Men's Committee Handicap Cup this Saturday - buy a FootJoy glove in the shop on the day and if you beat your handicap then you can receive another for FREE!

Dear Members

This week sees the start of some extensive greens maintenance on the Phoenix course greens over the coming weeks. This is essential if we are to get the Phoenix to the standard required for our golf business.

Over the last two years the Griffin course has undergone significant improvements to course conditioning. Member and visitor feedback has in the main been very complimentary in this area and now we want to do the same for The Phoenix. The Phoenix needs to be a product that will entice more members to play it, give visitors an obvious reason to return and make it difficult for Golfbreaks to come to a conclusion which course they prefer to play, something which currently proves no challenge for them. If we achieve this we believe the Phoenix will become a much greater asset to the business and offer something truly enticing for all our golf customers.

The works are to take place initially on the inner 9 greens and are expected to take a week to complete and three further weeks to recover. After the work is completed on each green the green will be re-opened immediately bar 3 greens which we need to do more to, these 3 will be closed for a one month period whilst the recovery takes place and temporary greens will be in operation.

As a result of these works we may see a little more golf on the Griffin as we try to offer the best experience we can to those members and visitors who would have been booked on the Phoenix over the coming weeks. Please bare with us whilst we undertake these works we are confident that the results in the medium to long term will benefit all members.

Benefits of a better Phoenix:

• If we deliver excellence in conditioning then the Phoenix offers the member a real choice with added value
• Better feedback, stronger business performance,greater investment possible in the whole business.
• Greater kudos
• We're only as strong as our weakest link!
• Forms the foundation of Golflite our flexible membership
• Offers something our competition cannot
• The Phoenix provides a step on our pathway to golf helping us be the go to venue to learn golf and integrate successfully into the Club
• A real alternative for members when corporate golfdays are booked, something our competitors cannot provide.

Kind regards 
Matthew Hazelden
General Manager 

Dear Members

We are delighted to announce that after an extensive tendering process we have awarded Technogym the contract to provide all new gym equipment for Cottesmore Health Club. We anticipate taking delivery of the equipment in approximately six weeks time.

Technogym is the leading provider of health & fitness equipment all over the world. In fact Technogym are the official supplier of teams like Ferrari Formula One, the football teams of Brazil, Italy and Russia during this year's World Cup as well as the official provider of fitness equipment for all the athletes at this years Commonwealth Games. It continues to be the leading provider of premium fitness equipment in Europe, Asia and South America and rates among the best fitness equipment in the world. The contract has been awarded for an initial five year period and will come with full maintenance included. We believe this investment will cement our position as one of the premier Clubs in the locality.

We will be getting the latest Kinesis machines for the lower gym allowing users to work through a wide range of functional movement. Our exciting cardiovascular machines will have an integrated personal profile allowing users to have a tailor made training programme as part of a simple wellness system. You can monitor results if you wish and verify progress, making sure you stay motivated and get the results you desire. The health club team will be with you every step of the way to offer you help and guidance as you become used to the new equipment.

We are very excited that this announcement delivers yet another stage of significant progression for the Club and we cannot wait for the kit to arrive. We hope you feel the same and we are confident you will get a great deal of enjoyment from using this top class equipment in the future.

Kind regards 
Matthew Hazelden 
General Manager 

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Book now with one of the Cottesmore Coaching Team (see the team) and if you are a new pupil you can have your first lesson half price.

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Henry James-Gibson won the Cottesmore Junior Academy Summer Cup last Sunday to confirm his status as the man to beat. Winner of 2 events within the Academy last year, Henry then made football his priority for the rest of the 2013 season. Having come back to golf, he has had a slow start to the season but this result shows that he is back and better than before. Isaac Peate also had a great event finishing second over all and winning the Under 11s. This result cemented Isaac's position at the top of the Order of Merit.

The fulls results from the Summer Cup are:
Summer Cup: Henry James-Gibson 
Under 13s: Henry James-Gibson 
Under 11s: Isaac Peate 
Under 9s: Joseph Byrne 
Under 7s: Rupert Yertsever 
Girls: Elysia Marrs

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