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Pro's Weekly Report  -   27 July 2010

TIPS FROM THE GREATS

Just a few tips quoted by great players of yesteryear:

A club should be held as one would hold a bird -

Lightly, you mustn't hurt it

The initial movement of the club away from the ball should result from forces originating in the left side.  The real takeoff is from the left foot, starting the movement of the body.

Be sure to open the club face at address.  The taller or thicker the rough the more open.

....and Severiano Ballesteros on the same subject:-

My experience is that heavy grass tends to 'grab' the toe of the club head and knock it back into an open position before impact.  To compensate for this, I close the face at address very slightly.

Bobby Jones on "The Chip":-

It is difficult to say when a chip becomes a run-up or a pitch; there is no sharp dividing line where one leaves off and the other begins; but there is a very definite separation of putting from anything else in the game; and the player will do well to observe the distinction.  He may consider, if he likes, that in chipping he is merely reducing the iron stroke to miniature, but let him not attempt to extend his putting to embrace anything else.

Pressure is playing for ten dollars when you don't have a dime in your pocket.

The more I practice, the luckier I get

Don't play too much golf.   Two rounds a day are plenty

These greens are so fast I have to hold my putter over the ball and hit it with the shadow.
 

Tommy Bolt on losing your temper:-

Never break your putter and your driver in the same round or you're dead.

Walter Hagen on "Forget the Barrel":-

Don't fall for this turn-in-a-barrel nonsense, with your head fixed solidly in the centre of your turn.  You've got to move a little bit sideways with your turn.  This gets your weight onto your right foot and your head well behind the ball, so you can put power into your blow.  It's like throwing a punch.

If you find you play best from sand by adopting a standard technique and simply varying the force of the swing, here's a means of gauging the amount of power needed.  Just tell yourself to swing twice as hard as you would for a chip shot of the same distance.  For example, if you have a fifteen yard sand shot, think of the force of a thirty-yard chip from grass.

You can make a lot of money in this game. Just ask my ex-wives. Both of them are so rich that neither of their husbands work.

Steve Ryder covering the US Masters:-

"Ballesteros felt much better today after a 69 yesterday."

"Some weeks Nick likes to use Fanny, other weeks he prefers to do it by himself."

US PGA Commentator :-

"One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them .... Oh my god!! What have I just said??"

GOLFING HUMOUR

CAPTION COMPETITION

CAPTAINS CAPTION

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You'll have to speak up   -   I'm getting more like Terry Wilkinson everyday   -   Terry Wilkinson

DEVON 2009

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So far:

“I think me balls have dropped"

Alex Bedford

Don’t lift your head until you’ve hit

The ball and are quite done with it:

Of golfing rules that is the best,

It paves the way for all the rest.

Don’t grip the club with fingers tight,

But let your hold be sure and slight:

Then only can the shot be true,

When wrists are free to follow through.

Don’t make the shot, or trust to chance,

Till you have nicely squared your stance:

The game is played with feet and hands,

As every golfer understands.

Don’t lunge upon the tee for length,

Nine parts of golf is art, not strength;

The longest straightest shots are made

When truly timed and smoothly played.

Don’t sway! Your troubles all begin

With this unpardonable sin,

Which ranks all other faults above,

By making every shot a shove.

Don’t press, but play your shots with ease,

Flicking the wrists, bending the knees.

Golf is a game, you need not knit

Your brows when you are playing it.

Don’t take your mind’s-eye off the ball,

But think of nothing else at all,

Giving it a timely smack,

Slick in the middle of the back.

Don’t copy every other style you see,

But stick to one consistently.

These laws observe and you will find

The hands and clubs obey the mind

Poem by Clyde Foster

Pro's open 31 May 2010

Men

3rd

4th

Ladies

1st

1st

Juniors

For further details of forthcoming social events please contact Adrian Brown and if you hear of anything not listed here please don't hesitate to email webmaster@whitbygolfclub.co.uk to advertise it

WHITBY GC OPEN DAYS

AS I AM SURE YOU ALREADY KNOW, THE CLUB RUNS SEVERAL OPEN DAYS DURING THE YEAR WHICH ARE OPEN TO MEMBERS OF OTHER CLUBS. THEY ARE ALSO OPEN TO MEMBERS OF WHITBY GOLF CLUB.

IF YOU MEET THE VARIOUS AGE AND HANDICAP CRITERIA. THESE ARE EXCELLENT DAYS WITH GREAT PRIZES, SO WHY NOT HAVE A GO IN SOME OF THESE?

SENIORS BETTERBALL                             FRIDAY 4^TH JUNE

(55 AND OVER)

RABBITS BETTERBALL                           FRIDAY 18^TH JUNE

(16 HANDICAP AND OVER)

SENIORS BETTERBALL                     FRIDAY 27^TH AUGUST

(55 AND OVER)

MENS TEAM STABLEFORD  SATURDAY 4^TH SEPTEMBER

MIXED GREENSOME            SATURDAY 11^TH SEPTEMBER

ENTRIES TO BE MADE WITH TONY IN THE PRO SHOP

SPRING RENOVATION WORK

The course has come out of a prolonged and cold winter and is now enduring a particularly cold, and now dry, spring. Combined with the ravages of winter play, the greens are now in need of the spring renovation work.

In an ideal world such work would be done when biological conditions are right. However competitions and fixtures decree that allotted times for such procedures have to be pre-planned to fit into the scheme of things. A window was booked last year for work to commence on May 10^th to allow us a week to work on the greens and, breakdowns permitting, there should be a marked improvement following this.

The spring renovation work consists of hollow-coring (spiking that actually removes cores from the surface) followed by overseeding an application of (micro-biological) bio-stimulant, fertilizer and a substantial top dressing of a 70/30 sand and soil mix (approximately 50 tonnes).

Obviously this will cause some disruption while the work is being done, and will take a few days to settle back down, but it is vital work to ensure that the greens are as good as possible for as long as possible during the main playing season. We hope that all members and visitors will understand the need for this work, and be patient while it is being done.

Ian Lavelle

Head Greenkeeper

April 27^th 2010

FREE GOLF

TASTER DAYS

SUNDAY 9^TH MAY

SUNDAY 23^RD MAY

SUNDAY 30^TH MAY

All non-golfers who are interested in seeing what golf is about are invited to come along for a fun afternoon. Professional Tony Mason will give an hour’s tuition from 2 pm till 3 pm, and the session will finish with light refreshments in the clubhouse and a chance to have a chat. Dress is relaxed both inside and out, and clubs can be provided.

As a member of Whitby Golf Club, if you have a friend (or friends) who has expressed an interest in playing golf, please tell them about these three afternoons and try to get them to come. Better still, bring them along yourself and have some refreshments afterwards.

For any more information, ring Tony on 01947 602719

In an exciting finish Simon Walker carded an aggregate score of 140 to beat nearest rival Ian Wiggins by 2 strokes.   On Saturday Simon set a new course record carding a 68 in wet and windy condition.

Club Champion Simon Walker