From the GM’s Office:


Children enjoyng the bouncy castle on open day

The Open day on the 22nd August was very successful with a number of new members joining the club. It was an opportunity for us to show off the club and its facilities. People on the day were very impressed with club and in particular the friendly atmosphere. 

Congratulations to Karl Wallbank on winning the Club Championship in very difficult conditions, his one over 72 in the worst of the conditions was particularly impressive.

On Wednesday the 2nd September will be running a members information evening to discuss some key topics:
*A change to the subscription renewal date
*Changes to the policy for FTA for competitions
*An update on the clubs financial position
*Golf course report from Graham Swarbrick and     update on future developments
7.00pm for 7.30pm start
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Hi everyone,

The season is flying by and all the majors have been played, congratulations to all the winners especially Simon de Santi who won my prize with two excellent rounds of golf, thanks to everyone who participated in all the major competitions and supported your officials.

We’ve had a busy time recently with many visitors playing at our club and judging by the favourable comments received our course once again is up with the best. I hope all of you who came to my presentation party enjoyed the night thanks to the bar, caterers, and Justin’s band all of whom made for a succesful night even if Simon and I tried to spoil it by our singing.

Thanks to Simon and Claire for organising the open day which went very well I’ll leave it to Simon to fill you in with that,good luck in the up and coming competitions and I’ll see you around the club.
Mick Wilson, Club Captain 

The ladies section has played the last two major comps of the year.
Lady President's day on 25th July, was won by Sandra Henckel and Mr President's day on 15th August was won by Bet Burns. Congratulations to Sandra and Bet on their great scores. All the ladies thoroughly enjoyed both competitions and the hospitality of the Lady President and Mr President.

The ladies section hosts an open on the 5th September and as usual, we will be having a charity fair in the club house with the traditional cake stall, bottle tombola and plant stall, so we are looking forward to seeing as many people as possible.

Finally, I would like to wish the ladies and the gents' team good luck in the Charity Cup on the 6th September. Let's hope we can do as well as with the Guild Cup!
Thanks.
Joanne Startin, Lady Captain.

The season is rapidly coming to a close and there are mixed results from the two leagues we are involved in.In the Fylde League, Ashton and Lea should  end up in the upper part of the final table with only two results to come in. The Ribble League is more problematic, since we are a number of games in hand because of rain-affected fixtures.

The final monthly medal will be held on Monday 14 September. The Seniors Captain’s Prize is a celebration of the season’s golf. Following a meal, presentations will be made for the year’s competitions. All Seniors Section members are invited to play and/or attend the meal.
Barry Piggott, Seniors Section Captain

The junior section has been particularly active during the school holidays and competition entries have been high. A number of new juniors have joined the club in the past month and we look forward to seeing them play in competitions as soon as possible, they are all most welcome in this thriving section of the club.
 
League matches have produced a mixed bag of results. The team showed real spirit in following a heavy defeat at the hands of Preston G.C. with a comprehensive victory over the Leyland team and there is great promise for the future.
Ed Lawson, Junior Chairman

GOLF COURSE
I have received some fantastic feedback this month from guests and visiting parties about the quality of the golf course.

We will soon be undertaking some work on the greens to ensure that a good surface is maintained through till the end of the season.

I have been very pleased this season how the course has stood up to the vast amount of rain we have had and as we continue to work on the drainage this will only improve.
Graham Swarbrick, Head Greenkeeper

PRO SHOP
We have just taken our first delivery of KZG irons and are only the 6th.outlet for these clubs in the UK. These are very high quality clubs designed to be customised to your own game; we can completely fit your set from driver to putter depending on your individual requirements.
 
The new G15 and i15 range from PING will be delivered here on or around September 15th, once again they have improved and expanded range.  The range this year irons look fantastic, similar to the brilliant i5, but with the addition of a tungsten toe weight that I think will make a huge difference to the ball flight.
 
Nike has a promotion on the Drivers, £40 voucher on the Dymo and £60 voucher on the Dymo str8 fit.
Mike Greenough, Head Professional

SOCIAL
It's been a very busy time in the clubs social calendar with the first Murder Mystery Night taking place at the beginning of the month. A good time was had by all and due to the popularity of the event another night we be held in the future.

Mick Wilsons' Captains Day celebration was perhaps the night of the year with 180 members and guest rocking to the early hours. Mick hosted a great night with the live entertainment proving very popular.

There are a number of functions left before the end of year including the Captains Charity Sportspersons Dinner, Quiz Night and the Presentation night which now has a new date of the 21st November, the Presentation of the trophies will be followed by a 3 course meal and then a DJ providing the entertainment.

AND Finally.....
There are still some places available in the remaining Opens, Ladies 5th September, Gents 20th September and the Mixed on the 4th October.

Regards

Simon Plumb
General Manager