*Space on Monday at Shrigley Hall

*Room for 2 teams at Llangollen on Friday

Room for 1 team at Preston Friday 3rd May.

Maxitours at really dry Reddish Vale

Huge thanks to Reddish Vale. Their golf course was truly outstanding today.

Everyone finished with mud free trousers. Everyone except Mark Daniels who loves to keep a bit of mud on his pants and shoes throughout the year.

‘It’s good luck not to clean your golf trousers.’ He informed me.

Mike Baker was last match out. He kindly rang me to let me know who won nearest the pin on the 12th so I didn’t have to go out to pick up the marker.

‘Who won it Mike?’

‘I did!’ He replied happily.

‘And who won nearest the pin at the 9th ?’

‘I’ve absolutely no idea and I don’t care.’

If you want cheering up don’t play a round with Geoff Bickerton. He smiled a couple of weeks ago but it may have been wind. After he handed his card in today he had a look at an old picture hanging on the clubhouse wall.

‘Most of these guys will be dead.’ He announced.

Thanks for that Geoff.

He is a nice bloke and a great golfer to be fair.

In todays competition retired Doctor James Shipstone helped his team recover after a two point score on the 9th . They had a solid back nine to take 2nd place on 83 points. John Hunt(12), Graham Foster(11) and Taxi Pete(17) completed the team.

Jim Caldwell was eighty on Monday. He stretches every morning and goes to the gym in the evening is still playing off an impressive 11 handicap and never looks any older. He is maxitours answer to Ken Barlow.

His team bought him an £800 bottle of 1944 bottle of port as a thank you for his generosity over the years. He capped off his birthday with 84 points today which was good enough to win. Dan McIntyre(9), Don Bailey(9) and John Roome(15) completed the team. Congratulations chaps!

Thanks to everyone for playing- I’m sure you had a great day.

Just one change to the schedule this Monday when we play at Shrigley Hall rather than Bramhall. Hopefully normality will resume starting at lovely Llangollen on Friday.

Yours in golf,

Tim.

2’s £130 2 pro v1s 3 taylor made tp5 Srixon AD333 Gary Smith x2 John Hunt Lee Merson x2 Chris Brierley Dave Taylor Jim Wardle x2 Mark Batley Steve Booth Brig Simpson x2 Howard Kelley Janet Heywood Graham Davenport

Nearest the pin 9th Steve Heywood Doz AD333

Nearest the pin 12th Mike Baker Doz AD333

	Reddish			18th April
Pos	Team Players	Score	OoM	Comment
1	Jim Caldwell, Don Bailey, Dan McIntyre, John Roome	84	12	Maxitours jacket each
2	James Shipstone, John Hunt, Peter Hargreaves, Graham Foster	83	10	Footjoy shirt each
3	Carl Marginson, Mark Foley, Alan Vaughan, Pete Short	81	8	Callaway Shirt each
4	Pete Atherton, Chris Adams, Steve Best, Nigel Wilcox	81	6	Callaway Shirt each
5	Steve Heywood, Janet Heywood, Richard Wakefield, Graham Davenport	80	4	Maxitours bag towel
6	Dave Taylor, Ian Snape, Chris Brierley, Dan Boyles	80	2	Maxitours bag towel
7	Neale Laurent, John Harrop, Chris Burnett, Lee Merson	80
8=	Stuart Smith, Neil Davies, Nigel Ashton, Mike Lowe	79
8=	Joe Kirwan, Ian King, Martin Seabrook, Bob Morris	79
10=	Andy Parrington, Chris Perry, Brian Baker, Rob Veitch	78
10=	Geoff Bickerton, Austin McBride, Steve Best, Moby Rawthore	78
12=	Rob Blain, Andy Ince, Mark Batley, Geoff Alsopp	77
12=	John Hilton, Gaz Smith, Jim Wardle, Steve Austin	77
14	Lewis Marland, Steve Blakeway, Neil Evans, John Cross	76
15	Paul Unwin, Malcolm Kendrick, Brig Simpson, Howard Kelley	75
16=	Keith Shale, Barry Caldwell, Brian Bateman, James Taffe	74
16=	Gary Phillips, Peter Maher , Nigel Hall, Charlie Beadle	74
18	Mike Baker, Gary Lasham, Alan Maidment, Dave Walters	71

Shrigley Hall Monday 22nd April

9.50 Geof Bickerton x4

11.50 Simon Hemsley x4

12.08 Jim Caldwell x4 in

12.16 John Dickenson x4

12.25 Andy Taylor x4

12.34 Paul Price x4

12.42 Tom McGoona x4

12.51 Paul Fell x4

1.00 Jon Hudson x4

1.18 Steve Heywood x4

1.27 Dave More O’Farrell x4

1.35 Paul Higgs x4

1.44 Mick Mahon x4

1.52 Paul Gilbert x4

2.09 Peter Fildes x4

2.18 Sam Leach x4

2.26 Paul Salt x4

2.35 Richard Blackwell x4

2.44 Peter Maher x4

2.52

3.01 Kev Hart x4

3.10 Dave More O’Farrell x4

3.19 Kenny Plumb x4

3.27 Mike Baker x4

3.36

3.45 Chris Bracchi x4

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636