Greetings golfers,

Welcome to the latest edition of the Leeds weekly pro shop newsletter. Enjoy the read.

The calamity of the 13th hole which took him about 25 minutes to play, (slow play anyone?), then what a finish from the young man; nearly holing his tee shot on 14 and tapping in for birdie, rolling an eagle putt of around 40 feet on 15, then following that up with another two birdies to make that walk down the 18th a little easier.

It just goes to show that there are more ways to shoot low then just hitting it miles. Someone once said, “a man who can putt is a match for anyone”.

The Open sweep

Congratulations to Mark Chapman, Mike Kasher and Brian Houlding who drew Jordan Spieth, Matt Kuchar and Haotong Li. Your prizes are waiting for you in the shop.

The sheet is also out for the USPGA draw, The tournament is only a few weeks away hence the reason it is out so soon.

July stableford

Presidents day was abandoned due to the torrential rain and will be moved to another date. Since the weather did improve we did run a stableford later on:

First place - Sean Campbell - 40 points.
Second place - Kevin Rourke - 38 points.
Third place - Jason Bunn - 38 points.

Annual Open Championship

A big thank you to those who played in the annual Open Championship shotgun. There was a small twist on things this year with all 18 holes being par 3’s. Some great comments about how it was nice to play something different and how much the players enjoyed the format.

Results:

First place - Nigel Mckee - nett 53.
Second place - Martin Williams - nett 54.
Third place - Malcolm Ratcliffe - nett 54.

All the nearest the pin prizes are in the shop to be collected.

Please remember the following:

• Sign in before you go out to play.
• Make sure there are two signatures on your card.
• Enter your score on the computer, if there is an issue, speak to the shop.
• Post your card in the box once your score had been entered.

Tip of the week

Having watch most of The Open coverage on Sky this weekend, it became apparent that managing your way around the golf course is the key to shooting lower scores. Both Jordan Spieth and Matt Kuchar are not long hitters but they found the best way to play Royal Birkdale.

This weeks advice would be to look at how you normally play certain holes, look back from the green and decide where you would like to hit your second or third shot into the green from, then back to the tee to decide the best way for you to hit it to that spot.

Come and speak to Ady or Andy for more information.

Please do not take your trolley on areas between bunkers and greens

Please do not drive buggies up to the edge of green, 10 feet should be the minimum distance away.