The Pro Shop at Tain GC

Autumn kids coaching starts Monday 28th August. We will be doing 5 x Monday nights and 4x Friday nights to the end of September. £15 and £12 paid first night when you arrive. Please arrive early first night so we can you registered.
Mondays 6-7pm and Fridays 4.30-5.30pm(note early time)
Cheers
Pro

Course record alert.

Delighted to get the opportunity to sponsor one of the new flags at Tain Golf Club.

A couple of legends photographed with a triple US Open winner.

Final Golf Sixes event at Tain Golf Club with Royal Dornoch GC and Golspie GC. Great fun had by all and Tain GC finish in 2nd place over the 3 events. Thanks to all the clubs, their staff and the volunteers who made it possible for the kids to take part.

Got my hands dirty this morning helping set up for Club Championship. Delighted to see the rain for the course but it affected some of the bunkers. A lot of flooding too as the ground was so hard.
The rain also provided us with the results of an experiment that is ongoing. The sand in our bunkers is our own local dune sand. It can be very fine and be easily blown about in windy dry conditions. It is also hydrophobic when very dry. This stops the water from penetrating the sand. Quite interesting to see but very difficult to get the bunker back to a playable state. We have been looking on site for a heavier and bigger grain form of dune sand. It was found out at the 9th while performing another job. We were able to excavate a quantity to fill some of our new bunkers and today was the first opportunity to see how heavy rain affected the new sand. Safe to say its been a resounding success. Water penetrated the new sand and was easy to rake, unlike the old sand. So we now know where to get it, but at the moment we are not in a position to do it. Hopefully within the next few years we can and then all of the sand in our bunkers will be replaced.

Members, are you entered this Saturday!! We were at the Grand Final last year with a -7 under par round by Graeme Vass. Lets see if anyone catch match that for a chance!

Our first trip today in the Golf Sixes league that we've entered this year at Golspie Golf Club 1889. Great fun, hospitality and competition. Next stop Royal Dornoch.

Proshop Stableford now ON tomorrow morning. Tee times have become available due to DFL only using times in the afternoon. Magnum Vouchers and Spicey up for grabs, so get yourself a time.
Pro

A couple of slots are now available for Saturday Tain Golf Club with Srixon/XXI0/Cleveland fitting event. Message here or phone me 01862 893313 if you're interested
Cheers, Pro.

Sign up now OPEN for Junior coaching at 9.30am tomorrow. Contact the club office 01862 892314 option 2 or message here. 20 spaces available on three nights starting Monday 24th April, Wednesday 26th and Friday 28th. 7 Weeks, £10 membership and £20 for the set of lessons. Forms will need to be filled in for each child and a number left for the Whats App group communications.

Breakfast rolls available from 8am tomorrow for the Football Scramble.

Final Proshop Winter Series is now a 3 man 9 hole scramble, 1-4 14 in. Minimum 2 drives each. Dinner sit down at 6.

Final counting score available today in the Proshop Winter Series before next week's Grand Final day and Prize-giving dinner.
If you've been a Winter Series member this winter you qualify to play next Saturday 18th, tee times will be drawn 11-1pm then followed by a 3 course dinner and prize giving for the coveted Winter Coat.
If you have not given your name to the shop please do so as the draw will be done Wednesday.

Delighted to move into an early lead on the Proshop moneylist for 2023 with a solid 2nd place out of 29 teams in the TGI Big Fat Quiz. Gus Gurney gonna need to put some practice in.

First anniversary of the shop refit. How else does one celebrate the fact that even Gus just said" you've kept it quite tidy Boss"
Real reason for the post, SHOP SALE!!!!!! Starts this Saturday 25th February. Upto 50% OFF!!💥💥💥

Otto was busy last night.

Teuchter Tour educational week in the Emirates comes to a close with tonight's Gala Prize-giving. Room champions Paul and Will. Individual champion, Andrew Black. Experienced campaigners Billy Ferries and Frank Mackle had a depressing last place in the Room Team Challenge. The Ross-shire Journal were quick on the phone wanting to interview Billy. They were desperate to get a comment on his disastrous start to the year following his heavy defeat in the clubhouse "Sair Heed" putting event won by club professional Stuart Morrison. His agent, Frank, said he wasn't in a position to make a comment at this time and needed time alone to assess his current equipment options. He is very keen to try the new Srixon clubs in April this year at their annual fitting event in association with Tain Proshop Tain Golf Club .

Due to flight cancellations and a delayed arrival. My work trip away( Billy already asking for putting tips on the plane) the shop will be closed up to and including Saturday 28th January. Alliance plays on Sunday so no Pro's Winter Series this weekend.

It's on! Proshop Winter Series is a go. Full greens ready to play.

Unfortunately the course hasn't made It. Now raining on frozen ground as well, hiding the ice.

"Bruno" here for his job interview today. Very experienced with over 300 notches on his bed post.

Proshop Winter Series is ON!

Putting lessons now being delivered in the Star. It's going to be a long night. Billy struggling to deal with the defeat.

Due to foreseen circumstances the Proshop will be closed tomorrow, 3rd January. Following a tremendous victory in the clubhouse putting championship with a crushing defeat inflicted on Billy Ferries I need to close the shop tomorrow. Celebrations will be going long into the night and I need to apologise for my absence tomorrow.
I am obviously available for putting lessons at great value but you'll need to get in the que behind Billy who I'll need to provide many hours of help.