Hello golfers, 

Welcome to this week's newsletter, in this edition we have the latest from here at Longniddry, we review what was an exciting finish on Tour and we have some great shop offers not to miss. 

Enjoy the read!

'Beast from the East'

Not a great week for Golf here at Longniddry Golf Club. The “Beast from the East” certainly hit us. I made it to work Wednesday no problem and knew the weather forecast was set to hit us hard 3.00pm.

At 1.00pm, looked out the shop window, snow was coming down fast, Suddenly thought if I don’t get moving, I could struggle to get home. 2.5 hours on the bypass driving through blizzards, treacherous driving conditions, I was pleased to get home.

Thought for a second, I was spending the night on the bypass with this chap below. Correctly the club closed all weekend, as it would not make sense risking staff getting to work. So back to normality Monday and catching up with deliveries, new orders and plans for future.

Tour News 

Exciting golf tournaments at the weekend on the European, PGA and LPGA Tours.

I watched quite a bit of the World Golf championship from Mexico. Not as long a course as normal events at 7330 yards, and with the also ball flying 10% further there due to sea level heights but it produced an exciting finish and shows a great course is design not just length.

Tyrrell Hatton battled on the back nine tremendously, but fell at the last. Justin Thomas finish was unbelievable, but Mickelson showed his class and won again at the age of 47. Still playing amazing golf!!

Hatton has that fire and determination which he gets stick for, but he produces some brilliant Golf. Not sure I would change what he is doing, It's working!

The Masters

Hatton to me looks a great each way bet at the Masters, which is only a month away.

My Masters bets have been pretty good the last two seasons:

2017 backed
- Sergio Garcia - 1st
- Paul Casey - 6th

2016 backed
- Danny Willett - 1st
- Paul Casey - 6th

I did well the last two years, but before that the last bet I got right there was Jose Maria Olazabal in 1999 so don’t listen to me.

One month away yet, but it will soon come around. Hopefully we will get some golf towards the end of this week.

Members Benefits from the Pro Shop

You may not know but being part of the Foremost group gives me extra benefits I can offer to you. They give me the very best options on pricing, and is regularly checked against the 4 major competitors. If you see a product somewhere else, give me the chance to source and match the price. I can’t guarantee this always but I will try!!

What you will get from me is the best service.

Recently I was able to get discount green fees at Aphrodite Hills for a member. I managed to save the member a considerable amount which I was delighted with.

Click here for more information on this benefit.

Tell them Colin sent you!

Tee Booking

If you don’t get a tee time on a specific day, make sure to keep trying to either book online or contact the shop, even on the day as people cancel.

Cancellations - lots of wasted tee times, and tee time availability.

Course Update

When out on the course please remember:
- To repair pitch marks
- Keep trolleys away from greens and off tee boxes
- Keep the buggies away from greens and banks
- Look after your course!!

For up to date information on course status, check out the club website/social media, follow my Facebook page, twitter page and my website.

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