http://www.johngallaghergolf.com en-gb johngallaghergolf.com 2013-5-12T00:00:00Z johngallaghergolf.com http://www.johngallaghergolf.com/page2.htm#135546 I am pleased to announce that the John Gallagher Golf day will be on Thursday 19th September at Duddingston Golf Club. The course has just held the Lothians County Championship and it is one of the finest Parkland courses in the Capital.The format is going to be a 4 person Texas scramble. There will be lots of great prized to be won with team prizes up for grabs along with nearest the pins and a long drive hole... The cost per team of 4 is 163200 this includes your round at Duddingston along with a meal after your game. Players will also receive a goodie bag and a complimentary drink on the course.All the money raised will go towards supporting my 20132014 golfing season.I hope to see you all on the 19th if not beforeJohn. ENTRY FORMS are available below or by emailing me at johnjohngallaghergolf.com httpwww.johngallaghergolf.comEntry Form.pdf 2013-5-12 20:09:17 http://www.johngallaghergolf.com/page2.htm#135305 I had a busy few weeks leading up to the first Euro Pro Event of the season and I was able to play in two charity scrambles on the way. The first was the James Milner Foundation Golf Day at Mortam Hall Golf Club followed by a visit to the Scottish borders to play at Thornhill Golf Club where 41 teams took part to raise funds for Breast Cancer. Both events were a great success and it was a great to support such worthy causes. I then drove to Wensum Valley Golf Club which is just outside Norwich. The course at Wensum is always very tricky with firm greens making it hard to judge shots but I started well and with a first round score of 75 I was four shots of the lead. But unfortunately for me a second round 79 saw me miss the cut by one shot. There were lots of good things to take away from my first event but I also made mistakes... which I will be looking to iron out before the next event JG 2013-5-5 21:12:44 http://www.johngallaghergolf.com/page2.htm#133364 So I have been home for a couple of weeks and spain already feels like a distant memory But I have been doing my best to keep up the good work. I have managed to get in a couple of good sessions at my new home Duddingston Golf Club...in between the snow showers The grass area is a great facility to hone my game and I have been working on my wedge play. With the weather taking a turn for the worse this week I have had to put my clubs away but i have managed to get to the gym every other day. While out in spain I was hitting the fairways with my driver but felt I wasnt getting the maximum distance. So last Friday I spent the morning with Scott Gourlay at Craigmillar Park in Edinburgh. Scott prides himself on his custom fitting and we worked on the Trackman hitting drivers. I got some useful info from my session and we are working on a better combination to maxamise my driving distance. Check out Scotts website at www.sggt.co.uk As soon as I decide on my driver combinatio... 2013-3-19 20:59:12 http://www.johngallaghergolf.com/page2.htm#132777 Thats me home and set to continue my preparation for the season ahead. I was up early this morning and back in the gym followed by trying out my new wedge on the range and I cant tell you how pleased I was to be wearing a tshirt and jumper rather than full waterproofs and under armour...spring has arrived in Scotland John Gallagher Golf Day Thursday 19 September While I have been busy on the course a lot of work has also been going on off the course and I am pleased to annouce that the date for my golf day will be Thursday 19th September. I am really looking forward to hosting the event at Duddinginston Golf Club and catching up with friends old and new Registration forms will be available to download at the end of April. All the best JG 2013-3-4 21:55:32 http://www.johngallaghergolf.com/page2.htm#132775 San Roque I played my second event of the Gecko Pro Tour in the Costa del Sol round the famous San Roque Club. The event was held over The New Course in testing conditions where I had rounds of 74 and 75 to finish 9th. The course was in great condition with fast greens and while I was pleased with most of my game I was dissapointed to dropped shots in my final round on 17and 18. Valle Romano Once again the sun disappeared just as we were about to start playing golf At Valle Romano the first round was cancelled due to what I would describe as Amazing Rain. There was torrential rain for about 45 mins which made the course unplayable This meant my third event was cut to a one round shoot out. The next day the start to my round could not have been worse...a triple bogey 8 on the first hole meant I was very much on the back foot and covered the front 9 in plus 3...not great The back nine started much better with an eagle on the 10th hole but with a 4 putt double on the 11th... 2013-3-1 20:45:54 http://www.johngallaghergolf.com/page2.htm#131626 It was great to arrive in Spain to find no snow on the ground so I headed to stright to the range to start practicing. I must admit that when I arrived on the range in my golf shorts a few of the members could have easily have mistaken my legs for a couple of out of bounds posts J This week I played my first of four events at Finca Cortesin Home of the World Match Play Championship . The course is one of the toughest in the region of Spain. This is mainly down to the length of the monstrous course... it measures a MASSIVE 7600 yards off the black tees Thankfully the course was shortened down to around 6900 yards but with strong winds and the small greens it made for a tough couple of days. I started with a 75 which had me lying 9th out of the 55 in the field. The wind on day two was far tougher and I shot 76. This moved me up to a Tie for 6th position. Over all I was happy with my first event of 2013 and I was able to identify the parts of my game that I need to... 2013-2-7 20:46:52 http://www.johngallaghergolf.com/page2.htm#131412 I am really excited and proud to announce that I will now be representing Duddingston Golf Club. Duddingston is one of the most respected golf clubs in Edinburgh with a fantastic parkland golf course and practice facilities along with a top class clubhouse and great staff. www.duddingstongolfclub.co.uk The club have made me feel very welcome and I would like to thank the Committee including Club Captain Ian Ogilvie Secretary Duncan Ireland and Business Manager Gavin Clarke for the warm welcome. Below is a picture of Club Captain Ian Ogilvie and myself standing in front of the portrait of the legendary Ronnie Shade. JG P.s I have now arrived in Spain for some warm weather training and will keep you updated on my progress. 2013-2-3 18:24:26 http://www.johngallaghergolf.com/page2.htm#130735 HiI hope the festive period has been good to you all. December was a quiet time for me in terms of playing golf. I have done some range work and squeezed the odd game in down the East Coast. Thanks to Scott Tam and Stuart...in the freezing and windy weather the banter was sometimes beter than the golf J Most of my time has been spent in the gym focusing on my fitness. I have been working out in the Energy gym in Edinburgh with my good friend Ricky www.energygym.co.uk . The staff have been great and are always handing out training advice and having someone to train with has definitly made the last 5 mintues on the treadmill that little bit easierAfter a quiet month I really cant wait to start playing tournament golf and Im heading out to Spain at the end of the month to play on the Gecko Pro Tour. The tour is run by an experianced team and the courses are some of the best Spain has to offer including San Roque an Valderrama. I will be looking to play well of ... 2013-1-16 23:10:54 http://www.johngallaghergolf.com/page2.htm#127616 Last week I headed south to join the PGA as aTP3 member for 2013. I spent the day at PGA headquarters at the Belfy and completed a days of seminars which included discussions on fitness golf management and rules. I am not someone who had fond memories of sitting in a classroom at school but I have to say that I found my day at the Belfry really interesting. The TP3 membership will allows me to play in some of the PGA Tartan Tour competitions. This will help me build as much golf as possible in to my schedule for 2013 and play some great Scottish golf courses along the way. I may also have the opportunity to play in some pro ams which is always fun. I finished the weeks by catching up with friends over 18 holes at North Berwick West. The course was in fantastic condition and I would recommend having a game JG 2012-11-11 19:37:23 http://www.johngallaghergolf.com/page2.htm#126980 First of all I would like to apologise for the lack of updates this year...I have had a rollercoaster of a season both on and off the golf course. ReCap I will go back to the beginning of the year and recap on on my time on tour. And while January feels like such a long time ago I its probably the best place to start... I got off to a great start out in Arizona where I took part in a Pro Am. The courses included Greyhawke Wekopa with the final round played on TPC Scottsdale. After a great week I finished 2nd overall to Richard Bland. I then went to Spain to play on the Gecko Pro Tour where I played some solid golf and finished 3rd at the Marbella Club event. In April I headed to Euro Pro Tour School where I finished 9th out of 240 players and in the first two Euro Pro events I finished 14th and 37th. I was really pleased with how my season started and was full of confidence for the year ahead. My annual golf day in May was a great success despite the torrential weather... 2012-10-28 22:49:45