If you are looking for Christmas ideas for a family member or you are being asked what you would like for Christmas then why not consider the following.
4 x 30 minute lessons + 3 hole playing lesson - £90
6 x 30 minute lessons + 6 hole playing lesson - £150
Come and pay us a visit in the pro shop, or click here to get in touch if you would like to book one of these lesson packages for yourself, or for the golfer(s) in your life.
I am also looking for one more person to take up my offer which I sent out a couple of weeks ago.
If you missed that particular newsletter then please see below:
Introducing Ben's 2016 Golf Programme
- Weekly tuition every month for a year
- Monthly 5 hole course assessment
- Access to online swing analysis with CAPTURED, lesson notes, YouTube sharing.
- We will connect each week to discuss your game and help improve on where your weaknesses lie, with the focus primarily on lowering your scores out on the course.
Tailored to you and your game, each month we'll set specific goals based on analysis to develop your skills and ability.
Main Outcomes
- Improve your score
- Increase consistency
- Obtain higher golf education
- Develop and hone your skills
- Strengthen your weaknesses
- Learn to enjoy the sport for what it is
For you, the cost for this annual programme is only £599.00 (or two six month payments of £350.00). If you're looking to invest more in yourself in 2016, this is a great way to do it!
Take advantage of this value package now and you'll get an extra month added to the programme for FREE, as we'll begin the course in December.
Note: *If you have any current outstanding lessons with me and wish to join this programme the balance will be deducted from the annual fee*
Please note, for you to get the full advantages of this programme it will take commitment, so please consider whether you can meet the demands of the programme. I believe the overriding reason for the success of this programme is the commitment from both parties.
Of course, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch. Come and have a chat with us in the pro shop if you are interested, or click here to get in touch.
With Best Wishes,
Ben Daniels
PGA Teaching Professional
Christopher Miles (1928-2015) - An appreciation
The funeral service for Christopher Miles, the farmer who turned his land into Bletchingley Golf Course more than 20 years ago, was held at St Mary's Church on December 2nd.
He was instrumental in supporting the development of land that proved difficult for farming but ideally suited for golf. He was a familiar figure around the course for many years with Jean, his wife, maintaining the habits of a lifetime walking his dogs and taking satisfaction from successfully providing a new lease of life for his inheritance.
He took pleasure in chatting to members during his walks and watching the course mature into one of the best in Surrey.
Here is an appreciation from a member who enjoyed the chat with an 'English Gentleman.'
The Dawn Patrol
It seems an age ago now when I was a struggling member of what Christopher christened the Dawn Patrol. Nothing has changed of course in the sense that I'm still struggling, but more than 20 years ago four of us - Dave Hills and Andrew Taylor were other dawn patrollers - were out on the course often at 6.30am and 7am at the latest to miss the Saturday morning rush. And usually between the 12th green and 13th tee we met Christopher, or rather we encountered his canine companions first.
We stopped, exchanged pleasantries and continued our battle with what was once Christopher's property, but over the weeks and years the meetings lengthened and we explored many other conversational avenues. It was these encounters that provided me with a fascinating insight into an engaging individual, the head of a family with a considerable history and extensive roots stretching well beyond the Surrey countryside.
At first I characterised him as the local squire but this convenient label underestimated the man. Christopher was more suited in style and temperament to fill the role of what the Victorians regarded as the English Gentleman, courteous, thoughtful, and conscious of his inheritance and obligations, but wrestling with obstacles and pressures that made it difficult to maintain a traditional way of life and involved difficult choices.
The transition of the Miles estate from farmland to golf course was neither easy nor painless, nor achieved at the first attempt but I like to think that Christopher has given pleasure mixed with a bit of frustration of course to the many thousands who have stood on the 7th tee and dreamed of the ultimate hole in one, or made it their ambition to produce the perfect drive on the 11th to avoid hitting the moles and keeping the ball dry on the 12th, 13th and 17th .
I would also like to think that Christopher's forebears will congratulate him on the social and community dimension associated with what is now Bletchingley Golf Club, or might have been St Mary's.
Roland Gribben
Seniors Xmas Dinner
75 seniors enjoyed a very enjoyable evening last Friday and please find below some memorable photos from the night.
