Christmas is (sort of) here

With Christmas just around the corner (it’s November now and so I’m allowed to talk about it!) I’m sure you’re bound to be asked what you'd like as a present in the coming weeks. To make sure you get something you really want, why not pop into the shop to choose something you’d actually like your loved ones to buy for you ahead of the big day?........ We also sell socks!!

Cameron Cup Update

Last Saturday saw us take on our 19th challenge of the year, a potentially difficult match against David Weller and Terry Moore. Unfortunately (for them) they caught the Captain and I on a particulary good day - when I say good, I actually mean excellent! We ‘dove tailed’ so well on the front nine and with David and Terry not at their best we were 6 up at the turn. I then played some of my best golf of the year and shot 5 under on the back nine alone, we closed the match out 8&7. Thank you gents for your company on the course, for bringing out the best in my golf as well, and not to mention the generous donation to the Captains' charity – more news on that later in the month!


Stevenson Cup Update from Chris

After our win last time out, Alan & I were hoping we could continue that form going into our next match. This week we were challenged by Terry Gauntlett & Gary Ward. We got off to a fast start after winning three of the first 4 holes, Alan played exceptionally well on the front nine and after a slow start I started to find a few birdies of my own. We would reach the turn 5 up before winning both the 10th & 11th holes to move to 7 up with 7 holes to play, after Terry had been singing who let the dogs out all the way down the 12th hole…he would come up with one of the shots of the day, he chipped out of an awkward position before hitting his 4th shot from 130 odd yards to within millimetres of the hole! Terry & Gary would go on to win that hole but we would eventually close out the match on the very next hole to claim a 7&5 victory. I would like to take this opportunity to thank both Terry & Gary for their generous donations to the Captain's Charity, we very much enjoyed your company.

Back to school for Gary

Good luck to Tyrrells own Gary King who is playing in the European Tour second qualifying stage in Spain this week, play well Gary!


Ladies Friendly Match Update from Bettina McFann

The Tyrrells Wood ladies played their last friendly match of the season on Thursday 19th October at Reigate Heath Golf Club. Unfortunately the match result didn’t go our way as we lost 1:3

Don't be negative

I’ve had a few conversations during my coaching this week about negative thinking and how it inhibits our performance. It’s so easy to think negatively on the golf course, we have so much time in between shots to overthink. You can slip into the habit of negative thinking without realising you’re doing it.

Next time you play pay attention to your thoughts, how many times do you use a negative when you play a shot? ‘Don’t leave it short’ ‘don’t thin it’ ‘don’t hit it in the bunker’

This kind of negative thought is so easy to fall into, until you change how you look at a shot it's really difficult to improve. Write down some of the thoughts you have on the course and then re-write them, making them positive. Shifting what you focus on may help – make your target small and specific. Focus on something in the distance (a tree, a building) rather than what is immediately in front of you (a bunker, the rough etc).

Be kind to yourself too. How many times do you hit a bad shot and feel like it's what you expected, but when you hit a good shot feel that it was just luck? Change how you think about a good shot – if you hit a good shot feel good about it.

Changing how you think can make a big difference to your overall score and enjoyment of the game.

Winter Coaching Package

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

The package is available for just £155.

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

Wednesday 25th October

Many congratulations to Mike Smith who won the Seniors Aylward Shield with an excellent 38 points. Alan Martin finished in second place with 34. Please click here for the full results.


Tuesday 31st October

Lesley Dudgeon, Gill Albon and Catherine Whiteley triumphed with a score of 95, with Tessa Simpson, Noreen Kelland, and Barbara Howell just one point back in second, with 94. Click here for full results.