Great Upcoming Maxitours events
Stockport Monday 9th April – 3 team spaces
Mere Galvin 12th April Green Classic – full
Caldy 19th April -3 spaces
Vale Of Llangollen 20th April – 2 spaces
Conwy 23rd April – 1 space
Knutsford Singles 26th April -spaces

Maxitours at amazing Sandiway

Sandiway was in amazing condition for todays’ Maxitours event. Many thanks to the extremely highly rated Head of Greens Brian Taylor and his staff for preparing the course so well. Brian is right at the top of his game.
The course was incredibly firm and dry despite the worst Winter for years.

‘My shoes are cleaner now than when I went out’ said one anonymous player ‘At our course you are lucky if you finish your round without actually losing one of your shoes at the moment!’

Bar Manager Fiona and her staff also looked after us extremely well throughout the day. Roy Ainsworth always says his bacon butty tastes nicer when attractive Fiona and her friendly staff serve him. Thanks to all my players for supporting the host caterers once again- brilliant.

Garry Smith celebrated his 27th wedding anniversary with a game of golf with his mates at Sandiway. ‘I told the Mrs I would be back early- I’ve just got time another quick pint and then I’ll be off.’ Announced the devoted Wigan man.

Paul Evans needs to go on self confidence building course. I asked him if his team played well – ‘No, I was on the card fourteen times so we can’t have had a good score.’ He admitted.

Frank Giles said he took his dog out for a walk late last night and was convinced that the event would be off today as there were so many puddles on his local lane. ‘He should have walked his dog today instead of playing golf’ observed his playing partner as Frank struggled on the tough Sandiway course.

Jim Lindsay hit his shot close to the flag at the par three last and it narrowly missed the hole. ‘Did it leave the flag? I asked ‘
‘Well it sort of curved in from the left.‘ He admitted.
That’s call a slice Jim.

In todays’ event Barrie Simpson(22) was putting like Ian Poulter as they took the early lead with 86 points. They had a Maxitours best of the season 49 points on their outward nine before reality set in on the back nine and they battled their way home in 37 points. Lymms’ Koos Alders(14), Martin Cox(24) and Jim Lindsay(21) completed the team which finished 3rd.

Five foot three and a half inch Steve Broom(14) is a top man. He claims to be Britain’s smallest ever Golf Club Captain when he was given the honour at Birchwood in 2013. He doesn’t let his height stop him from playing great golf although he had to use his bushnell range finder to pick up the flag on a couple of Sandiway’s more sloping greens. Jerry Salmon(18) Ron Sloane (19) and Paul Brooks (9) were his talented partners .

Bramalls charismatic Les Russon(12), Rob Kenyon(16), Steve Merricks(5) and current Bramall Club Captain Ian Handy(12) took first place with a solid 88 points. The likeable quartet had gone 25 events this Winter without winning so much as a pair of socks however they have just run into some form and were delighted to take first place today. Well played chaps.

Gary Parle picked up five points for his team after he made a 2 on the par four index1 hole. Well done Gary.

Nearest the Pin 8th Hole Dozen AD333s Aiden Hoosen
Nearest the Pin 18th hole Dozen AD333s Phil Vokes

2’s £210 2 pro v1s or 6 srixon AD333s per 2 Gary Neiles Leo Sewell Kevin Hamilton Phil Vokes Barney Ross Peter Veitch Brian Greenbank x2 Paul Simpson Munro Donald Frank Hindle Steve Aspinall Graham Wilkinson Barry Wilson Mark Timperley Steve Foxcroft Gary Owen Adam Griffiths Mick Wain Chris Gregory Christy Beakey Tom Wilson Gary Parle Mick Jones x2

Stockport Galvin Green Classic Monday 9th April
9.00 Ed Pysden x4
9.09 Jim Caldwell x3 Marcus Rigby x1
9.18
9.27 Simon Hemsley x4
9.36
9.45 Gary Butler x4
10.03 Cairan Bradshaw x4
10.12 Dave Bentley x4
10.21 John Newton x4
10.30 Mick Mahon x4
10.39 John Hilditch x4
10.48 Lewis Marland x4
10.57 John Dickenson x4
11.06 Alan Baxter x4
11.15 Warren Newton x4
11.24 Ray Tennant x4
11.33 rob hands x4
11.42 Roy Ainsworth x4
11.51 Steve Hall x4
12.00 Paul Fell x4
12.09 Ian Gemmell x4
12.18 Peter Maher x4
12.27 Richard Blackwell x4
12.36 Jim Clarke x4
12.45 Paul Benson x4 tbc
12.54 Steve Aspinall x4
1.03
1.12 John Wallis x4.
1.19 Alan Leigh x4
1.27 Sean Bate x4
1.33 Lee Tilley x4
1.41 Simon Ashton x4
1.49 Alan Vaughan x4
1.59 Brian Hopkins x4

Mere Galvin Green Classic Day 2 Thursday 12th April – Full

8.00 Colin Roberts x4
8.09 Jim Caldwell x4
8.18 Greg Adams x4
8.27 Warren Simister x4
8.36 Warren Newton x4
8.45 John Johnson x4
8.54 Brian Greenbank x4
9.03 Simon Hemsley x4
9.12 Phil Vokes x4 later
9.21 Mike Stewart x4
9.30 Ian Gemmill x4
9.39 Dave Woods x4
9.48 John Hilditch x4
9.57 Mick Mahon x4
10.06 Mike Dean x4
10.15 Lewis Marland x4
10.24 Dave Sully x4
10.33 Steve Hall x4
10.42 Les Russon x4
10.51 John Newton x4
10.59 Ian Kirkland x4
11.07 Martin France x4
11.16 Paul Medlock x4
11.25 Steve Parle x4
11.36 John Hunt x4
11.45 Roy Ainsworth x4
11.54 Peter Maher x4
12.03 Andrew Burns x4
12.12 Graham Littler x4
12.21 Steve Aspinall x4
12.30 Sam Leach x4
12.39 Andy Strickley x4
12.48 Ian Marchant x4
12.57 Bob Ellis x4
1.06 Jim Rymer x4
1.15 Jim Clarke x4
1.24 Simon Ashton x4
1.33 Bev Crute x4
1.42 Keith Boothroyd x4
1.51 Jody Kerner x4
2.00 Olivier Troalen x4
2.09 Chris Wrighton x4
2.18 Richard Blackwell x4
2.27 David Hillier x4
2.36 David Hillier x4
2.45 David Hillier x4
2.54 John Neale x4
3.03 Richard Williamson x4
3.12 John Wallis x4
3.21 Lee Tilley x4
3.29 Brian Hopkins x4