Maxitours at lovely Lancaster

Lancaster was the beautiful setting for todays Maxitours event. The course is a cracker and was as good as I have seen it for the last ten years. Excellent work from the greens staff. The greens were rapid .
Huge thanks to Maxitours players all I ever get is positive comments about your respect for the courses we visit and your etiquette. Maxitours’ players are the best in the business!
I have been away playing for the last two weeks and Stuart Blake looked disappointed to see me. ‘Where is that good looking blonde lady?’ he enquired.
Paul Mullen only plays occasionally. ‘Where’s Tim today?’ he asked me as I gave him his card. ‘I’m Tim.’ I replied. ‘Oh yes – so you are.’
Kev Hart couldn’t believe how tricky the 15th green was. ‘You can be two feet away with a putt and end up off the green’ he declared. ‘And were you two feet away before you finished off the green Kev?.’ ‘No – but Paul Yearsley was.’
There was a spring in everyone’s step today. The election is behind us and Maxitours players were free to concentrate on their golf. Peter Fildes team still laboured and Pete Maher played too conservatively but everyone had a great day.
Last years Hopwood Captain and Lady captain Steve and Janet Heywood are lovely people ands they were on fire today alongside Chris Lee and Graham Davenport (who are also really nice). They scored 85 points on a tough course and Heywoods chip in at the last was a thing of beauty.

Brilliant to see the low handicap veteran team winning. These guys are Cheshire senior players- Martin Keates is Captain of the Cheshire team and he had six gross birdies – Six Birdies!!! Class. Simon Raine (4) Denis Greenup(5) and Ian Owens (3) are also all playing great golf in their 60’s. Well played guys.

Big thanks to Simon for handling the last part of the day- top brother.
Thanks to everyone for playing. Possibly the best day of the year so far!

2’s sweep £210 4 pro v1s 5 tp 5s or 10 AD333 per two
John Atkin, Andy Parrington, Chris Perry, Richard Palmer, John Hughes, James Duncan x 2, Ross Bunting, Martin Keates, Steve Austin, Mark Austin Steve Heywood x2 .

Nearest the Pin 14th – Andy Faulkner Doz AD333
Nearest the Pin 18th – James Duncan Doz AD333

1st place 88pts
Simon Raine, Martin Keates, Denis Greenup, Ian Owens
Farah jacket each
2nd Place 85pts
Steve Heywood, Janet Heywood, Graham Davenport, Chris Lee
3rd Place 83pts
FJ Shirt each
Steve Austin, Ged Guest, Gary Smith, Mark Austin
Callaway shirt
4th Callaway shirt
5th Maxitours cap
6th Maxitours cap

Hopwood start times this Monday 8th July
Bacon butties and coffee £6.50
English breakfast and coffee £10.50
HOPWOODS ACADEMY IS OPEN – TERRIFIC SHORT AND LONG GAME TRACKMAN AREAS AVAILABLE- PURCHASE BALLS AT THE RANGE

11.00 David Wilkinson x4
11.09 Simon Hemsley x4
11.18 Colin Roberts x4
11.27 Dave Goodwin x4
11.36 Dave Buckley x4
11.45 Paul Fell x4
11.54 John Winstanley x4
12.02 Paul Gilbert x4
12.11 Jim Clarke x4
12.20 Andy Taylor x4
12.29 Steve Aspinall x4
12.38 Mick Mahon x4
12.47 Neale Laurent x4
12.56 Lewis Marland x4
1.04 Martin Prescott x4
1.13 Ian Hazelwood x4
1.22 Kev Hart x4
1.31 Paul Salt x4 in
1.40 Sam Leach x4 in
1.49 Steve Heywood x4 in
1.58 Paul Price x4 in
2.06 Simon Raine x4
2.15 Les Evans x4
2.24 Dave More O’Farrell x4 in
2.33 Peter Maher x4 tbc
2.41 Richard Blackwell x4 tbc
2.50 John Hunt x4
2.59 Martin Bramwell x4
3.08 Martin Williams x4
3.17 Paul Browne x4
3.26 Richard Harper x4
3.35 Simon Ashton x4 tbc
3.42 Simon Poucher x4 tbc
3.50 Jimmy McEwan x4
3.59 Paul Salt 2 x4
reserves

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636