Maxitours at delightful Dunham Forest

The best golfing day of the year so far greeted over one hundred Maxitours players at Dunham Forest Golf Club.

The huge ancient oak trees had easily soaked up any overnight rain and the course was playing extremely well. Even the sun came out to play in the middle of the day.
Chorley Golf Clubs’ Simon Taylor enjoyed the Cheshire climate ‘It’s like playing on the Mediterranean here compared to the frozen North where we’ve just come from.’ Said the Lancastrian.

‘That course was superb for any the time of the year, never mind March’ said Andy Sandham

‘Those greens were really fast, and so true!’ Observed Barney Ross. ‘Brilliant’ He added.

Thanks to Head Pro Paul Dennis, all the excellent greens staff and Clubhouse staff for your five star service- this is a terrific venue.

Chris Grange(22) is a great bloke but after spending this Winter looking at you tube videos he has got a few new swing thoughts. ‘I’m thinking of five things to do on my backswing but I’m only working on three positions on the downswing so it’s getting there’. Good luck this year Chris but if you want my advice I think you need to concentrate on your follow through, and remember, try not to forget about your transition either.

I went on the golf course late in the day to pick up the Nearest the Pin markers and I didn’t realise what an intelligent golfer Tony Evans was. On the 10th hole I saw his team mates hit drives well over 200 yards to leave tricky wedge shots off a tightly cut fairway. Tony decided to top his driver just 50 yards in order to have a full second shot. Good thinking Tony.

In today’s event scoring was always going to be good on the shortened course and excellent putting surfaces. Mike Savage’s ball disappeared into the hole like a homesick mole and he was surprised and delighted to score four points for his team on the first hole. Mike should have gone home himself as he never appeared on the card again for the rest of the round.

Accrington’s Trevor Foster (+1) has not swung a club for two months but he guided his team into 3rd place with 88 points. Charismatic Adam Thompson(11) Matt Mortimer(13) and Pete Houston (13) all contributed well.

Ex Fire Officer Phil Mayers(10) extinguished any doubts about the quality of his golf with a personal best SIX gross birdies as his team finished in second place with 90 points. ‘That’s the best round of my life!’ said the likeable Lancastrian. Anthony Wilson(11) and Pete Ledger(17) also played great golf. Dale Beaghan(11) marked the scorecard.

After last weeks’ International Womens Day we had our first female winner for nearly a year when Dr Alison Shipston (15) helped her High Legh team take the honours. Five pars on her front nine got the team going. John Hunt(18), James Shipston(10) and James Brown(14) completed the team. I asked James Brown if he enjoyed winning today:
‘I feel good, I knew that I would’. He replied

Thanks so much to everyone for your support and 100% attendance. I hope you enjoyed your golf, Tim

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Nearest the Pin 8th Ed Wilkinson Dozen AD333s
Nearest the pin in 2 on 18th hole John Pratt Dozen AD333s
2’s £180 4 pro v1s or 10 Srixons Brian Greenbank Barney Ross Iain Bartholomew Ed Wilkinson Paul Fell Paul Evans Sam Garnett Mark Robinson Chris Hayes Trevor Foster x2 Pete Houston Matt Mortimer Phil Mayers Chris Duckworth Steve Shepherdson

Stockport start sheet
Monday 19th March
9.00 David Kelly x4
9.09 Colin Roberts x4
9.18 Ed Pysden x4
9.27 Simon Hemsley x4
9.36 Phil Vokes x4
9.45 Neil Drummond x4
9.54 Alan Baxter x4
10.03 Mike Stewart x4
10.12 Dave Bentley x4
10.21Dave Blood x4
10.30 Mick Mahon x4
10.39 John Hilditch x4
10.48 Lewis Marland x4
10.57 John Dickenson x4 .
11.06 Trevor Foster1 x4
11.15
11.24 Bob Ellis x4
11.33 Les Russon x4
11.42 Roy Ainsworth x4
11.51 Chris Adams x4
12.00 Paul Fell x4
12.09 Eugenio x4
12.18 Peter Maher x4
12.27 Alan Leigh x4
12.36Jim Clarke x4
12.45 Paul Benson x4
12.54 Steve Aspinall x4
1.03 Ian Hellens x4
1.12 John Wallis x4.
1.21 Richard Blackwell x4
1.30 Sean Bate x4
1.39 Paul Rudkin x4
1.48 Lee Tilley x4
1.57 Brian Hopkins x4

Ringway start sheet
Thursday 22nd March

1a Colin Roberts x4
1b Mike Stewart x4
2a Richard Blackwell x4
2b Richard Williamson x4
3 Peter Maher x4
4 Paul Evans x4
4b Paul Robinson x4
5 Chris Adams x4
5b Paul Fell x4
6 Mike Gray x4
7 Joe Yates x4
7b Martin France x4
8 Simon Wilkinson x4
9a Les Russon x4
9b Dave Blood x4
10 Jim Caldwell x4
10b Mick Mahon x4
11 Simon Hemsley x4
12a John Newton x4
12b Dave Blease x4
13 Lee Tilley x4
14 Simon Ashton x4
14b Roy Ainsworth x4
15 John Hunt x4
15b Brian Greenbank x4
16 Phil Vokes x4
17 Brian Hopkins x4
17b John Hilditch x4
18 Lewis Marland x4

Reserve P Ledger x4