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Thanks for reading this week’s newsletter. Before we dive into the recent news, we have a couple of club housekeeping points from the club to get us started.

Green Fees

Please can everyone ensure that their guest green fees are paid before play. Please pay them in the Pro Shop. If the shop is closed, please pay them behind the bar. If that is closed, please email me or call me to arrange payment (email is preferable).

As a reminder, unless at the time of booking you pay by credit card, your green fee will NOT automatically be debited. If in doubt as to whether you have paid or not, please contact me.

Dress Code

Secondly, one or two of the members have recently complained about a decline in the dress standards. Please click here to view the club’s dress code. The main culprits seem to be untucked shirts and non tailored shorts. Please can ALL members adhere to this dress code.

MCJL

We hosted the third round of the Mid Cheshire Junior league on Sunday. The weather was perfect and the course looked great. Furthermore we performed superbly with us taking the first four places in the 23 player field. Joe Booth finished first with an excellent 39 points. Well done to the rest of the team (junior captain Matthew Hodder, Ollie Grieves, Jack Hickson and Louis Wild). We current sit on top of the league and travel to Eaton GC on Saturday for the penultimate event of the season. Keep it up team!!

Bell Cup

On the same day, our ladies Bell cup team faced Heyrose away. Unfortunately we narrowly missing out on a quarter final place by losing 4:3. Bad luck ladies but it bodes well for 2025!

Medal 4

As mentioned in last week’s missive, DaveMcGlennon cleaned up on Saturday winning Medal 4 on countback with a nett 68. He also won the best gross. Plus he and Andrew Fishwick were presented with the Sandiford trophy (the men’s winter foursomes) having beaten Roger Sheen & George Buchan in the final earlier in the year.

Pete Hindle was the runner up in Medal 4 and third place with a nett 70 went to Jim Nicholson.

Adult Junior Comp

Well done to Fraser Gregory for winning Friday’s event with a massive turnout of 16 juniors and invariably one of their parents. Fraser also leads the OoM with two events to. The next event will take place on Fri 12th July with tee times from 1730.

These events have been running for years and almost as a direct consequence of them we have both juniors and parents apply to join the club so they really are a force for good. Thanks to junior organiser Phil Hickson for helping me out with this event and also for doing sterling work on the day we hosted the MCJL. I think Phil has developed a taste for being a starter and fancies the gig at the Open now!!

Nine & Dine

Here’s the photo of Friday’s 9 & dine winners. They score an excellent 43 points.was won by with a great score of 43 points

Lift Off……

This week’s missive is a bit of an epic as I just realised I didn’t upload the one I wrote the other week! Grab a cuppa and start to work your way through it…..

There is still space left in the next nine hole stableford on Sat 29th June. In addition, there are still one or two spaces left in the Pro Am which takes place on Sat 13th July here at HGC. Both events are open to men and ladies.

To enter the nine hole comp, please do so on Club V1. To enter, the Pro Am, please make contact with me.

Medal 4

This was played on Fri 21st and Sat 22nd June. Well played Mr McG! Five twos were recorded which is the most for some time.

1	Dave McGlennon	77 – 9 = 68
2	Peter Hindle	78 – 10 = 68
3	Jim Nicholson	97 – 27 = 70

Nine and Dine on Friday 21st June

1	P. Jefferies / A. Bradley / J. Bradley / B. Jefferies	43
2	I. Hunt / F. Hunt / A. Fishwick / M. Fishwick	39
3	R. Mattocks / A. Mattocks / D. Cockbain / M. Cockbain	37

Ladies Back Nine Medal

Well done to Lynette Lodge for winning Thursday’s comp with 34. Sue Fallows was one shot back to finish as runner up.

The results for the Hilda Timpson Salver will be announced next week.

Ladies Summer Meeting – shotgun start and lunch

Here are the top two team from the ladies summer meeting back on the 13th June.

Ladies Away Day

Thanks to Rosie for this match report from the ladies recent away day at Leigh GC.

24 ladies played at Leigh on a dry day!  The course was in good condition with excellent, very fast greens.  We were very well looked after by their staff, the food was very good and very hot! 

The two nearest pin prizes awarded to Sally Budd and Clare Withey. Second prize on a card play off with 86 points were Clare Withey, Diana Harris, Pat Jefferies and Mary Cockbain.
The winners with 91 points were Irene Kirk, Sue Bryant, Vicki Chamberlain and Pauline Keeling.

Senior Stableford 3 Front Nine on the 16th June

John Kennedy took first prize with 20 points, Roger Mattocks came second with 19 points on a card play off from Jon Cowan. Craig Rae scored the only two of the day on the fourth hole.

Mixed Centenary on the 15th June

1	R. Gerrard / R. Manley	35
2	J. Ravenscroft / C. Ravenscroft	34
3	B. Fallows / N. Fallows	31

Seniors Back Nine Texas Scramble on the 12th June

1	I. Pinnington / A. Kay / R. Manley	21
2	T. Sampson / J. Nicholson / M. Wells	20
3	I. Hunt / B. Harvey / D. Swale	20

Bell Cup

Match report below, courtesy of team captain Sally Wright.

The ladies Bell Cup team played their second round match at home on Sunday against Haydock Park. With the scores level at 3-3 it was down to super sub Tracey (who had only been told she was needed the night before whilst partying at Hale GC!) & she brought home the victory 4-3. We will play Heyrose away in the 3rd round.

Medal 3

Congrats to Paul Simpson for winning with a nett 72, indicationg how challenging the scoring conditions were. Mark Haywood was second and and John Kennedy third, both scored nett 73s. There was just one two recorded over the two days of compettion and that went to Peter Atherton on the 2nd hole.

It should be noted that Maz Lund and Liam Murphy scored a nett 70 and 72 respectively but unfortunately they haven’t yet played the requisite number of competitions so they weren’t eleigible to win a prize.

Ladies Charity Nine Hole Stableford

Well done to Vicky Wells for scoring 19 points to win last Thursday’s competition. Noelle Morris was runner up with 18 points and Ann Coulson third with 17 points. All proceeds went to the lady captain’s charity, Prevent Breast Cancer.

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The Pond on the 4th / 13th Hole

I have been asked to include the relief options for if you hit your ball into the water on the 4th / 13th hole. It is marked as a red penalty area and the rule number is 17.1d. Thankfully the Rules of Golf now has pictures so I have included it and the wording below.

When it is known or virtually certain that a ball is in a red penalty area and the player wishes to take relief, the player has three options, each for one penalty stroke. The player may:

1. Take stroke-and-distance relief by playing a ball from a relief area based on where the previous stroke was made.
2. Take back-on-the-line relief by dropping a ball outside the penalty area, keeping point X between the hole and the spot where the ball is dropped.
3. Take lateral relief (red penalty area only). The reference point for taking relief is point X, and a ball must be dropped in and played from the two club-length relief area, which is no nearer the hole than point X.

Photos

One of the early starters in a recent gents comp sent me these photos… the greenstaff had barely left the premises! Please be courteous to your fellow golfers and leave the bunkers (and the rest of the course for that matter!) neat and tidy.

What a great win at the weekend for father and son combination of Bob and Dougie MacIntyre in the Canadian Open!

This week we have some results of our own and some news of some more group coaching dates.

Also the HGC PGA Pro Am is just around the corner now (on Saturday 13th July). There are still some spots in the morning left so please contact me for more information or to enter this great event.

If you have already entered, please could you look at settling the payment. The entry fee is £240 if all three amateur players are HGC members or £270 if one or more of the amateur players are not HGC members. Thank you.

Group Coaching

Below are the next dates and topics for the group coaching sessions. All with run for an hour from 2pm to 3pm. They are open to ladies and gents. The price is £25 but if you do four in a calendar year, the fifth one is foc! There are a maximum of four per class. If places book up, I’ll put on extra sessions. Please let me know if you’d like to join us.

Hopefully the topics are self explanatory. The exception is probably “Specific Shots on the Course”. This is a little experimental! The idea is that anyone who signs up tells me which shot on the golf course they’re struggling with. We’ll then do our best to recreate it and help you and the rest of the group tackle it with greater confidence.

Mon 10/6/24	Fewer Three Putts
Tues 2/7/24	Improving Impact
Mon 8/7/24	Specific Shots on the Course
Tues 16/7/24	Bunker Shots – What you Need to Know to Escape Every Time

Back Nine Hole Open Stableford

Well done to Martin Oldfield for winning this competition on Sunday with 20 points. Second place went to Tony Sampson with 19 points. Jane Nicholson was third with 18 points beating Bill Harvey on a card play off. The greens staff occasionally allow Bill some time away from working on the course to actually playing on the course!!

Here’s the Order of Merit after four events, John Kennedy remains on top! The next open nine hole stableford will be on Sat 29th June.

Unfortunately there was a mix up about which tees the men should be playing off. After consultation with the comps committee and the captains, we made the decision to allow all the scores to stand. Please accept my apologies for the Pro Shop’s role in this miscommunication.

Ladies Nine Hole Reverse Waltz

On Thursday, in threes, the ladies played a nine hole reverse waltz. Congratulations to the winners who were Emma Daynes, Gail Sampson & Corinne Veitch. The runners up were Sally Budd, Caroline Smith & Kerry Gill.

This week, we look at some results from the last few days and mention about some slightly reduced Pro Shop hours over the next couple of days as I’m away with family and friends for 3 nights.

Guest Green Fees

I just wanted to mention about guest green fees. As a member, when you book a guest to play with you, the system does NOT automatically debit your account.

The system can’t do this as it doesn’t know if your playing 9 or 18 holes, bringing an adult or junior guest etc.

Consequently these are the following ways to pay:

• Pop into the Pro Shop where you can pay using your HGC account, a credit/debit card or cash.
• If the shop is closed, please call into the bar.
• If that is not possible, please email me and I can take the fee from your account.
• At the time you book, there is also an option to pay by credit/debit card. This can be a fast and effective way to pay. The system updates the tee sheet to show that payment has been made. One thing, if you are playing 18 holes (£15 fee), it would be better to pay using one of the other methods as the system will assume you are just playing nine holes (£10 fee).

Finally, it is your responsibility as a member (or as a parent of a junior member) to proactively pay your guest green fee and not be followed up on the matter. Your assistance with this would be greatly appreciated. Please contact me if I can be assist with any matters green fee related.

Frolic

Congrats to Jo Bryant, Graham Bryant, Kerry Gill and Howard Gill for winning bank holiday Monday’s Frolic with 35 points. The Kays and the Hunts were second with 33 points beating the all ladies team of Jo Egerton, Jackie Murphy, Ann Coulson and Caroline Smith on a card play off.

Nine Hole Stableford

Well done Howard Gill for winning on Saturday with 21 points with a birdie – birdie finish! Kairen Seaton was runner up with 20 points. Helen Davies and Gill Kay also scored 20 points but following a card play off, they finished third and fourth respectively.

The top few players in the OoM after three events are listed below. Well done to John Kennedy for leading at this stage.

Order of Merit

NAME	6/4/24	4/5/24	25/5/24	TOTAL
John Kennedy	15	15	18	48
Graham Jones	16	13	17	46
David Rodwell	12	14	17	43
Martin Oldfield	17	12	13	42
Jon Cowan	12	15	14	41
Tiff Fielden	10	15	16	41

Medal 2

The previous weekend Medal 2 was played. The best score of the two days went to Liam Murphy with a nett 68. Unfortunately he had not yet played the required number of qualifying scores to be eligible so his good friend Jack Wilcox took the spoils with a nett 69. Lee Bramley was beaten on countback to finish as runner up and the ever consistent Danny Fox was third.

Pro Shop Opening Hours

As previously mentioned, I’m off for a few days so in my absence, Phil will be looking after the shop. The opening hours will be as follows:

Thu 30/5 0830 – 1400
Fri 31/5. 0900 – 1500
Sat 1/6 0900 – 1500
Sun 2/6 1200 – 1600

It’s Wednesday morning as I write this and the rain is falling, which is just at the right time to help the course as the irrigation work continues.

I was on my golfing travels last week. First of all playing in the PGA Seniors at Moor Park in Hertfordshire. It’s a 54 hole event with approx 250 players taking part and the top 50 and ties make it through to the final round. Alas I missed out by 5 shots – I just struggled a little with a one or two errant shots and the treacherously quick greens.

It was then up to Edinburgh to meet up with some university friends and play at the lovely Archerfield golf courses. What a treat for a couple of days and great fun.

The men’s Medal 2 results from last weekend will be announced at TNC on Thursday so I’ll include those in next week’s missive.

Nine Hole Stablefords

There are two that are fast approaching in the calendar. Please remember that these comps are open to men and ladies.

The first one is on Sat 25th May and the second one is on Sunday 2nd June (with afternoon tee times). Both are available to book onto now on Club V1.

Members’ Group Coaching

We still have some spaces in the chipping / pitching session on Mon 3rd June from 2pm – 3pm. The feedback on the sessions has been really positive so please contact me to enrol.

Nine & Dine

Over to Jo Egerton for the round up of last Friday’s competition

The first 9 and Dine of the year, was a Stand Aside Texas Scramble, 9 teams took part, the weather was glorious and  Ben, Peter and the team provided an excellent supper.

Third place with 25 points was Andrew & Min Fishwick and Anne &Roger Mattocks. Second place with 26 points was Lee Bramley, Graham Jones, Linda Pennington and. Clodagh Cathro. Winning with an impressive 27 points was Joanne &Graham Bryant and Q & Caroline Smith.

The next 9 & Dine, a Stableford waltz will be on Friday the 21st June, with tee times from 4pm to 6pm. The social team look forward to seeing you there.

Well we’ve had a great few days of weather and even seemed to get the rain (Sunday afternoon/evening) when we wanted it. The T-shirts, shorts and sun cream have been in full effect so long may this continue….

Seniors Stableford 2

Well done to John Kennedy for winning Sunday’s back nine stableford with 19 points. There were three players tied on 17, and David Cranmer took second with Rob Manley in third following the card play off. 

Captain’s Prize

The weather was fantastic and the course was in great shape too as gentleman captain ben Fallows laid on a stellar day. Craig Rea was the winner with 36 points. David Smith also scored 36 points but was beaten on a card play off. Graham Jones was third and Chris Wood finished fourth.

Some excellent photos below set the scene so thanks to Ben and Paul Simpson for sharing.

Adult Junior

Oscar Davies and his father Marcus won the adult junior competition on Friday with 18 points. Dylan Gray was second and Louis Wild was third. The next event takes place on Fri 21st June with tee times from 1730. If you’d like to play, please let me know.

Ladies Away Day

Our ladies visited Astbury GC on Wednesday for their exchange day and had a fantastic time as the photos (courtesy of Sue Bryant) show. The Astbury ladies visited us on Thursday and had an equally good day out.

Congrats to the winners of the team competition, Gail Sampson, Helen Davies, Diana Harris and Sally Blackburn. They scored 88 points. Sue Bromley, Vicki Wells, Pat Jefferies and Barbara Spark won the 12 hole competition. The winner of the nearest the pin prize was Rosie Gerrard and Caroline Massey won the nearest the line prize. Well done to Helen Davies and Jan Ravenscroft for organising such a super day out.

Well the weather really has been much improved over the last few days as the greenstaff are finally able to get back to cutting the grass. The course is starting to look really lovely again.

The Astbury ladies had an exchange day here yesterday and we’re very enthusiastic about the course, which was very gratifying to hear.

On Monday from 2-3pm we have a group driving lesson with space available. It’s open to a maximum of four players and the price is £25 per person. Those that have attanded these sessions so far have given good feedback on them. It’s open to ladies and gents. If you like to join us, please book your spot by getting in touch with me.

Bank Holiday Frolic

We ran a reverse waltz 9 hole Frolic on Monday. Thanks to Tiff for doing the vast majority of sorting things out.

There was a fancy dress theme and we had joint winners on that score: the Bad Habits (comprising of Sally Budd, Jonny Yates, Jane Wilkinson and Ann Coulson) and the May Day-ers (comprising of Andrew & Gill Kay and Diana & Richard Hogben).

The golf was also won by the Bad Habits with 40 points. In second place with 35 points were Freda & Ian Hunt and Min & Andrew Fishwick. Third place went to Judith Guest, Grham Jones and Val & Conrad Nelstrop with 32 points.

Mid Cheshire Junior League (MCJL)

Well done to junior captain Matthew Hodder, Joe Booth and Olly Mills for representing HGC in the first event of this year’s league format at Hazel Grove. Joe, playing in his first event of this nature, strolled round in 38 stableford points to finish in second place, just one point behind the winner. Amazing stuff Joe, well done!

Matthew and Olly both scored 26 points making our three player cumulative score 90 points. This was enough to put us in second place in the five team league with four fixtures to play. Hazel Grove are top with 99 points. The next event is at Wilmslow GC on Sunday 26th May.

Nine Hole Stableford

On Saturday, we ran the second nine hole stableford as part of our Order of Merit series. Maz Lund was the winner with 19 points. Dave Smith finished second with 18 points and Noelle Morris was third with 17 points.

Noelle leads the OoM though after the two events with Chris Wood and John Kennedy sharing second spot. The next event is on Sat 25th May and bookings open this Sunday at 8pm.

Pro Am 2024

This year’s HGC Pro Am takes place on Saturday 13th July. There are still 5 team spaces available (in the morning). It’s open to ladies and gents, members or non members. The price to enter is £240 if all amateur members are HGC members. If one of more of the team are not HGC members then the entry fee is £270.

It’s a really great day at the club. If you’ve not played in it before, just ask anyone who has and they’ll tell the same. Please contact me to get involved!

Photos

Thanks to Anne Webster for sending in these excellent photos from her new home in Surbiton as Hale gentleman members came to visit. On the left hand / top photo, we have (from left to right) Mike Kirchin, Chris Brown, Anne, Jonny Yates and Lord John Lee. The other photo includes Anne’s friend Fay.

Thanks also to Andrew Fishwick for sending in these photos of a Mandarin drake and hen on the 6th hole, which was taken on Saturday.

Shop Opening Hours

Next week I’m playing in the PGA Seniors Championship at Moor Park which runs from Wednesday to Friday. I’m really looking forward to it. As is often the case, I wish i was better prepared for it. So I’ll just give it my best and see where that takes me. I’m also away on the Saturday and Sunday too.

This means that Phil is stepping in to cover the shop in my absence. The shop will be open everyday but is closing mid afternoon on most of those days. Please call Phil on 0161 249 8427 if you are making a special journey and I’ll still be checking my emails while I’m away (richardsboothuk@gmail.com)

There are still spaces available for this Saturday’s 9 hole stableford which is open to ladies and gents. Everyone will play from the red tees and it’s over the back nine. Please sign up on Club V1.

Medal 1

Well played Mark Haywood for shooting a nett 68 to win Medal 1 this weekend. I hope Mark doesn’t mind me trying to grab some reflected glory by telling you that he’s had a few lessons of late which hopefully have been instrumental in his win! Ade Kershaw was second with nett 69 and Matthew Hodder was third with a one over par nett 71, illustrating just how tricky the course was playing.

Granny Cup

Congratulations to Min Fishwick for winning last Thursday’s Granny Cup with 27 points. The Granny Cup was donated by last year’s winner, Vicky Chamberlain. Unfortunately Vicky was unable to make tea to present the trophy.

Diana Harris won the 18 hole stableford with 26 points and Amanda Greaves won the front nine stableford with 19 points.

Group Coaching

We have some space in Monday’s group coaching session on driving. All of these sessions are open to men and ladies. There is also some space in the bunker session on the 20th May and we have put on an extra chipping/piching lesson (same time 2-3pm) on Mon 3rd June.

Please contact me to reserve your spot.

Juniors

Joe Booth won the junior nine hole stableford on Saturday with 19 points. Look out for the next comp date which we’ll let you know about shortly.

The junior caching on Saturdays continues on Saturdays at 1345. If you’d like to attend, the first thing you need to do is let me know so that I can add you to the WhatsApp group. Then when you want to attend a session, simply reply to the message I send out the day before or the morning of the coaching with a thumbs up.

Embedded Ball

Here’s a reminder about the rules regarding an embedded ball. Remember this applies year round and on the fairway and in the rough (aka the general area)

Firstly, thanks to everyone who has messaged or spoken to me following my newsletter of a couple of days ago. Your kind words and support are really appreciated. Please click here to read it, if you missed it.

Now onto some results and other news….

Mixed Foursomes

This was played in nice weather over 14 holes on Saturday. Well done to the winners, Janet Grant and Dave Smith, who recorded 29 points. Second place went Michelle Rea and Jez Allen 27 points and third spot was secured by Al Kenney and Rob Manley (yes you read that correctly!!) with 25 points.

As usual we ran a Tote and Gill Kay, Andrew Fishwick & Sue Bryant showed immense foresight in backing Janet and Dave – well done!!

Ladies Competitions

Mandy Gilbert won the 18 hole stableford with 32 points. Kate McKenna was second with 31 points and Diana Hogben was third with 29 points.

Ann Coulson was one of three players to record 15 points in the nine hole stableford but ended up being the winner on countback. Barbara Spark finished as runner up and Karen Stockton finished third.

Bell Cup Victory

The ladies had a great victory away at Leigh on Sunday in their first match of this year’s Bell Cup campaign. The score was 4:3. Congratulations – they now march into the next round.

Ollie

Big shout out to Ollie Grieves for winning the Link Golf Junior Tour at Heaton Park GC on Sunday, in the age 9-11 category. He was 4 over par for the nine hole event. A great start to his golfing year…

This is an unusual newsletter. The content is important to me and so I believe it warrants it’s own individual missive. Fear not, I will send out another newsletter shortly with all the usual competition results and news of forthcoming events.

I mentioned last week (click here to read) that Will’s departure from the business was partly down to him and partly due to the financial health of the Pro Shop. I said that I would expand on the subject this week, so here goes.

Background

Firstly and most importantly, Hale GC is a fabulous venue and a great place to work. I am proud to be your Club Pro. I have been here 15 years and cannot quite believe where that time has gone.

In a nutshell, for the hours that I put into the business (and like most club pros, that’s a lot), the money that I am able to take out of the business is not where I would like it to be. It works out at approximately the same hourly rate that I pay my staff. This has been the case for several years.

Will started with me three years ago during the second year of Covid. The hours that I was working (when we weren’t in lockdown!) and the boom in golf meant I needed help. I wanted him to assist in increasing sales and I knew someone with the right personality would be a hit with the membership. However, like any business that recruits staff, the new employee needs to be able to bring in sufficient additional income to cover their costs. It turns out Will was not able to do that and that is in no way a reflection on him. We’ll explore why below.

Profit

As you’ll know, the levers to pull to change a business’ profitability are (1) increase prices, (2) increase the number of sales or (3) decrease costs.

(1) Increasing prices is difficult because of the internet –  everyone knows the price of everything, the big retailers have vast amounts of stock and it can normally be delivered within 48 hours. Additionally, the big retailers have huge buying power meaning they purchase their stock at significantly lower prices than I can. And I, of course, want to be able to provide my customers with items at the best value that I can.

(2) Increasing the number of sales is tricky because of the nature of Hale GC. That is, we have a smaller membership than many clubs and because the club is financially strong we accept limited numbers green fees & societies.

(3) Decreasing costs is essentially why the business had to let Will go (and also, as I discussed last week, because there wasn’t enough activity to keep him stimulated over the course of his time at work).

Where are Things Now

I approached the club in September 2023 explaining the situation. On reflection, I should have done so years ago. This approach was before the dreadful recent winter that has compounded things further, as it has done for much of the golf industry.

Unlike the other members of staff at the club, I am paid a retainer. I make additional revenue from retail and coaching.  Consequently the hierarchy of the club don’t know how things are going unless we communicate. I think the same goes for you, the membership, and hence this article.

Thankfully the club (a small group from Council were set up to look into these matters) were understanding of where things were and have helped in a few different ways as follows: by increasing my retainer, introducing other performance incentives and understanding the staffing difficulties.

They appreciate there are times when the shop needs to be open and there are times when it doesn’t. They understand that a healthy work-life balance is hugely important. They have made me feel more valued and like a key member of the team.

What Next

(1) As we say goodbye to Will, you’ll be seeing a bit more of Phil. He’ll essentially cover the shop when I have a day off, take a holiday or play in golf tournaments, attend Cheshire & North Wales PGA committee meetings or attend training courses. He’s working on a zero hours basis so just steps in when required. This flexibility is fantastic for the business. Phil is a great guy, very friendly and super proactive. He’s been working / putting up with me for nearly six years now!

(2) The shop will be open a little less. I’ll endeavour to schedule my lessons when it’s quiet. If they are outside, I may need to lock the door on the shop. If they’re in the studio, I may not be able to attend to your enquiry immediately but will come back to you as soon as I possibly can.

(3) If I’m away and there’s nothing scheduled, the shop may close early. For instance, if I’m off on a Wednesday and there’s a team match in the morning but no other events on that day, the shop may just be open from say 0830 – 1400.

(4) I will communicate this via my newsletter and signs on the door. It’s possible you will barely notice any difference as these changes will take place when it’s quiet.

Summary

Going forward, with the financial package from the club, a reduced wage bill and more flexibility, both the business and I will be in better shape.

It goes without saying that your continued support and custom really do make a huge difference. It would be remiss of me not to mention at this point that if we don’t have golfing items in stock that you desire, we can invariably get hold of them. We will always do our utmost to price match.

If you approach us and it turns out we can’t match the price, the lead time is too long or whatever the reason might be, we totally understand! We’d just be delighted to have had the chance to serve you. And perhaps we’ll be able to get you what you want next time.

We hope to see you down at the club on a dry golf course with the sun shining very soon!

Thank you.