Hello golfers,

After two weeks without a newsletter, we’re back and refreshed for what promises to be an exciting 2018. We are looking to make our content more relevant to you so keep an eye out over the coming weeks to find out how we’re going to go about achieving this – it’ll require some assistance from your end, but it’ll be worth it!

Back to the here and now, and in this week’s email we take a look at some of the most ridiculous moments from the PGA Tour in 2017, we talk through your golfing goals for 2018 and contemplate whether Tiger will make a triumphant return this year. Enjoy the read.

Captains' drive-in

Our 2018 Captains' Drive-in took place in glorious sunshine which hopefully sets the tone for the rest of the year. Junior Captain Tom Hayden led the way with a drive of 250+ yards down the middle. Good luck to Tom in his year as Junior Captain.

Next up was Seniors' Captain Reg Wiles. Reg is well known for his reliable draw, but not today. An unusual fade for Reg saw his drive land in the trees but no doubt he will tell us all that his uniform of the day restricted his usual athletic stance!

Then came our Ladies Captain Susan Tasker in her Chef's outfit and well supported by her team of noisy Assistant Chefs. The onion took a wallop initially, but then her drive was a peach and dispatched way down the middle of the fairway.

Finally, Captain Tim Wheeler, who may have played cricket in the past strode to the tee. His first drive off the top of a cricket stump went, well straight down, as the stump flew forward! His proper drive was a respectable 200 yards even with the helmet, gloves and other padding!

Clevedon Golf Club Membership Draw

Every year the club run a very successful prize draw with a variety of prizes on offer. The main prize is one whole year of membership fully paid for! This year’s winner is Tony Comfort and he will receive this year’s membership for FREE. Well done Tony. A list of the other prize winners is available from the office.

Tiger – yes or no?

Much was made of Tiger Woods’ return to competitive golf at last year’s Hero World Challenge and we know that many of you enjoyed seeing the 14-time major winner prowling the fairways once again. But how do you think he’ll get on in this year?

• Will he win a tournament?
• Maybe he’ll add to his tally of Major victories?
• Or perhaps he won’t find the winners’ circle at all?

This is exactly what we’re asking in our monthly poll, so click on the link below to have your say.

Enter our poll here

Pro shop Epic Christmas Draw

As part of the New Year celebrations and Captains' Drive-in we also made the draw for our Pro Shop Epic Christmas Draw. The draw was for a set of Callaway Epic woods and was made by incoming Vice Captain Ben Bamford, he drew ticket number 74. Ash Wright was the lucky winner, many congratulations to Ash. The next draw was a full set of Callaway Epic irons, our new Captain Tim Wheeler pulled out ticket number 100. Paul Shepherd was the owner of this ticket and as such receives the set of irons, again many congratulations to Paul.