Maxitours at Fabulous Formby Hall

The sun shone on the 100 or so Maxitours players who travelled to Southport today.

There was a refreshing breeze keeping players on their toes but the course was really dry and this great layout was enjoyed by more.

Dave Griffiths recently went on holiday and went into the sea four times. Today he visited the water five times as the likeable Mancunion rapidly ran out of golf balls.

Lovable old Arthur McMahon has had a bad week. On Sunday he spent all morning watching his floppy haired grandson play rugby, after the match finished he went over to congratulate him and realised it was a complete stranger. His grandson was on a nearby pitch. Today he hit the wrong ball twice as his team battled to a struggling 68 points.

Jack Coleman’s teams average age was over 82 years old! They all stopped buying green bananas years ago.

‘If we don’t come back with the card send a search party for us!’ He joked. But in all fairness Jack can still play and the team finished mid table with a respectable 73 points.

Rob Norbury played today. He is an actor and used to be a sex symbol on the channel 4 programme HollyOaks and has spent plenty of time in the gym over the years honing his body. He should have been at the driving range instead. Rob hits it miles but has no idea where it is going. He takes a mid iron off every tee but smashes it miles. He was on the tough 438 yard 5th hole with two flushed 7 irons today. Impressive.

Scoring was tough on the long championship Formby golf course but Richard Blackwells team came third after a battling 86 points. Steve Austin, his son Mark and Andy Hamlett were his team mates.

Fourth place went to Legh Parks Ray Tennant, Keith ‘Chalky’ White, Steve Shaw and Paul Woods with 85 points. Jim Caldwell, Lee Charnley and the returning Bob Pickthall and Peter Griggs took 5th place after another fine performance saw them record 84 points.

Second was the Ashton -on -Mersey quartet of Peter Fildes(10) Tony Hope (15) Ben Hope(5) and Joe Crumbleholme (8). They had a best of the day 44 pionts on the tougher back nine to take 2nd on a card play off. I asked them for any funny stories for my report but they didn’t have any.

Winning today was Dentons Olympic Taekwando statistician Gary Owen(5), Alastair Holloway(17), Alan Gayle(19) and Sam Beverley(15). The wind dropped late in the day and they had a terrific 88 points to take top spot. Owen did the damage with a couple of birdies on his shot holes. Well played chaps great score.

Thanks to everyone for your 100% attendance, Class.

Tim

2’s sweep £202.50 9 pro v1s or 21 srixon AD333 per two

Jim Caldwell Lee Charnley Steve Shaw Andy Newton Andy Parrington Warren Newton

Nearest the pin 13th Warren Newton Doz AD333

Nearest the pin 16th Lee Tilley Doz AD333

	Formby Hall			24th Oct
Pos	Team Players	Score	OoM	Comment
1	Garry Owen, Alan Gayle, Alistair Holloway, Sam Beverley	88	12	Oscar Jacobsen top each
2	Tony Hope, Peter Fildes, Jimmy Crumbleholme, Ben Hope	86	10	FJ Shirt each
3	Richard Blackwell, Andy Hamlett, Mark Austin, Steve Austin	86	8	Callaway Shirt each
4	Ray Tenant, Keith White, Paul Woods, Steve Shaw	85	6	Callaway Shirt each
5	Jim Caldwell, Bob Pickthall , Lee Charnley, Peter Griggs	84	4	Maxitours bag towel each
6	Barry Caldwell, Tony Hereford, Keith Shale, Jim Hayward	82	2	Maxitours bag towel each
7=	Andy Parrington, Ted Lacey, Andy Taylor, Chris Perry	81
7=	Neil Pemberton, Gavinder Sehmi, Paul Robinson, Tom Faulkner	81
7=	Dave Rhodes, Pete Norbury, Lee Tilley, Rob Norbury	81
7=	Simon Raines, Martin Keates, Tim Stanley, Ralph Postlethwaite	81
11=	Lewis Marland, Neil Evans, Phil Dickens, Paul Robinson	79
11=	Mario Capastagno, Pete Walters, Brendan Poynts, Andy Millington	79
11=	Tony O’Gara, Steve Profitt, Warren Newton, John Simpson	79
14	Gary Neiles, John Longworth, John Colquitt, Martin Molyneux	78
15	Alan Mayo, Rob Cressey, Rob Hughes, Bob Bailey	77
16=	Nigel Armitage, Mike Smith, Colin Roberts, Carl Deaville	75
16=	Dave Griffiths, Chris Bracchi, Don Milligan, Mike Fenton	75
18	Steve Woods, Neil Edwards, Jimmy McEwan, Gary Hankinson	74
19=	Mike Hill, Jon Hudson, Andy Corner, Rob Blain	73
19=	Dave More’O’Farrell, Paul Unwin, Nick Coleman, Andy Adshead	73
19=	Jack Coleman, Anthony Bloor, Mike Gauden, Harvey Mattinson	73
22=	Mick Mahon, Gary Clough, Richard Palmer, Munro Donald	72
22=	Paul Price, Martin Wainman, Jay Punshon, Dave Taylor	72
22=	Gary Phillips, Peter Maher, Nigel Hall, Jonny Reeves	72		Callaway Shirt each
22=	Steve Heywood, Janet Heywood, Graham Davenport, Ian Appleton	72
26	John Williams, Nigel Ashton, Colin Bryan, Paul Fell	71
27=	Neale Laurent, Martin Schofield, John Harrop, Lee Compton	68
27=	Dave Buckley, Pete Johnson, Tom Woolacot, Paul Jones	68
27=	Bob Eastwood, Mike Lamb, Simon Connor, Steve Pinnington	68

Reddish Vale start sheet

Thursday 31st October

8.40 Simon Hemsley x4

8.49 Rob Platt x4

8.58 Ed Pysden

9.09

9.17 Dave Goodwin x4

9.26 Paul Fell x4

9.35 Jon Hudson x4

9.44 Andy Taylor x4

9.53 Martin Humphries x4

10.02 Martin Prescott x4

10.11 Neale Laurent x4

10.20 Bob Pickthall x4

10.29 Graham Butler x4

10.38 Mick Mahon x4

10.47 John Gleave x4

10.56 Tony O’Gara x4

11.05 Kev Hart x4

11.14 Paul Salt x4

11.23 Paul Salt x4

11.32 Steve Heywood x4

11.41 Paul Price x4

11.50 Sam Leach x4

12.00 Dave More O’Farrell x4

12.09 John Hunt x4

12.18 Lee Tilley x4

12.29 Peter Maher x4

12.38 Gary Neiles x4

12.47 Richard Blackwell x4

12.56 Geoff Bickerton x4

1.05 Ian Reece x4

1.14

1.23

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636