We would like to wish a couple of our Juniors, George Holland and Ben Woods good luck tomorrow as they are playing 4 rounds of golf here at the Club to help raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. They will start their first round tomorrow morning at 5am so if you are out on the course tomorrow (probably not at 5am!) please give them some encouragement, or wave them through and maybe you might be interested in sponsoring them?

There will be collection boxes around the Club for any kind donations. Good Luck boys and don't forget your suncream!

What we can learn from Payne swinging in the rain

With the US Open played at Pinehurst last week, thoughts returned to Payne Stewart's epic 1999 victory there. Unlike this year's heat, that years final wet day, saw Payne wearing what looked like a gilet; but look closely at pictures of him with the trophy and you'll see the shoulders are ragged. In fact I heard that Payne took a pair of scissors to his bulky waterproof jacket sleeves that week.

This episode highlights a big shift in golfing outerwear. Back then, suit makers tried to create freedom to swing through a baggy fit; today, thanks in part to new materials, they create freedom through a snug and stretching fit, as represented by the quality garments in our shop.

Anyone who has tried both knows what Payne knew - that it's much easier to make that full, unrestricted coil without all that extra material flapping around.

It's nice not to have to butcher your rainwear too