Craig Knowles

Hello Golfers,

It feels a little bit like groundhog day at the moment and no real end in sight. I feel like I'm on a never ending rollercoaster, most of my day is good fun playing with Innes, Moira and Bailey and in some ways it is great to be able to spend so much time together. However since I left school at the age of 16 I've been used to working at least 5 days a week and over the last few years 50-60 hour working weeks are the norm so it is really hard not having that structure. That being said my garden is almost weed free and looking great largely down to Moira and Innes but I feel like I play my part in removing the weeds!

We hope you managed to celebrate Easter weekend in some way, shape or form – especially, with an Easter Egg or two.

This week’s newsletter is packed with some great features that we think you’ll enjoy. Our weekly quiz continues, there are more drills and challenges for you to try at home, as well as a brilliant video at the bottom of this email.

To kick things off, we’re going to look at one of golf’s greatest rivalries! Enjoy the read.

Golf's greatest rivalries

Over the next few weeks, we’re going to discuss some of the game’s greatest rivalries but would love you to get involved too! So, let us know which rivalry stands out for you the most and why by getting in touch here.

Nicklaus vs Palmer - A lot of you will remember this one and it’s for far more than the fact they were the two best players on tour for most of the 60s.

It was trophies galore for both gentlemen, with nine Major titles between them from 1960 to 1964 and one of them winning the PGA Tour’s money list each year between 1962 and 1965.

However, whilst Jack is recognised by many as the greatest of all time (let’s save the Tiger vs Jack debate for another time!), he didn’t have the love of the fans that Arnie had.

If you read up on the pair’s rivalry, you’ll quickly find out that they were close friends too. From travelling together during their playing days to Nicklaus being by Palmer’s side when his wife sadly passed away, their friendship was a strong as their fierce rivalry on the course.

Course News

Can't Wait

I keep in constant contact with Head Greenkeeper, Ally and things are ticking along nicely. Here is a cracking pic that even manages to create a couple of rainbows! Not only a great greenkeeper but also a mastery of photography! Keep up the good work Ally and hopefully we'll all be back creating pitchmarks and divots ASAP!

Prize Draw Update

Thank you to everyone who has entered the prize draw so far. I plan to do a live draw this Friday afternoon, timings are around 1pm but it really depends on Innes as he usually has a nap from 11am-12.30pm/1pm then lunch so as he will be the one picking the names out of the bag I have to follow his lead! At the time of writing the pot is sitting at £490! So not too late to enter if you haven't already.

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Pro's news

And finally from me this week after last week's picture caption of Innes went down well I thought I'd try another! Let me know what you thinks going through this little brain...

Innes...

It's quiz time

What a response to last week's quiz! Hopefully, you all enjoyed it and learnt a thing or two on the way.

For this week, you'll need to match the golfer with their nickname.

It starts relatively easy with a few that we think the majority of you will get, but there are certainly a few curveballs in there that you may have never heard of before!

Click the link below to take part and, remember, have fun!

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Weekly challenge

If you’re a fan of archery or darts then you’re going to love this week’s challenge. It’s one for you and the family to try, or even have a go with your golfing buddies (at your own homes, of course) and see who’s at the bottom of the leaderboard!

The set-up

Once again, you’re going to need to get creative for this one. We’ve used bamboo sticks from the garden to create our target area, but it can easily be done using golf clubs or ties too.

Set your hitting zone (the mat in our images) as far away as you feel comfortable with – we’d recommend starting at 5 to 7 yards – before grabbing yourself a wedge and some golf balls.

How to play

There are so many ways you can play this challenge. In our example above, we’ve given each zone on the archery board a score with the larger score for the smallest zone in the middle.

From here, set yourself a target – say 100 points. You then take it in turns to hit three balls and tally up your score based on where your ball ends. The first person to reach the target score wins!

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Cobra KING Speedzone Woods - Speed with no limits

Golf at home

Do you find that you putt better when in a practice game compared to competitions? It’s a common problem for many golfers and often stems from the fear factor associated with missing a putt during a competitive round that simply isn’t there when knocking it around for fun.

The idea

It all comes down to confidence and our gauge as to how quick the greens are. If we can be certain that any missed putt will leave us no more than a foot or two from the hole, we needn’t have any fear about missing and three-putting will (hopefully) become a thing of the past!

The set-up

In the image above, you’ll see we’ve placed two tealight candles on the floor about a hole’s width apart followed by four coasters one-foot past the hole. This drill requires you to hole the putt (putting through the tealights) and get your ball to finish within the inside square of the coasters.

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Video of the Week

How similar are we as golfers? Give this video a watch and count how many of these you say on a regular basis. We bet you say a lot more than you might think!

I hope you enjoyed the newsletter. If you have any thoughts or queries please contact me in the golf shop.

Arbroath Golf Links
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Elliott by Arbroath
DD11 2PE

Phone: 01241 875837

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