Maxitours at brilliant Bromborough

Bromborough was in super condition for todays Maxitours event. This is a terrific course in the heart of the Wirral peninsula and last week it hosted the Cheshire seniors championship. The course was prepared to the same very high standard today.

Sian is the lovely lady who sells the best meat pies in Cheshire at the Half way house. Sales were excellent throughout the day despite Graham Jackson not playing and she loves our Maxitours players. ‘Your guys are brilliant.’ Thanks everyone – your amazing support of the host clubs really help.

Kevin Harts team was one short so they drafted in Dave Cooper from my reserve list. After nine holes the new relationship was blooming. They were exchanging phone numbers, addresses, photographs and very nearly bodily fluids after a best of the day 48 points. The back nine saw them return in a worst of the day 31 points. After play Cooper was once again sat on his own drinking a coffee in the corner of the clubhouse bar. ‘I thought we had it all’ mumbled the Welshman nibbling on his Biscoff.

Lewis Marland has been playing Maxitours since I started running my events seventeen years ago. As well as the immense health and social benefits associated with my events he has also won enough bag towels to make a small quilt. He is playing some of the best golf of his life at the moment and was delighted with 3rd place today. Phil Dickens, Neil Evans and Steve Blakeway completed the team.

Second place went to the Heyrose team of Phil McCurry(16), Tony Leigh(11), John Cross(17) and lovable Scotsman George Kerr (2). Like 95% of teams today their front nine was far better than the tougher back nine.

Eighty five year old Dave Alcock(15) looks younger every day and he became the oldest Maxitours winner of the season as his Hopwood team scored an impressive 89 points. Alcock rolled back the years holing his 120 yard approach shot on the tough 11th hole to give his team a massive boost. Playing partner Graham Davenport(11) looks eighty five but I am told he is only about 60, he showed his class with a fighting par on one of the toughest closing holes in Cheshire which secured an historic victory. Hopwood ex Captain Steve Heywood (7) and Mellors Chris Lee(10) both played well and completed the victorious quartet.

Nearest the pin 10th Doz AD333 Steve Aspinall

Naerest the pin 16th Doz AD333 Mark Sanderson

2’s £165 2 pro v1s or 5 srixon AD333

Dave Alcock George Kerr John Cross Paul Price Andy Parrington Andy Strickley Gary Brooks Neil Macload Munro Donald Bob Kelsall Gary Berrisford Ben Hodson Martin Humphries x2 Dave Rhodes Jim Hodges Chris Davies Graham Bryant Phil Gow Jamie Booth John Dempsey x2 Martin Brooks

Bromborough

24th July

Pos

Team Players

Score

OoM

Comment

1

Steve Heywood, Graham Davenport, Dave Alcock, Chris Lee

89

12

Maxitours Farah top

2

Phil McCurry, Tony Leigh, John Cross, Goerge Kerr

87

10

FJ Shirt each

3

Lewis Marland, Neil Evans, Phil Dickens, Steve Blakeway

86

8

Callaway Shirt each

4

Jamie Lloyd, Phil Gow, Tom Coan, Mark Sanderson

85

6

Callaway Shirt each

5

Richard Blackwell, Steve Austin, Kirk Hilton, Gary Smith

85

4

Maxitours bag towel

6

Steve Booth, John Dempsey , Jamie Booth, Martin Brooks

85

2

Maxitours bag towel

7=

Paul Price, Pete Keena, Martin Wainman, Tom Btler

84

7=

Gary Neiles, Gavin Connor, John Colquitt, Chas Hewitt

84

9=

Mike Hill, Rob Blain, Andy Corner, Gary Brooks

83

9=

Bob Eastwood, Mark Clewley, Mike Lamb, Ashley Elliott

83

9=

Andy Parrington, Chris Perry, Andy Strickley, Andy Taylor

83

12=

Paul Fell, Nigel Ashton, Mike Lowe, Colin Bryan

82

12=

Jon Hulme, Bob Pickthall, Dave Thomas, Jim Bury

82

14=

Nick Coleman, Chris Jackson, Neil MacLoad, Paul Calnan

81

14=

Mick Mahon, Andy Faulkner, Richard Palmer, Munro Donald

81

16=

Jim Clarke, Richard Taylor- Carr, Norrie Erwin, Dave Tobutt

80

16=

Bob Kelsall, Nigel Hall, Charlie Beadle, Jonny Reeves

80

16=

Alan Mayo, Tony Jones, David Vokes, Ian Davidson

80

19

Kev Hart, Pete O’Neill, Dave Cooper, Simon Murphy

79

20=

Phil Robinson, Dave Goodwin, Richard Williamson, Phil Holland

78

20=

Neale Laurent, John Harrop, Gary Berrisford, Ben Hodson

78

20=

Tony Chorlton, Steve Lamont, Pete Gold, John Prescott

78

23=

Martin Humphries, Barry Caldwell, Jim Hayward, Keith Shale

77

23=

Billy Coleman, Pete Norbury, Dave Rhodes, Dave Sarsfield

77

25=

Steve Aspinall, Ken Booth, Alan Simpson, Simon Wilkinson

76

25=

Sam Leach, John Wright, Pete Atherton, Jim Hodges

76

27

Andy Dunster, Charlie Nicholson, Nick Edwards, Sean Cook

74

28=

Simon Hemsley, Martin Seabrook, Ian King, Joe Kirwan

73

28=

James Shipstone, John Hunt, Denis O’Neill, James Brown

73

30

Claire Witney, Phil Kemp, Laura Roberts, Derek Kemp

69

Lymm Golf Club Tuesday 30th July

10.00 Simon Hemsley x4

10.09 Jim Caldwell x4

10.18 Colin Roberts x4

10.27 Ed Pysden x4

10.36 Bob Pickthall x4

10.45 Dave Buckley x4

10.54 Paul Fell x4

11.03 Martin Humphries x4

11.12 John Hudson x4

11.21 Andy Taylor x4

11.30 Steve Aspinall x4

11.39 Mick Mahon x4

11.48 Neale Laurent x4

11.57 Lewis Marland x4

12.08 Jack Coleman x4 tbc

12.15 Martin Prescott x4

12.24Kev Hart x4

12.33 Paul Salt x4

12.42 Darren Booth x4

12.51 Steve Heywood x4

12.59 Simon Raine x4

1.08 Paul Price x4

1.17 Lee Tilley x4

1.26 Dave More O’Farrell x4

1.35 Martin Bramwell x4

1.44 Peter Maher x4

1.53 Jimmy McEwan x4

2.02 Simon Taylor x4

2.09Richard Blackwell x4

2.18Ian Hazelwood x4

2.26 Paul Gilbert x4

2.34 Claire Whitney x4

2.42 John Gleave x4

2.51 Geoff Bickerton x4

2.59 Simon Ashton x4

Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
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