Winter Rules are now in play

Due to the recent wet weather the decision has been made to introduce winter rules. There are three main points to remember:

1. You can now lift clean & place your golf ball that rests on a closely mown area of the golf course.
2. All mens general play is from the yellow tees only.
3. Whilst playing casual golf please do not attend the flag whilst putting.

What are you doing this winter to improve your golf?

If your golf has hit a wall this time of year is perfect for making a meaningful change and get your golf ready for next season.

How do I make a change?

• Focus on positive goals rather than negative ones e.g. “I want to hit more fairways” rather than “I want to stop slicing”
• A positive goal is something you want to perform; a negative goal is something you want to stop doing.
• Your learned habits are memories of actions you perform in a particular situation. You can’t learn to not do something!
• So if you focus only on stopping behaviours, you will never develop new habits.

Setting your resolution

1. Set yourself a positive goal – this could be to hit more fairways, sink more 5 foot putts or to add 10 yards to your drive
2. Get help – once you’ve decided what you want to achieve, get help with what you actually need to do to start achieving your goal. Understanding what you need to do to improve and setting appropriate and realistic goals will help you progress faster
3. Fit it into your calendar – physically writing stuff into your calendar makes it part of your routine. So if your plan is to perform your practice routine for 5 minutes everyday, writing it in your diary will make you more likely to stick to it
4. Be kind to yourself – real behaviour change is hard! There will be days when you succeed and others when you will fail. On the bad days treat that as an opportunity to learn rather than a reason to give up

Ensure you play better and get more enjoyment out of the game next year by working on your game this winter

Take the first steps to improving your game this winter with a winter coaching package. The package includes:

1 hour initial assessment session and plan – on course we assess your current game and begin to plan how we can make improvements

3 x 45minute coaching sessions – with the plan in place we keep your improvement on track with coaching sessions taken in October, November and December.

The package is available for just £155.

For more information or to book your assessment session, contact Jo – assistant.professional@tyrrellswoodgolfclub.com

Finals Day report

Many congratulations to all who took part in our Finals Day this year. The weather almost behaved and the complimentary lunch hosted by the Captain was excellent. You can click here to see the full results and we also have a gallery from the day, which you can view by clicking here.

Tuesday 3rd October

Congratulations to Sandra Belch for winning the Ladies EWGA Medal with a nett 75. Lesley Dudgeon and Pam Tuke finished in second place. Please click here for the full results.

Monday 2nd October

Well played Trevor Snuggs for winning the Seniors Bournemouth Bell with an impressive 38 points. Trevor finished 3 points clear of Geoff Hopwood and Mike Smith. Please click here for the full results.

Sunday 1st October

Many congratulations to Steve Brown and Mark Barron for winning the mens Greensomes competition with an excellent 41 points. It was a fitting win for Mark who is off travelling (yes, even at his age!!) – have a great time Mark and well done! Please click here for the full results.

Well played Diana Morris who won the Ladies Weekend Medal with a nett 76. Please click here for the full results.