DEMO DAYS PROVE HUGELY POPULAR
After a fantastically successful series of demo days here at Leeds Golf Centre – where top brands including Mizuno, Ping and Callaway have profiled their new-for-2012 ranges – we are delighted to reveal early details for forthcoming events in May and June.
Offering half-hour sessions to those seeking new irons and/or woods, we have appointments available with manufacturer-approved custom-fitters as follows:
- Cobra – Friday 11 May
- Cleveland – Friday 8 June
- Mizuno – Wednesday 20 June
Appointments are available at a cost of £20 (payable when making the appointment booking) – in the event that a customer purchases new clubs from Leeds Golf Centre within a fortnight of their session, this sum will be refunded against the order.
Sessions run from 3pm until 7pm – to book your 30-minute slot, please visit us or contact the Pro Shop on 0113 288 6000. NB Just 1 space remains for today’s Taylor Made session (Friday 13 April) at 7.30pm – call now to get custom-fitted Rocketballz!
PAR-3 CLUB RAISES £250 FOR LOCAL CHARITY
The Par-3 Club held a charity trophy match last week in honour of long-standing member, Mr Dougie Gibson (aged 89 yrs), who has terminal cancer.
Mr Gibson is at present in Wheatfields Hospice, Headingley – indeed, he purchased the trophy himself in order to raise funds for the organisation as a mark of thanks for the quality of care he has received there.
46 members played in the event – the winner being ex-Chairman, Colin Asher, who received his prize and the trophy from Dougie’s wife, Marilyn. Second prize went to the current Chairperson, Mrs Shirley Etherington, who in return presented Mrs Gibson with the competition proceeds (which included money raised from a raffle with prizes kindly donated by members).
The trophy match will be held every two years. Additional competitions take place throughout the year on behalf of worthy charities such as St Gemmas Hospice (The Gray Trophy), Leeds General Infirmary’s ‘Take Heart’ appeal and Help for Heroes (both benefitting from The Ticker Trophy).
The continued hard work and support of those Leeds Golf Centre members taking part in such events is sincerely appreciated – thanks very much to all concerned.
LADY CAPTAIN DRIVES IN
Linda Mortimer celebrated the start of her Captain’s year with not one but two ‘drive ins’ at the end of last month – brave by any standards!
Playing a ‘Stableford Waltz’ format – where the number of counting scores is determined by par (ie one score to count on par-5’s, two to count on par-4’s and all three to score on par-3’s) – the Saturday winners were Sheila Rose, Deborah Spry and Jan Ryrie with 77 points (nearest-the-pin was Sheila Rose) and on Tuesday Lynne Handley, Margaret Laeubli and Hilary Temple were victorious with 78 points (Shirley Etherington winning nearest-the-pin).
Linda thoroughly enjoyed both days and has asked for her thanks to be sent to the many lady members that took part.
NEW SOCIETIES PACKAGES NOW ON OFFER
Leeds Golf Centre is an excellent venue for society golf, especially now that the stunning Nineteen Bar & Grill is up and running. Of course, once the primary course construction works are completed in a few weeks’ time, the Wike Ridge championship course will be similarly impressive.
This year’s society rates are now in effect and we would welcome support from all members in distributing this information to family, friends and colleagues – especially where golf societies are a regular fixture.
Please visit the website at www.leedsgolfcentre.com/visitors/society-golf for package details and pricing – alternatively, contact the Pro Shop on 0113 288 6000 to enquire about bespoke arrangements or email groupgolf@leedsgolfcentre.com for information.
