Our Golf Professional, Mark Pilkington, took over at the Club in August 2018.
Mark has been involved in golf for most of his life. After being introduced to the sport by his father John Pilkington, then the professional at Nefyn Golf Club at the age of 4, over the years Mark has competed successfully at junior and men’s amateur levels – winning the Peter McEvoy trophy, runner-up in the British Boys Championship, representing Wales at both home international and European levels and then success as the Welsh Amateur Champion in 1998 and heading the order of merit the same year. This culminated in being chosen to represent GB & Ireland in the Walker Cup squad.
The success of 1998 saw Mark turn professional and enter the qualifying school for the European tour, with his father by his side he gained the 16th European tour card for the 1999 season. He went on to compete on the European tour for 6 years and 5 years on the Challenge tour with many notable performances:-
* 4th Qatar Masters, Doha Golf Club.
* 4th Wales Open, Celtic Manor.
* 3rd West of Ireland Classic, Galway.
* Winner Kazakhstan Open 2006.
* Winner Challenge Tour order of merit 2006.
* Course Record -9, 63 at Doha Golf Club, Qatar Masters.
* Course Record -9, Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, France, Trophée Lancôme.
Following a playing career in 2014 Mark commenced his PGA training, winning both the North region assistant’s order of merit and the full order of merit – becoming the first person ever to do so. In 2017 he completed his training attaining 7th best student of the year.
The Pro Shop offers a wide range of clothing, golf equipment and golf related gifts, with competitive prices and professional advice. We have a strong focus on customer service.
We stock products from major brands such as Taylormade, Under Armour, Callaway, Titleist, Footjoy, Motocaddy, Garmin and Glenmuir, to name a few.
Contact us on 01766 513828 for further information.
As a member of Foremost, the UKs biggest Golf buying group, we can supply virtually any product you need (or want!!) at competitive prices. We aim to provide 'online' prices but with years of experience and excellent customer service - benefit from our friendly, professional advice. There's no reason to shop anywhere else !!
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All golf club repairs can be undertaken, such as loft and lie alterations, replacing grips and new shaft installations or the repair of broken shafts.
All repairs undertaken with quick turn-around times, so you can get back out on the course.
Many repairs can be undertaken 'while you wait'.
Please contact us for details.
Expert tuition available from a PGA qualified Professional
Mark can offer a wide range of tuition options including Individual, Grouped and On-Course playing lessons.
The Club has excellent facilities for coaching and practice, including a cover Driving range, large putting green and an excellent short game green.
We can offer a custom fitting service for golf equipment.
Trial clubs are available for the latest ranges of Callaway and Taylormade equipment with different shaft, head and loft options.
This service is further enhanced through the availability of a SkyTrak launch monitor providing ball flight data for each shot including distance, ball speed, backspin, side spin and launch angle.
SkyTrak also enables Bag Mapping and Wedge mapping facilities, enabling golfers to know how far they hit all of their clubs.
Contact us on 01766 513 828 for more information.
We have a fleet of Golf Buggies available to hire.
Rental Electric Trollies are available, provided by Motocaddy.
Trollies are available on either aa round or day rate.
Electric trollies are limited, so please call us in the Pro shop on 01766 513 828 to book.
We also have a fleet of high quality three-wheel push trollies for hire.