After just having spent the last week in Augusta with a group from Thurlestone it was great to watch close up the worlds best golfers on arguably the worlds best golf course.
It was great to see the players practicing and going through their pre-tournament routines before their play and indeed it was pointed out that some of the players looked quite nervous as they teed off in the tournament. As we all look ahead to playing more competitions, here's a little help for anyone suffering with first tee nerves. Did you know cricketing legend Sir Don Bradman used to practise batting with a golf ball and a cricket stump? He knew that if he made his practice sessions tougher than the game itself, that hitting a cricket ball with a bat would feel relatively easy.
Compare that to the golfer, who typically spends his practice sessions standing on a nice, level lie at one end of the widest fairway in the world! It's hard to miss a practice ground, though I dare say we've all achieved it at some stage. No wonder so many golfers feel twitchy on the first tee when those wide, open spaces are suddenly replaced by sand, water and timber. When we were at Augusta the practice ground was full of trees and bunkers for the players to practice amongst.
It's important to make your practice count. Toughen up your range work and you will become better-prepared for the challenges of the course. There are many effective ways to do this, and we'll be only too happy to explain them to you. Be sure to ask us about them the next time you are in; as well as sharper scoring, you'll feel a lot less jumpy on the course. Click here to contact me about how we can make your practice more effective for your game.
Congratulations to those winners of our Masters Sweep
1st Prize G Holt £100 Voucher
2nd Prize S Davey £30 Voucher
3rd Prize S Wilson £20 Voucher
4th Prize S Davey £10 Voucher
Lowest Round J Davies £10 Voucher
Best European S Wilson £10 Voucher
Round 1 Winner- L Cant £10 Voucher
Wooden Spoon ( After Cut)- R G Smith £10 Voucher
Please remember that tomorrow is the start of the Pro’s 9 Hole Roll-Up which will be on every Friday teeing off between 3pm and 6pm. So if you would like to play 9 Holes stableford just book online and pay your entrance fee in the Proshop and the Prize presentation will take place at 8pm.