Well captain McGinley has done his job. He has delivered another Ryder Cup win and ensured that we get to keep Samuel Ryder's trophy on our shores. I am sure everyone enjoyed the golf this weekend. From Webb Simpson's near miss on Friday morning to Rory booming it down the first in his demolition of Ricky, the moments were all memorable.

I was lucky enough to see a lot of the golf and to be part of this amazing event but the most memorable was definitely the atmosphere around the first tee on both Friday and Saturday morning. The arena that was created and the 25,000 people made it amazing to be part of.

Daragh and I had game three on Saturday morning - Martin Kaymer and Thomas Bjorn v Jordan Speith and Patrick Reed. Although team USA ran out worthwhile winners in this match, being able to walk the fairways was unbelievable. Speith and Reed were very impressive in all parts of their game.

Daragh and I were very lucky to get some time inside the ropes and I was also able to take some friends to the event as guests on Friday and Saturday. The pictures below show us all during the event. 

Two weeks ago I was down in London at The Grove for a sneaky peek at what Srixon/Cleveland are doing for 2015. As you will see from the picture below, all of the Staff Ambassadors were delighted with our new tour bags, as well as being lucky enough to spend some time on the tour truck and receive two of Cleveland's new 2.0 Rotex wedges.

More to follow over the winter months about all of the new kit for next year.

Callaway's new V series range is now in store! With the classic warbird sole and hot face this new range of drivers and fairways will be a hit, pop in for a look.

Adidas' new autumn/winter Gore range has arrived in the shop. There is a mix of windtops and waterproofs tops and jackets in a variety of colours.

Galvin Green's 2014 winter collection is here, pop in to see this amazing new collection 

As you read this we will be entering the month of October. The course remains in fantastic condition and we still have a few competitions left to complete the season.

The Gents' Prizegiving is coming soon (1st November) with John Gahagan as our guest speaker. Ex Morton and Motherwell John has a great reputation on the speakers' circuit, get your name down on list behind bar to ensure your place at this event. 

This Thursday the club will be welcoming the kids from Moorfoot primary. They will be walking round to visit Gourock as part of their health week iniative. The first hole and putting green will be used to conduct some introductory lessons. We would appreciate your patience during the lessons and that you begin your round by walking to second tee or starting at the 10th.