Room for teams of 4 at Davyhulme tomorrow!
Forecast excellent!
Maxitours at stately Vale Royal
Thanks to all players for playing today. We were rewarded with a terrific day on the course with only a short shower in the middle of the morning. This golf course can take torrential rain so the fairways and greens were all firm and playing really, really well. I always look forward to playing at this tremendous venue and it is a firm favorite with my players.
The course was superb as was the catering, the menu is now first class and I can highly recommend the Club Sandwich at just £7.50 including the best chips I’ve tasted for a while.
I’m not sure where Rob Blain has been playing his golf. After driving through torrential rain to the course he was delighted to see the blue skies over Northwich.
‘We can’t complain if it starts to rain again though, we’ve had a very good summer this year.’
I nearly fell off my chair.
Today was the first day of the 2-day Cheshire classic. We are at Davyhulme tomorrow. The event is almost certainly going ahead- but please check my website which will be updated before 8am before you set off tomorrow.
It is always good to see Kevin Harling playing. He is one of the good guys and I used to coach him every Saturday morning when I worked at Mottram Hall. Despite this he has a tidy golf game and swears by his new 8 wood:
‘I can make it talk. Tiger Woods and most of the players on the PGA tour have one as well.’ I think they keep them in the garage Kev.
There are only three short holes at Vale Royal. Ten players recorded twos and incredibly they were ALL on the 6th hole except Geoff Bickerton who knocked it to 8 foot to win nearest the pin and pick up some balls for a two on the 16th.
Scoring was tight and improved slightly later in the day as the sun dried the fairways. Tony Hopes Ashton on Mersey team took 4th with 87 points. Neale Laurents team lies in 3rd with 88 points alongside Gary Neiles and his team who had a strong back nine to take 2nd. It is big Geoff Bickerton and his Blackburn team who lead the way. If you really squint your eyes blond haired Bickerton has a look of a friendly Greg Norman and today he had his golf game. Can the cuddly white shark hold on tomorrow?
Prizes will be published after the 2 day event finishes as teams are playing tomorrow and are only allowed 1 prize. Should be exciting.
Thanks for everyone travelling today despite the poor forecast. Brilliant. Everyone really enjoyed their golf. Stay positive.
Tim.
Nearest the pin 10th John Longworth Dozen AD333
Nearest the pin 16th Geoff Bickerton Dozen AD333
2’s sweep £257.50 7 pro v1s 8 taylor made tp 5 or 15 srixon ad333 per two
Mark Pickles Mike Hill Gareth Bradley Jim Hodges Chris Perry Janet Heywood Jeremy Waterhouse Gaz Smith Steve Austin Geoff Bickerton
| Vale Royal | 20th Sept | |||
| Pos | Team Players | Score | OoM | Comment |
| 1= | Neale Laurent, John Harrop, Steve Shields, Paul Butler | 88 | ||
| 1= | Gary Neiles, Richard Melrose, John Longworth, Bill Telford | 88 | ||
| 3= | Tony Hope, Ste Woods, Steve Starr, Tom Starr | 87 | ||
| 3= | Gary Smith, Steve Austin, Richard Blackwell, John Hilton | 87 | ||
| 5 | Mick Mahon, John Farnsworth, Dave Westwood, Richard Palmer | 86 | ||
| 6= | Simon Hemsley, Tony O’Gara, Joe Kirwan, Garteth Bradley | 85 | ||
| 6= | Phil Dickens, Mike Evans, Neil Evans, Phil Johnson | 85 | ||
| 6= | Moby Rawthore, Dean Newsham, Neil Griffiths, Peter Moores | 85 | ||
| 9= | Jim Caldwell, Phil Riding, John Sherrington, Peter Griggs | 84 | ||
| 9= | Jim Clarke, Norrie Erwin, Pete Ledger, Graham Jackson | 84 | ||
| 11= | Dave Buckley, Dave Carter, Paul Jones, Dave Schafer | 81 | ||
| 11= | Lee Tilley, Ian Hogg, Dave Rhodes, Dave Sarsfield | 81 | ||
| 13= | Kev Hart, Paul Yearsley, Joe Mann, Alan Vaughan | 80 | ||
| 13= | Steve Booth, Gary Myerscough, Geoff Bickerton, John Dempsey | 80 | ||
| 15= | Nigel Ashton, Martin Humphries, Mike Lowe, Stuart Rogers | 79 | ||
| 15= | Chris Perry, Andy Parrington, Steve Emmett, Dianne Emmett | 79 | ||
| 15= | Graham Davenport, Janet Heywood, Christine Clarkson, Jim Wardle | 79 | ||
| 15= | Dave Hughes, Steve Lamont, Mark Pickles, Terry Broadhurst | 79 | ||
| 19= | Martin Wainman, Greg Maggs, Paul Price, Chris Brierley | 78 | ||
| 19= | Dave Keen, Pete Maher, Charlie Beadle, Nigel Hall | 78 | ||
| 21= | George Kerr, Pete Smith, Chris Stretch, Tony Leigh | 77 | ||
| 21= | Dave McGuiness, Steve Webb, Paul Unwin, Gary Butler | 77 | ||
| 23 | Steve Aspinall, John Fitzsimmons, Jerry Salmon, Steve Broome | 76 | ||
| 24= | Pete Walters, Mario Capostagno, Andy Milllington, Brendan Poynts | 75 | ||
| 24= | Jeremy Waterhouse, Steve Harrison, Nini Waterhouse, Annie Harrison | 75 | ||
| 26= | Gary Brooks, Rob Blain, Andy Corner, Mike Hill | 73 | ||
| 26= | Jonny Barton, Chris Walley, Sam Leach, Jim Hodges | 73 | ||
| 26= | Martin Prescott, Brian Leatherbarrow, Phil Singh, Steve Hall | 73 | ||
| 29 | Kev Harling, Steve Best, Martin Humphries, Warrick Dawson | 71 | ||
| 30 | Jimmy Caffrey, Kit Parkington, Colin Poole, Mark Gauci | 70 |
Davyhulme Park Tomorrow! (Thursday 21st Sept)
9.40 Simon Hemsley x4
9.57 Dave Buckley x4
10.06 Paul Fell x4
10.15 Martin Humphries x3 Pete Fotheringham x1
10.24 Jim Clarke x4
10.33 Neale Laurent x4
10.42 Jon Hudson x4
11.00 Mick Mahon x4
11.18
11.27 Andy Taylor x4
11.45 Richard Blackwell x4
11.54 Karl Marginson x4
12.03 Paul Salt x4
12.12 Mark Foley x4
12.21
12.30 Paul Price x4
12.39 Peter Maher x4
12.48 Steve Schofield x4
12.57 Dave Hughes x4
1.06
1.15
1.33 Lee Tilley x4
1.42 Geoff Bickerton x4
2.00 Barry Jackson x4
2.09 Barry Jackson x4
2.18
2 27
2.36 Dave Blease xd
2.45 Lee Everett x4
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