Greetings golfers,

Welcome to another exciting edition to Aston Wood GC weekly newsletter. We hope that you're having a good week on and off the golf course. Enjoy the read.

Final of Staffordshire County Ladies Interclub Knockout

The Silver Division (hcp 12-24) Ladies played in the Final at Little Aston Golf Club on Tuesday, 3 October against Newcastle under Lyme. Having played well all season and conquered teams from Stone, Perton, Beau Desert and Whittington to get to the final, they were unfortunately beaten 3 - 2 in the final.

Congratulations to the players on the day, and to all the Ladies in the Silver Division team for their performance all year. Aston Wood Ladies have once again proved they are a force to be reckoned with.

Course update

Over the next few weeks the team will be finishing the path programme, which will include the path from the end of the 17th fairway to the start of the 18th fairway. We will then be starting work transforming the bunkers on the greenside of 13 and 14. Keep an eye on my newsletters to see the before and after.

The first man to ever do this...

It was very much a case of ‘by how many’ for Tyrrell Hatton on Sunday afternoon as he headed into the final round of the Dunhill Links Championship with a five-shot cushion. The Englishman finished his round with a 24-under-par total to successfully defend the tournament he won a year earlier, the first golfer to ever achieve the feat.

With the Dunhill taking place across St Andrews, Kingsbarns and Carnoustie, it’s a great opportunity to see who copes best with the unique challenge that links golf presents. On Friday, Tommy Fleetwood took apart Carnoustie to shoot a course-record 63, meaning  he possessed course records at two of the three courses at that point in time. That was until Ross Fisher’s Sunday exploits at St Andrews, which saw him post a new record with an 11-under 61 after a three-putt par at the infamous 18th.

Fleetwood will certainly head into next year’s Open Championship at Carnoustie with positive thoughts, whilst links golf clearly brings out the best in Hatton’s game. Maybe we'll see an English name on the Claret Jug for the first time in over 25 years next July….