On the tee with Trevor Presidents Cup 2019
On completion of this week’s BMW Championship, the top 8 players on the US and International Team for the 2019 Presidents Cup will be finalised.
Here are the Top 8 as they stand today:
Ranking
| USA | International | 1
| Brooks Koepka
| Marc Leishman (AUS)
| 2
| Dustin Johnson
| Louis Oosthuizen (SA)
| 3
| Justin Thomas
| Adam Scott (AUS)
| 4
| Xander Schauffele
| Hideki Matsuyama (JAP)
| 5
| Matt Kuchar
| Abraham Ancer (MEX)
| 6
| Webb Simpson
| Haotong Li (CHINA)
| 7
| Bryson DeChambeau
| Cameron Smith (AUS)
| 8
| Patrick Cantlay
| CT Pan (TAIWAN)
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Makes for interesting read when you see that Tiger Woods is at 13th on the US Ranking. The question is - will he or won’t he pick himself as Captain’s Pick, especially since he withdrew after his first round at The Northern Trust, with an oblique muscle strain. It will be interesting to see.
The Presidents Cup will be held at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia from 9th to 15th December.
Surf & Turf Special | 16 August R85 Join the tides at our clubhouse for our tasty Surf & Turf Lunch Special. With a glass of complimentary Drostdy Hof Claret A in hand, you can sink your teeth into a succulent 200g steak and pile of calamari for only R85.
Is your mouth watering at the thought? Make a reservation here.
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Raubex development
Bridging the gap
We're excited about the new developments underway. A big thank you to Raubex, who has made it possible to rebuild the bridge! The rain can no longer stop us from playing our beloved sport.
Betterball Matchplay
Meet your match
A big thank you to the Blair Group of Companies for their sponsorship. Round 2 is to be completed before the end of August!
Upcoming events
Save the date!
Saturday the 17th of August is a B.B.S, kindly sponsored by N.T.T Nissan Wednesday the 21st of August is an I.P.S, we also have the Seniors joining us.
Thursday the 22nd of August is the Senforce Golf Day.
Friday the 23rd of August is Hoerskool Sentraal Golf Day.
Saturday the 24th of August is an I.P.S sponsored by the Club.
Get ready for our Rose Festival Golf Day
01 September 2019 Warm your spirits this winter
Surprise her with a special getaway
When winter comes whirling in, we usually take cover under heavy jackets, woolly jerseys and duvets. The biggest challenge each morning is put one toe out of bed onto the freezing tile floor!
But winter can be fun, and warm, and snug. You just need the right people and the right setting!
Before winter properly sets in, make way for our Winter Special! This includes a bed & breakfast and a complimentary glass of red wine or gluhwein. Relax after dinner with a hot cup of coffee in the one hand and dessert in the other.
To book your winter retreat, call us on 051 871 4200 or info@blackmountainhotel.co.za.
How to spend your Sundays
Make golf a family sport
Pack in your whole family for a grand day out on the course every Sunday!
A stroke of good luck
Your chance to score with Stella Artois
The next draw will take place on Friday the 16th of August.
The rollover draw has been replaced with a 50 ticket draw @ R10.00 per ticket, the winning number drawn will win 50% of the value of the numbers sold and 6 Stella Artois beers.
Membership
We make it easy!
Through these tough economical times, we at the Bloemfontein Golf Club have started implementing affordable ways of paying your annual membership fees. We have a monthly debit order facility that has been very successful.
Please give either Lodia or Carla a call at 051 447 0571, who will assist you in renewing your membership, or to become a new member.
Happy birthday!
Who's celebrating birthday's this week?
16 August: René du Plessis
17 August: Aaron Wesi, Ian Newman, Gary Kemp, Jacques Watson
19 August: Peter Rogers
20 August: Ronnie Modiri
22 August: Shorty Hartman, Eugene Saffy, Anthony Gysman
Who's been winning this week?
Results
Saturday, 10 August
B.B.B.B
Sponsored by K.W.W 1st with +10 was Steven Milton & Ike Heyns
2nd with + 9 was Jaap & Elsa Botha (winning the c/o)
3rd with +9 was Wynand vd Berg & Renald Barry
4th with + 8 was Neo Thubisi & Steven Murrison
Congratulations to Therion Nel and Christiaan Burke on making the Free State Men’s I.P.T Team.
Wednesday, 14 August
The Stella Artois Business League
1st with 91 pts was Lindsay Saker
2nd with 90 pts was New Shop Creations
3rd with 89 pts was Nexia SAB & T
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| | | Spin: friend or foe? | | | This impacts better players too
| | | | Last week we showed how many golfers have a simple swing fault that is robbing them of 21 metres. They strike their tee shots with a slightly descending blow (just 5°) rather than a slightly ascending blow. | | |  | | | | One of the characteristics of better players is a better swing, but it's also often a faster swing speed. However, when we look at most of our better golfers, while they don’t strike the ball on the tee with a descending blow, they’re often "neutral", so even for them, the distance they’re being robbed of is substantial. | | |  |
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