**Next event Prestbury Thursday 15th September nearly full*** Am Am at Hazel Grove filling fast Mon 26th September Pairs at Reddish Vale also filling fast Monday 3rd October 2 day Pro-am at Fixby, Huddersfield Sunday 18th and Monday 19th September team of 3 required to play with me, great course, great prizes, meal on conclusion of play each day £150 per person. Please let me know if you would like to play. The Raa Putter Classic at Vale Royal Abbey. A mixture of showers and sunshine greeted the 108 Maxitours competitors at the extremely popular Vale Royal venue. Once again the course was presented in immaculate condition, many thanks to owner Steve Graham and his very professional team. Manchester United legends Stuart Pearson and Frank Stapleton were in the second group to tee off. Both players graced the Old Trafford turf for many years and on their front nine they were gracing Vale Royals beautiful fairways, especially when Poncho Pearson birdied the 8th and 9th for a 22 point haul. Unfortunately old cruciate, metatarsil and hamstring injuries saw them fade away on the back nine. Roy Bramwell had a member of his team cry off late in the day ‘Tim, I was so desperate for a partner I had to invite the wife, I’ve really been scraping the bottom of the barrel’ said happily married Roy . Attractive Heidi showed him who is the boss as she easily outscored her husband. Martin Worthington entered the 2’s sweep but found the par threes difficult today so he decided to make a 2 on the par 5 fifteenth to record the first albatross in Maxitours history! Well done Martin. Last weeks winners Pete Holmes and Mark Breiley set the early pace with 44 points in the calmer morning conditions and were happy to have a score which they felt should finish in the top ten. This score was challenged by other early morning starters Liam Kindon and Dave Wilson and also Bramalls Joe Kirwan and Mike Spencer who had 43 points. The wind picked up in the afternoon and the temperature dropped, scoring deteriorated and Holmes and Breiley who had waited three years for a win had recorded a remarkable double. ‘not even Barcelona have retained the Champions league yet we have won back to back Maxitours –what an achievement’ said a delighted Breiley. Many thanks to Roy from Raa putters for sponsoring todays event. Local golfing legend Jimmy Murphy thanked the putter for turning his year around when he made the cut in the Seniors British Open ‘you cant miss from inside 6 feet’ is Murphys verdict on the putter. www.raaputters.co.uk Many thanks to all competitors for your continued support, Tim Results Nearest the pin on 10th Andy Stubbens Dozen AD333 Nearest the pin on 16th Brian Hopkins Dozen AD333 Order of merit points 1st Pete Holmes & Mark Breiley 44 12 Personalised Raa putter each 2nd Liam Kindon & Dave Wilson 43 11 Cleveland wedge each 3rd Joe Kirwan & Mike Spencer 43 10 Dozen z stars each 4th Chris Cyprus & Barney Ross 42 9 Dozen z stars each 5th Keith Massey & Martin Worthington 41 8 6 pro V1s each 6th Frank Garvey & Frank Elmore 41 7 Dozen AD333s each 7th Paul Taylor & Mike Sweeney 41 6 Titleist glove each 8th Dennis Humphries & Richard Godbold 40 5 Titleist glove each 9th Frank Stapleton & Stuart Pearson 40 4 Titleist glove each 10th Simon & Peter Maxwell 39 3 11th Brian Hopkins & Grahame Sutcliffe 39 2 12th Alan Russell & Russ Jones 39 1 13th Bob Galley & Robert Swift 39 14th Alf Shillitoe & Nigel Laurent 39 15th John Bent & Paul Sherlock 39 16th Dave Marchant & Ian Tinling 38 17th John Beech & Gary Maton 38 18th Stef & Chris Perrin 38 19th Glynn Jones & Mick Cannon 38 20th Guds Ahmed & Jimmy Murphy 38 Alex Jerman & Martin Scott 38 Ken Jepson & Gary Denman 38 Geoff Haynes & John McClennan 38 Paul Bradley & Sean Reilly 37 Phil Okill & Mark Freeman 37 Ian King & Darren Whittaker 37 Brian Atherton & John Duff 37 Paul Baxter & Barry Rigby 37 Colin Roberts & John Rigby 37 John Stubbs & Guy Hill 37 Chris O’Neill & Derek Batey 36 Martin Hall & John Grint 36 Eric McNicol & Rob Tabbron 36 Lewis Marland & Gary Winston 36 Charles Herbert & Andy Stubbens 36 Ian Ainsworth & Alan Clough 36 Tim Spencer & Mark Saxon 36 Tim Owen & Malcolm Morgan 36 Rob Weston & Trevor Webb 36 Dave Parsons & Peter Broadbent 35 Dick Perry & Derek Fulluck 35 John Nevitt & Ron Simpson 35 Rick Pickard & Eric McNicol 35 Chris Bramwell & Trevor Upton 35 Terry Harper & John Kilburn 34 Mark Noden & Graham March 34 Ken Jones & Kit Parkington 33 Kenny Jepson & Tony Lowe 33 Peter Hargreaves & Steve Sinclair 32 Chi Hu & Richard 32 Ron Sloane & Richard Banks 32 Bernard Wood & Steve Parle 31 2’s £122.50 40 balls 8 proV1s or 16 Ad 333s per 2 Paul Taylor, Tim Owen, Ken Jones, Martin Worthington, lucky Rob Weston.