Dean Vannet

Hello Golfers,

With perfect playing conditions and the golf course playing firm and fast, we almost saw the first ever recorded 59 on the European Tour at Gullane last week in the Scottish Open from South African player Brandon Stone. Brandon went on to win and secure one of the three Open Championship spots this week at Carnoustie, along with Englishman Eddie Pepperell and Swede Jans Dantorp – good luck to all three players.

Being a Carnoustie man I will be heading back home to spend a couple of days at The Open providing my parents have a spare bed! I was back home recently and although the course has irrigation throughout, they stopped watering three weeks ago and I can tell you that like Gullane it too will be running firm and fast, just like days of old when the game was played along the ground with bump and run skills being very much to the fore. It’s going to be a fantastic test of golf as always and to finish I have one quick mention to our honorary member and current Scottish Amateur Champion Sam Locke, who having qualified two weeks ago tees it up on Thursday alongside the world’s best – go get em Sam.

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Pro's news

World Cup Pro Shop Sweeper

Congratulations to France on Sunday in winning their second World Cup after their 4 - 2 win over Croatia – lots of goals to enjoy and a very well done indeed to Croatia in making it to the final itself. With a population smaller than London it was a remarkable effort from such a small country proving that effort and determination can take you all the way in sport. With the World Cup over, the results of our Sweeper now reads:

Winner - Kirsty Johnstone c/o Owen Lawrence (France) - £60 shop credit.
Second - Lynda Moir (Croatia) - £40 shop credit.
Third - Jackie Melvin (Belgium) - £25 shop credit.
Fourth - Glen Spindler (England) - £20 shop credit.

Shop news

Open Special

We currently have a limited edition bag promotion from Titleist. Purchase any dozen Titleist golf balls and get onto the chart which has only 59 squares. That’s 59/1 chance of a bag from as little as £20 purchase. Purchase one dozen of their premium Pro V1/ AVX balls and pick two squares.

There is also a FootJoy 3 for 2 offer on gloves, buy two and get the thrid FREE! And not to forget we are also offering 20% OFF Under Armour until the July 22nd.

Fancy a FREE cart bag?

Motocaddy is one of the world's best-selling trolley brands, which is in no small part down to their continuous innovation. Take their S5 CONNECT electric trolley for example, which was the world's first trolley with GPS capabilities, showing you distances to the front, middle and back of every green. Well, between now and Friday 31st August, if you purchase an S5 CONNECT electric trolley from us, you can claim a FREE Motocaddy cart bag worth at least £159.99. What a deal!

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GPS? In a push trolley?

It was great to see several of you asking about Motocaddy’s new M-Series range of electric trolleys following last week’s newsletter. However, we know that electric trolleys aren’t for everyone, so make sure you take a look at Motocaddy’s push options too, which also feature some fantastic technology.

Small and mighty
This new Motocaddy CUBE CONNECT push trolley isn’t electric, but it has many of the same benefits as Motocaddy’s flagship models, including a soft-touch handle, Quikfold frame and Easilock base.

Most impressive however, is that it provides yardages to the front, middle and back of every green, making it the world's only GPS enabled push trolley. If all that’s not enough, you’ll also enjoy generous storage space, including an under-handle net and accessory compartment.

This is just one of the trolley options we offer, so if you’re looking for something with more features or that folds smaller, why not pop by the store and check out our whole range?

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Roll, roll, roll the ball

For many golf fans, this week is the most exciting of the year as the world’s best players head to the British Isles for The Open Championship at Carnoustie. Links golf throws up several unique challenges that many tour pros don’t experience all too often, the greens being a classic example.

Unlike driving off the tee or hitting into greens when they have to consider the wind, club selection and much more, on the greens, like Carnoustie’s 18th (above), all the pros have to worry about is line and speed. The latter relies on getting the ball rolling quickly and smoothly, which is helped by the faces on modern putters.

The Scotty Cameron Select Newport 2 for example, has a milled face inlay that creates a smooth roll on the greens. Behind it, vibration dampening material connects the face inlay to the putter’s body for improved sound and feel, while preserving the feedback needed to aid precise distance control.

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Spotlight: PING i500 and i210 irons

If you're considering a new set of irons this summer, PING has just launched two new models that are landing in-store in the coming weeks to complement their hugely popular G700, G400, and iBlade models.

The i500 is a forged iron (seen on the left) that will offer exceptional distance from a lower spinning, higher flying shot, whereas the i210 will provide precise distance control and shot-making workability for the better player.

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I hope you have a great week.

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