Lessons & Packages that season.

Group Tuition 
2 People (1 Hour) - £30PP 
3 People (1 Hour) - £20PP 
4 People (1 Hour) - £15PP    

To book, click here now.    


 

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DRIVER FITTING
 

Specification Fitting & Set Up Only (Make & Model already established) FREE 
*Includes Flightscope Radar Fitting - 30 Minutes 

Full Fitting Experience (Requirements Unknown) - £30 
*Includes Flightscope Radar Fitting, Analyse current Driver, Trial New Driver options, custom fit to players Spec. - 60 Minutes (£15 Comes off purchase price - £15 given back as Shop Voucher for future/additional purchase) 

IRON FITTING 

Specification Fitting & Set Up Only (Make & Model already established) FREE 
*Includes Flightscope Radar Fitting - 30 Minutes 

Full Fitting Experience (Requirements Unknown) - £30 
*Includes Flightscope Radar Fitting, Analyse current Irons, Trial New Iron options, custom fit to players Spec. - 60 Minutes (£15 Comes off purchase price - £15 given back as Shop Voucher for future/additional purchase) 

PUTTER FITTING 

Specification Fitting & Set Up Only (Make & Model already established) FREE 
*Includes Tomi Putting Analyser Fitting - 30 Minutes 
Full Fitting Experience (Requirements Unknown) - £30 
*Includes Tomi Putting Analyser Fitting, Analyse current Putter, Trial New Putter options, custom fit to players Spec. - 60 Minutes (£15 Comes off purchase price - £15 given back as Shop Voucher for future/additional purchase) 

FULL BAG FITTING 

Specification Fitting & Set Up Only (Make & Model already established) - £30 
*Includes Flightscope Radar & Tomi Putting Analyser Fitting - 60 Minutes
 (£15 Comes off purchase price - £15 given back as Shop Voucher for future/additional purchase) 

Full Fitting Experience (Requirements Unknown) - £50   £50  
*Includes Tomi Putting Analyser Fitting, Analyse current Putter, Trial New Putter options, custom fit to players Spec. - 120 Minutes (£30 Comes off purchase price - £20 given back as Shop Voucher for future/additional purchase)

To book a lesson or fitting, click here     

 

Members Birthdays This Week

14th - Neil Stevenson, Raymond Skinner and Conor Duffy
15th - Graeme May
16th - Shirley Lawson and Graeme J Barr
17th - Christopher Smith, Bill Stewart and Raymond Ross
18th - Alexandra Brabson and Laurence McNamara
19th - Rob Mathieson, James Cowan and Scott Sutherland
20th - Malcolm McLaren

 
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