This morning I received a phone call from Graeme Butchart (will check family tree) who had been recommended Strathmore for his son who is a very keen golfer . They had been on the Junior blog and were impessed by what was going on and said they would like to visit Strathmore today . I telephoned David and asked him to give me a call when they arrived and I went down to meet them. I discussed how Juniors attained their Certificates and Handicaps etc and as Alexei had his clubs with him I invited him to play a couple of holes on Leitfie. We went over to the putting green and I was very impressed by his putting stroke and distance control and after he hit a couple of iron shots in the practice net we moved over to Leitfie. Alexei hit a nice 3 wood just short of the green , his pitch was a little strong but his first putt left him with a tap in 4. He hit another 3 wood just to the right of the 9th green and was unlucky to catch the bump and despite fluffing a chip secured a 7 and a total of 11. I then took him onto the 10th hole to see how he would manage the Rannaleroch Course. He hit a good drive up the right and after a nervous second hit a really good shot just short of the green . The pitch onto the green left him an eight foot putt which just lipped out for a 5. On our walk back to the Clubhouse we discussed how he would practice during the Winter . Alexei has to go to a golf simulator 3 times a week for an hour and a half at a time as the Course is closed . Why you may ask ? Clue is in the Title of the post.
Welcome to Strathmore Alexei
Our first New 2012 Member lives in Moscow which is snowbound during the Winter.
Being 1,689 miles away a 3,378 mile round trip will be made to play .
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