Hello golfers,

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly newsletter.  This week we have take a look at the end of the season on tour, shed some light on the great new stock we have in store and review how the greens are doing.

Side note, Strictly is back on isn't it? About time they had another golfer on their of less advancing years than Tony Jacklin? Or a little more difficult, how about a Premier League manager?

Anyway, enjoy the read.

Podium finishes for Orsett

After Orsett's recent Thornton Cup success, four of the squad took part in the Essex Foursomes event last weekend at Braintree. The Rayliegh Club opened up with a 65 and led by three shots at lunch time, doggedly our two pairs opened with a 71 and 72.

Callum Newton and Cass Steffens let their 71 go a little in the afternoon with 75 and tied third, whereas Dan Vaughan and Joe Green improved on their first round score with a 71 to jump into second place, seven behind the Rayleigh Club winners.

Well done gents, a good way to round off a successful year in the county.

The greens, they are recovering

As you can see from the pictures, in just a week the improvement is huge. The sand has bedded in and due to a new seed injector, Perry says we shouldn't see those lines of new grass that can sometime happen after germination. A more even growth of new grasses giving even better surfaces early next year.

We have also stock some of ProQuip's lines too, among the best of the most popular names in the winter ranges to fit all pockets. Size ranges from small to double extra large in most products, so even if it's not on display, we have sizes to try before ordering the colour you may prefer.

As we all know there is nothing worse than being cold or wet to want us to leave the course. If you think your rain suit is letting in water or you plan to update other winter attire, take a look next time you are over.

Goal setting gives you some purpose

Just ask Justin Thomas. The five time winner set himself 16 goals for the season and I think we can safely say he must have achieved every single one of them. At the beginning of 2017 he won the first two events in Hawaii and broke 60. He wanted to be in one of the last two groups in a Major in the final round (US Open) and win a Major (USPGA).

To achieve these Bigger goals, his smaller ones if you like included top 30 in scrambling, to try and finish in the top ten of 50% of the events he played in. The way he was playing in third round at Atlanta, it was likely this event was going to be in the wrong 50%, but find a way he did and to have a scoring average of under 70. Amazingly in each of the 5 wins he broke 70 every time.

Now what if you gave yourself something similar for the season in 2018? Such as improve your weakest area of your game by 25%. Improve your best part by 10% on the year. Win a "gold letters" event at the Club, reduce your handicap by 15%. Would that give you an added incentive to keep trying when things might be going a little sour? It worked for Mr Thomas, $10 million richer for the season.

What a great effort by Xander Schauffele, to get to the Tour Championship in your rookie season, with a first win under your belt and rookie honours sewn up and go on and blitz the field to win the event with virtually all the best players from the tour playing. A remarkable achievement.

So what of my pick, Justin Rose? At halfway the Hampshire man was one off the pace only to end up tied 10th. Too many missed putts and not his laser like self contributed to his decline. Not unlike Paul Casey who on Sunday before teeing off was reminded he had the worst completion rate and scoring last round average of all the top players this year. Thanks very much Mr Interviewer, just what he needed to be reminded of going to warm up. He needs to sit down with Thomas and get his secret!

This weekend sees the British Masters at Close House being hosted by Lee Westwood in the third playing of the event. Ian Poulter and Luke Donald hosted the first two. Leading up to the tournament their has been events to jazz golf up and entertain the crowds. A one hole shoot out, which Westwood fittingly won against Sergio Garcia to set things off. Lets hope the weather stays kind to them or they will all be needing their new waterproofs too!