Maxitours at magical Mottram Hall
Despite even more heavy overnight rain Mottram Hall green keepers presented a very playable golf course to host todays Maxitours event. The course was playing long but the greens here are always superb and the front nine always drains incredibly well.
There were a few tired and windswept looking golfers in the clubhouse but everyone looked happy just to be playing golf with good friends on a great course.
‘I needed to play golf this week!’ Said an exasperated Dave Cane.
‘ Its lashing down on Wednesday.’
There were two Pete Athertons playing today. The well-spoken, athletic looking, bronzed, Prestbury Peter with chiseled features and then we have Lymms Salad dodging Pete. Both had exactly the same score- 69. Prestbury Pete headed to the gym after his round and Lymm Pete headed to Greggs desperately hoping they hadn’t sold out of his favourite -a Cornish vasty.
Things were a little warmer today and when the sun made a very brief appearance it definitely looked higher in the sky than it has done for the previous two or three months. Its been a struggle for a couple of my mates who are club pros with their golf courses closed for weeks at a time. My pal is pro at a wealthy Cheshire club which has been closed for most of December and January and he said things hit a new low when one of his millionaires had been deliberating for several weeks whether to buy a pair of footjoy winter mitts. He turned up on Saturday wearing a pair of oven gloves instead.
Scoring was tough as the course was playing long and a stiff breeze added to the difficulty.
Fifth place went to Ed Pysdens Prestbury team with 79 points which narrowly beat Tytheringtons Dave More O’Farrells team on a card play off.
Phil Dickens continued his excellent form with 80 points playing alongside Paul Robinson, Neil Evans and Steve Blakeway.
Taking third place was New Mills’ Tony Jennison, Dan Moore, Richard Blackwell and Gary Smith who had a very solid team effort and recorded 81 points.
Hazel grove brothers Dave and Mike Stewardson, Joe Shelley and Duncan Cocker scored 83 points late in the day which just lost on the back six holes of a card play off. Unlucky guys but a fine performance.
Taking the honours were Saddleworth’s Dave Sarsfield, Dave Rhodes, Lee Tilley and Pete Norbury who scored 83 points. A steady first 8 holes concluded with 7 points on the 9th which gave them a great foundation heading into the back nine. Well played chaps great score.
2’s sweep £135
5 pro v1s or 7 taylor made tp5 or 11 srixon AD333
Andy Parrington Chris Perry Pete Atherton Chris Clarke Norrie Erwin Graham Jackson Steve Booth
Nearest the pin 11th Neil Evans Dozen AD333
Nearest the pin 7th Andy Parrington Dozen AD333
| Mottram | 19th Feb | |||
| Pos | Team Players | Score | OoM | Comment |
| 1 | Lee Tilley, Dave Sarsfield, Dave Rhodes, Pete Norbury | 83 | 12 | Maxitours jacket |
| 2 | Dave Stewardson, Mike Stewardson, Joe Shelley, | 83 | 10 | Footjoy shirt each |
| 3 | Richard Blackwell, Dan Moore, Gary Smith, Tony Jennison | 81 | 8 | Callaway shirt each |
| 4 | Phil Dickens, Neil Evans, Steve Blakeway, Paul Robinson | 80 | 6 | Callaway shirt each |
| 5 | Ed Pysden , Henry Petrie, Fred Bridge, Simon Moorhouse | 79 | 4 | Maxitours bag toel |
| 6 | Dave More O’Farrell, Paul Calnan, Paul Unwin, Dave McGuiness | 79 | 2 | Maxitours bag towel |
| 7= | Mick Mahon, Dave Westwood, Richard Palmer, John Farnsworth | 77 | ||
| 7= | Dave Blood, Andy Sandham, Steve Jenkinson, Jim Cox | 77 | ||
| 7= | Geoff Bickerton, Steve Booth, Moby Rawthore, | 77 | ||
| 10= | Neale Laurent, John Harrop, John Lester, Jack Schofield | 76 | ||
| 10= | Paul Traynor, Mike Grainger, Ian Fearns, Richard Margrave | 76 | ||
| 12= | Paul Price, Martin Wainman, Trevor Brennand, Dan Boyles | 75 | ||
| 12= | Jim Clarke, Chris Clarke, Norrie Erwin, Graham Jackson | 75 | ||
| 14 | Tim Stanley, Phil Cort, Denis Greenup, Ian Owens | 74 | ||
| 15 | Simon Hemsley, Ian King, Chris Jones, Andrew Bradshaw | 73 | ||
| 16= | Keith Shale, Barry Caldwell, Jim Heywood, Tony Hereford | 72 | ||
| 16= | Colin Roberts, Nigel Armitage, Pete Fotheringham, Dave Marchant | 72 | ||
| 16= | Simon Ashton, Mick Jones, Dan Moss, Richard Booth | 72 | ||
| 19= | Mike Hill, Rob Hughes, Alan Mayo, Rob Blain | 71 | ||
| 19= | Paul Fell, Colin Bryan, Nigel Ashton, Mike Lowe | 71 | ||
| 21= | Pete Atherton, Charles McKinnon, Mark Pretty, Andy Oakes | 69 | ||
| 21= | Roger Percival, Pete Atherton, Martin France, Tim Backshaw | 69 | ||
| 21= | Chris Chidley, Chris Stretch, George Kerr, Phil McCurry | 69 | ||
| 24= | Steve Aspinall, Alan Simpson, Simon Wilkinson, Barry Wilson | 68 | ||
| 24= | Andy Parrington, Chris Perry, Andy Strickley, Ted Lacey | 68 |
Eaton Golf Club
Friday 1st March
Start times
9.40 David Wilkinson x4
9.49 Simon Hemsley x4
9.58 Colin Roberts x4
10.07 Paul Fell x4
10.16 Martin Humphries x4
10.25 Jon Hudson x4
10.34 Neil Laurent x4
10.43 Dave Blood x4
10.52 Mick Mahon x4
11.00 Steve Aspinall x4
11.09 Andy Taylor x4
11.18 Paul Price x4
11.27 Phil Dickens x4
11.36 Martin Prescott x4
11.45 Jim Clarke x4
11.54 Paul Salt x4
12.03 Steve Heywood x4
12.12 Richard Blackwell x4
12.21 Peter Maher x4
12.30 Gary Neiles x4
12.39 Lee Tilley x4
12.48 Geoff Bickerton x4
12.57 Paul Evans x4
1.06 Kev Hart x4
1.15 Lee Everett x4
1.24 Roger Percival x4
1.33 Simon Ashton x4
1.42 John Dickenson x4
1.51 Dave Goodwin x4
2.00 John Lindsay x4
Paul Higgs x4
Dave Stewardson x4
Dave More O Farrell x4
John Gleave x4
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