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LEVERMORE LANDS LONDON OPEN THRILLER ason Levermore showed his customary icecool temperament to win the London Open J in a play-off at West Essex.

The Little Channels Golf Centre professional looked to have the tournament at his mercy within regulation play, needing to two-putt from only six feet on the 18th green.

But his first downhill effort rolled around three feet beyond the cup and he missed the return.

That meant Levermore finished his two rounds at three-under-par alongside Glen Portelli (Old Fold Manor) and extra time was required to split the pair.

At the first additional hole Portelli produced a wonderful up-and-down from dense rough to save par. The two men then birdied the next.

But Levermore parred the third play-off hole which Portelli could only bogey after missing the green left with his approach.

It gave the Essex PGA ace a ninth Order of Merit victory – but first since 2012 – and meant it was a case of all’s well that ends well after that dramatic three-putt at the end of his second round.

Levermore, 38, reflected: “It was one of them. I dribbled the first putt three foot past and lipped out coming back.

“But I don’t really get too excited, to be honest. Obviously I didn’t enjoy three-putting it but it wasn’t going to ruin my day, put it that way.

“I’ve not won a great deal lately, so if someone had said to me at the start of the day that I’d finish second I’d have been happy with that.

“Going in to the play-offs there was not much to lose and I played the three holes nicely.

“It’s great to win. I hit 15 greens on the first day and 15, maybe 16 greens the second day, so I’ve just been very steady. I made only two bogies over the two days.”

By contrast Portelli’s tournament was more of a rollercoaster ride. He made 11 birdies and an eagle but also carded 10 bogies.

Three of those came in the closing seven holes to see him drop back from six-under-par after he’d made a blistering start to his second round.

Portelli said: “I should have seen it through. But it could have been worse. I could’ve not even been in the play-offs.

“But definitely, next time, I want to try and finish a bit stronger.”

Two former European Tour winners Simon Khan and Ray Russell (Centurion Club) shared fourth along with first round leader Aaron Cox (Elsenham Golf & Leisure).

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UFFORD PARK’S MD WINS IOD EAST OF ENGLAND FAMILY BUSINESS DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR 2018! fford Park Woodbridge Hotel, Golf and Spa is celebrating the news that Managing U Director, Tarnia Robertson has won the Institute

can continue to look to the future in the most positive way, knowing the direction we decided to take Ufford Park in was the right one. I’m very excited about the future of the business and everyone involved and extremely proud too.”

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of Directors (IOD) East of England Family Business Director of the Year Awards 2018. Tarnia was presented with her award at a ceremony held on Friday 15 June 2018 at the Jockey Club Rooms in Newmarket which saw a number of local Directors recognised for their achievements.

Tarnia comments, “Winning this award is the icing on the cake for Ufford Park, and recognises the hard work and success of the hotel over the last three years since I took over the running of the business from my parents. We’ve made some significant changes and improvements throughout Ufford Park, with more to come. This award recognises the personal and financial investment I’ve made in the business and the efforts of each and every one of my team. I really feel like we

ORSETT GOLFERS RECEIVE LIFESAVING AWARDS wo Orsett golfers have received Royal Humane Society Certificates for saving the T life of a golfer who collapsed on the golf course following a severe heart attack.

Richard Parker, Ron Davy and Steve Terry, all Thurrock residents and Orsett members had just tee’d off for their early morning round at Orsett Golf Club and were halfway down the first hole when Steve collapsed. At first, Richard and Ron thought he had just tripped over but when he didn’t get up they realised something was wrong.

Steve had had a heart attack and had stopped breathing and was turning blue. Richard and Ron ran to help and between them administered mouth to mouth resuscitation and CPR chest compressions. The golfers following were sent to summon an ambulance which arrived after about 10 minutes. For the whole time, Richard and Ron kept Steve going until he could receive paramedic treatment. Steve later underwent open heart surgery to replace a defective heart valve.

Thanks to Richard and Ron, he has since made a full recovery and is back walking the fairways trying to improve his golfing handicap and forever grateful that he chose that day to play

with Richard and Ron! Richard and Ron have now been awarded the Royal Humane Society Resuscitation Certificate for the humanity, promptitude, and skill shown in restoring a man to life.

At a small ceremony, Orsett Golf Club Captain Kevin Lyons, can be seen (above) proudly presenting the certificates to Richard and Ron, copies of which will hang in the clubhouse as a constant reminder to members of exactly what to do in the event of such an emergency.

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WEST ESSEX APPOINT THE YOUNGEST SECRETARY IN THE UK t just 23 James Levick has been appointed as Secretary of the West Essex Golf Club in A Chingford, London E4. He is by far the youngest Secretary the 118 year old club has had and it is believed that he is the youngest in the UK. A four handicap golfer James’ early ambition was to be a pro, but that was not to be so he left his native Cornwall at the age of 18 and joined the Pro shop at West Essex. “We could see from his experience in the shop that James is a driven and self-motivated individual. His customer service and engagement with members and guests is fantastic,” said Chris Baron the Head Pro at the West. At 20 to learn about the ‘other sides of golf ’ he moved to the Club office as assistant to the Secretary. His skills in sales and social media helped drive memberships up by 104 in his first year. Additionally, working with the team of pros James set up an outreach programme to local fetes and schools promoting the Club’s activities and the pro shop offerings.

Working with Chris and his team, James has planned and organised the London Open Order of Merit tournament at the West Essex Course for the past three years including finding the sponsors needed to make this the highest prize money tournament in the Easter Region of the PGA. As a result it attracts European tour players such as Oli Fisher, Simon Khan, Raymond Russell, Robbie Coles and Mark Davis.

Needing to see the world he took a sabbatical down under last winter where he worked for Golf Australia adding a wealth of international knowledge to his UK experience.

James said his immediate focus will be to continue driving membership sales and overseeing all golf activities in the Club as well as working with the GM and the Council on the development of a new academy course and what is scheduled to be the best practice area in the south of England.

“We are lucky to have him on board. He is far beyond his years, his vision within the industry is incredible and his drive to take West Essex to the top of the tree is his sole focus,” said Dennis Swain the 48 year old Chairman of West Essex.

BILLY AND LEE WIN THE ALAN RICHES MEMORIAL TROPHY field took part in this years Alan Riches open at Five Lakes Golf Club.

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competing for the Trophy.

Five Pairs returned nett 42 points, Peter & Billy Millar, Barry Boniface & Malcolm Pitt, Pat and Patrick McSweeney, Steve Harris & Dave Morris along with Stuart Hempstead & Nick Mahon these were followed by two pairs on 43 points, taking 4th place was Adam Roache & Kevin Mays beaten on count back by Dave Chignell & Clive Taylor with a better back 9 holes to take 3rd prize.

Second slot went to Scott Hughes (19) and John Robertson (14) with 44 Stableford points, however winners of the Trophy were Billy Coe (5) & Lee Stafford (16) with 45 points.

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ANDY CLAIMS EAST ANGLIAN OPEN CROWN helmsford Golf Club professional Andrew Pestell secured a first Order of Merit success in C eight years thanks to a polished performance in the

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Marstons East Anglian Open at Bentley.

Pestell, 39, fired rounds of 70 and 69 to clinch a two-shot win from former Walker Cup player Luke Goddard (Hendon).

The PGA in Essex star’s victory charge on the second day was helped by a chip-in birdie from the back of the ninth green.

He also made back-to-back birdies on 14 and 15 with the latter seeing him hole out from 30 foot.

With the pressure on deep into the tournament Pestell showed his mettle with a pair of longdistance two-putts for par at 16 and 17.

He could even allow himself the luxury of a rare bogey at the last before signing for a five-under-par total for his two days’ work.

It was Pestell’s second Order of Merit win but his first since triumphing at East Herts back in 2010.

Pestell said: “This one is probably overdue!

“I’ve been there and thereabouts quite a few times in the last few years, knocking on the door.

Like at West Essex (the London Open) last week.

“I hit the ball better there than I did here and just putted horrifically. So I knew something good was coming because I was hitting it so well.

“The second round here my ball-striking wasn’t so good but

the putter paid for itself. I had some good putts out there “I was pretty calm all day. I wasn’t really flustered and just kept smiling when I didn’t hit it as I wanted to.

“It’s really good to win again – almost a relief in a way.”

Runner-up Goddard again played fine golf, suggesting a first Order of Merit win may not be too far away.

The first-year trainee followed up a seventhplace finish in the London Open at West Essex by shooting rounds of 71 and 70 to go even closer at Bentley.

Goddard, 30, said: “I’m pleased with the way I played. I just should have holed a few more putts really.

“I’ve been playing the EuroPro Tour for the last couple of years but I’m just going to play in the East region this year.

“My aim is definitely to win at least one Order of Merit event and secure a top-three finish.”

London Open hero Jason Levermore (Little Channels Golf Centre) is the early frontrunner in the Marston Order of Merit race. He tied for third at Bentley, finishing two-under alongside Rob Coles (Maylands Golf & Country Club) and Phil Abbott (Whipsnade Park).

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GET T HE SET UP RIG HT 2 1 TO PIT CH THE BA LL ne of the most important things when we pitch the ball is to be able to effectively use O 3 the bounce on the sole of the club. To be able to achieve this easily is to make sure we set the shaft and ball position correctly in the address position.

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RH Queen Elizabeth II took time out on her birthday (Saturday 9th June) to help H mens captain Matt Cawley draw the raffle and present the prizes at Epping Golf Club Captains’ day. Tracy Pedro Ladies Captain was strangely absent at the time.

Her Majesty was accompanied by three rather listless corgis who dragged behind on a single lead.

She was cheered by a patriotic gathering dressed in red white and blue.

The day was accompanied by the clubs friendly and noisy new mascot “Papua” a Guinea Fowl who

has recently taken up golf in preference to some neighbours chicken run! The captain’s compass was won by Steve Rowe with 39 points off 7 handicap.

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JUNIOR PARENT SUMMER SPECIAL AT THREE RIVERS arah Bennett PGA Fellow Professional held a special event for the young juniors and their S family members at Three Rivers Golf & Country Club where she is Head Teaching Professional.

This was the first time the players had ventured to the course which was held over 4 shortened holes to accommodate age related distance. There was an hour of group coaching prior the course competition which the parents joined in with too.

Sarah has vast experience of coaching juniors both as a 1-2-1 basis and within a group environment, the County Academy Programme ignited her interest which progressed to her Golfing Girls Junior group sessions, the first of it’s kind in Essex.

She has hosted and delivered sessions as the County Coach for the Girls Development Squad, however the important starting point is at Grass Roots and club level which Sarah has is growing.

Sarah instigated the Junior Jubilees group which is held on a 4 week blocks each Saturday

between 1pm-3pm which are pre- bookable to avoid disappointment. Sarah utilises her knowledge to cover a variety of areas within a safe and structured session.

“My aim is to develop our young players to ensure their playing experience of the game is introduced early on within their interest of playing golf. There are many more opportunities but as a Coach it is important to make all sessions and activities productive and enjoyable. The National “push” on introducing new players to the game is at it’s highest and with Major Events round the corner and improved weather, what better time than now” The feedback from the parents and juniors was fantastic with one youngster apparently would not stop talking about the day on the way home. This was obvious by the way the juniors headed straight to the putting green after the few holes, the only lure to the patio was the prize giving!

This event has been active for 5 years now and will enable the family to become involved together with hopefully the Mum’s joining in too.

Sarah is one of two TPI Junior Certified Coaches in Essex and holds the elite status of a Fellowship which currently makes up just 3% of the PGA Membership within the UK. I am passionate about all sectors of the game but nothing beats the smiling faces of our juniors after the session.

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Tickets include complimentary use of the golf studio with a pro before teeing off, complementary use of buggies, electric trolleys and pull trolleys (on a first come, first served basis) and a drink and snack voucher for the Halfway Hut. Guests will have the chance to ‘Beat the Pro’ on the 10th hole and take part in a ‘Longest Drive’ and ‘Nearest to Pin’ competition. Guests will be able to enjoy an evening drinks reception, followed by a three-course dinner and auction with some incredible prizes.

Volunteer Zac Hassan who is organising the golf day said: “In the past two years Haven House has rapidly become a charity very close to my heart and offers incredible respite care for children aged 0 -19 suffering with life-threatening or lifelimiting conditions and their families.

“I have been fortunate enough to work, every week, alongside the care team who provide vital support and care for these families. As well as

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“I am hoping that between us, we can be involved in a day filled with fun, laughter and of course strong competition to raise funds and awareness for Haven House.

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THE HEADWAY OPEN RAISES £2,486 n May 18th I organised my Golf day (now called The Headway Open) at Frinton Golf O Club. There were 130 golfers (26 Teams of 5) playing a format called Texas Scramble. I’m very pleased to say we raised £2486.12 on the day through donations for drinks and nibbles at the Zulu Hut (half way hut) kindly donated by Andy Hockey at ATS Construction, as well as sausage rolls and fruit donated by Wayne Ross at Ross & Wheatley.

I also completed a “Charity Drive In” where people that played in The Headway Open had to guess how far I could hit the ball with a driver,

bearing in mind my handicap before the brain op was down to 6 and it would be now 60 if that was allowed!

As the event was successful, I plan on holding it again next year.

My thanks go to the Frinton Golf Club and all the helpers on the day, especially Andy Hockey, Si O’Brien, Peter Taggart, my very special parents, Leah Rockell, all the golfers and the hole sponsors.

As a bit about me, on the 11th February 2015, I had a VP Shunt fitted to help the fluid drain from my Brain as a Tumour (medulloblastoma) was blocking the fourth ventricle. The Tumour was successfully removed on the 12th of March 2015.

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The Brain Tumour and the Radiotherapy has left me with a Nystagmus (wobbly eye and double vision) in my left eye, poor fatigue, poor balance and co-ordination, poor sleep, memory loss and slow processing. Despite this, I am still determined to keep busy and continue to do things like this to raise money for Headway Essex who have supported me and my family. I am also happy to say I can still have fun, drink beer and enjoy a good meal!

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KEEP THE WEIGHT FORWARD FOR CHIPPING n the last months article we discussed the concepts of low point and making the chipping Istroke like a throwing motion. I hope these have made sense and now we have those concepts we want to apply a couple of key ideas. The first one is to keep 60% of your weight on the front foot when you chip. What will happen if your weight moves backwards, as is very common, is the low point happens before the ball causing bad contact.

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TRY THIS EXERCISE: n Put a golf ball under your trail foot - If you put a golf ball under your left heel (for right handers) you will get a real sense of your weight staying more on your front foot.

You want to start with 60% of you weight on your front foot, keep it there in the backswing and then move through the shot which we will cover next time. In chipping, as in many things, going backwards is never a good thing.

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PUTTING WHAT GREAT PUTTERS DO A

ll Great Putters Master the 4 skills below which creates their style!

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3. Pace:- From the perspective of the pace that allows you to hole the most putts the ideal pace would be 2 revolutions of the ball past 27cm (10.6 inches) (see below) anything more than 4 revolutions 53cm (21inches)

reduces chances dramatically.You will probably now start to notice how the best putters on Tour putt at this pace.

4. Visualise line: - the best putters see the ball going in and this Ian Poulter clip says it all, nearly! His approach verses scientific theory (line too thin for IP) www.skysports.com/golf/news/245 12/11317039/watch-ian-poulterdemonstrates-his-putting-on-thezen-green “Leading putting coaches state really great putters have the ability to modify or compensate what they are doing within their stroke in order to produce the right outcome in the putter head.

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LILY-MAY NAMED FOR EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS he four England sides which will seek European team championship glory next T month have been announced.

They include the six players who will target a third consecutive gold medal in the women’s championship.

Four of them were in last year’s victorious team: Lianna Bailey, India Clyburn, Sophie Lamb and Alice Hewson, who is going for a personal hat trick, having also helped win gold for England in 2016.

They will be joined by the impressive 16year-olds, Annabell Fuller and Lily-May Humphreys, who played in the recent Curtis Cup match alongside Clyburn, Hewson and Lamb.

The England men’s team will also be gunning for gold after last year’s narrow defeat in the final, when they had to settle for silver.

Their line-up features England order of merit leader Mitch Waite, who was a semi-finalist in last week’s Amateur Championship. Four of the other

players have scored individual wins this season: Nick Poppleton at the Brabazon Trophy, Matthew Jordan at the Lytham Trophy, Todd Clements at the European Nations Cup and Gian Marco Petrozzi in Australia. David Hague was a 2017 winner at the North of England amateur.

The girls’ team includes Amelia Williamson, who will be playing in her third European championship and last year helped England win bronze. She’s joined by Ebonie Lewis, Martha Lewis, Mimi Rhodes, Hannah Screen and Caitlin Whitehead.

The boys’ team includes Conor Gough, who recently won at the Fairhaven Trophies, alongside Barclay Brown, Harry Goddard, Max Hopkins, Joe Pagdin and Robin Williams.

All four championships will be played from 1014 July 2018.

EUROPEAN WOMEN’S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Murhof Golf Club Austria Lianna Bailey, 21, Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire India Clyburn, 21, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire Annabell Fuller, 16, Roehampton, Surrey Alice Hewson, 20, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire Lily-May Humphreys, 16, Stoke by Nayland, Essex Sophie Lamb, 20, Clitheroe, Lancashire

WENDY’S THYMIC FUNDRAISER fter months in the making Wendy’s Thymic Wendy Lodder, who was diagnosed with Thymic Fundraiser is fast approaching. cancer in October 2016, after multiple doses of A Three Rivers Golf & County Club host this chemotherapy and two major pioneering unmissable event with over 108 golfers set to take to the fairways on 26th July 2018.

Participants are coming from around the UK travelling from Scotland, Cornwall, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and of course a heavy Essex contingent. The majority are golfing friends of Wendy’s who she has met during her 20 years of playing golf.

The Golf Day was the idea of Sarah Bennett, PGA Fellow Professional to help her long term friend and fellow golfer

surgeries Wendy is now having immunotherapy.

However, the treatment isn’t specific to Thymic carcinoma but has been trialed on patients in Asia.

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JERRY TAKES SENIORS CUP

erry Callow, left, is presented with Colne Valley Golf Club Seniors Championship J Cup by last year’s winner Geoff Wyatt.

Jerry won on gross countback from Bryan Powell, both going round in 85, although Powell had the best net score with a 73 against Callow’s 76.

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Sarah Bennett Golf

PGA Fellow Professional

Sarah Bennett PGA Fellow Professional & Head Teaching Professional at Three Rivers Golf & Country Club.

Sarah is the current England U18 Boys & Girls East Regional Coach and Essex Girls Head Coach. Her 25 years as a Ladies European Tour Professional and Mind Factor Certification ensures she has an unrivalled skill set to coach course management and critical mind skills to aid scoring with no technical changes.

Sarah’s Plane Truth & TPI Level 1 and Level 2 Certification is highly sought after by both new and elite golfers including those Juniors new to the sport.

Individual and group lessons available with Sarah: 07719 617 349 W: sarahbennettgolf.co.uk E: SarahBennettGolf@gmail.com Why not sign up for my blog and newsletter? sarahbennettgolf.co.uk

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REDUCE THOSE 3I PUTTS

Sarah coaches at both Three Rivers Golf & Country Club & Stockbrook Manor Golf Club.

spend a large percentage of my coaching time assisting gofers with all areas of their short game in particular putting.

One area which can be problematic are those awkward lag putts from 20-40 ft and further. I explain to my clients the “actual” percentages of putts holed from these distances and probabilities of both two and three putting which certainly comes as a surprise. This new information provides a high degree of confidence.

I would like to provide you with a thought and action which I am sure will assist with your distance control and help with the “feel” element of this length putt.

Instead of trying to maintain a very “stiff ” wristed motion for longer putts a method employed by many golfers. This particular action helps for the shorter length range putts but provides little feel for the longer range lag putt.

Let’s learn to release the putter head slightly so it swings towards the ball using a slight flexion of the right wrist through impact.

For a right handed golfer using the reverse overlap hold I like to produce a little angle in the

right wrist at address. If the wrist is arched this is harder to achieve.

This angle produced at address and during the backswing allows for the feeling of unhinging or flattening the right wrist through impact.

This helps to create extra distance whilst maintaining a degree of feel rather than a complete rocking shoulder movement.

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ook out for my 2 hour putting schools which include a light lunch afterwards with a round of golf on the Jubilee course to put your learning into practice. The schools are mixed and open to members and non so if you fancy improving your short game please contact me directly: M: 07719 617 349 E: sarahbennettgolf@gmail.com W: www.sarahbennettgolf.co.uk - 36 -

IS KOEPKA READY FOR CARNASTIE! rooks Koepka won the US Open at Shinnecock Hills NY. It was a tournament B full of great golf, huge controversy, complete meltdowns, and everything in between! While many of the best golfers on the planet were moaning about ‘unplayable’ conditions, a multi Major winner, yes ... Lefty Phil Mickleson, losing the plot on the13th green, it's actually no surprise that someone like Brooks won; he is super calm. Having watched Brooks cut his teeth on the European Tour it was easy to see his control and calmness on the golf course was in abundance.

Essex’s Robert Coles at The BMW PGA at Wentworth.

As in a previous article in The Essex Golfer The Mind Zone discussed repeat winners. It's uncanny how often a player wins the same event twice. Actually, uncanny is not the word, 'belief' is the word, it's a Mindset! You only have to look at Tiger winning the The Arnold Palmer Invitational an incredible 8 times in 13 years, or the Bridgestone Invitational 8 times in 14 years.

Steve Stricker won The John Deere Classic three years on the bounce and as hard as the US Open (and indeed ANY tournament to win) is, to defend your title is an outstanding achievement.

It’s interesting to note Bubba Watson won the Traveller’s Tournament for the third time recently, despite England’s Paul Casey starting the final round with a 4 shot lead. That’s true belief from a master of visualisation!

Having won the US Open at Erin Hills 2017, Brooks was able to draw on his past experiences to see him over the line at Shinnecock. It's in these moments that your routines and processes look after you. If you don't have any, develop them with us at The Mind Zone.

Brooks clearly showed 'patience' in winning his second Major. This is something that will be required for this seasons third major, The Open at Carnoustie.

CONCENTRATION It is said, The Players Championship at Sawgrass is not won until the famous 'island green' 17th hole has been navigated in the 71st hole of the tournament. Well...you haven't won The Open at Carnoustie until you've played the 72nd! History suggests this and of course, confirms it also! Padraig Harrington finding the water but still winning in 2008, and the infamous Jean Van De Velde in 1999! (Google it).

One thing is for sure, The Open will be brilliant, it always is. The winner will require great golf, luck, a consistency of routine, processes and a trust of mindset.

The Open ... The BEST tournament in the world! Enjoy it!

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Warren Sargent, PGA Professional based at The Essex G&CC and Coach at Epping Golf Club.

Warren is a Zen Putting Mechanic (A Complete Putting Strategy). Coach to all level of golfer including Touring Pro’s.

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GOLFust to ask you all a question. Who has got frustrated on a golf course or in practice? I am J very convinced that a huge majority will say yes

and yes I have got frustrated for sure.

However, what if we started to look at Golf from a different angle. The great Bobby Jones said this comment - “Golf is the closest game to the game we call life.You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots - but you have to play the ball where it lies.” Why is it when we get a good break, we forget far quicker than when we get a bad break. This is why I asked this question. Golf - A matter of life or death?

Well, when things go well for us we are happy, but when they go badly wrong we think everything is against us and your world has ended.

If we looked at Golf and asked what does it mean. Well to me definitely life and certainly not death and hopefully helped by the following; G - Great Joy O - Open Minded L - Like or Love F - Fun

A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH? This is life and I hope that we can all look at Golf this way. We should change our attitude to help us, especially if you get angry or very frustrated. That doesn’t mean to say you shouldn’t care if it all goes wrong, but be aware of why we are playing this great game. As a Mind Factor Coach, the way you get people to play the game better, is to put structures in place and to always look at Golf from an open mind.

The great Jack Nicklaus in a documentary about his 1975 Masters victory said this, I was having FUN. He didn’t know he was going to win as Johnny Miller and Tom Weiskopf were in contention with him, but in the heat of battle, he was enjoying himself.

I really hope this article helps anyone who reads it and if you need any help, please feel free to contact me.

Happy golfing,

SENIORS AT PLAYGOLF laygolf Colchester Seniors entertained Stock Brook P Manor in the third round of The John Day Trophy in the County Knock-out Competition, winning 6 games to 3 to progress to the fourth round. In another home match Playgolf Seniors had the pleasure of playing the Senior team from The Notleys in their annual friendly. Playgolf were early leaders and never relented to run out winners by 18 holes using the Hambro formula.

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THE STARS OF COLNE VALLEY aul Neale and Verity Rosewarne were the stars of Colne Valley Golf Club Captain’s Day as P 64 members competed in glorious sunshine for the men’s and ladies’ sections Captain's Cup. Club vice-captain Neale took the men's silverware with an excellent 39 points, despite his round beginning with a double bogey seven on the first. But this turned out to be the only one for his round. He made net pars for the next seven holes and a par on the ninth saw him grab his first threepointer of the day and an opening 18 points from the front nine.

He started steady on the back nine, but five pars on the bounce from 14 pushed his back nine tally to 21 points.

Current club champion Paul Davies claimed the runner-up spot two points adrift of the leader on 37. He started from the tenth and a steady 18 points for his first nine included a great birdie on the par-three 13th with the hole playing in excess of 200 yards. His second nine started off with a bang - a four-point haul from an eagle on the first. He grabbed his second birdie of the day on the ninth.

Daniel Starr was third with 36 points. His round included six pars.

The ladies Captain’s Cup was won by Verity Rosewarne who went out in 24 points for the front nine including pars on both the third and ninth. She managed 13 points for the inward nine including two three-pointers on 13th and 17th.

Lyn White claimed the runners-up spot two points adrift on 35 and on countback from Lesley Knight.

White’s round included an excellent 22 points on the back nine, amassed thanks to pars on 11

Club captain Andy Wilkinson, ladies cup winner Verity Rosewarne and ladies’ captain Jan Eves.

and 17, both yielding four points. Knight enjoyed a solid round with 17 points from the front nine and 18 from the inward holes.

Nearest the pins were claimed by Lynn Anderson (third and 17th), Paul Neale (8th), Paul Davies (13th), Tom Murton and Penny Lang (7th in two).

Club captain Andy Wilkinson and ladies captain Jan Eves thanked Tom Smith and his team for a course set up in splendid condition.

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Captain's Cup winner Paul Neale, club captain Andy Wilkinson and ladies’ captain Jan Eves.

n Sunday 1st July, Romford Golf Club had its Captain’s day. Joe Coogan had a hole in one on the 3rd and by doing so he managed to win £750. Joe celebrated buying 120 players a drink.

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ver 80 ladies took part in the Society of Essex Lady Captains Meeting to celebrate O the Lady President’s 80th birthday at Forrester Park Golf Club in mid June. A shot gun start saw everyone on the course by 10.30, in drawn teams of 4 with 3 scores to count.

The day started a little chilly but the sun soon came out and by the end of the round the temperature had soared. More ladies arrived in the afternoon and Lady President, Jan Collier, treated everyone to refreshments at the halfway hut. All the ladies enjoyed a delicious meal in the evening. No birthday would be complete without a birthday cake, and Jan was delighted with the golf themed 80 cake made by Paula Higgins.

Jan announced that she would be standing down as President next year and that she had asked Dot Greaves (Forrester Park) to take over the reigns.

All the team prizes were fiercely contested with all but one decided on count back: The top three teams all had 113 points: 3rd Lynda Dunbar (The Essex), Dot Greaves (Forrester Park), Lesley Aylmer (The Warren) & Lesley Sherer (Benton Hall).

2nd Glynis Oake (Orsett), Jan Nicholson (Benton Hall),Val Cummins (Forrester Park) & Joan Howroyd (Belfairs).

Winners Hazel Argent (Thornton Park),

Carol Bell (Benton Hall), Angela Heyday (The Warren) & Betty Cox (Stoke by Nayland).

The Lady President provided special prizes for Nearest the Line on 3 holes, won by Betty Cox (Stoke by Nayland), Jenny Luke (Mardyke Valley) & Ann Hemmings (Stoke by Nayland). Jan was presented with a birthday gift of a designer handbag and card signed by numerous members of the Society. Grateful thanks to Forrester Park Golf Club for hosting the special birthday event and to the present and many past Lady Captains of Forrester Park who helped Jan to celebrate her 80th birthday in style! A truly memorable day and all the positive feed back on the day and after the event was much appreciated.

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Lee Porter, the PGA Professional attached to Hylands Golf Complex is not only one of Europe’s most respected club-makers but also manages Accra Golf & True Temper Plus Europe. He is responsible for all after sales of Accra, True Temper, Project X & Grafalloy golf shafts within the EU. He is also a Certified Flightscope Professional, a member of the Flightscope UK Advisory Board and teaches the Flightscope Certification Course.

ALL ABOUT GRIPS...

SOME BAD NEWS hey don’t last forever, in fact they don’t last that long at all. Of course this depends on T how much golf you play, if you play 2 or 3 times per week you will get about a year maximum before the performance drops quite dramatically.

Once a week and you are looking at around 18 months.

Without doubt the price of grips has increased over the last five or six years but grips are an incredibly important of the club. Ultimately it’s the bit we hang onto when we swing so that is obviously the part of the club that we feel the most. Worn grips demand an increased grip pressure to hold onto them which in turn is detrimental to your golf swing. Pressure in the hands and forearms reduce the natural movement of the club head through the ball. A little bit like tyres on your car, the more you drive the quicker you wear them out, grips form the only communication between you and the club, so it makes sense to have grips you can hold onto. I had a chap once who told me he was actually quite disappointed with his Callaway irons he bought about 15 years ago as he thought the grips would last longer. In truth you are looking at around 40 - 50 rounds of golf before the performance drops, less if you take practice into account.

When choosing a grip don’t think the more expensive it is the longer it will last, this is not the case. Often colour can add cost to a grip without really bringing any performance benefit, it just looks nice! You also have different types of grip, rubber, cord, hybrid grip...the list goes on but again it’s an individual choice. Only thing I would maybe mention is if you have soft hands and like to practice I would go for a softer grip...a hard grip may make your hands sore. Also, fast swingers should not play soft grips, they can move around a lot in their hands and actually make the ball

deviate offline quite a bit on off centre strikes.

Grip size is also an important consideration.

For me measuring hand size is OK but I prefer to see how the hands look on the club...tension is key here, you want a grip size that reduces tension at address as much as possible. An example of this would be that if a golfer ‘measured’ for a standard size grip but a slightly larger grip helped reduce tension in the hands the bigger grip would make more sense to me.

I would also suggest keeping the same type and size of grips on all of your clubs. There is absolutely nothing wrong with maybe having a different grip on your woods or wedges but for most the same works well. Also, there is nothing wrong with changing just the worn grips in the set, I’m sure for most the 7 iron gets more of a hammering than the 4 iron so no need to change them all every time, just the ones you use most.

In a nutshell grips are an important but often overlooked aspect of a club. A fresh set of grips makes your clubs feel new again and although you may not instantly go out and shoot the lights out you know that you are giving yourself the best chance for a good score, at least from a grip perspective.

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Sue Anderson: 01245 442516 suesgolf@outlook.com www.staplefordabbottsgolf.co.uk 26 July 2018 MIXED PAIRS OPEN Harwich & Dovercourt Golf Club Includes coffee, brunch (ham, egg and chips), Pimms and evening meal - advise if vegetarian. £85 per pair.

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31 July 2018 LADIES TEAM OPEN Upminster Golf Club Includes coffee and pastries on arrival, halfway refreshments and 2-course lunch. £148 per team (4).

Frances Payne: 01708 222788 www.upminstergolfclub.co.uk

19 July 2018 GENTS SENIOR PAIRS OPEN Bentley Golf Club Closing Date: 29th June 2018 - Includes coffee on arrival and lunch after golf. £60 per pair.

Mark Gallop: 01277 373179 secretary@bentleygolfclub.com www.bentleygolfclub.com

02 August 2018 LADIES OPEN MEETING Thorpe Hall Golf Club Toast, Tea and Coffee on arrival, sandwiches for Lunch. Homemade cakes at half way house and 2 course dinner. £42.

Ladies Secretary: 01702 554887 / 07738 126475 brendanicholls12@gmail.com www.thorpehallgc.co.uk

20 July 2018 OPEN COMPETITION Canons Brook Golf Club Over £2,000 value in prizes. Includes coffee on arrival and buffet lunch. £50 per pair.

Sandra Langton: 01279 421482 manager@canonsbrook.com www.canonsbrook.com

06 August 2018 LADIES' CHARITY OPEN MEETING Rochford Hundred Golf Club Coffee on arrival, refreshments and Pimms at halfway house and 2 course carvery. PM starting times. £99 per team of three, Pam Meredith: 01702 554469 pamandgeoff1@gmail.com www.rochfordhundredgolfclub.co.uk

22 July 2018 PAUL FARNSWORTH TROPHY, GENTS PAIRS OPEN Braintree Golf Club Includes lunch and 2-course meal (smart/casual). £76 per pair.

Luan Markham: 01376 346079 clubmanager@braintreegolfclub.co.uk www.braintreegolfclub.co.uk

08 August 2018 LADIES’ OPEN Abridge Golf Club Includes Half Way House and 2 Course Meal with Prizes. £42.50 pp.

Abridge Office: 01708 688921 info@abridgegolf.com www.abridgegolf.com

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EXCITING DAY AT STOKE-BY-NAYLAND n Saturday the 9th of June, Stoke-byNayland Golf Club held their annual O charity day event to support the captains charity.

This year the captain, Alan line, is supporting the Wooden Spoon, a rugby focussed charity to help transform the lives of disabled and disadvantaged children across the country. The stableford team event was for 2 scores to count on the first 6

Ladies are Barbara Jones (on the right in the sun glasses & the big happy smile) and her playing partner Lesley Hitchcock.

holes, 3 scores to count on the middle 6 holes and all scores to count on the last 6 holes. In first place with 126 points was a team consisting of next year’s men’s captain, John Sandford, Keith

Hodgson, Ian Smith and Ian Collett. They beat the second place team on countback as they also had 126 points. This team was Guy Holland, Richard Middleton, Dan Martin & Nigel Howgego. It was an especially tight as the 3rd place team had only 1 point less on 125.

During the round on the Gainsborough course, each team had the chance to pit their skills against Simon Dainty, one of the teaching pros at the club, on the 3rd par 3 to be inside his shot to win a prize. On the 18th par 3 a small floating green was set in the lake, 48 yards from the tee, for players to test their pitching skills into the hole. This was achieved

by Chris “Stan” Guy early on it the day and no one else. On the putting green a long uphill putt was the challenge set and met

by Paul Hever & Glenn Jackson.

To cap it all, one of the ladies, Barbara jones, won the nearest the pin on the par 3 7th with a hole in one. Barbara jones hole in one.

THREE RIVERS GOLF CLUB LADIES SECTION

McMILLAN LONGEST DAY CHALLENGE ast week several members of our Ladies Section led by L Sharon Warrington our Ladies Captain and Jo Stentiford our Vice Captain, took part in the McMillan Cancer Charity’s 72 hole Longest Day Challenge. Joined by guest Dave Hewtin, they made up 3 teams of 4 balls starting their first round at 6.30am. They completed their final round 14 hours later feeling somewhat weary! They raised over £1000.00 on the day for the Charity with further donations still being received as we write. This was a fantastic effort and we are all very proud of them.

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THE NOTLEYS GOLF 6 ROUNDS OF GOLF CHARITY CHALLENGE 2018 n Friday 22nd June, we strived to play 6 rounds of golf at The Notleys Golf Club, O from dawn unto dusk, in aid of the Captain's

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charities – Diabetes UK and CHAPS. The Notleys Golf Club ex-Chairman Dave White, and former Club Captains Kevin Whybrew and Phil Redhead will be seeking the magic six rounds of golf, all in aid of a fantastic local Essex causes, and to raise as much money as possible.

Not content with the usual 72 holes of golf, we feel we deserve your cash so please donate whether you know us or not at the website below: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/notleys6rounds Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure.Your details are safe with JustGiving – and we will look forward to giving you the warts and all tale of how we got on in a future edition of Essex Golfer - and hopefully how much we have all contributed to a great charitable cause. !

IAN WINS HENSTOR CUP !

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n Saturday the 16th of June the prestigious Henstor Cup was played for at Stoke-byO Nayland Golf Club. This competition is only

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open to medal winners from the previous year and is played over 36 holes on both courses.

After the first round, played on the Gainsborough course, Ian Carter (2) lead the field with a gross level par score. His nett 69 was 1 better than Guy Holland (18) who had a nett 70. In the afternoon on the Constable course, both Ian and Guy had nett 76 scores meaning that Ian was the overall winner by 1 shot.

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STOKE BY NAYLAND QUALIFIERS FOR ENGLAND GOLF TEAM COMPETITION n 2015 England Golf introduced a Club Team Competition with the Finals being played at IEngland Golf Week in August.

year’s regional round.

Barry and Lesley were presented with champagne and champagne flutes by Club President, Lesley Garnett.

Two weeks ago Stoke by Nayland’s 2017 entry, Ian Thompson, Bev Thompson, Del Prichard and Jo Little, finished in the top three of the regional round and have qualified to play at Frilford Heath, hosts of England Golf week.

Stoke by Nayland now have a dedicated club qualifier to decide the team to play in the following year.

This has been named the President’s Prize and is a four ball better ball competition with the top two pairs qualifying.

In very hot conditions, on the Gainsborough Course, Barry and Lesley Hitchcock triumphed with 44 points, on count back from Gary Borthwick and Barbara Rowe.

These two pairs will now Club President Lesley Garnett, Gary Borthwick, Barbara Rowe, represent Stoke by Nayland in next Barry Hitchcock, Lesley Hitchcock and Mens’ Captain Alan Line. olchester Golf Club COLCHESTER RETAIN C put on a dazzling display to retain the Boudica Bowl notch up their 10th THE BOUDICA BOWL and victory in the event.

The Colchester team were hot all day to win the mixed greensomes shootout by five points from hosts Braintree.

The Bowl is played for by five clubs – Frinton, Clacton and Harwich and Dovercourt joining the other two. The Bowl was donated by Braintree back in 1993.

Colchester’s team of Stewart Ness, Peter and Sharon Manby, Bill Eke, Ladies Captain Renate Clarke, Club Captain Mike Withers, Catherine Chick, Helen Tartellin. Duncan and Sarah Turner, Alan McNaught and Julie Ruscoe were on fine form to continue the club’s dominance of the event.

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The Jubilee Cup Update from Jubilee Cup Committee, sponsored by Seabrook Warehousing, and reported by Chairman Phil Redhead

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hat a fantastic League phase of the Jubilee Cup 2018 that was! We now have our sixteen finalists, taken from the first and second teams of each League, who go through to the knock out phase and initially the “Round of 16”. I am expecting Essex Golfer out that first week in July, so you will have to keep a close eye on our website in the first two weeks of July to see progress in this phase – Round of 16 to be played by 15th July, so full update online I would expect by 18th July to determine our quarter finalists. Key site to look at therefore is our Road to the Final at www.jubileecup.com/matches2018/qsf_sheet_2018.html And as of the end of the League phase, this confirms the sixteen finalists and their Home/Away draw as below.

Well done to these sixteen teams, however I 2018 JUBILEE CUP would first like to also say a MASSIVE thank you to WINNER all clubs who entered in 2018. The comments coming through on scorecards to the Committee have been second to none, and I myself have had the pleasure in playing in four matches with some wonderful players, and being made to feel very welcome when Away (and hopefully vice versa for our opponents).

Jubilee Cup Some stats for you up to the Group stages – we Round of 16 confirmed have in 2018, had a total number of players participating this season so far of 1040. There are a total number of 3543 individual players who have participated in the past decade (since 2008), which is up over 500 from last year. In other words about half of all players who participated has not played in the Jubilee Cup before, which is an amazing impact to our region I feel.

Round of 16 to be played by 15th July 2018

Quarter Finals to played be by 12th August 2018

Semi Finals to be played weekend 1st – 2nd Sept 2018

Final to be played on 23rd September or 30th September 2018

Top Meadow GC

Winner of Group A v F

Gosfield Lakes

Winner Quarter Final 1

Woolston Manor

Winner of Group F v H

Five Lakes

Winner Semi Final 1

Chigwell

Winner of Group D v A

Burstead (The)

Winner Quarter Final 2

Warley Park

Winner of Group G v C

Clacton on Sea

2018 WINNER

Benton Hall

Winner of Group B v E

Garon Park

Winner Quarter Final 3

Noteys (The)

Winner of Group E v D

Burnham on Crouch

Winner Semi Final 2

Stoke by Nayland

Winner of Group C v G

Staple Abbots

Winner Quarter Final 4

Three Rivers

Winner of Group H v B

Playgolf Colchester

4th Round Matches played by 17th of June 2018 Div Div Div Div Div Div Div Div Div Div Div Div Div Div Div Div Div Div Div Div Div Div Div Div

A Royal Epping Forest A Burstead (The) A Mardyke Valley B Brentwood GC B Benton Hall B Playgolf Colchester C Bentley C Rayleigh Club (The) C Stoke by Nayland D Maldon D Chigwell D Langdon Hills E Wanstead E West Essex E Garon Park F Blakes F Forrester Park F Woolston Manor G Stapleford Abbotts G Ilford G Warley Park H Crondon Park H Thorpe Hall H Warren (The)

5.0 v 4.0 6.0 v 3.0 6.5 v 2.5 5.5 v 3.5 7.5 v 1.5 6.5 v 2.5 9.0 v 0.0 6.0 v 3.0 8.5 v 0.5 6.5 v 2.5 7.0 v 2.0 4.0 v 5.0 7.0 v 2.0 6.0 v 3.0 5.0 v 4.0 5.5 v 3.5 8.0 v 1.0 5.5 v 3.5 7.0 v 2.0 6.0 v 3.0 5.5 v 3.5 6.0 v 3.0 4.0 v 5.0 7.0 v 2.0

Abridge Essex (The) Top Meadow GC Ballards Gore Epping Colchester Braintree Clacton on Sea Regiment Way Theydon Bois Burnham on Crouch Manor of Groves Canons Brook South Essex Notleys (The) Frinton GC Nazeing Gosfield Lakes Stock Brook Manor Colne Valley Rochford Hundred Five Lakes Three Rivers Harwich & Dovercourt

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These are truly inspiring figures for this competition, and make us on the Committee very proud to be supporting Essex Golfers!

To those Essex teams who are not progressing – thank you to your Captains and organisers for all your efforts in organising matches, and thank you to the participants for their spirited play - please do pass on our methods of communication (see below), so they can continue to participate in this year’s comp: See us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thejubileecup/ Follow us on Twitter: @jubilee_cup Our website is: www.jubileecup.com I also hate to say this to you, but yes, the 2019 competition entry form is already on our website for your to download, print, fill out and send back to me with entry cheque! It is off the home page or download direct from www.jubileecup.com/entryform2019.pdf So how did we finish in the crucial Round 4 matches? See below for complete results.

Some impressive results in the final stages by Forrester Park and last years’ competition winners Stoke by Nayland. I was also personally on hand to witness Garon Park’s review of other crucial results coming in that secured their progression to the

Round of 16 - it was crucial that West Essex contend with South Essex which they did 6 & 3. Rob Burdett’s Garon team, already on a high from defeating Notleys 5 pts to 4 pts, were cheering in the club house when they found out that the West Essex result would enable them to get through to the Round of 16 as League runner up!

As well as top level results for clubs, the Jubilee Cup website holds the full details of all 4BBB and Singles games if you wish to delve down to individual levels – I believe this is a unique facility within Essex!

Singles Order of Merit: www.jubileecup.com/matches2018/playsing.htm There are an impressive 7 players from the League that have won all four of their matches - however Notleys’ members have forbad me from mentioning the top spot, so please see the next six spaces.Very little in this, and the Round of Sixteen will see many of these clubs (and players??) continuing their bid to become OoM singles champion!

The doubles/pairs OoM has seen some change also since Round Three, with Notleys players being indisposed to play in round 4 mainly. Plus even with the great results below, with five 4BBB players with full League points, and a further six players just half a point behind them, I would be expecting a large amount of change following the round of 16 completion - many of these players’ clubs will not proceed, and hence some players on even 3 wins have a chance to elevate in this OOM. A massive well done to those below however who have had excellent League player experiences! 4BBB Order of Merit: www.jubileecup.com/matches2018/playdoub.htm The doubles/pairs OoM has seen some change also since Round Three, with Notleys players being indisposed to play in round 4 mainly. Plus even with the great results below, with five 4BBB players with full League points, and a further six players just half a point behind them, I would be expecting a large No Name Won Pnt +/Club HCP amount of change following 1 Will Stacey 4 4 19 Chigwell 12 the round of 16 completion 6 Maxhar Iqbal 4 4 14 Woolston Manor 13 many of these players’ clubs will not proceed, and hence 6 Gregory Alexander 4 4 14 Wanstead 12 some players on even 3 wins 10 Wilf White 4 4 11 Burnham on Crouch 12 have a chance to elevate in this 11 Eric Howlett 4 4 10 Five Lakes 14 OOM. A massive well done to 12 Malcolm Mcintyre 4 4 8 Top Meadow GC 12 those below however who have had excellent League player experiences!

4BBB Order of Merit: www.jubileecup.com/matches2018/playdoub.htm No 3 3 3 8 9 13 13 15 16 17 18

Name David Jay Shane Smoothy Kevin D'Eca Andrew Hodges Scott Goodliffe Hendrik Potgeiter Scott Howarth Phil Kyriacou Toby Wiggins Steve Bell Des Tallon

Won 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3

Hvd 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1

Lst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pnt 4 4 4 4 4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5

+/17 17 17 13 12 17 17 15 10 9 8

Club Stapleford Abbotts Thorpe Hall Thorpe Hall Crondon Park Rochford Hundred Gosfield Lakes Gosfield Lakes Brentwood GC Rochford Hundred Langdon Hills Garon Park

HCP 19 18 17 19 17 20 19 20 24 18 18

To all remaining club captains, it is now even more important for you all to be abiding by our competition rules, especially as they are not 100% same as County. Our rules can be seen or downloaded at the following link www.jubileecup.com/matches2018/rules2018.pdf Any changes to club contacts please do contact myself or Neil and ask me to update what is on our website at www.jubileecup.com/Jubilee_Cup_Entrants_2018.pdf For all matches, your Jubilee organiser/Captains are most welcome to be using our NEW online scorecard facility for submitting results to the Committee – to access, and for help in completing, please go to www.jubileecup.com/scorex/ The Jubilee Committee are always looking for volunteers to help us out – please contact myself or one of the Committee at the Contact details on our Homepage (top-right). www.jubileecup.com/ Please do LIKE /FOLLOW or subscribe www.jubileecup.com/matches2018/rules2018.pdf to our Facebook and Twitter sites: @jubilee_cup Facebook page www.facebook.com/thejubileecup Please LIKE us so we can keep you abreast of developments on a more regular basis than the excellent Essex Golfer!

All the best

Phil

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Vicki Cumberworth has been in the fitness industry coming up to 10 years, working with golfers since 2007 after completing a challenging course in California to become a golf Biomechanic. Vicki has worked with numerous golfers including European Tour Player Dale Whitnell, Gary Carter, Golf Pro at Crowne Plaza Five Lakes and Will Boniface to name but a few. Vicki advises clients on how to improve their golf swing and eradicate faults through flexibility/core/posture while also working on strength and conditioning.

Vicki is based at Crowne Plaza Five Lakes and can be contacted by email on vickipt@hotmail.co.uk or Tel 07921 075 212 web www.vickipt.com

WHAT IS YOUR Flexibility Score have been helping golfers since 2007. One of most important assessments i carry out is Ithethe “rocabado scale.” This 9 point test will test someones systemic flexibility, not just muscle testing, this scale tests YOUR flexibility from a deep level ... your natural flexibility throughout the body.

Why is it so important? The score you get will determine how hard I can push you, how much you need to stretch ... or how little ... not everyone needs to spend hours stretching!

Someone who is HYPER mobile (very flexible) is as vulnerable to injury as someone who is HYPO mobile (very tight).

Below is a link to a website that can help you take the test; www. primalhealth.co/the-9-pointflexibility-test/ 0-2 - Stretching NEEDS to be a big part of your routine. Re golf ... stretching pre comp is vital! I also recommend my golfers with a 0-2 result to stretch very warm … with lots of clothes on or in a sauna. The muscles when warm are like playdoh and are much more pliable.

3-5 - Stretching and mobilisations are still essential but a lot less that 0-2 people.

Strengthening and stabilisation is just as important.

6-9 - This is hypermobile and stretching should be taken very seriously. Strengthening and building muscle through functional exercise is vital. Creating stability around lax

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joints is essential.

However, stretching or mobilisation is still needed but in more specific areas.

With all of my clients i use this, golfer or not.

Its really important your coach knows your flexibility score. It determines the rate in which you progress, the amount you need to stretch, your warm up/cool down routine and much more.

Any questions re the rocabado scale or your flexibility score please drop me an email.

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Match Report

SIR MICHAEL BONALLACK TROPHY & THE COLTS CHAMPIONSHIP Thorpe Hall Golf Club – Friday 25th May 2018 he Thorpe Hall Golf Course was in exceptional condition T and was a much talked about topic throughout the day, as players were impressed with the fast running greens, with the rough left relatively long to punish any wayward shot. The morning’s play was impressive with six of the field breaking par. Three players were tied on rounds of 69, -2. Jack Dyer (Rochford Hundred), Joshua Cardy (The Warren) & Harry Robson (Orsett) all enjoyed a oneshot lead over lunch. The three players that had posted scores of 70, -1, were Estuary Trophy Winner Jay Beisser (Basildon), Keating Trophy Winner (Jordan Slater) & Luke King (Thorpe Hall), making a great start by shooting 6 under his handicap.

The Colts Championship for Under 21’s is run in conjunction with The Sir Michael Bonallack and this year the halfway lead was held by two of the three on morning rounds of 69, Harry Robson and Jack Dyer.

In the afternoon, Luke King struggled to match his morning form but still carded a respectable 78 for a 148 finish, well done Luke, great effort. Jay Beisser matched his morning round by managing another round of 70, -1, finishing on 140 (-2) for the championship. Joshua Cardy also had a 70, making a total of 139. Thanks to his 69 in the morning round the 3 under par total was sufficient to ensure 3rd place on his own. Jordan Slater only managed 1 birdie in the afternoon, however a pair of eagles on the back nine meant he finished on an improved round of 68 and lowest round of the day.

I’m sure he will be disappointed with two blemishes on his card which meant he would miss out on the trophy this year but a valiant effort all the same. So, the stage was clear for Jack Dyer, recently returned from college in Florida, Jack managed a 68, 3 under par round to win the Sir Michael Bonallack Trophy by one shot from Jordan Slater. Not only that, Jack also picked up the Colts Championship Trophy over his nearest competitor in the field Harry Robson on 144 (+2).

In his winner’s speech Jack showed his maturity when referring to Will Turner, a keen junior golfer and former Cadet Captain at Thorpe Hall Golf Club who was also involved with the Junior county teams.

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accident in 2015. Jack made reference to ‘everyone being lucky to be there, playing golf, on such a lovely day, on such a lovely course, not everyone still has that privilege.’ He received a warm round of applause and afterwards after congratulating him on not only a fine day’s golf, but also a very fitting speech, he replied, ‘He has been on my mind all day, I had to say something’.

Congratulations Jack on a fine performance in every way!

Thank you to Thorpe Hall Golf Club, their staff and the members for giving up their course for the day, and for their impeccable hospitality.

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County Match

MIDDLESEX v ESSEX Northwood Golf Club – Sunday 27th May 2018 ust a week after the successful defence of the Eastern Counties Foursomes title at Skegness saw the first away match J of the league campaign for the Essex County side at Northwood Golf Club against Middlesex.

With 3 changes to the team which defeated BB&O in the first League match, in came Jordan Slater, Brandon Meads and reigning Essex Amateur Champion Curtis Knipes. Quite a formidable side with a combined plus 12 handicap.

Jordan and Michael Gilbert went out number one after their excellent performance last week with 3 other strong pairings following. However, the early stages were dominated by the home side on a tight, tricky but wonderfully prepared Northwood course. After 4 holes Middx were ahead in 3 of the matches with only Ricky Lee and Will Percival showing a narrow 1 hole advantage. The slow start by Essex was not to continue, as slowly Essex recovered in all but match 2 with Middx top pairing James Ellis and Tommy King inflicting a 4&3 defeat on Arron Edwards-Hill and Callum Pipe. The other 3 matches all went down to the final hole with Jordan & Michael and Ricky & Will getting points by the slenderest of margins. The final game ended in a deserved half with never more than one hole in it throughout. So, a very narrow 2 ½ to 1 ½ advantage to Essex at lunch which could quite easily have been the other way round.

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Jordan Slater, Callum Pipe, Arron Edwards-Hill, Brandon Meads, Curtis Knipes, Will Percival, Ricky Lee, Michael Gilbert..

showed he was the right choice at number 1. After 9 holes he was 4 up against Middlesex leadoff man Tommy King and quickly gained his point with 5 holes to spare. His foursomes partner Michael Gilbert quickly followed with our second point of the afternoon after a 6&4 win over James Ellis Games 2 and 3 demonstrated the home sides fighting spirit with wins over Brandon and Callum, however the last four matches all showed convincing wins for the Essex side. Singles won by 6 points to 2 and an overall victory by 8 ½ to 3 ½ .

Our thanks to hosts Middlesex, also Northwood Golf club and its members for some excellent hospitality on an immaculately prepared course.

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2018 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Moor Park Golf Club – Tuesday 29th May 2018

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he 2018 South East Junior Championship event was weather affected this year, with torrential rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon reducing the event to 18 holes from the planned 36-hole competition. The overall competition over a challenging Moor Park course also incorporates an under 16 category.

Essex boys featured prominently in the results, with Michael Gilbert (Chelmsford) taking 2nd place in the overall championship and Harry Moncur (Abridge) finishing 4th.

In the under 16’s event, Rory Bennet (Hainault Forest) finished in a creditable joint 3rd place.

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Match Report

FALDO WEDGE Canons Brook Golf Club – Thursday 31st May 2018

anons Brook Golf Club hosted The Faldo Wedge this year with a maximum entry of 144 Juniors from all around the County. The weather forecast threatened storms so klaxons were at C the ready, however, the morning players set out on time on a very well presented course which proved to be a good test of golf for all players The Faldo Wedge consists of morning and afternoon start times. Teams consist of three juniors representing their Club, with all three scores to count from 18 holes of stableford format. The mornings play saw some great golf, with Chigwell Golf Club taking the lunch time lead with a team total of 109 points consisting of Harry Ioannou (38pts), Thomas Atkinson (37pts) & Maura Burns-Zaragoza (34pts). Next best were Playgolf Colchester & Bentley on 106 points and Langdon Hills a further point back on 105.

The afternoon saw a continuation of good scoring, which meant it would be a long tense wait for Chigwell.

The first tee time of the afternoon consisted of Stoke by Nayland Golf Club’s Sam Nixon (39pts), Harry English (39pts) & Max Toombs (33pts) who managed a leader board topping 111 points. This meant Chigwell slipped to second place but still with plenty of teams to come in.

Thorpe Hall Golf Club’s A & B Teams were next in with their Team B managing to match the leading score of 111 points with a team of girls, Millie May-Penfold (41pts), Abbie Webb (40pts) & Emily Dixon (30pts) just losing out to Stoke by Nayland on Countback. However, Millie MayPenfold’s 41 points was enough to pip Ciara Rushmer (Langdon Hills) on countback for the best individual girl’s score. Congratulations to both girls on excellent performances, a well-deserved handicap reduction will be in store.

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of last years winners, Ali-Abbas Haji, Luke King & Max Webb. The team managed to achieve a four point victory with 115 points. The big score coming from Ali-Abbas with 46 points, which was best individual boys score on the day. Luke managed 35 points and Max followed it up with 34. Not only have Thorpe Hall successfully defended the title they won last year, but they did it with the same team. Congratulations to all three boys.

Thorpe Hall will now be representing Essex in the National Junior Club Championship later in the year, we wish the team all the very best of luck for the event in August.

Fortunately the day was not interrupted as we managed to avoid all the storms crossing the south east region from the near continent.

Our thanks to all the Junior Organisers that do so much for junior golf in the county and to Canons Brook Golf Club for hosting the event and making everyone so welcome.

Seniors County Team League Match

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Match Report

ESSEX AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP Upminster Golf Club – Sat/Sun 9th & 10th June 2018 his year the competition took place at Upminster Golf Club. The first day’s play brought some great golf as well as T fantastic weather. A strong field of 78 players with the highest handicapper in the field at just 4.5. Despite the weather and the strength of the field, the scores suggested the course was not playing as easy as first suspected. This was attributable to the speed of the greens, they were running smoothly at 11 on the stimp-meter. The strategically positioned pin locations made it essential to plan your approach shots, with the better scorers on the day leaving their ball on the low side of the hole.

One player that didn’t appear to have any difficulty navigating his way round the course was defending champion Curtis Knipes (Abridge) who managed 7 birdies and just one dropped shot for a new amateur course record of 63. Curtis, who missed a few other birdie opportunities on his way to completing his opening round finished 4 shots clear of the Curtis Knipes field, with Jack Dyer (Rochford Hundred) who managed a Abridge very good 2 under par 67, and Callum Pipe (Braintree) & Joe Golf Club.

Tatam (Brentwood) who both had one under par 68s leading the chasing pack.

The players headed out for the afternoon rounds all competing to be placed in the top 42 by the end of the day to qualify for the final day on the Sunday.

Curtis Knipes’ lead fell to a margin of just one shot after Harry Butler managed a 2 under par round of 67 whilst the best Curtis could manage was a 3 over par 72. Joe Tatam’s afternoon round of 71 saw him remain towards the top of the leaderboard, and Callum Pipe was tied in 3rd position with Jack Dyer on a total of 137, just two shots off the lead.

The top 42 and ties qualified for the Sunday, but early morning phone calls informing the Essex Golf Union of injuries and withdrawals meant a few of the field were missing, including one of the leading contenders, Jack Dyer, who had been hit with a bout of food poisoning overnight.

With the pin positions in slightly more accessible locations on the Sunday it was expected that it would be a low day for scoring. Only four of the field managed to 3rd place Arron Edwards-Hill, Winner Curtis Knipes break par in the morning, Ben Tobin and Harry Butler 2nd place.

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(Basildon) and Oscar Yeomans (Chelmsford) with the low score of the day, a 4 under par 65, and two of the final group, 2nd place Harry Butler and leader Curtis Knipes. This meant that Curtis now held a 2-shot cushion going into the final round over Harry Butler, closely followed by Callum Pipe.

The competition heated up as a number of players felt they could close in on Curtis in the afternoon. Arron Edwards-Hill being one of them, a round of 68, 1 under par saw Arron climb to tied 3rd by the end of the tournament. This tied with Callum Pipe who returned a 71, 2 over par, his Curtis Knipes being presented the Jubilee highest round of the competition. So, the stage was Trophy by Upminster GC Captain, Lee Shaw. set for the battle between Curtis and Harry as they approached the 72nd hole. The difference was still just two shots, Curtis on -5 and Harry on -3 for the Championship. Harry, in attempting to attack the pin bunkered his tee shot, so could only manage to bogey the par 3, leaving the stage for Curtis to make a regulation par to become Essex Champion golfer again. A large gallery had surrounded the 18th to watch Curtis hole the putt to successfully defend his title. After Curtis holed out there were some warm embraces between the three-ball of Callum, Harry and Curtis which showed the spirit in which the tournament was played. The applause continued as the trio walked from the 18th green to record their scores.

Another solid performance over the weekend from Jordan Slater saw him record another top ten finish, which has propelled him up to the top of the 2018 Order of Merit standings as the players head for the 2018 Team next Order of Merit event, The Cliffords Curtis Knipes holds The Trophy, at Stock Brook Essex Amateur Trophy.

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Upminster Golf Club were excellent hosts of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s championship with fantastic food and impeccable greens, reports from the players suggested they were very impressed with the condition of the course and many said they were looking forward to returning in September to play in the Upminster Trophies.

Our thanks go to Upminster Golf Club and their members, staff and volunteers that made the day such Curtis Knipes being presented the Essex a success. We also congratulate Curtis on a fantastic Amateur Championship Trophy by Lee Shaw, Upminster GC Captain. victory.

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South East Under 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s League

NORFOLK v SUFFOLK v ESSEX Bawburgh Golf Club, Norfolk â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Saturday 2nd June 2018 South East Under 16 League

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or the first League match of the season North Section Bawburgh GC the team travelled a day early for an 26-May-18 invaluable practice round at Bawburgh Suffolk Score Points Essex Points 1 0 1 Max Weaver 1 0 Jake Wells Golf Club, Norwich, a challenging 6,748 1 0 2 Taylor Crisp 1 0 Luke King 1 3 Ryan Tuenbull 0 1 Wilf Elliott yard course. After playing and taking note of 1 4 Josh Goulton 0 1 Harry Wood the positioning required to tackle some 1 5 George Austin 0 1 Wilf Buckley 0 0 6 Ben Newman 0.5 0.5 Keiran Gravelly tricky holes and every borrow and 1 7 James Iron 0 1 Matt O'Connor 1 8 George Fricker 1 0 Tom Vass undulation of the excellent quick greens the Total Game Points 3.5 4.5 Total Game Points team retired to rest for the first of three Match Points 0 2 Match Points regional matches to be played over the Suffolk Score Points Norfolk Points 2 0 1 Max Weaver 1 0 Ewan Marshall summer.

0 0 2 Taylor Crisp 0.5 0.5 Kieran Myatt The morning brought very sultry and 0 2 3 Ryan Tuenbull 0 1 Casey Patterson 1 0 4 Josh Goulton 1 0 James Black cloudy conditions the start time of the 0 1 5 George Austin 0 1 James Bennett 1 0 Ben Newman 6 0 Oli Underhill-Smith 1 match was brought forward due to the 5 0 7 James Iron 1 0 Jacob Jeary 2 0 8 George Fricker 1 0 Jamie Fox forecast of thundery showers later in the day.

Total Game Points 5.5 2.5 Total Game Points Essex started badly with the first 2 matches Match Points 2 0 Match Points well down over the first 9 holes, but on the Norfolk Score Points Essex Points 1 0 1 Ewan Marshall 1 0 Jake Wells plus side we were up in most of the rest.

3 0 2 Kieran Myatt 1 0 Luke King 0 5 1 Wilf Elliott 3 Casey Patterson 0 Over the next hour the weather 0 1 4 James Black 0 1 Harry Wood deteriorated, and the rain came in hard 0 2 1 Wilf Buckley 5 James Bennett 0 0 1 6 Oli Underhill-Smith 0 1 Keiran Gravelly resulting in the players being taken off the 0 2 7 Jacob Jeary 0 1 Matt O'Connor 0 2 Jamie Fox Tom Vass 8 0 1 course to the clubhouse due to flooded Total Game Points 2 6 Total Game Points greens. After a 45 min delay the players Match Points 0 2 Match Points returned to their original positions on the Total Points County Game points Match Points course and play continued. Some of the first 9 Suffolk 2 10.5 Essex 4 games finished or were drawing to a close Norfolk 4.5 0 and some poised finely when the heavens opened again, this time with lightening accompanying a heavy storm and the players quickly returned to the safety of the clubhouse.

After a prolonged delay it became apparent that it would be difficult to complete the remaining matches, allowing for the lengthy journeys home for the away teams. The team managers had a meeting and consulted the rules of the competition which stated that any match not completed would revert to the match score at the nine-hole mark! This resulted in Essex achieving a 6-2 win against Norfolk, and a 4.5 - 3.5 victory over Suffolk, giving Essex a maximum 4 points and topping the group. Good double wins for Wood, Elliott, Buckley and O'Connor and a valuable win and half from Graveley, resulting in a good start to the 2018 league campaign for the under 16 team.

Our thanks to host county Norfolk, and in particular Bawburgh golf club for their hospitality.

Essex will host the next league fixture, at Braintree golf club on 28th July.

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South Eastern Group North – County League Match

ESSEX COLTS v HERTFORDSHIRE COLTS The Shire Golf Cub - Sunday 17th June 2018

he first League Match of 2018 was away to Hertfordshire, played at The Shire, a golf course new to most of the team, which has the unusual format of six par 5’s, six par 4’s and six par 3’s. The T practice round the day before proved most essential.

The forecast was for a fine, sunny day, but this is Britain and in fact it turned out to be cold, cloudy and windy. A good test for both teams lay ahead.

The Team was as follows:- Will Percival (Captain) and Cassidy Steffens (Orsett), Jack Brown, Shay McQueen & Ben Humphrey (Chelmsford), Jordan Slater (Colchester), Lukas Warren (Thorndon Park) , & Callum Pipe (Braintree).

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VETERANS TROPHY Woolston Manor Golf Club – Tuesday 19th June 2018

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he 2018 competition was hosted by Woolston Manor Golf Club. The weather was warm due to a humid climate with the occasional burst of bright sunshine. At times a cooling breeze was looking to play havoc on some exposed parts of the course which was in good condition with firm greens. A few late withdrawals reduced the field to 55 players teeing off in the competition.

Over 70’s Winner Martin Cooper accepts his prizes from Woolston Manor Captain Andrew HaywoodDunn and EGU President Elect, Brian Collins.

There are two trophies presented at this over 55’s event, the Veterans Trophy is for the overall winner, and the second piece of silverware is for the best score returned by a player who is over 70 years of age, the Over 70’s Salver.

The scoring was tough due to the gusty winds and general conditions as the field played from the white tees which were said to make the course play its full length despite the hard ground conditions.

35 points returned by Alan Cable (Basildon) & Keith Avery (Three Rivers) led the way for a while until Graham Hammond (Basildon) carded a steady 36 points. Then Kevin Walker (Romford) returned with 37 points which stole the limelight for a short period until Ian Hall (Brentwood) managed to top the leader board with a great score of 38 points playing off of an 18 handicap. This was the best score on a day that saw the CSS rise to 74 from an SSS of 71, proving it was a tough day for scoring for the competitors.

The Over 70’s Salver was won by a past winner of the Veterans Trophy, Martin Cooper (Chelmsford) with 29 points. Martin, having won the Veterans Trophy in 2008 was delighted to win the Over 70’s Salver ten years later in his year of Club Captaincy.

Our thanks to Woolston Manor Golf Club for their excellent hospitality and well-prepared course, and to their Men’s Captain Andrew Haywood-Dunn, who presented all the prizes following the evening meal along with our President Elect, Brian Collins.

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ESSEX COLTS: EAST BERKSHIRE STAG East Berkshire Golf Club â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wednesday 20th June 2018

he East Berkshire Stag was introduced in 1976. An annual 36-hole individual competition open to amateur golfers with a handicap of five and under. The first winner of the event was none T other than Sandy Lyle with a two round total of 141.

Six players from Essex played in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual event at East Berkshire Golf Club. Will Percival (Orsett), Brandon Meads, Shay McQueen and Ben Humphrey (Chelmsford), Lukas Warren (Thorndon Park) and Josh Cardy (The Warren).

With a field of 68 players there were many low handicappers. The leading score for Essex in the morning was Brandon Meads +1 followed by Ben Humphrey +2. Overall leading score in the Clubhouse was -1.

The afternoon score proved what a challenging course this is. The winner was Tim Shin of Castle Royal 140. Best placed for Essex was Ben 11th, with Shay & Lukas 13th.

With six players taking part Essex had two teams in the team event, eventually coming 2nd and 3rd, with 1st place going to host county BB&O. Congratulations to all the Essex players who were, as always, a credit to our County.

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THE NOTLEYS CLOSES AN EXCELLENT YEAR

ecent weeks has seen Notleys Golf Club close off a brilliant year, and a great start to R another fantastic year as the friendly club with a great future!

Firstly our postponed charity Fancy Dress golf match (after the March snows!) was a roaring success, with members taking to the course dressed as Super-heroes, Disco men, and also supporting our larger than life outgoing captain.

Outgoing captain Dene “Beetlejuice” I’Anson, is seen here with his loyal Oompa Lumpas, and the knightly former captain Daz Liversidge – the Oompas left to right are Mark “Dave” Clements, Mark “Sofa” Fletcher, Graham “I hate golf ” Beale, Chris “CIO” Jordan, and Nigel “Hammered” Hollis.

And finally, the Notleys GC members were very proud to welcome Charlotte from Little Havens Childrens Hospice which was Dene’s charity last year: www.havenshospices.org.uk/littlehavens-hospice Dene is seen on the right, with Charlotte from Little Havens, handing her a fantastic

contribution of over £3300 from the generous donations of members from his events during the year. Little Havens Children’s Hospice provides care for children who are life-limited, are life threatened or have palliative care needs.

What this means is that the child has been diagnosed with a condition, meaning that their life may be shortened. Charlotte was very pleased and grateful, as these funds will go towards a fantastic cause from the continually generous members of Notleys Golf Club.

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There is no better way of spreading the word about your offers and marketing your golf club than working with the Essex Golfer, Helen and the team are very professional and help me turn around quick deadlines to make an issue of the magazine, Our members love the articles and regularly come to me and show me what other clubs are doing, it’s a vital tool to understand the local golfing market as a manager.

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GENERAL MANAGER, BRAINTREE GOLF CLUB

We have been using Essex Golfer for the past three years and find that it is a great medium to expose our course and golf facilities at Abridge.

The magazine is always willing to accept our requests for editorials when we have important information to share with the golfing community.

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The best value for money advertising we use, we expect a profit when we advertise – Essex Golfer delivers every time

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We regularly advertise in Essex Golfer and the results are outstanding plus our members and guests find the magazine full of interesting articles and facts, we recently requested extra copies for our clubhouse due to increased demand, it really is an outstanding publication

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RUS SELL PHI LLIP S GEN ERA L MANAGE R BRE NTWOOD GOLF CLUB

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GENERAL MANAGER, BURNHAM ON CROUCH GOLF CLUB.

B ABR IDG E GOL F CLU

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Essex Golfer is a very good way to reach out to your target audience.

We have been delighted with the service and coverage received over the past 4 years.

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BASI LDON GOLF COU RSE

As a store that has been trading in the golf industry for over 23 years one of our biggest challenges is advertising and marketing.

As we all know golf is played by a small percent of the population there fore any general advertising such as news papers and radio has a massive audience that has no interest in golf at all. Therefore the wastage costs are enormous.

Finding a media partner that gets to your golfing customer, within your ‘drive time’ is not easy.

However ‘Essex Golfer’ does just that.

We have been advertising in this maga zine for many, many years and not only does it bring a constant stream of customers to our store it also introduces new custo mers who have recently come into golf or were not aware of us before.

It is cost effective, gets to the right audience and by advertising every month keeps our store in the back of their minds when considering their next purchase.

NEVADA BOB S, COLC HES TER

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Its FREE to advertise anything in Golf Mart, Visit our live up to date golf mart page and enter your items.

www.essexgolfer.com FOR SALE: £250.00 ono – Taylormade M2 (2017 model) Reg.Flex. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. PW. AW. Item Location: Tiptree.

Mark Harlow 07713 453 264.

Email: markeharlow@hotmail.co.uk

FOR SALE: £45.00 – Powerbug Sport X Electric Trolly. Good working order with battery and charger. Item Location: Ingatestone Jon Anderson 01277 352 374 Email: jcatorbryan@yahoo.co.uk

FOR SALE: £950.00 ono – Power House Ride on Golf Buggy Lithium Battery and charger, 4 spare wheels, cover, excellent condition reason for sale ill health. Dismantled in 3 pieces fits in boot of car. Collect only. Item Location: Romford.

Roy Anthony 01708 381 408 Email: ranthony37@gmail.com

FOR SALE: £125.00 – Ping i20 Irons, 4 thru SI. 5 years old. Used weekly but good condition.

Item Location: Leigh on Sea Tony Kadwill 07979 532 786 Email: tkadwill@yahoo.co.uk

FOR SALE: £10.00 – Callaway Polo Shirt NEW, in white large size with "Garon Park Golf Complax" in Gold. Item Location: Southendon-Sea. £4.00 – Golf Balls any make in box of 10. £5.00 – Wilson stand Golf Bag in blue. £10.00 – Vantage Golf Bag in Grey. £15.00 – Wilson Golf Bag with dual strap in Red. £40.00 – Wilson Professional Golf Bag with Double Straps.

Enrico Bedini 01702 600 454 Email: Ebedini95@outlook.com FOR SALE: £30.00 Offers – Collection of over 250 stroke savers: UK- Europe-USA. Item Location: Brentwood Andy Jones 07739 171 287 Email: golfaj@btinternet.com FOR SALE: £10.00 – Dave Pelz "Putting Bible" and "Short Game Bible". Pristine Condition.

Item Location: Suffolk B Bentley 01728 768 587 Email: barbarab16@outlook.com

FOR SALE: £43.00 ono – TaylorMade Burner 25 Degree (5) Rescue, Regular Graphite Shaft, Excellent Head, shaft, grip, little used. Head cover faded in parts.

Item Location: Romford Chelmsford, can deliver.

John Gordon 07956 505 886 Email: john@john-gordon.net FOR SALE: £80.00 – Brand new unopened Titleist Vokey 58 degree 12 bounce Tour Chrome K grind.

Mens regular Titleist wedge flex.

Sarah Bennett 07719 617 349 Email: sarahprogolf@hotmail.com FOR SALE: £75.00 No offers – Taylormade 1R driver adjustable with instructions. Excellent condition. £50.00 No offers – Taylormade jetspeed 3 wood hardly used in excellent conditionItem Location: Hockley. £25.00 No offers – Taylormade jetspeed driver, Good condition suit beginner.

Item Location: Hockley.

Dave Williment 01702 201908 Email: davidwilliment@sky.com

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FOR SALE: £5.00 – Bags of mixed makes of golf balls washed and cleaned and in nearly new condition and part of a quantity of about 950 balls. Discounts available on multiple Bags. Item Location: Chelmsford.

Philip Lees 07864 073 997 Email: sweetpeaphil@gmail.com FOR SALE: £170.00 – Scotty Cameron Futura X7 putter V.G.Condition c/w extra weights for fast or slow greens 8 months old.

Item Location: Woodham Mortimer Colin Ward 01245 223 651 Email: colin.ward11@btopenworld.com FOR SALE: £50.00 ono – Wilson Fat Shaft golf clubs. 3 iron to sand wedge. Fitted with Golf Pride new decade multi compound grips. Ideal set for a beginner.

Item Location: Leigh-on-sea Neil Salter07957 192 154 Email: neilsalter19@gmail.com FOR SALE: £40.00 – Mottacaddy S1 push trolley and matching Mottacaddy pro series bag. Bag in good condition with all zips in working order. Brake on trolley doesn’t work but doesn't affect overall performance.

Item Location: Colchester.

Steve Martin 07505 100 551 Email: stevemartin.sm48@gmail.com FOR SALE: £40.00 each – Taylor Made Jetspeed 3-wood, 5-wood and no.4 hybrid. Good Condition.

Item Location: Dagenham Richard Lewer 02085 951 215 Email: par19@sky.com

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