Room at Davyhulme next Friday 11th October – spaces for 3 teams on this Classic and very enjoyable historic Manchester venue.
Stockport Monday 14th October- Full -Please give me AT LEAST 7 days notice if you need to cancel. Thank you.
Maxitours at llovely Llangollen!
What a brilliant day. Glorious sunshine and a fantastically presented golf course with excellent fairways and greens. Who could wish for more.
The day started slowly for most teams as the Welsh aren’t keen on giving players many shots with crazy low course slope ratings and they also make you drive at 20 miles an hour on their empty roads.
Things soon warmed up though and it was lovely to hear so many positive comments about a golf club.
‘I loved it out there.’ Announced Sam Leach – he also played half decent for a change.
‘As this course was in a valley I was expecting it to be very wet!’ Declared retired Geography teacher Nigel Ashton. ‘But it was incredibly dry! Superb.’
Someone not quite as optimistic was Neil Tanner. Dave Cooper invited him to play in his first ever Maxitours and told me Neil was a really nice guy but incredibly negative.
‘He’s not got a positive bone in his body. He’s great at funerals though.’
When he checked-in I asked him if he was going to play well.
‘I hope so, but I very much doubt it.’
Rod Marsh also needs some positivity tablets. He didn’t know all of his team mates and was worried when he discovered that one was a three handicapper. ‘Crikey- what’s he doing playing with me?’
Bob Kelsall is a lovely gentle giant of a man but there was always something strange about him that I couldn’t put my finger. I found out what that was today -his wife is a much better player than him. The first rule of golf is to be better than your wife. Fiona isn’t just better than him, she is miles better than him and the attractive Bramall member played far better than her husband once again today as the team scored a solid 80 points
Steve Hall hit a great shot and knocked his ball close on par three 18th .It was debatable whether he won nearest the pin or not so had to measure. The whole clubhouse was watching but you can always trust a retired banker and he didn’t put his name on the marker but his hand was definitely twitching.
Scoring was good in today’s event with 4 teams tied in 2nd place on 83 points. Simon Poucher(7) (aka Aquaman due to his fondness for hitting the ball in the water) and his Sale team of Dave Carlile(13), John McCaffrey(7) and Andrew Stone(11) took 2nd on the card play off after an excellent back nine.
Winning was the Prestbury team of Chris Adams(9), Phil Singh(11), Steve Hall (14)and recently elected 2025 Captain of Prestbury -Martin ‘I’m not getting involved in any politics’ Prescott(6). A great team effort culminated in underrated Steve Hall making a great birdie on the last to secure a famous win. Well played chaps, great golf.
Thanks to all for looking after the course so well today. Impressive new course manager Rob has got Llangollen in great shape and he loves Maxitours visiting. You guys are brilliant and our reputation grows.
Tim
Nearest the pin 14th Keith Park Doz AD333
Nearest the pin 16th Steve Aspinall Doz AD333
2’s sweep £245 6 pro v1s or 14 srixon AD333 per two
Steve Hall John McCaffrey Andy Bethell Chris Bracchi Keith Park Sam Leach Jonny Barton Colin Bryan Ken Booth Nick Coleman Mark Austin
| Llangollen | 4th Oct | |||
| Pos | Team Players | Score | OoM | Comment |
| 1 | Martin Prescott, Phil Singh, Chris Adams, Steve Hall | 87 | 12 | Maxitours farah jacket |
| 2 | Dave Carlile, John McCaffrey, Andrew Stone, Simon Poucher | 83 | 10 | Maxitours fj shirt |
| 3 | Martin Firth, Andy Bethell, Joel Hunter, Adam Brindle | 83 | 8 | Callaway Shirt each |
| 4 | Dave Griffiths, Chris Bracchi, Don Milligan, Dave Conville | 83 | 6 | Callaway Shirt each |
| 5 | Les Evans, Dave Yeomans, David Jones, Kevin Harrison | 83 | 4 | Maxitours bag towel each |
| 6 | Nick Coleman, Andy Adshead, Paul Calnan, John Croxford | 82 | 2 | Maxitours bag towel each |
| 7 | Andy Parrington, Andy Taylor, Ted Lacey, Chris Perry | 82 | ||
| 8= | Steve Smith, Gary Leek, Mal Thompson, Malc Bates | 81 | ||
| 8= | Pete Dolan, Jim Doran, Keith Park, Mike Bickett | 81 | ||
| 10= | Neale Laurent, Lee Compton, John Harrop, Gary Berrisford | 80 | ||
| 10= | Sam Leach, Jim Hodges, Jonny Barton, Chris Walley | 80 | ||
| 10= | Roy Ainsworth, Rob Blair, Dave Hanson, Tom Keeling | 80 | ||
| 10= | Dave Rhodes, Pete Sparks, Pete Norbury, Dave Sarsfield | 80 | ||
| 10= | Peter Maher, Gary Phillips, Bob Kelsall, Fiona Kelsall | 80 | ||
| 10= | Pete Walters, Brendan Poynts, John Flannery, Neil Macleod | 80 | ||
| 16 | Mark Austin, Andy Hamlett, Gary Smith, Steve Austin | 79 | ||
| 17= | Simon Hemsley, Joe Kirwan, Gareth Bradley, Ian King | 77 | ||
| 17= | Martin Humphries, James Tafe, Keith Shale, Barry Caldwell | 77 | ||
| 17= | Simon Ashton, Ian Cole, Andy Greasley, John Tetlow | 77 | ||
| 17= | Pete Gold, Mark Pickles, Pete Fotheringham, Andy Clarkson | 77 | ||
| 21 | Lewis Marland, Neil Evans, John Cross, Phil Dickens | 76 | ||
| 22= | Dave Buckley, Dave Carter, Lester Jackson, John Kelly | 75 | ||
| 22= | Dave Stewardson , Adrian Waring, Mark Redfearn, Duncan Cocker | 75 | ||
| 24 | Rod Marsh, Nigel Ashton, Colin Bryan, Stuart Smith | 74 | ||
| 25= | David Wilkinson, Steve Foxcroft, Simon Wilkinson, Nigel Davenport | 73 | ||
| 25= | Dave Smith, Jez Allen, Paul Simpson, Jonny Yates | 73 | ||
| 27 | Jim Lindsay, Pete Broady, Barrie Simpson, Richard Catchpole | 72 | ||
| 28 | Colin Roberts, Carl Deaville, Jim Edgerton, Mike Smith | 71 | ||
| 29= | Paul Price, Mike Upton, Ian McClements, Martin Wainman | 70 | ||
| 29= | Dave Cooper, Robert Killen, Neil Tanner, Dave Kelly | 70 | ||
| 31 | Steve Aspinall, Doug Broadstock, Chris Genders, Ken Booth | 68 | ||
| 32 | Phil Long, Glynn Isaac, Chris Ravenscroft, Al Kenny | 67 |
Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
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