Alistair Paterson came for a driver fitting with me on Wednesday morning which has resulted in him averaging approximately 20 extra yards carry on his drives.
Alistair tried drivers from PING, Callaway, TaylorMade, Cobra and Titleist before settling for the latest Callaway Great Big Bertha driver and 5 wood.
Interestingly Alistair averaged 10 yards further with his new 5 wood than his existing 3 wood. This is not uncommon with modern fairways that players hit their 5 wood further than their 3, which further cements the importance of being properly fit for your set.
From the TrackMan report you can see the improvements from his own driver (the TaylorMade SLDR)
Quote from Alistair
"It's been extremely instructive and I learned a huge amount about my swing from the fitting. Jason was extremely helpful, patient and understanding, and I'm delighted to have gained extra distance from my new driver and fairway wood".
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WCGC and Mullion GC Trophy - Wednesday, 1 June
Division 1 H/caps (0 - 11) 38
1st -
Ross Hutchings (9) - 40, 2nd -
Dave Elliott (11) - 38, 3rd -
Andy Postans (5) - 37
Division 2 H/caps (12 - 17) 34
1st -
Dave Pryce (17) - 40, 2nd -
David Worrall (15) - 40, 3rd -
Tom Withecombe (15) - 40
Division 3 H/caps (18 and above) 35
1st -
Mick Matthews (18) - 41, 2nd -
Larry Magor (25) - 37, 3rd -
Ryan Condon (20) - 36
Lowest Gross -
Andy Postans (5) - 32
Centenary Salvers Mixed Greensomes Comp
On Sunday, 22 May The Centenary Salvers Mixed Greensomes competition was played at West Cornwall Golf Club.
It was won by
Judy Ryder and
Alexandre Daninos with 39 points. In 2nd place were
Chris Matthews and
Brian Hosken with 37 points on count back from
Sheryl Richardson and
Luke Stevens also 37 points.
The Salver was presented by Ken and Anne Evans sponsors of the competition.
Reserve Saves Davey24 pairs of Seniors at West Cornwall enjoyed perfect conditions for their Godrevy Salver Better Ball competition on 2 June. Playing off the new 90% handicap ruling, half the field finished with 40 points or more, and in the past might have expected to be in the prizes. Unfortunately this was not the case.
Winning, with 45 points (22 on back nine) were
Phil Davey and
Brendan Frazer. Brendan had only stepped in to to play the day before after Phil's original partner was injured. From the scorecard Brendan had a relaxed round as Phil had a good day with his scoring.
Prize winners on the day were:-
1st -
Phil Davey &
Brendan Frazer - 45 points
2nd -
Bill Bunn &
Howard Green - 45 points (after countback)
3rd -
David Shilson &
Mike Knowles - 43 points
4th -
Jim Allan &
Brian Humphrys - 42 points
5th -
Rod Rowe &
Doug Blackmore - 42 points (after countback)
Nearest the Pin on 15th green -
Rod Rowe - 900mm.
Sharing £96.00 worth of golf balls on the day for a "2" were
Ray Pearce (17th) and
Rod Rowe,
Mike Knowles, Phil Davey, David Guswell and
Charlie Evans (all on 15th).
The Shallard Cup
35 ladies played on
Tuesday, 31 May for The Shallard Cup on a sunny but very windy day.
The winner with 36pts and reducing her handicap from 34 to 32 was Jacky Hill.
In 2nd place was Sue Barlow 33pts on c/b from
Chris Matthews 33pts and 4th
Gill Prodger 31pts.
Well played ladies
Ladies Gammon CompWest Cornwall Golf Club Ladies played in the Gammon against China Fleet at St Austell on Sunday 5th June.
They won 7 -0.
Well done to all the team, consisting of;
Rachel Perkin,
Casey Olds, Judy Ryder, Mags Hosking, Gill Cattran, Debbie Sedgeman (Captain) and
Jo Body.
A great team effort
Competition season is well and truly underway, with Junior Captain Bradley Barnes leading the Bolitho squad to a: WC 5 1/2 : to Killiow 1/2 win last Saturday - well done to all those who played.
Finn Rule and
Tristan Barnes have both been in action at County U16 level, with both players representing Cornwall in the Ben Enoch Trophy against Devon away at Holsworthy, honours turning out even on this occasion. Finn has also Captained the County team in the recent SW Counties Championship, played in very challenging conditions at Honiton, in which Cornwall earned a creditable 4th place, but looking to improve in the future.
Jack Kevern enjoyed a successful trip to the County U14 Championship played at Truro on 29th May, winning the boys handicap prize by 5 shots with a nett 58 and getting his handicap reduced in the process!
Not to be out-done
Kira Barnes stole the show in the Girl's Competition at the Falmouth Open last Sunday, with a gross 82, nett 67 winning best gross and net prizes. Congratulations to all!
