Hello and welcome to this week's newsletter,

This week saw the final meeting of 2014 for the Slade and it was indeed a festive special. Carrying only meant a number of late withdrawals but 20 still managed to play.

I partnered Dave Batt and after 9 holes we had amassed 24 points, leaving a couple out there. Realising we might be front runners, we never really got going on the back 9 and came in with 42 points. Worried we may have won we were relieved to hear that Mike Price had peaked for the Slade meeting again and had found a willing partner in Nick Wombwell destroying the field with 45 points meaning Dave and I finished runners up.

More hotly contested at the other end of the scale was the Slade pot. A man becoming a regular in this department, Eric Fordham was this time joined by Terry Wilby on his first Slade playing meeting of the year. Together they amassed 32 points, which playing behind them looked like hard work, just enough to collect the final pot of the year.

This will be your last newsletter of the year, but that doesn't mean we won't be open for business - so do stay in touch over the festive period and keep an eye on our website.

We want to take this opportunity to thank all of our readers and we hope you enjoy some fresh new content in 2015 when we'll be looking to give you more on the latest gear from the industry's biggest brands. If you're worried about getting your golf fix in over Christmas, be sure to pop by the store because sometimes all you need is a little swing with that potential new driver we have sitting on the shelf for you! And, if you're still looking for Christmas gifts, don't forget to visit us because we're not short of a gift idea or two.

So, from all of the team may we wish you all a very Happy Christmas and here's hoping for a wonderful 2015; a year that'll hopefully see more of your birdie putts drop and your handicaps tumble…

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