Goring and Streatley Pro Shop

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly newsletter. In this week's email we review a thrilling week at Augusta National, we ease your concerns over your data protection, and we explore which golf ball would be the ideal choice for you.

Enjoy the read.

Data protection

You have nothing to fear

Recently, you may have seen a few requests in our weekly emails asking you to create your golfing profile or confirm your email address for GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) purposes.

As you might be aware, GDPR is new legislation coming into effect at the end of May, so we are taking the opportunity now to update your details. Not only does this give us the chance to confirm that we have your correct information, but it also provides us with the ability to personalise your weekly emails to suit your golfing preferences. If you have not yet updated your details, please do so now. It will take you less than a minute.

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The Masters

Reed more about it

There's nothing quite like turning on the TV at the beginning of April to watch the very best golfers tackle one of the hardest courses in the world. With pristine fairways, treacherous greens and flowers in full bloom, Augusta National looked nothing short of a golfing paradise once again over the weekend.

The 2018 Masters tournament had it all. From Tom Watson's highlight reel Par-3 Contest triumph and Finau's ankle popping hole-in-one celebration on Wednesday, to Garcia's four shots into the water on the 15th the first day proper, to Jordan Spieth's near course record and Patrick Reed's maiden Major victory on Sunday.

Each day had its own story but the week belonged to the young American who collected his first Green Jacket thanks to belittling Augusta's par-5s over the first three days (-13 for 12 holes) and a series of clutch putts on Sunday afternoon, none more so than on his final two holes to win by one from Rickie Fowler.

Competition news

Win with FootJoy!

Together with FootJoy we're giving you the chance to win a FREE FootJoy glove. When you purchase a FootJoy glove on the day of the May Medal on Sunday 6th May and you beat your handicap in the competition FootJoy will give you another glove for FREE.

Fitting days

Top manufactures visiting soon!

We've organised for Titleist and PING to come to us here and put on a Fitting Day led by the expert custom fitting experts who will be able to optimise you for the latest equipment, including Titleist's new SM7 wedges - arguably the best wedges in golf - and PING's new G400 Max driver for fairway-finding forgiveness. Both manufactures will have the entire range for you to try and these Fitting Days are always a great experience. Check out the details below:

Titleist Fitting Day - Friday 27th April from 12pm to 4pm
PING Fitting Day - Wednesday 2nd May from 11.30am to 3.30am

To secure your appointment, click on the respective events below.

Hot off the press...

It's not just Titleist and PING who will be visiting us, we're also excited to announce that TaylorMade will also be coming to Goring & Streatley for a Fitting Day with date and time to be confirmed.

Click the event to register your interest.

Shop news

Not long to go...

We've teamed up with TaylorMade and Titleist to get you stocked up with golf balls for the upcoming season, meaning you won't need to run to the pro shop from the first tee when you don't have any balls in the bag. Together with TaylorMade and Titleist we're offering you 4 dozen golf balls for the price 3, not to mention your FREE unique ball personalisation too on all balls ordered.

But both of these promotions don't have long to run, so be sure to place your order today!

Stock up for balls this season.

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The clarity is amazing

Sunglasses are far more than a fashion statement. Oakley spends a lot of time creating eyewear to benefit your performance on the course, and its new model for 2018 has some innovative technology that you’ll need to try on to believe the difference.

Without Prizm lenses

With Prizm Dark lenses

How will Prizm lenses benefit your golf?
As well as providing powerful UV protection, Oakley’s Prizm lenses fine tune the colours you see to help maximise contrast and enhance visibility. This gives you better depth perception and makes subtle slopes easier to spot, as displayed in the images with and without Prizm lenses above. Both Prizm Golf and Prizm Dark Golf lenses do this, with the former optimised for bright light conditions and latter ideal in medium light.

Come and try Oakley Targetline
Built with golf performance in mind, the stylish Targetline models here have an angled brow and sleek temples for a better fit under a hat. They also boast taller lenses that ensure uninterrupted downward vision to your ball and textured inner temples and a non-slip nosepiece for a comfy and stable fit.

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Let us make it simple for you

We pride ourselves on being the only place you need to go for your golfing needs, which is especially true for golf balls. But we also realise that because we offer a wide range, it can be hard to know which model is right for your game.

Tour performance

The TaylorMade TP5 and lower spinning TP5x offer excellent performance from tee-to-green, which is why they’re the choice of top players like Rory McIlory and Justin Rose. Each of its five layers has been specifically designed to help an aspect of your game, whether that's driver distance, spin or feel.

Perfect for slower swingers

The TaylorMade Project (a) and Project (s) balls make it easier for slower swingers to generate distance. Like TP5, Project (a) has a urethane cover that creates greenside spin, plus the same aerodynamic dimple pattern, while the Project (s) feels even softer on full shots.

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Head to Augusta in 2019

There are some things that you have to do at least once in your lifetime, and visiting Augusta National for the Masters is certainly on this list. Luckily for you, our partnership with Your Golf Travel means that we can offer you the following packages for 2019:

Practice Round Experience

Flights
3 Nights Accommodation
Monday Ticket
Golf
Car Hire

From £1675pp

Tournament Experience

Flights
4 Nights Accommodation
Saturday Ticket
Golf
Car Hire

From £2595pp

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I hope you enjoyed this week's newsletter. As always, if you have anything that you'd like to contribute please speak to one of the pro shop team. I'll see you at the club over the coming days.

Matthew Woods
Rectory Road
Streatley-on-Thames
Reading
RG8 9QA

Phone: 01491 873229

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