David Mather

A great response to start!

We're halfway through now and we've been delighted with the initial response. Thank you to those members who have already topped up their Pro Shop account!

For anyone who missed it, we want to give something back as our way of saying thank you for your continued support whilst the Pro Shop is shut. So, if you top up your Pro Shop account (using the link below) during April 2020, we will add an extra 10% to your deposit!

You'll be able to spend this as soon as the Pro Shop is back open. Full terms and conditions can be found on our website.

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Golf's rivalries pt2

Golf's greatest rivalries - Woods vs Mickelson

For those that go on stats, this barely constitutes a rivalry. However, when you consider they achieved their feats over the same period, then what both men have managed is mightily impressive.

Tiger was the face of the game for almost two decades. He’s won 15 majors, racked up 109 worldwide professional victories, and even had the main golf video game named after him for several years. In that same time, Phil played second fiddle. A role that saw ‘lefty’ accumulate five major titles, 51 worldwide professional wins and represent the USA in 12 consecutive Ryder Cups. Sadly for Mickelson, he never reached the summit of the World Golf Rankings, albeit spending 26 consecutive years inside the Top 50.

It’s scary to think what more either man could have achieved without the other standing in their way. Let us know which rivalry stands out for you the most and why by getting in touch here.

Coaching from home

I’ve been doing some fun Videos of things to practice at home that have been going out on the club Facebook page, I will post them all in my newsletter over the next few weeks.

If anyone wants to get in touch via email with any questions or even want to just say hi please do it will be great to hear from you. Click here to send me an email.

Click here to watch my putting lesson.

Click here to watch the alignment video.

Course pictures

We'll be back playing soon...I hope, but when we do the course will look epic.

It's quiz time

In theory, this week's quiz is one that we should ALL do well on, so we've thrown a few curveballs in there to really test you!

Fancy yourself as a Rules know-it-all?
Are you the go-to Rules person in your roll-up?

Put your knowledge to the test and see how you get on this week. You may have found yourself in a few of these scenarios before - the question is: did you do the right thing?

Good luck!

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Weekly challenge

We want to get as many Alnmouth Golf Club golfers attempting this week’s challenge as possible! It’s a pretty straightforward one so give it a go and let us know how you get on. Who will be the champion?

What to do

Grab your wedge and a golf ball. Head to the garden or give yourself some space inside the house. Now, try to do as many keepy-ups as possible without the ball touching the ground.

Sounds easy, right?

Get adventurous

If you’re a bit of a show-off, try hitting the ball off your thigh or stopping the ball on your clubface before starting again. You can do this with tennis balls too, or even toilet rolls (apparently).

We want your videos sent in!

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Golf at home

If any of you are missing golf as much as we are, you’ll be straight onto the course as soon as it’s safe to do so. Well, until that time comes, here’s a little drill for you to try that’ll keep those competitive juices flowing.

The set-up

We’ve used a mug as our makeshift hole, but feel free to use whatever you have lying about the house!

Set your balls down in a straight line from the hole, at one-foot intervals from each other. Starting with the closest, hole each putt without missing. If you miss, go back to the start and try again!

Too easy?

The simplest way to make this drill harder is to increase the distance between each of the balls in your line.

If you’re simply too good and are putting like Tiger, you could try finding a sloping putt or make the target (your makeshift hole) smaller.

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Video of the Week

A brilliant interview with one of the game's greats. Has technology gone too far? Will anyone dominate the game like Tiger once did? Watch this video as Greg Norman gives his thoughts on today's game. Enjoy!

Thank you for reading and have a great weekend. David and Joe.

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