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Hello Golfers,

Welcome to this week's newsletter, bringing you all the latest news, events and offers from here at Winchester Golf Academy. We hope you're having a great week on and off the golf course.

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Academy news

Georgia Hall wins the British Open

What a fantastic achievement for Bournemouth-based lady golfer Georgia Hall, when she became only the third British winner since the event became a Major championship in 2001. Georgia said in her interview with the BBC;

"I couldn't believe so many young girls and boys were watching me, wanting a picture or an autograph," she said.

“Hopefully I can encourage a lot of young girls out there to take up the game. I want to be a good role model for young girls in Britain.”

The 22 year old started playing golf at 7 years old! That's actually the same age as I started playing and look at me now!

Junior Golf is at the heart of everything we do at Winchester Golf Academy and we are always looking to recruit more young superstars like Georgia and our Girls Go Golf sessions are the perfect way to introduce a youngster to the game.

Check out the dates here and if you would like to book a place please reply to this newsletter.

Final Major of the year!

Don't forget that the final men’s Major golf tournament gets underway on Thursday this week. Let’s hope an Englishman can bring home the US PGA Championship Trophy from Bellerive CC, St Louis, USA.

Check out our predictions here.

Junior Team News

Well what can I say, the first season in the Hampshire/Berkshire league for our youth players and we have placed ourselves in a tremendous position to take on the current champions from 2017 Dummer at their own club with points all even for Tuesdays final match.

We have seen some outstanding scores on some tough courses during the season, with our low handicapped lads Elliot Thomas, Josh Mulcahy, James Dayeh and Harvey Denham nearly always in the early to mid-thirties and little Zack Bulloch who came in with 45 at the Hampshire. The last match at Stoneham they allowed any players above 19 handicap to play from the yellow tees, as the carries were quite long.

This didn’t seem to put off Charlie Morgan as he quoted "I’m playing off the whites like everybody else" and he ended up with 41 points! What a proud moment for his dad and our Junior Organiser, Steve Morgan, for such a little lad on a truly adult golf course unbelievable.

Our Junior Organiser Steve Morgan commented;

"That’s why we give up our time and do things like this for our kids, so they can experience the challenging courses out there for only a fiver.

So thank you to all mums and dads for putting the effort in and let’s see if we can bring the trophy back to Winchester Academy after all the hard work and good play every one has put in, thanks"

Good luck on Tuesday to the Winchester Golf Academy Junior Team.

Bring home that trophy!

Pebble Beach is coming to TopTracer

One of the most famous golf courses in the world will be available on TopTracer from August 8th. Iconic Pebble Beach Golf Links, host of the 2019 U.S. Open, is the latest addition to Virtual Golf mode.

Daunted by the course's treacherous stretch of holes that line the Pacific? Don't be.

With our new personalized handicaps feature, guests can now even the playing field and approach Pebble Beach's "Cliffs of Doom" with confidence.

TopTracer Private bay Hire

As you may have noticed, our driving range has become more popular since the TopTracer system has been installed. Specifically, we have had more groups of people visiting us with their families and friends, who are enjoying the game mode features such as 'Closest to the Pin', 'Long Drive' and 'Virtual Golf'.

Therefore, we have created 2 Private Bays on the range, which are perfect for entertaining groups of golfers. These bays can be booked in advance along with the following packages;

Please click here to enquire about booking a Private Bay.

Groovy

When tour pros are playing in big events, like the PGA Championship this week, they’ll always have relatively new wedges in their bag to maximise their spin, because worn wedges mean less control.

Why do grooves matter?
The grooves are the sole contact point between your ball and the club, imparting backspin to help lift the ball into the air. R&D testing has revealed that after 125 rounds, wedges spin 2,000rpm less than wedges with new grooves and consequently roll 14 feet further on landing - which is huge.

What causes wear?
All grooves will wear slowly over time due to a number of factors, including gradual wear from play, but golf's equipment manufacturers work hard to limit this.

Need to upgrade?
Grooves are particularly important on wedges, where pinpoint control is crucial.

If yours are looking worn like on the first image above, why not consider the TaylorMade Milled Grind wedge (above), which has ZTP grooves. This design sees grooves with steeper side walls sit closer together, allowing an additional groove to be added to produce more spin than on previous models. Advanced surface milling techniques also ensure precise, consistent performance from wedge to wedge.

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Lag it!

Last week we gave you a few pointers to try when putting on fast greens and this week sees us carry on the putting theme. We’d like you to think back to your last three rounds of golf and calculate how many times you three-putted or worse...

Learn from the tour
Take a look at the PGA Tour's average putting statistics from the 2017 season and you’ll notice the world’s best players make nearly 30% more putts from three feet (99.44%) compared to six feet (70.41%).

It means that if they lagged 18 putts during a round to six feet instead of three feet, they’d statistically three-putt five times per round instead of zero. Of course, tour pros consistently lag putts inside three feet, which is why they very rarely three-putt. So the next time you're working on your putting, be sure to spend some extra time on your pace control from distance.

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Video of the Week

Callaway's Rogue and Epic drivers have taken the golf industry by storm in the last couple of years, but there's another option in their range that has gone under the radar: XR Speed.

We hope you enjoyed the newsletter and have a great weekend. Gary and Emma.

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