Winter World Cup

The Winter World Cup has been drawn. Click here for more details and check the board outside the pro shop to see the groups. Click here to see a the fixture list and a list of rules for this year's competition. 

  

What would you have done?

Golf, perhaps more so than any other sport, has a variety of unwritten rules that can be difficult to interpret and enforce. A failure to adhere to this esoteric code can leave you in a situation where your playing partners or competitors are accusing you of poor sportsmanship. 

During the Solheim Cup on Sunday the European's found themselves in such a situation. After America's Alison Lee picked up a putt she believed to have been conceded, things turned a little ugly when Europe were awarded the hole. Who was right and who was wrong? 

It's such a difficult call to make and one I'm sure none of us would have felt comfortable making under such intense pressure. Do you go by the letter of the law or the more arbitrary standards of sportsmanship and fair play? There can be numerous instances of such a situation during every round you play and knowing what's the right or wrong thing to do can be tough, especially if you're playing with an inexperienced golfer. 

What do you think? Perhaps we should do away with gimmes full stop? Click here to let me know your thoughts.

 

New arrivals

This week we have had a number of new arrivals including the new ProQuip and Callaway men's and ladies winter ranges which are now in stock.

So come down to the pro shop this weekend to make sure you are fully prepared for the colder weather ahead.