Great upcoming Maxitours venues!
Bramall Park 23rd May- full
Ringway AM AM 1st June -spaces
Worsley AM AM 8th June – spaces
Fixby Pairs 15th June -full
Conway AM AM 26th June- 1 space
Maxitours at perfect Pleasington
Pleasington was yet another Maxitours venue in cracking condition this Spring. A brilliant day was had by all at this championship venue. Thanks to the Pleasington head green keeper and all his staff for all their hard work. This course is a real treat to play.
Thanks also to Barney and all the bar and catering staff for your warm Lancastrian hospitality- terrific.
John Stubbs never, ever, ever misses an event at Pleasington. We have the same conversation every six months when he checks into the Maxitours registration table at this great course : ‘Did you know I had an albatross here a few years ago?’
‘Yes I think I remember that’ I always reply enthusiastically ‘Please talk me through how you played the hole – I am very interested’ I reply before switching off my brain.
John took just two shots to complete the 518 yards 7th hole all those years ago. Today he came down to earth when he took two shots to duff the ball 2 yards into the greenside bunker on the 16th as he double hit his white knuckle wedge shot- I bet he won’t mention that next time we are here.
In the 16th century it was reported that King James the first stayed in nearby Houghton tower which overlooks Pleasington Golf Club. He went out one morning and shot a deer on the raised area next to the 5th green which is now known as Kings hill. The deer were ducking once again as Gary Whittaker fired a couple of his brand new pinnacles deep into the undergrowth.
In today’s event Birchwood’s Bob Day and John Hume took 5th spot with 43 points. Bob is a keen deep sea fisherman and he showed me a picture of himself with a large shark he caught near Rhyl earlier this year. Unfortunately he left his birdie putt in the ‘jaws’ on the last hole to narrowly miss out on a win.
Scoring was tight at the top with 4 teams sharing the winning score of 44 points.
John Farnsworth and Munro Donald are from the Blackburn area and they both know the course well. They used their local knowledge to good effect taking fourth spot.
Prestbury wealthy duo Chris Adams(13) and Charlie Cunningham(12) took third place. He is a nice man so I don’t want to mention Charlie’s costly three putt on the last- I hope he sleeps well tonight.
Second place goes to Steve Heywood(8) and RAF fighter pilot Dave Sully(7) from Lytham Green Drive. Steve has played in nearly a dozen Maxitours events but never plays with the same man twice. He could be a mass murderer or it may also be possible that he plays so badly that his partners think that one round is enough. Today they scored 44 points to finish 2nd, ‘Do you think he’ll want to play with me again?’ said lonely Steve after his round.
Taking the honours also on 44 points were Wychwood Park nice guys Phil Robinson(11) and Richard Williamson(12). Retired Phil is a black belt in six different martial arts ( Judo, Kung Fu Black Cobra, Bo Su, Chinese Kick Boxing, Brazilian Sabat and Kendo) so if he wants to win the card play-off then that’s fine by me. Well played chaps!
Thanks to all players for your support, Tim
Nearest the Pin 16th Darren Potter Dozen Wilson DX3
Nearest the pin in 2 on the 18th Mike Spencer Dozen Wilson DX3
2’s £127.50 3 pro v1s or 8 srixons per 2 Andy Stone Carl Kennedy Charlie Cunningham Martin France Keith Coxon Phil Robinson Richard Williamson x2 Steve Heywood Brian Hopkins Darren Potter
| Pleasington | 18-May-2017 | |||
| Pos | Player pairings | Score | OoM | Comment |
| 1 | Richard Williamson, Phil Robinson | 44 | 12 | Cleveland wedge each |
| 2 | Steve Heywood, David Sully | 44 | 11 | PGA Jacket each |
| 3 | Chris Adams, Charie Cunningham | 44 | 10 | FJ Shirt each |
| 4 | John Farnsworth, Munro Donald | 44 | 9 | PGA Top each |
| 5 | Bob Day, John Hume | 43 | 8 | Callaway shirt each |
| 6 | Jim Caldwell, Bob Picthall | 42 | 7 | Maxitours shirt each |
| 7 | Ray Brown, William Grange | 42 | 6 | Maxitours shirt each |
| 8 | Joe Tyson, Peter Daniels | 42 | 5 | FJ Socks each |
| 9 | Pat O’Dowd, Carl Kennedy | 41 | 4 | Maxitours bag towel |
| 10 | Gary Whittaker, Rob Kenyon | 41 | 3 | Maxitours bag towel |
| 11 | Gav Sutcliffe, Alan Burton | 41 | 2 | |
| 12 | Graham Jackson, Les Penson | 41 | 1 | |
| 13 | Neil Drummond, Andy Stone | 41 | ||
| 14= | John Stubbs, Dave Moore | 40 | ||
| 14= | Ian King , Mike Spencer | 40 | ||
| 14= | Dale Beaghan, John Phelan | 40 | ||
| 14= | Paul Higgs, Mark Saxon | 40 | ||
| 14= | John Farrell, Mick McCurdy | 40 | ||
| 19= | Darren Whittaker, Alan Smith | 39 | ||
| 19= | Matt Mortimer, Mark Murgatroyd | 39 | ||
| 19= | Graham Littler, Brian Hitchen | 39 | ||
| 19= | Phil Mayers, Pete Ledger | 39 | ||
| 19= | Richard Blackwell, Andy Hamlett | 39 | ||
| 24= | Tim Spencer, Ron Sloane | 38 | ||
| 24= | Les Russon, Ken Clarke | 38 | ||
| 24= | Martin France , Peter Atherton | 38 | ||
| 24= | Tony Grinell, Pete Monahan | 38 | ||
| 24= | Trevor Harrison, Mark Harding | 38 | ||
| 24= | Richard Johnson, Mike Clewley | 38 | ||
| 24= | Frank Wade, Darren Potter | 38 | ||
| 24= | Brian Hopkins, Mark Taylor | 38 | ||
| 32= | Phil Hanson, Gary Meakin | 37 | ||
| 32= | Dave Wainwright, Mike Wainwright | 37 | ||
| 32= | Bill Fleck, Peter Houston | 37 | ||
| 32= | David West, Steve Halliwell | 37 | ||
| 32= | Kev Hart, Brett Stewart | 37 | ||
| 32= | Shubesh Gupta, Peter Meyer | 37 | ||
| 32= | Dave Garnett, Graham Bryant | 37 | ||
| 39= | Jack Coleman, Tony Bloor | 36 | ||
| 39= | John Berry, Chris O’Regan | 36 | ||
| 41= | Brian Greenbank, Jason Moran | 35 | ||
| 41= | Keith Coxon, Guy Hall | 35 | ||
| 41= | Steve Blakeway, Mark Hazeldine | 35 | ||
| 41= | Alan Pengelly, Mark Johnson | 35 | ||
| 45= | Chih Hu, Mark Findlow | 34 | ||
| 45= | James Wilson, Nigel Yates | 34 | ||
| 47= | Mike Gauden, Harvey Mattinson | 33 | ||
| 47= | Paul Rudkin, Chris Wrighton | 33 | ||
| 49 | Geoff Haynes, Ray Stringer | 32 | ||
| 50 | Colin Lynch, Stuart Roach | 1 |
Bramall Park AM AM
Tuesday 23rd May
10.00 Colin Roberts x4
10.09 Mike Stewart x4
10.18 Dave Beard x4
10.27 Martin Bramwell x4
10.36 Roy Ainsworth x4
10.45 Dave Stanhope x4
10.54 Andy Leather x4
11.03 Paul Evans x4
11.12 Trevor Foster x4
11.21 Dale Beaghan x4
11.30 Chris Adams x4
11.39 Brian Greenbank x4
11.45 John Stubbs x4
11.48 Mick Mahon x4
11.57 Steve Parle x4
12.06 Lewis Marland x4
12.15 Simon Taylor x4
12.20 Ian Ainsworth x4
12.24 Sam Leach x4
12.33 Bob Mottershead x4
12.42 Jim Rymer x4
12.51 Les Russon x4
12.55 Chris Brownhill x4
1.00 Paul Bayley x4
1.09 Chih Hu x4
1.18 John Hunt x4
1.27 Ray Jones x4
1.36 Kenny Plumb x4
1.45 Martin France x4
1.54 James Wilson x4
2.03 Darren Whittaker x4
2.12 Richard Blackwell x4
2.21 Andy Buchanan x4
2.30 Simon Hemsley x4
2.39 Pete Norbury x4
2.48 Simon Ashton x4
2.57 Brian Hopkins x4
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