Hello golfers,

In this week’s email, we have an update on our upcoming fitting day, we take a look at the latest comp results, and we look ahead to what's coming in February. Enjoy the read.

Callaway Fitting Day

Thank you once again for your tremendous support with the Callaway fitting day on the 24th February. As I anticipated all the slots have gone, however Alex (the Callaway fitter) has very kindly offered to get out of bed a little earlier and offered two extra slots at 10 & 10.30am, so please ring me on 02084 605540 to secure one of those places.

Midweek Stableford

David Barnett shot an excellent 42pts to win the Midweek Stableford on the West on Thursday with Gary Bowley taking the runner-up berth with 38pts with Gregor O'Brien shooting 36pts to take third spot.

Weekend Stableford

In a close run race it was Adam Raw who came out on top in the Stableford played on the East over the weekend. Adam posted 38pts which was helped by a level par back nine that still included three bogeys, at the same time reducing his handicap to 5. The runner-up on countback was Ben Price with Tom Relph shooting 37pts to take third spot also on countback.

In Division Two it was a really close affair with three players posting 38pts. After countback had been employed it was Ian Fagan who came out on top with David Barnett carrying on his good form to take the runner-up spot with Brian Harland in third place.

Well done to Kim Morris who won the Ladies Stableford on the East with 35pts.

Maybank Championship

After two weeks in the deserts of the Middle East, the European Tour heads for Asia this week and the Maybank Championship at the Saujana G&CC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Paraguayan Fabrizio Zanotti is the defending champion but he will face strong competition from an excellent field. Following a tremendous final round of 63 in last year’s Maybank Championship, Fabrizio Zanotti claimed his second European Tour victory. Carding an eagle on his 72nd hole, Zanotti did just enough to sneak past David Lipsky of the USA and win by a shot.

The course for the Maybank Championship at Saujana G&CC is an undulating one lined by palm trees that opened for play back in 1986. Scoring tends to be pretty good and Zanotti won last year with an impressive total of 19-under-par.

This will be only the third time this competition has been hosted although Saujana has been a regular stop on the circuit in the past. The club has hosted the Malaysian Open on a number of occasions.

In last year’s Maybank Championship, Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger made European Tour history during his second round. Wiesberger carded nine straight birdies from the 7th to the 15th holes. He was the first man on the circuit to achieve such a feat. But it was Zanotti who eventually came out on top, overtaking a fading Danny Willett in round four.

Wiesberger will be back to play again this year and he’ll be joined by the likes of 2016 Open champion Henrik Stenson, 2016 Masters winner Danny Willett and last week’s Dubai Desert Classic champion Li Haotong of China.

The weather forecast looks mixed with rain likely on the first two days of the tournament. Saturday and Sunday look set to be fair.

Player Watch:

Li Haotong – The Chinese star won in some style last week in Dubai and will be looking to go back-to-back. He was tied for fifth in this event last season.

Alex Levy – The Frenchman was on good form in the desert with a seventh place in Abu Dhabi and a fourth in Dubai. He was fourth in the 2017 Maybank Championship

Dylan Frittelli – The South African is one of the form players on the European Tour right now. He won in Mauritius before Christmas and was tied sixth on his last start in Dubai. He hasn’t missed a cut on tour since last October.

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