Everyone thought Martin Kaymer would walk his way to his fourth win at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship last weekend but a poor final round blew his chances, finishing two back from the winner Gary Stal. I have no doubt that Martin Kaymer will be up there to claim more Major trophies this year. He went back to playing his trusty fade and it has worked wonders for him, he would definitely be one of my bets.

There were four hole-in-ones during this event: Tom Lewis claimed the car, Rory McIlroy's was his first professional hole-in-one, Byeong-hun An, and Miguel Angel Jimenez with a one bounce and in - his dancing wasn't bad either. Click here to watch a piece of the action.

The first Presentation of 2015 is on Saturday, 24 January at 5pm. If you have anything to collect please turn up with your jacket and tie. Take a look at the vouchers being presented here. Any unclaimed vouchers will also be presented - click here to see if you are due one.

Saturday's Waltzing Trio's Stableford was won by Paddy Weadick, Alan Finney and Paul Wade with 68 points; handicaps have reduced Paul from 19 to 17. Second place this week were Andy Humphrey, Bob Pennington and John Wright with 65 points, one ahead of third placed Dean Martin, Gary Hill and Andy Hutchison who beat Steve Bardsley, Simon Mulvey & Andy Hart on a card play-off. There were 6 two's each worth £14.33 per team. There is only 70 points between first and second in the OOM, it's getting closer.

John Devenney won Sunday's Pro's Stableford with 41 points. John is a 15 handicapper who plays regular golf and is improving nicely. Second this week on 39 points was John Kuehl and Simon Nicholls was third with 37 points. There was 10 two's each worth £4.90. Click here to view the full results. 

Wednesday's Pro's Stableford was won by Ross Paton with 36 points, one ahead of runner-up Alan Finney. There was only one two, worth £16.00. Click here to view the full results.

I am pleased to tell you that Abbie has decided to join the PGA and pursue a career in golf. This means that under my guidance as an AA rated PGA Professional, Abbie will embark upon a degree course in golf studies to become a PGA Professional herself. Abbie plans to start later this year.

The PGA degree is the only recognised qualification in professional golf and provides students with an indepth knowledge of coaching, sports science, equipment technology and business management. To begin the course you need to have a handicap of 4 or less and have GCSE passes at C or above in maths and English. Abbie will pursue her training here on site, will have various modules and assignments from the PGA to complete in her own time, will stay at The Belfry for one week each year to receive further education and take the annual exams in each subject area which she must pass to progress to the following year. Abbie will surrender her amateur status and will have a new series of events to play in.

Abbie said:

 "I am really looking forward to moving forward with my golf. I feel that by joining the PGA this is the right step for me to improve my knowledge of golf and become a Golf Professional which has been my ambition from a young age."

A PGA qualification is internationally recognised and is the route into all manner of golf related careers, particularly coaching. It is getting on 20 years since I began my PGA training at Moor Allerton Golf Club (where the time has gone I don't know!) and then I worked as an assistant at Moortown Golf Club in Leeds. The training and experience I received is absolutely invaluable to what I am today, and in particular I would say it takes years of teaching golf to fully understand how people best learn. 

I will be honest, I would not recommend this career to everyone. However, if you love golf, are dedicated and very hard working then you have a chance of success. Abbie has all these qualities and the game needs people like her to introduce new people to the game and assist their enjoyment of playing golf in the future.

Excellent progress has been made once again this week, turning this area of unused space into the best swing room in the area. Aside from the levels of technology, this facility is much nearer than going to the practice ground and back and collecting the balls will take far less time - even for the wildest of golfers! Also, if you use your favourite ball in the swing room (rather than any old balls for practising) the distances and spin rates you observe will be specific to that ball. You can also try different balls and receive extremely accurate feedback of how they compare.

I would estimate we are less than three weeks away from completion. I can't wait!

Nick has been digging out the new bunker on the practice ground and here it is. As you can see, it uses the slight rise in the practice ground to achieve a reasonable depth and a decent sized bunker. Nick intends to crack on with the new greens as soon as he has time and the weather is conducive to some growth.