Room for 1 team at Bramall Park next week.
Maxitours at brilliant Bolton Old Links
Bolton Old Links Golf course just gets better and better.
New bunkers have been skilfully added, green surfaces are the best in Lancashire and the tees are immaculate. This place is class.
Everyone enjoyed playing this lovely Mackenzie Classic as the Bolton Chairman Steve Bryan and Pro Sean Owen continue to ensure that Bolton Old Links is the best inland course in Lancashire.
Liz the catering manager is also class. She can’t do enough and wouldn’t charge me for my refreshments today. Incredible hospitality. Thank you.
The excellent greens got the better of lots of teams – I don’t think I’ve ever had so many teams who found putting surfaces so tough to read.
‘They were superb but we just couldn’t read them. They are so tricky’ Reported single figure Russ Sollitt.
The Multi millionaire old Saddleworth team play the young Saddleworth lads team for a fiver each week at Maxitours events. Nathan Mills is a great young lad and works his socks off in all weathers on his market stall. He hands his hard-earned money over to the fat cats in the pub after play each week. Today the teams were tied and Nathan nearly broke down with relief when he realised he had won the card play off.
‘I can feed my wife tonight’ He admitted.
Nigel Ashton told me that the first time he played here was in a pairs event in 2018. He was drawn with Alex Fitzpatrick and his Dad.
‘Ive got happy memories of that day. He was a really lovely young lad. It’s been great watching his career take-off.‘
Unfortunately Nigels golf career is crash landing as his team finished in the lower quartile again this week.
Another team who struggled was John Cottons four ball.
‘All of us had three bad playing partners’ He informed me after they recorded just 71 points.
Bromboroughs Ray Tennant, Paul Woods, Paul Barton and Kev Sharratt took 4th place with a solid 85 points.
Mick Mahon, Richard Palmer fresh from helping 400 sheep give birth, Munro Donald and Andy Faulkner all played great to take 3rd place with 86 points.
At the top of the leaderboard were two local low handicap teams who mastered the hard to read Bolton greens and made the most of the reachable par five holes.
Gary(6) and his son Jensen Myerscough(11), Ollie Hallows(3) and Luca Denton (3) were 2nd with 88 points.
They were pipped by good friends Dave ‘I’ve made 5 birdies’ Griffin(5), Steve Booth(7), John Dempsey (0)and Geoff Bickerton(4). Eighty nine points was an excellent score on a tough course. Well played chaps.
Thanks for your 100% attendance everyone.
Yours in golf,
Tim
Nearest the pin 4th Colin Bryan Dozen AD333
Nearest the pin 11th Andy Faulkner Dozen AD333
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6 pro v1s 8 tp5 or 12 srixon ad333
Dave McGuiness Paul Woods Mark Richardson Steve Fellowes Tom Williams Lee Charnley Pete Norbury Neil Evans Howard Booth Colin Bryan David Fussellx2 Steve Booth John Dempsey
| Bolton Old Links | ||||
| Pos | Team Players | Score | OoM | Comment |
| 1 | Geoff Bickerton, Steve Booth, John Dempsey, Dave Griffin | 89 | 12 | Oscar Jacobsen top each |
| 2 | Gary Myerscough, Luca Denton, Jenson Myerscough, Oliver Hallows | 88 | 10 | Footjoy shirt each |
| 3 | Mick Mahon, Munro Donald, Andy Faulkner, Richard Palmer | 86 | 8 | Oscar Jacobsen shirt each |
| 4 | Ray Tennant, Paul Woods, Paul Barton, Kev Sharratt | 85 | 6 | Callaway Shirt each |
| 5 | Mark Richardson, Steve Best, John Simons, Andy Oakes | 84 | 4 | Maxitours bag towel each |
| 6 | Alistair Holloway, Gary Owen, Josh Forster, Paul Forster | 83 | 2 | Maxitours bag towel each |
| 7= | Pete Norbury, Dave Sarsfield, Ian Hogg, Lee Tilley | 82 | ||
| 7= | Jim Caldwell, Peter Giggs, Steve Barlow, Lee Charnley | 82 | ||
| 7= | Nathan Mills, James Mooney, Tom Williams, Ian Cash | 82 | ||
| 7= | Andy Taylor, Andy Parrington, Ted Lacey, Andy Strickley | 82 | ||
| 11 | Jimmy McEwan, Jimmy Shirley, Steve Starr, Tony Hope | 81 | ||
| 12= | Phil Dickens, Lewis Marland, Dave Greenwood, Neil Evans | 80 | ||
| 12= | Jason Atherton, Neil Edwards, Ste Woods, Adie Price | 80 | ||
| 12= | Andie Frazer, Tim Barnes, Tim Parker, John Gunning | 80 | ||
| 15= | Ian King, Jonny Bedwell, Neil Ashton, Andy Wisedale | 79 | ||
| 15= | Dave Taylor, Billy Reynolds, Pete Keena, Trevor Brennand | 79 | ||
| 15= | Ed Pysden, Vino Dave, Mike Waters, Graeme Grieve | 79 | ||
| 18 | Dave Griffiths, Dave Conville, Paul McCallum, Peter Robinson | 78 | ||
| 19= | Jon Hudson, Howard Booth, Michael Hill, Rob Blain | 77 | ||
| 19= | Peter Jewitt, Charles Keirl, David Fussell, Don Bailey | 77 | ||
| 21 | David Smith, Martin Oldfield, Tony Sampson, Mike Kirchin | 76 | ||
| 22= | Nigel Ashton, Colin Bryan, Paul Burgess, Mike Lowe | 75 | ||
| 22= | Jonny Reeves, Ross Bunting, Dave Keen, Bob Kelsall | 75 | ||
| 22= | Simon Ashton, Danny Moss, Darren Wilkinson, John Evans | 75 | ||
| 25= | Andy Hayward, Steve Dow, Malc Kendrick, Paul Calnan | 74 | ||
| 25= | Russ Sollitt, Koos Alders, Steve Smith, Rick Shaw | 74 | ||
| 27= | Dave Madely, Craig Rae, David Gill, Eric Healey | 73 | ||
| 27= | Dave Briddon, Chris Lee, Dave Sully, John Nuttall | 73 | ||
| 29= | Dave McGuiness, Andrew Lever, Tim Redditt, Mick Warren | 72 | ||
| 29= | Dave Goodwin, Richard Williamson, Phil Robinson, Alex Smith | 72 | ||
| 31 | Richard Cotton, Gary Torr, Nick Kerin, Tony Isaacs | 71 |
Bramall Park start sheet
Tuesday 12th May
10.00 David Wilkinson x4
10.09 Jim Caldwell x4
10.18 Colin Roberts x4
10.25 Dave More O Farell 2×4 tbc
10.34 Keith Thompson x4
10.43 Dave Goodwin x4
10.51 Andy Taylor x4
11.00 Chris Adams x4
11.08 Rob Platt x4
11.17 Jim Clarke x4
11.26 Mick Mahon x4
11.34 Nigel Ashton x4
11.43 Lewis Marland x4
11.52 Ian King x4
12.00 Paul Price x4
12.09 Paul Woods x4
12.17 Kev Hart x4
12.25 Steve Aspinall x4
12.33 Dave More O Farrell x4
12.42 Bill Dixon x4
12.51 Sam Leach x4
1.00 Paul Evansx 4
1.09 Paul Salt x4
1.17 Neil Davies x4
1.26 Neil Davies x4
1.35 Neil Davies x4
1.44
1.52 John Webb x4
2.00 Chris Ravenscroft x4
2.09 Richard Blackwell x4
2.18 Paul Salt2 x4
2.27 Jon Roland x4
2.36 Steve Heywood x4
2.44 Graham Pike x4
2.53 Gordon Spruce x4
3.01 David Smith x4
3.10 Charles McInnon x4
3.19 Dave Hughes x4
3.27 Dave Stewardson x4
3.36 Andrew Hill x4
Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
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