Greetings from Gareth

Beaujolais nouveau is a red wine made from Gamay grapes produced in the Beaujolais region of France. It is the most popular vin de primeur, fermented for just a few weeks then officially released for sale on the third Thursday of November.

I am sure you knew that but you may not have known this; every year on this day we run a Beaujolais themed golf day which is on the 19th November this year. The golf day consists of 18 hole team competition (best 2 scores from 4 to count) and includes Tea and Coffee with a bacon roll, ½ a bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau with your 3 course meal and an informal prize giving afterwards. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed teams and nearest the pin competitions.

To enter a team please fill in an entry form which can be found in the Proshop or you can download one on this page. Prices to enter are Members £25.00 per head and Non Members £39.50 per head.

Please check the notice board or website if you have entered the winter knockout competitions, the draw has been made and the play by date for the 1st round is 24th November, good luck.

If you are interested in a late entry to the night golf competition, it takes place on Saturday 31st, check the social noticeboard, there are limited places available.

The winter league starts again on the 29th of November with a fourball betterball competition to ease you in, entries sheets are on the noticeboard outside the changing rooms.

Two more dates for the diary; there is a poker night on Friday the 6th November which starts at 8:30pm and on the 5th December the Christmas Ball will take place in the hotel. Live music and Disco; tickets are £25 per head, check out the social notice board….don’t miss out!!!

We have a close relationship with Reading football club here at Donnington Grove and on Thursday 12th November there will be a Pro Celebrity Charity football match which should not be missed. England football greats and celebrities from film, sport and music will take on an All Star World 11. The Heroes Cup will be played in support of Help for Heroes charity. Tickets are £10 (Adults)/ £5 (Children) and are available from www.readingfc.co.uk or by calling 0844 249 1871.

Have a great week,

Gareth

Donnington Grove Pro Shop

Donnington Grove Pro Shop

Many of you may have already met them, but for those of you that haven’t we have 2 new team members of staff now in the Pro Shop. Luke Williams who is Full time and playing off an excellent handicap of +1 and Wyn Roy who will be working Part Time at the weekends to help cover the busy times in the shop.

Winter has fast approached again and with so many days affected by rain it’s no wonder golf waterproofs are once again becoming the most popular sold item in the shop. It’s almost a given these days that if you play golf you will be spending at least half of your time wearing waterproofs. There are now a large range of golf waterproofs incorporating new manufacturing technologies that will keep you dry, warm and cool. At the cheaper end, lightweight nylon garments will keep you dry and are compact enough to squeeze into a bag. However they do come with some disadvantages, they are not breathable, so although you may stay dry you will find you start to sweat quite quickly and also they tend to be noisy. Sound is really not what’s needed when swinging the club. As the game needs concentration, small noises caused by friction in the garment could be very annoying and distracting.

So why not treat yourself or loved one to any of the latest Galvin Green Waterproof outfits with 30% off all Galvin Green until stock lasts. These Galvin Green Waterproofs are very easy to care for as with being made of Gore-Tex material they are very durable, but because you get the best performance out of them when they are clean washing frequently is the best option.

With Christmas fast approaching, why not treat someone to a Donnington Grove Pro Shop Voucher? Vouchers from £10 can be personalised with any message and is a brilliant idea to allow grateful recipients to buy and of the latest in technology available from in the New Year. Vouchers can be put towards anything like Green fees, Shoes, Golf Clubs, to Clothing.