Prestbury Golf Club Maxitours Pairs Betterball Another beautiful Autumn day greeted the 108 Maxitours competitors at Prestbury Golf Club today. Still conditions, fast running fairways and yellow tees made conditions ideal for great golf on this stunning course. Recent weeks had seen some average scoring however today there was some tremendous golf played. Paul Granelli a distant family member of the famous Ice cream dynasty ‘whipped’ a 7 iron close to the flag on the short 7th ‘stick a flake in that!’ said a delighted Granelli as he walked off with nearest the pin. Geoff Andrews was closest after a towering shot into the 17th signature hole. As the squirrels gathered their nuts in the Autumn sunshine talented Irishman Jimmy O’Reilly was gathering birdies as he partnered John Reilly to take the early lead in the clubhouse with 46 points. Tytheringtons Jason Waite and James Davison matched that score with Davisons birdie on the 7th hole the highlight of his round. After 15 attempts Ross Birch is yet to win a Maxitour event and today he teamed up with Moby Rawthore and played ‘the best round of my life’ to record a wonderful 51 points. Fireman Birch (10) birdied holes 3,4 and 5 on an incredible front nine helped by Rawthore (4) birdies on the 1st and 8th holes. However Birch is still without a win as his score was amazingly matched by my ex PE teacher Pete Holmes from Macclesfield GC and my Dad (Styal). ‘It was one of those days’ said the unlikely duo ‘we just couldn’t miss’. After a 4 shot general play handicap reduction my Dad will be unlikely to repeat this feat in the near future. Colin Roberts lost control of his powakaddy crossing a narrow bridge at High Legh GC yesterday and he gracefully fell along with his clubs into the fast flowing stream. Today Roberts was in full control of his faculties and it was his swing that was flowing well as he returned a fantastic 42 points to record the 2nd best over 60’s score. John Wreag and Harry Malpas took that honour with a tremendous 45 points. Many thanks for playing today, I hope you enjoyed this wonderful golf course which was in superb condition. Many thanks to the greens staff, bar staff and Secretary Neville for their hard work and making us feel so welcome. Tim. Nearest the Pin 7th Dozen AD333 Paul Granelli Nearest the pin 17th Dozen AD333 Geoff Andrews 1st Cleveland Travel case each 2nd Srixon carry bag each 3rd Titleist messenger bag each 4th Dozen Taylor Made tp balls each 5th Dozen Taylor Made Burner balls each 6th Titleist winter mits each 7th Srixon Cap each 8th Srixon Cap each 9th Srixon Cap each 10th FJ socks 11th FJ socks 12th FJ socks 13th FJ socks Over 60’s Dozen Srixon soft feel Each order of merit 1st Pete Maxwell & Pete Holmes 51pts 12 2nd Moby Rawthore & Ross Birch 51pts 11 3rd John Reilly & Jimmy O’Reilly 46pts 10 4th Jason Waite & James Davison 46pts 9 5th Mick Mahan & Tony Wilson 45pts 8 6th John Wreag & Harry Malpas 45pts + won over 60’s prize 7 7th Cath Rawthore & Sam Poole 44pts 6 8th Paul Granelli & Nigel Davies 44pts 5 9th Darren Whittaker & Alan Pengally 43pts 4 10th Liam Kindon & Tony Caldwell 43pts 3 11th John Davies & Jonathon Davies 43pts 2 12th Chris Cyprus & Andy Lawman 43pts 1 13th Roger Percival & Pete Atherton 43pts 14th Dave Collinson & Gary Bennell 42pts 15th Ian King & Mike Spencer 42pts 16th Gary Garner & Graham Smith 42pts 17th Colin Roberts & Jeff Andrews 42pts 18th Dave Antrobus & Dave Stanhope 42pts 19th Paul Dalby & Billy Blissett 42pts 20th Mark Foley & George Drakonakis 42pts 21st Barry Harrison & Paul Nuttall 42pts 22nd Geoff Haynes & Terry Davison 41pts 23rd Pat Keenan & Stuart Wilson 41pts 24th Steve Plets & Stuart Thompson 40pts 25th Chris O’Neill & Derek Batey 40pts Steve Rourke & Peter Moores 40pts Richard Blackwell & Tony Jennison 40pts Andy Stubbens & Brian Hopkins 40pts Chris O’Neill & Derek Batey 40pts Giles Terry & Peter Whitehead 40pts Carl Kennedy & ptnr 39pts Nick Howsley & Peter Hargreaves 39pts Simon Helmsley & Warren Newton 39pts Frank Garvey & Sean Reilly 39pts Frank Hindle & Richard Palmer 39pts Pete Cleaver & Paul Clay 39pts Mark Forshaw & Rick Pickard 39pts Guds Ahmed & Josh Evans 38pts Pete Tinkler & Bill Ross 38pts Frank Stapleton & Stuart Pearson 38pts Phil Byrne & Josh Brand 38pts Ian Ainsworth & Alan Clough 37pts Colin Lynch & Ian Richardson 37pts Rick Northover & Vaughan Wolsten’me 37pts Des Kelly & Phil Ashcroft 37pts Paul Sherlock & John Bent 36pts Paul Taylor & Ian Fife 36pts Chris & Gail Heggarty 35pts Mike Haynes & Norman Quick 35pts Charles Herbert & Nick Solski 35pts John Rigby & Dave Marchant 35pts John Neale & John Lawson 35pts Alex Jerman & Martin Beresford 34pts Ken Lawton & Kevin Chrimes 34pts Bryn Atherton & Allen Reid 31pts Barney Ross & Dave McGuiness 33pts Richard Preston & Basil Burton 29pts 2’s sweep £142.50 3 balls each 42 balls Frank Stapleton Terry Davison Ian Ainsworth Peter Hargreaves Ray Standring Sam Poole Mick Mahan Tony Wilson George Drakonakis Des Kelly Pete Maxwell Paul Sherlock Chris O’Neil Martyn Beresford Alex Jerman Start times at Delamere GC Thursday 17th November Pairs betterball £30 per player 1st tee 9.46am Neville Dennis x4 9.54am Colin Roberts x4 10.02am Paul Crisp x4 10.10am Ken Jones x4 10.18am Dave Collinson x4 10.27am Ian King x4 10.36am Paul Granelli x4 10.44am John Beech x4 10.52am Mike Haynes x4 11.00am Howard Baker x4 11.08am Ron Sloane x4 11.16am Alan Noden x4 11.24am Alan Noden x4 11.32am Mo Rawthore x4 11.40am Guds Ahmed X4 11.48am Dave Keen x2 Carl Kennedy x2 10th tee 9.46am Roy Sinclair x4 9.54am Steve Parle x4 10.02am Geoff Haynes x4 10.10am David Smith x4 10.18am Roger Pecival x4 10.26am Lez Bray x4 10.34am members 10.42am members 10.50am Richard Blackwell x2 G Garner x2 10.58am Jim Clarke x4 11.06am Charles Herbert x4 11.14am Jason Lloyd Jones x4 11.22am Jason L Jones x2 P Holmes x2 11.30am Dennis Humphries x2 M Worthington x2? 11.38am Frank Garvey x4 reserves Dave Becket/larry McDonald Andrew Shingler x4 Chris Cyprus x4 Liam Harrison x4 Neale Laurent x2 Paul Clay x2 Garner x2 (Standring) Paul Nuttall x2