BROCTON HALL GOLF CLUB

Three off the Tee - 14 January 2025 Newsletter

Hello there

Wishing everyone a joyful and successful 2025 filled with love, laughter, and unforgettable moments.

After a couple of weeks away (cruise and then some time in Barcelona), the EGM and a two day workshop in Coventry, the newsletter is back. Thank you again to the many members who give me great feedback on the newsletters and enjoy reading them. 

For all our Baggies and Potters and fans, Peter Odemwingie who scored scored 61 top-flight goals across three clubs, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff City in his days as a forward has now become a member of the PGA. "The magic of golf brought us together. The camaraderie grew a lot in the dressing room," he says of his time with the Potters. Peter hopes he can use his influence to convince the state governments in Nigeria, to invest in the sport, while budding on the dream of leading Nigeria to a gold medal in the Olympics.

Congratulations to our December Lottery winners: 

• 1st prize of £100.00 is Roger Ingram
• 2nd prize of £40.00 is Gordon Nicholson
• 3rd prize of £20.00 is David Moodie

Member Photos

Nev shared these photos with me last week—stunning icy scenes and a few dedicated members kicking off the new year with some fantastic golf. Don’t forget to send in your own photos to generalmanager@broctonhall.com!

Competitions

Good luck to Lady Captain Julia Nichols and all the ladies in the Ladies Swansong team competition tomorrow. 

A reminder that sign up for the Seniors Annual Knockout opens up on Monday, 17th Jan. 

9th Jan: Mixed 18 Hole Winter Stableford Competition

• 1stPaul Clewley with 38 points
• 2ndMartin Yule* with 36 points
• 3rdJames Richards with 36 points

Clubhouse

Our new Function Menu is now available. Do you have a special occasion to celebrate this year? Contact Justin and see how we can make the day special for you and your guests - barandcatering@broctonhall.com. 

Ben Holder and friends had Brocton Hall swinging again last week. Julian Stringle on clarinet is pure talent. 

Our next music night with Ben Holder is on Tuesday, 18th March for some easy listening jazz. One of the most famous French Chansons is Edif Pilaf's 'La vie en rose; recorded in 1945 at the end of the war. 

To book jazz tickets (£16pp) benandsophsjazz@yahoo.com or www.ticketsource.co.uk/bsjazz or 07515 275655

Optional pre-show meal (meals must be pre-ordered online)

• Mini fish, chips and peas - £9.95
• Mushroom risotto - £9.95

www.broctonhall.com / What’s On

Notices

The SUGC are excited to share that the 2025 Competition Schedule is now live and open for sign-ups! This season promises a fantastic lineup of events and competitive opportunities for golfers of all levels. 

Sign up now: https://www.staffsgolf.co.uk/competition.php

All of us at Brocton Hall wish our many members with a birthday this week a very Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday to David Fleet, Timothy Nichols, Andy Wicken, Susan Glover, Pauline McAra, Phil Rochfort, David Robertson, Alan Benger, Jacqueline Brocklehorst, Olivia Whittle, Timothy Burton, Kevin Mellor, Sally Wardle-Gray, Jane Christopher, Jack Lees,

Happy Birthday to our incredible members. May your day be filled with joy, laughter, and a round of golf as amazing as you are. Here's to fairways, birdies, and a year full of great swings. 

Pro Shop

The Cobra DS-Adapt family is all about dialing in your game, and as expert custom fitters, this is music to our ears. With five driver models, plus fairways, hybrids, and irons, there’s an option for every ability level.

One of the Pro Shop's favourite features of this new range is the FutureFit33 functionality, which allows our expert team to dial in your swing using 33 unique loft and lie settings. Book a fitting today to optimise these new clubs for your game.

Come in-store and discover which one works best for you!

Members Question

You are invited to send any questions in that you would like one of the Management Committee members to answer. Often a committee member is approached on the putting green with a question that might not relate to their area of knowledge. This is a way for you to ask those questions.

Q. With the AGM on the horizon at the end of this month and the next Vice Captain to be announced then I wondered if any progress has been made with a revised selection process for this important role or are we going to continue with the previous situation of what has, over recent years, been an appointment made based on the ‘old pals act’.

Myself and many other members are keen to know what the committee is proposing.

A. To follow

Hole in One

Did you know that Jack Nicklaus:

• Used the same 3-wood for 37 years. Nicklaus used the same MacGregor 693 3-wood from 1958 to 1995, including all of his 18 major victories. He only re-gripped it once, in 1983. 
• Nicklaus played football at Ohio State University, where he was the quarterback of his high school team.  
• Nicklaus played in every men's major championship from the 1962 Masters to the 1998 U.S. Open, a streak of 146 consecutive majors. 
• Won the first three PLAYERS Championships
• Nicklaus is the only golfer to win the PLAYERS Championship three or more times. 
• Founded the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation - Nicklaus and his wife, Barbara, founded the foundation to provide peadiatric healthcare services to underprivileged children

Happy golfing everyone,

Karen