Welsh Seniors Open

This week on the Seniors tour there is a welcome return to picturesque Conwy Golf Club. Although heavy rain was predicted thankfully so far there has been sun and a fair wind.

The John Letters Tour vechicles have a fantastic location on the practice ground right next to the first tee. This enables the rarity of watching our product in action direct from the tour truck!

Our position next to the 1st tee

 

Most of the work this week has been tweaking loft/lies, regripping and advice on shafts. A very pleasing aspect is that this week there are no fewer than 8 sets of irons in play, 40 wedges and numerous woods and hybrids. We are seeing a great knock on effect of our staff players showing off their Master Model irons to fellow pros who in turn come to us to test the clubs and request custom builds to test. Australian Pro Graham Banister had a set built to his specs and played them in the first round to an excellent two under score.

 

 

 

Although the public can not access the truck at this event we have been innundated with interest from caddies, marshalls and officials showing interest in our product. There is a real buzz around John Letters product this week and the amount of bags, caps and towels around the course is a real pleasure to see.

 

JL players have started strongly after the first round and we look forward to seeing how they progress over the weekend and helping the guys with tweks and technical advise. Good luck to all playing John Letters!



Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles

Despite changeable weather, the practice range and putting green were consistently busy during practice days at this year’s Johnnie Walker Championship @Gleneagles; starting today 23^rd Aug. Players were very focused, getting back into tournament mode after a three week lay-off and with the final Ryder Cup places being decided over the next few days, on the venue for 2014, players are keen to create the right impression to El Captain Jose Maria Olazabal. Andy Gorman was on hand with John Letters products including: Golden Goose Putters, MasterModel Putters & wedges and Tour Black & TPS wedges. Many players pass by during the practice days to see what’s new and this was the first time Andy had introduced the TPS wedges on the European Tour. Players & coaches alike liked the shape and playability of the wedges, suggesting the bounce made the club very easy to use for all golfers and the milled face would assist in spinning the ball for better control on partial shots. Andy has been personally using these wedges in recent weeks and confirms the spin and flight of these wedges is first class with the bounce and feel of the club comparing to clubs twice the price......

Custom Paint Infill

At John Letters we are passionate about fitting clubs to the individual golfer. We are firm believers that your clubs should be altered to suit your swing, never alter your swing to fit your clubs. Aswell as offering numerous shaft and grip combinations on iron models we can even offer custom paint infill.

Custom paint infill is available in our Master Model Satin and Black iron heads. This addition makes your set unique to you and quite possibly the only set in the world! We have requests for specs such as football team colours and national flag colours. There are four parts of the clubhead that can be painted with anything from bright yellow to British Racing Green. Some examples that our Master Craftsmen have produced for customers can be seen below:







British Par 3 Championship

Day two and three of the British Par 3 Championship are tournament days. Aswell as celebrities there are the likes of some serious players like Graeme Storm, Gary Wolstenholme and Ian Woosnam.

As we have excellent relations with the Senior Tour players this tournament is a chance to catch up on any adjustment or tweaks that are needed. John Letters player Paul Wesselingh visited the truck for a new T9+ #2 hybrid. Paul is looking for a lower flight club with more distance to fill a yardage gap problem that he currently has. We will catch up with Paul next week at the Scottish Seniors tournament for feedback.

Andrew Sherbourne starts his round

With the competition coming to a close the John Letters tour truck has been busy with regripping, loft/lie checks and also sharing our technical knowledge. Members of the public are invited onto the truck for a look around and to field any questions they have about Pros, clubfitting and life on tour. At a usual tour event the public can not gain acces to the tour vechicles and so this is a rare oppurtunity to come onboard and watch our technicians at work.

Sky Sports presenter Alan McInally is a regular visitor to the tour vechicle. Alan came on board whilst we built him a Master Model Tour Black driver to compliment his bag of Master Model irons and Black Tour wedges. These clubs came to good effect recently when he won the Footballers Classic event held at La Manga in Spain, our congratulations to Alan.

Strictly Come Dancing star Len Goodman was so impressed with our Master Model wedges that he bought one and put it straight into the bag for tournament play.

With the sun blazing down on the final day of competition at the Cromwell Course our attentions now turn to the Scottish Seniors event at the Fairmont course in St Andrews next week. This is the first of three Seniors events on the bounce with visits to Conwy in Wales and then onto Woburn. With a short turnaround period between events our technicians are busy today assesing what component clubheads, shafts grips etc are required aswell as glue, grip tape and all other consumables.

The entrance to the British Par 3 Championship

British Par 3 Championship 2012

A welcome return to this event held at the superb Nailcote Hall near Coventry. This is John Letters 3rd year supporting this event and it offers us a different challenge to our usual tour events. Whilst there are European Tour, Senior Tour and golfing legends present we are also able to spend time directly with the public showcasing our product, give tours of our support vehicles and also sharing our technical knowledge (when asked!).

The first day of the tournament included celebrities playing with a mixture of Pros and amatuers. Famous faces to pop into the truck were Alan McAnally of Sky Sports and legendary West Indies cricketer Gordon Greenidge who had a full set regrip.

The defending champion Andrew Sherbourne spent time on the truck as we built a back up Master Model Black driver ready for a tough six week straight schedule on the European Senior Tour. Andrew took the oppurtunity to take a brand new Torrance stand bag, one of the first in the country!

The Sam Torrance Chipping Challenge

Aswell as the tour side of operations we also like to add a bit of fun where possible. The Sam Torrance chipping challenge provides competitors with a chance to win a JL Tour Black Wedge for the highest points scorer of the day. All winners have there wedge adjusted correctly for them by a European Tour Technician on the tour truck. Congratulations to the winners!