Hello golfers,

Welcome to this week's newsletter from the Old Fold Manor pro shop team, we hope you enjoy the read.

Head Pro’s flying high...

Last week was a fantastic week for both Head Professionals, with Jack in Portugal for the Lombard Grand Final with member Nick Bolsover and Glen Qualifying for the PGA Play-offs at Walton Heath at the end of October for a chance of qualifying for a spot at the BMW PGA at Wentworth.

Jack and Nick's near Lombard victory

Last week Head Professional Jack Frances and member Nick Bolsover played in the PGA Lombard Grand Final at Vila Sol in Portugal in a fourball betterball Pro-Am format. Nick and Jack started off with a good solid first round of 3-under-par (69) with five birdies and two bogeys, setting themselves up three behind the day one leaders from Hart Common Golf Club with 6-under-par. Scoring was very bunched with 10 out of the 14 teams within six shots of the lead.

Nick and Jack’s golf got a lot better on day two with the best round of the week shooting a 7-under-par (65), with seven birdies and no drop shots for a 10-under-par total and a tie of the lead with Normanton Golf Club and setting up a potential two way play-off. With one group to come down the last, Hart Common Professional Steve Parry birdied 18 to set up a 3-way tie at 10-under-par and a three way play-off.
The play-off was decided over two holes with the Hart Common Professional birding the second play-off, but was almost extended with Jack nearly chipping in with the ball sliding past the hole for his birdie, for the Old Fold Manor pair to come in second place.

Congratulations both Jack and Nick on your week.

Glen PGA Play-offs

Last week our other Head Professional Glen Portelli was at Rayleigh Golf Club competing in the last Order of Merit event on the PGA England season. Glen was positioned 6th in the Order of Merit before the event and was hunting down the top three for a place at the end of season PGA Play-offs. Glen shot scores of 69 and 71 to finish 15th. With a nervy finish down the last three holes Glen managed to secure third spot in the Order of Merit. Glen will now be off to Walton Heath on Saturday, 30 October for a 54 hole shoot-out with a chance to qualify for some European Tour events in 2018.

Braid Mashie result 

First place - Derek Seeley (£50), second place - Gary Droy (£25) and in third place - Anthony Hartley (£15).

Brain Selwyn-Barnett had a two at 10 winning 6 balls.

Ladies Autumn Meeting result

First place - Ann-Marie Magee (£20) and in second place - Dianne Merrill (£10).

Stableford result

First place - Paul Nancarrow (£30), second place - Ian Lawrence (£25), third place - Ken O’Keeffe (£20), fourth place - Lee Crosby (£15) and in fifth place - Matthew Gilchrist (£10).

Paul Anderson had a two on the 7th and won six balls.

Senior Club Championship Final result

Geoff Arnett (£100) beat Matt Bayford (£50).

Ian is the man to beat...

This week saw member Ian Lawrence take out the new G400 for a test drive. He immediately came back loving the results he could see while out on the course. He came in for a fitting later in the week to see the results for certain. With his old driver he felt the shaft was a little whippy and wasn’t giving him the flight he felt he should be achieving. With the new G400 andd a Tour Stiff shaft he found he was gaining 15 yards carry with a lower, more penetrating flight and the slice that he had previously struggled with had been eliminated. Ian has since gone on to get a large handicap cut and is well in-form. Watch out for him!

If you too would like to try the G400 for yourself, please click here to book a fitting with one of our team.