Greetings from Jonnie,
Callaway Fitting Day 15, August 1pm - 5pm
Whether it's the the XR driver or the Big Bertha irons we will have the full Callaway equipment range at Murrayfield GC on Saturday, 15 August. To book a slot with the fitting experts from Callaway please click here.
Putter Fitting Day - 22 August 11am-3pm
We will be holding our own putter fitting day with brands including Odyssey, PING, TaylorMade and Wilson.
The importance of a putter fitting
We hold lots of fitting days for the leading manufacturers for all the clubs and we also have fitted many of our members for clubs, but putter fittings are still something new to people we've found.
Remember we offer a FREE fitting with any new putter. We recognise the importance in having the right equipment. You need to trust it so that you can then put a good stroke on the putt.
Virtually every Tour player is fitted individually to their putter, but almost no amateur players do that! The average height of a PGA Tour player today is 6' and he uses a 33.5 inch putter on average. You guys are using a 35 inch putter on average because that is the "standard" putter. A properly fit putter will allow you to set up with your hips over your ankles, your hands under your shoulders with a little bend in the elbows and your eyes over the ball.
Please call up or click here to book your 30 minute fitting appointment.
The Pitching Area is open for use!!
No excuses now, go there and sharpen up your short game. If you need help with any part of the game, give us a call and we'll be happy to help! Please remember to take a pitch repair with you to keep the green in excellent condition. Check out this video for more info.
Do you want to hit clutch pitches we've seen recently in the Scottish Open and The Open?! We have all had circumstances where we need a good pitch into a hole to keep us in a match or shoot under our handicaps if you get up and down from the fairway.
I am delighted to inform members that the newly constructed short game practice area has opened and is now ready for limited play. Some pictures of our progress:
A BIG thank you to Bill, Stevie and their team who have constructed the short game area! We've had great feedback from members already, we're passing all this onto the green staff team for their great work they've done. Below you'll find Bill's blog which shows the transition of the short game area through time.
To allow the seeded green and its surrounds time to fully mature it has been decided that this year the area will close in early November and re-open again next spring.
During the winter months we intend to implement further improvements in this area, details to follow.
I hope the members enjoy using the new facility just as much as we have enjoyed the constructing process and the growing in period. Well done and thanks to all..
Pro Member Challenge Matches
There are lots of games booked into the diary over the next couple of months; the games so far have been fun to play in. It's a great opportunity for us to get to know you better and to give some helpful tips along the way - with the bonus of some big prizes come the end of the season for the best team and pro combination!!!
Pro/Member Challenge 2015 - Current Leaderboard
Mike Marwick Vinit Khurana Ian Wales Jonnie 73
Anne McMenigall Marina Evans Fiona Hamilton Iain 65
Zoe Lutton Angela Houston Hillary Wright Duncan 63
With many games lined up watch the leaderboard, it will change dramatically. Will Mike, Vinit, Ian and Jonnie still be there at the end of the year?! (Duncan and Iain hope not!!)
Ross Young wins at Crieff golf club in the Morton Burnett Open!
Handicaps 0 - 10
1) R. Young (Murrayfield) - 64 - voucher code: 691003
2) J. Mcknight (Littlehill) - 69 - voucher code: 691004
3) Jed MacPhee (Crieff) - 69 - voucher code: 691005
Handicaps 11 - 20
1) Kevin Porter (Crieff) - 69 - voucher code: 691006
2) D. Rawlings (Murrayfield) - 71 - voucher code: 691007
3) Tam Adams Jnr. (Crieff) - 73 - voucher code: 691008
We had good representation this week with Ross Young and Dougie Rawlings playing at the Crieff Morton Burnett Open. Ross won the trophy of the day with an excellent score, this brings his handicap down from 10 to 8 and Dougie came second in the next category with a solid round and a reduction too. Well done guys!
Junior Open Wednesday 22nd July Results CSS 68 / 71
Nett Prize
1st Jonathan Graham(29) - Murrayfield Golf Club - 65
2nd Sean Byron(17) - Uphall Golf Club - 65
3rd Brodie Nichol(27) - Murrayfield Golf Club - 66
4th Cameron Macdonald(10) - Murrayfield Golf Club - 66
5th Andrew I Grant(11) - Murrayfield Golf Club - 69
A.N. Huett - Scratch Boys
Winner: - Marc Reid
Gross Prize Results Css 68 / 71
1st Marc Reid(3) - Haddington Golf Club - 71
2nd Bobby Gibson(7) - Murrayfield Golf Club - 74
3rd Craig Docherty(5) - Turnhouse Golf Club Ltd - 76
4th Patrick Lawrence(6) - Murrayfield Golf Club - 76
5th Arran Hastings(9) - Craigielaw Golf Club - 77
Well done Johnny on a great round of golf, it's good to see such strong scoring from our Murrayfield Juniors. Well done Brodie on making the other top places in the Nett and Bobby with second in the scratch.
Girls Results & Prizes
Robertson Trophy - Handicap Girls Winner 2015: - Lauren Metcalfe
Nett Prize
1st Lauren H Metcalfe (17) - Murrayfield Golf Club - 68
2nd Carys Irvine(15) - Craigielaw Golf Club - 69
Well done Lauren on winning the Robertson Trophy, which goes along nicely with all of your other ones!
Gents Stableford Saturday 25th July
1st Adam Smith(16) 44
2nd Brian Anderson(25) 43
3rd Callum Ward(17) 41
What an incredible day for scoring!! 38 people had 37 points or better! Great golf from Adam, Brian and Callum on heading the field with very high stableford points.
Ian Duguid in the had an interesting finish to his round.
We learned that he hit two great shots into the 18th bunker and proceeded to have his third shot career through the open door on the balcony and finish on the stairs!
The picture shows just how an 'awkward lie' Ian had!! After all that he managed to compose himself to finish his round.
Ladies Texas Scramble Sunday 26th July
1st Jane Bruce, Alison Murchie, Leslie Abram and Carol-Ann Searles nett 59
2nd Rosie Dennis, Hazel Peplinski, Carol Grant and Joanna Spence nett 62
Senior Gents Monthly Medal Wednesday 29th July
Nett:
1st Gerry Shannon(21) 64
2nd Bob Yardley(7) 66
3rd Colin McI Robertson(18) 67
Scratch:
1st Bob Yardley(7) 73
2nd Martin A Bryden(6) 76
3rd Mike W Marwick(12) 79
Well done Gerry on a great round of golf, Bob and Colin also had very good scores. Bob narrowly missed out on a top Gross and Nett, it looked like a steady round for that 73, well played.