Kevin Caplehorn

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter, in this week’s mail Dave has been representing the county again, Entries are now being taken for our Captain's Charity Am-Am, and I look ahead to my trip to Royal Portrush. Enjoy the read!

Member news

Dave has done it again!

Dave Edmund’s fantastic form at national level continues and another win for Hampshire. This one was extra special as Dave went out in Hampshire’s number one spot against Surrey’s best. Dave beat 3 time England Seniors Champion Ian Attoe, and to give you an idea of this pedigree, Ian won the England Championship this year with a 3 round total of -9 gross. What an amazing win Dave and one to be very proud of, many congratulations to you!

Click here to see the full result.

Competition news

Captain's Charity Am-Am

Entries are now being taken for our Captain's Charity Am-Am taking place on Thursday 15th August supporting Naomi House and Jack's Place.

Click here to download your entry form.

Pro's news

The Open at Royal Portrush

It’s that time of the year again where I’m getting ready to leave to coach at the greatest golf tournament in the world, The Open. I am part of a squad of 22 PGA Professionals from Great Britain and Ireland I was so proud to be named in the squad.

After retiring from playing myself through injury, I have dedicated my whole career to coaching and helping others. This for me is the pinnacle, also made extra special as it completes my PGA badge of coaching at The Welsh Open, British Opens at Hoylake, Royal Birkdale and Carnoustie and now The Open in Northern Island, covering the shamrock we proudly wear on our crest.

I leave for Belfast on Saturday the 13th and return on Tuesday 23rd of July. I will be proudly flying our Lee on the Solent flag during my time there. I get also to see and coach with my long term friends PGA Master professional Peter Ball, PGA Professional Alan Bradshaw and PGA Professional and Zen Golf Master Coach Marcus Bell. As luck would have it, 2 of our 4 ball are quite fond of the Guinness and one of which is me! If you are visiting The Open then pop in and say hello at anytime, I will be coaching in the R&A Swingzone all week.

Stylish. Smart. Sophisticated.

With the golfing season now in full flow, we hope you’re proud to say you’re a member of the club and this fantastic course. It’s for this reason that we have a bunch of crested items in the pro shop, so why not come in for a browse next time you’re at the club?

Wear the badge with pride

A classic piece of golfing attire is the club crested shirt, which is something we're able to offer you thanks to our friends at Glenmuir.

They've been creating stylish golf clothing since 1891 and specialise in the art of cresting; so much so that the European Ryder Cup team used them for every event between 1987 and 2014.

Well, their current range is an excellent combination of traditional designs with subtle detailing for that added bit of flair - like the hexagonal print detail on the Haddington's chest (fuchsia polo here).

So, if you're interested, be sure to grab yourself a piece of Scottish excellence before you next head out onto the course.

shop Glenmuir's range >

Are you focusing on the wrong thing?

As soon as the ball has left the putter face, we know whether it’s going to be good or not. It’s like a sixth sense, right? But what constitutes a good putt? Many golfers let the final outcome decide this – i.e. whether the ball ends up in the hole or not – but that is arguably well out of our control. So, perhaps it's time to refocus on what we can control?

There are only two things we can really control when it comes to putting. The first is starting the ball on the correct line. Take Tiger Woods for example; the 15-time major winner focuses on a blade of grass he wants the ball to roll over immediately in front of him, which brings the intended target much closer to impact.

The second is getting the ball rolling correctly, which means imparting top spin as quickly as possible after impact rather than having it jumping and skidding in the air.

One way to control our putting is by utilising the technology in PING’s stunning Vault 2.0 putters.

PING has included True-Roll Technology (TR) into their second-generation Vault putters and it's a smart move, with golfers enjoying more consistent distances on off-centre strikes. Add in the ability to change the weighting on the sole of the putter and you have a fantastic option that can be fitted to suit your stroke.

This is by no means the only putter available within PING's line-up, so click on the link below to view the entire range.

view PING's range >

Shop online | Collect in-store

We understand the convenience of shopping online from the comfort of your own home. We also appreciate that we can't stock every single product in-store due to limited space.

The answer to both of these is our fantastic Click & Collect service, which allows you to browse a huge range of products online and order to pick up from our shop the next time you're down the club. Have you given it a try?

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Video of the Week

In the final video of this three-part series, world class putting instructor Phil Kenyon talks us through how to improve our focus on the greens. Could the secret really be this simple?

I hope you enjoyed this weeks newsletter. If you need any more help or advice please reply to this emai or speak to one of us in the shop. Kevin and the golf team.

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