Maxitours at Cracking Crewe

Another glorious day greeted Maxitours competitors at Crewe.

The course is found at the bottom of a leafy lane and is possibly the most peaceful golf course we play. There are plenty of ducks in the ponds and an occasional barn owl can sometimes be seen flying overhead as the evening draws in.
Crewe Golf Club is a lovely place to spend the day.

Claire and the chef produced some great fliers today with pictures of the various Maxitours specials they would have available. When the food came out it actually looked like the photographs. The catering was excellent.

Nigel Ashton has a bacon butty every week and he thought the one he had today was the best of the season. Praise indeed.
Claire and her catering staff were excellent hosts. Thank you.

The facilities are also first class. The driving range is huge- even I would struggle to lose a ball and the club continue to produce a steady flow of excellent junior and senior golfers.

Dave Britton is a lovely bloke and has enjoyed playing in his first few Maxitours events this year. His team scored 70 points today.
‘We left a few out there.’ He told me when he handed his team card in.
You’re not kidding Dave.

Hale Club champion David Smiths team scored a mediocre 72 points.
‘Did we beat Bob Siddles Hale B team?’ They asked anxiously when they handed the card in.
Everyone beat the Hale B team.

The swirling wind and tough to read greens meant scores in the low 80’s were leading for most of the day. Late in the day conditions eased and scores improved.
Nigel Hall, Jonny Reeves, Ben ‘Chilli Banana’ Jackson and Adam Hart had their best score of the season with 85 points. It was a great team effort but Harts stunning eagle on the short par four twelfth hole gave them a big boost as they finished in 3rd place.
The Eaton team also scored 85 points. Jonty Little, Doug Mackay, Neil Blacklock and Steve Jones came home in an impressive 44 points. Jonty played solidly on the strong back nine holes.

With a stunning 89 points three Prestbury millionaires and Steve Booth took first prize in style. Tim Nicholson(8) had four gross birdies, Geoff Bickerton (4) had three and even Andy Russell(10.3) had two. Steve’s main contribution was buying the drinks.
‘We were just on fire’ Said a delighted Bickerton. ‘What a great day!’

Excellent golf chaps. Very well played indeed!

Nearest the pin 5th Kevin Moores Doz AD333
Nearest the pin 8th Matt Cheffins Doz AD333
2’s sweep £220 5 pro v1s 12 srixons 7 taylor made stripe response
Jonty Little Tim Nicholson x2 Geoff Bickerton Malc Kendrick Steve Marsh Chris Braider Matt Cheffins Adam Hart Kevin Moore

Hopwood start sheet for Thursday

10.00 David Wilkinson x4
10.08 Jim Caldwell x4
10.17 Colin Roberts x4
10.26 Jon Hudson x4
10.35 Keith Thompson x4
10.44 Dave Goodwin x4
10.53 Andy Taylor x4
11.02 Dave More O Farrell x4
11.10 Dave Mitchell x4
11.18 Paul Woods x4
11.27 Mick Mahon x4
11.36 Nigel Ashton x4
11.44 Paul Price x4
11.53 Paul Salt x4
12.01 Charles McKinnon x4
12.10 Kev Hart x4
12.20Dave Buckley x4
12.29 Martin Williams x4
12.38 Neil Davies x3 Alex Jarman x1
12.47 Neil Davies x Pete Fotherinhgam x1
12.56 Geoff Bickerton x4
1.05 Lee Tilley x4
1.14 Richard Blackwell x4
1.23 Ian King x4
1.32 John Webb x4
1.41Andy Hagan x4 tbc
1.50 Chris Ravenscroft x4
1.59 Jimmy McEwan x4
2.08 Simon Poucher x4
2.17 Ian Hazlewood x4
2.26 Peter Jewitt x4
2.35 Steve Heywood x4
2.42 Martin Firth x4
2.49
2.59 Nathan Mills x4

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636

*Room for teams at beautiful Crewe on Tuesday, Room for 1 team at Hopwood on Thursday.
Winter schedule released in 2 weeks.

Maxitours at outstanding Vale Royal

What a venue! Vale Royal was so good today even the course owner Steve Graham turned up to play. He should be a very proud man indeed. Vale Royal golf course is becoming a masterpiece.

After the recent dry spell the course was back to a beautiful lime green and the fairways and putting surfaces were superb.
‘That was an absolute pleasure to play.’ Reported Peter Maher.

The famous Vale Royal friendly fox was out again and it is becoming a bit of a tourist attraction.
‘I only play Vale Royal to see the fox. He’s like a tame dog, he’s a cracker.’ Reported wildlife lover Nigel Ashton.

Nearest the pins were won by two excellent shots. Simon Burrows hit a stunner to 20 inches on the 10th and under-rated Martin Quinn won nearest the pin on the 16th with another wonder strike.

Scoring was tough as the course was playing a little longer than usual.

My mate on the Europro tour always played with number 58 titliest balls as it was his goal to shoot that score every time he went out. It was a feat he never got close to achieving. Colin Baxendale is a lovely bloke and was a fine golfer when I knew him during my time at Mottram Hall. His team easily achieved that score today and it could’ve been even lower without steady Ian Jones on the team. They finished last by 9 shots.

After recent airport chaos plane spotter/ enthusiast Mal Potter had some air traffic control issues of his own today as his proV1 struggled to take off on a couple of fairways and he lost contact with three more as they disappeared off the radar into various Eaton ponds.

The two Eaton teams played well today for a change and finished 3rd and 4th . Jonty Little brought his team home in a remarkable best of the day 48 points to take 4th with 83 points, but experienced Neil Davies, Steve Jones, Paul Manning and Andy Parker pipped them with 84.

Geoff Bickerton, and father and son Gary and Jenson Myerscough took 2nd with 86 points Two birdies on the last put the icing on a great performance.
Taking the honours was Sean O’Connors(11) Sandiway team. Jim Barton(8), Phil Guest(6) and Paul Murray(10) all contributed well. Sean played well but twelve handicap Murray was mint as he recorded three birdies. Excellent golf chaps.

Thanks to everyone for your support today. Superb.
Tim
Nearest the pin 10th Simon Burrows Doz AD333
Nearest the pin 16th Martin Quinn Doz AD333

2’s £257.50 4 pro v1s 6 tour response stripe or 9 srixon AD333
Martin Oldfield x2 Richard May Dave Rhodes Paul Murray Jordan Witt Ade Kershaw Paul Manning Giles Terry Jamie McCardle Geoff Bickerton Jenson Myerscough Martin Quinn Andy Clarkson Tony Leigh Pete Maher Mick Warren
2 events next week!

Crewe Start sheet Tuesday
9.30 John Hudson x4
9.39 Colin Roberts x4
9.48 Chris Adams x4
9.57
10.06 Andy Taylor x4
10.15 Paul Browne x4
10.24 Sam Leach x4
10.33
10.42 Nigel Ashton x4
10.51 Lewis Marland x4
11.00 Paul Price x4
11.09
11.18 Steve Aspinall x4
11.27 Ian King x4
11.36 Dave More O Farrell x
11.45 Andie Frazer x4
12.03 Neil Davies x4
12.12 Martin Williams x4
12.21 Geoff Bickerton x4
12.30 Paul Salt x4
12.39 Lee Tilley x4
12.48 Richard Blackwell x4
12.57 Gary Neiles x4
1.06 John Webb x4
1.15 Chris Ravenscroft x4
1.24 Steve Graham x4
1.33
1.42 Charles McKinnon x4
1.51 Graham Jenkinson x4
2.00 Dave Griffiths x4
2.09 John Gleave x4
2.18 David Smith x4
2.27 Peter Maher x4
2.36

Hopwood start sheet Thursday 17th
10.00 David Wilkinson x4
10.08 Jim Caldwell x4
10.17 Colin Roberts x4
10.26 Jon Hudson x4
10.35 Keith Thompson x4
10.44 Dave Goodwin x4
10.53 Andy Taylor x4
11.02 Dave More O Farrell x4
11.10 Dave Mitchell x4
11.18 Paul Woods x4
11.27 Mick Mahon x4
11.36 Nigel Ashton x4
11.44 Paul Price x4
11.53 Charles McKinnon x4
12.02 Kev Hart x4
12.11 Steve Aspinall x4
12.20 Paul Salt x4
12.29 Martin Williams x4
12.38 Neil Davies x4
12.47 Neil Davies x4
12.56 Geoff Bickerton x4
1.05 Lee Tilley x4
1.14 Richard Blackwell x4
1.23 Ian King x4
1.32 John Webb x4
1.41
1.50 Chris Ravenscroft x4
1.59 Jimmy McEwan x4
2.08 Simon Poucher x4
2.17 Ian Hazlewood x4
2.26 Peter Jewitt x4
2.35 Steve Heywood x4
2.44 Andy Hagan x4 tbc
Andy Buckley tbc
2.59 Nathan Mills x4

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636

Space has just come free at these two great venues this late Summer!

Crewe Tues 15th Sept

Hopwood Thurs 17th Sept

Maxitours at fantastic Fleetwood

Wow! What a great day!

It was terrific to have such a high quality links course on the Maxitours rota. All the golfers loved it out there.

It is just slightly over an hour drive for most players and we were rewarded with a special days’ golf.

The temperature was a pleasant twenty degrees and until the last hour or so of the day the rain held off.

As the seaside breeze buffeted the clubhouse I asked Neil Evans if he was a good wind player:

‘I’m ok when its downwind but not so good into it.’ Thanks for that Neil.

I was friendly with the late and very knowledgeable tour pro Denis Durnian who holds the record for the lowest 9 hole score in the open with his outward 28 at Royal Birkdale in the early 80’s. He always said a links course plays easier with a bit of a wind. Today there was a lot of wind and it certainly didn’t make Fleetwood any easier to play.

Teams out earlier in the day had the better of the weather.

Taking third spot was the low handicap Clitheroe team of Simon Raine, Denis Greenup and Philip Cort with 79 points.

Second with an excellent 82 points were the on-form Martin Williams, Martin Bray, old retired Pete Moores and Mal Pritchard.

At long last after 2 years of missing out on scorecard holders and bag towels the lovable big bear Martin Wainman (11) won a prize and it was first place today. He was joined by Alex Smith(6) Jordan Witt (6) and Nigel Edwards(8). Despite a slight 2 point choke on the very last hole the quartet played beautifully and are very popular winners.

Thanks to everyone for your support of the changed venue. By very popular demand we will be back!

Tim

2’s £172.50 7 pro v1s 18 srixons

Julian Brindley Jimmy McEwan Dave Sully Jonny Reeves Malc Pritchard Pete Moores

Nearest the pin 6th Ben Hope Doz AD333

Nearest the pin 11th Jimmy McEwan Doz AD333

Vale Royal start sheet

Weds 9th September

8.30 David Wilkinson x4

8.38 Jim Caldwell x4

8.46 Colin Roberts x4

8.54 Jon Hudson x4

9.02Dave Goodwin x4

9.10 Andy Taylor x4

9.18 Dave Murray x4

9.27 Steve Graham x4

10.30 Andie Frazer x4

10.38 Paul Woods x4

10.47 Mick Mahon x4

10.56 Nigel Ashton x4

11.05 Lewis Marland x4

11.14 Paul Evans x4

11.23 Paul Price x4

11.32 John Webb x4

11.41 Paul Browne x4

11.50 Steve Aspinall x4

11.59 Paul Salt x4

12.08 Gary Neiles x4

12.17 Dave More O Farrell x4

12.26 Kev Hart x4

12.35 Neil Davies x4

12.43 Neil Davies x4

12.52 Roger Percival x4

1.01 Geoff Bickerton x4

1.10 Lee Tilley x4

1.18 Gary Leek x4

1.27 Richard Blackwell x4

1.36 Sean O,Connor x4

1.45 Chris Ravenscroft x4

1.54 Dave Hughes x4

2.03 Dave Smith x4

2.12 Graham Pike x4

2.21 Peter Maher x4

2.30 Jon Roland x4

2.38 Colin Baxendale x4

2.47 Colin Baxendale x4

2.56 Steve Heywood x4

3.04 Dave More O Farrellx4

3.13Andy Buckley x4

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636

Room FOR 1 team at Fleetwood 3rd Sept
Room at one of Cheshires finest – Crewe GC 15th Sept

Maxitours at BRILLIANT Bramhall !!!

Thanks to my good friend and Godparent to my son Matt Turnock for running the event so well today, here is the report:

As the saying goes “there’s always one” but in this case it was three with Paul Woods, Keith White and Steven Swash beginning the morning by tucking into a hearty breakfast a Bramall Park G.C before playing partner Ray Tennant informed them they were at the wrong Bramhall !!!!! Never mind chaps, happens to the best of us.

Maxitours players were treated to a fantastic day with early sunshine and a light breeze which made for ideal scoring conditions.
Runners up team of Martin Williams, Martin Bray, Andy Mills and Richard Harper had a fantastic 86 points but today’s winners with a storming 90 points were popular winners Jonathan Oldknow, Rick Shaw, Russell Cooper and Mike Piggott. Excellent golf on a challenging course.

Bramhall had recently brought into play the 3 new holes on the back nine and these received favourable comments by many who were seeing them for the first time considering how new they were. The green keeping staff did an excellent job in the course presentation with a little bit of green returning to the fairways after the recent dry spell.

For only the second time in Maxitours 20 year history there were TWO HOLES IN ONE – George Murphy with a tremendous effort on the 200+ yard par 3 6th with a driver & Dave Rhodes on the 14th. Congratulations chaps !!!!

Big thanks to the Bramhall catering staff who provided excellent food and drinks service throughout the day and to the friendly clubhouse staff as well.
Thanks, Matt

Note: Bramhall is a very special club for me, when I was living the dream and trying to make it as a player an old family friend and Bramhall legend Joe Kirwan would play with me in any pro am I asked. He has seen me play badly all over Europe. After a recent operation Joe is doing well. He really helped me in my younger days. Thanks Joe (and Cath).

The course changes at Bramhall are incredible. It is easy to get it wrong but EVERYONE has been unanimous in praising the improvements. Well done everyone involved at the Club.

Today’s results were:

RESULTS
NP 12th – Martin Poole – 1 x Dozen AD333’s
NP 14th – Dave Rhodes HOLE IN ONE – 1 x Dozen AD333’s plus and extra Dozen = 2 x Dozen
2’s £335 3 x Prov1’s or 4 x Taylor Made TP5 or 8 x Srixon AD 333’s

George Murphy – HOLE IN ONE !! 6th with a driver, Chris Davies, Simon Poucher, Andy Mills and Richard Harper, Sam Leach x 2, Dave Greenwood, Tim Redditt , Nick Coleman, Paul Calnan, Ray Tennant, Kevin Moore, Johnty Little, Neil Davies, Dave Rhodes – HOLE IN ONE !! 14th, Gary Mysercough, Steve Austin, Gary Hankinson, Bob Kelsall, Martin Poole, Lee Jacques, Dave Shannon and Tony Stiles
NB – Hole in ones count as 2 x 2’s plus an extra Dozen AD 333’s

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636

Maxitours at superb Stockport

Another wonderful Summers day greeted Maxitours competitors at Stockport Golf Club.

The course was exceptional especially considering that greens maintenance had taken place just two weeks ago. Congratulations to the greenkeepers – outstanding work and there was nothing but praise for this wonderful course throughout the day.

Head pro Jamie Storey is one of the bset young pro’s in the area and he was incredibly helpful today.

Scoring was always going to be excellent with a fast golf course and pure, receptive greens

Even Geoff Bickerton reached two of the par 5’s – it must have been like a runway out there.

Geoffs team scored 88 points to take 5th place but the winning scores were always going to be in the 90’s.

In 4th place was Richard Blackwell, a fully fit Don Campbell, Steve Austin and Andy Hamlett with 90 points.

Taking third with 91 points was Pete Norbury, Dave Sarsfield, Dave Rhodes and on form Lee Tilley who won a major at Saddleworth this weekend.

It was the big hitting single figure players who were on top of the leaderboard however.

Callaway rep Tom Gradwell is a member at Stockport he had a career best 7 birdies and an eagle to help his team gather 92 points. Even ex Cheshire legend Andrew Hill rolled back the years with three birdies of his own. They were out in a brilliant 49 points. Josh Nadin and Steve Mobley also played well.

Winning today was the Bramall low handicap team of Ian King, Andy Deme, Neil Ashton and Warren Ashton matching Gradwells superb 92 points but with a slightly better back nine. King buys and sells oil for a living and not only has he made a fortune this summer he is also playing some slick golf. Andy Deme , Neil Ashton and mortgage man Warren Newton all contributed nicely.

Well played chaps- great golf.

Thanks for your 100% attendance once again today. Brilliant.

Tim.

2’s sweep £297.50 3 pro v1 or 5 taylor made tour response or 8 srixon AD333

Jason Atherton Jimmy McEwan Tom Griffiths Chris Brown Ian Goulty Howard Kelley Dave McGuiness Geoff Bickerton Steve Booth Steve Aspinall ‘Barry Wellings x2 HOLE IN ONE’ Mike Hill Lee Tilley James Proctor Malc Bates x2 Dave Greenwood Jon McAtee John Davies Ian Gillett Paul Woods Ste Woods John Harker Tom Gadwell Steve Mobley Stu Muller Nathan Mills

Nearest the pin 16th Malc Bates Doz Srixon AD333

Nearest the pin 18th Lewis Ramsden Doz Srixon AD333

Bramall Start sheet

8.30 Jim Caldwell x4

8.39 Colin Roberts x4

8.48 Jon Hudson x4

8.57 Charles McKinnon x4

9.06 Ed Pysden x4

9.15 Dave Murray x4

9.24 Dave Goodwin x4

9.33 Andy Taylor x4

9.42 Dave Hughes x4

9.51 Chris Adams x4

10.00 Simon Poucher x4

10.09 Mick Mahon x4

10.18 Martin Williams x4

10.27 Keith Thompson x4

10.36 Norrie Erwin x4

10.45 Nigel Ashton x4

10.54 Sam Leach x4

11.03 Lewis Marland x4

11.12 Paul Price x4

11.21 Dave More O Farrell x4

11.30 Dave More O Farrell 2 x4

11.39 Paul Woods x4

11.48 Steve Aspinall x4

11.57 John Gleave x4

12.06 Paul Salt x4

1215 Gary Neiles x4

12.24 Neil Davies x4

12.33 Neil Davies x4

12.42 Graham Jenkinson x4

12.51 Russ Sollitt x4

1.00 Geoff Bickerton x4

1.09 Lee Tilley x4

1.18 Richard Blackwell x4

1.27 Tony Hope x4

1.36 John Webb x4

1.45 Steve Graham x4

1.54 Chris Ravenscroft x4

2.03 Gary Leek x4

2.12 Peter Maher x4

2.21 Steve Heywood x4

2.30 Richard Atkin x4

2.39 Steve Saunders x4

2.51 Dave Chambers x4

3.00 Nathan Mills x4

3.09 Dave Griffithsx4

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636