Last week saw our men's and lady captains past their post to their respective vices. I personally would like to thank the men's captain Alex Parietti and lady captain Hilary Stephen for their efforts and endeavours over the past 12 months (pictured below). I am sure you will join me in this. This weekend is their Captains' Dinner, a bond-themed black tie dinner. I am sure a good time will be had by all.

Speaking of black tie dinners, we attended the Kent County Golf Union and Ladies Association Awards Dinner last week. The club captains and management team represented the club and a good time was had by all (pictured above).

 

Well done to Robert following his top 10 finish in Portugal last week, I will again point out my prediction following my and Steve's time with Rob at Woburn the week before. Rob will next be competing at the Turkish Airlines event in a week's time where I expect to see his good form continue. I know that Joy and Ken Stevens and Brian and Sue Norman enjoyed supporting him in Portugal last week!


 

Following the update from the Tour last week, I realised that I haven't formally introduced you all to Steve Bainbridge. Many of you would have already met Steve at the Academy launch week. The Academy has been in place for six months now, during this time Steve has been instrumental in our progress with the county players, tour players and brings his wealth of knowledge and experience from the Tour to the coaching team.

Members' Winter Coaching

For those of you that haven't popped over and had a look inside yet, we invite you to do so. We are offering members more opportunities to benefit from the Academy during the winter months with late night sessions on a Tuesday and Thursday utilising the GC2 launch monitors for coaching and custom fitting in the Swing Rooms and Quintic Putting Studio, too.

Sessions will be 60 minutes in length and available at 6:00pm, 7:00pm and 8:00pm starting on Tuesday, 10 November. As we enter the winter months it's a great time to start working on your game ready to hit the ground running next season. With our top class facilities and coaches we will improve your golf! Even a small tweak or bespoke winter program will make the difference. Please contact the professional shop to book in with any of the academy team, Chris, Mark, Sian or Steve. Get in touch here.