Spaces in all the following great Maxitours events –but they are filling fast! Christmas Cracker Pairs at Mere on Monday the 19th December £30 Knutsford Golf Club Pairs on Thurs 5th and Friday 6th January £20 (choice of 2 dates to accommodate demand) Caldy Pairs on Thursday 12th January £20 Vale Royal Am Am 18th January £20 Results from terrific Prestbury A warm refreshing breeze greeted eighty eight of the most intelligent Maxitours golfers who gathered at the superb Prestbury Golf course today. These guys new the weather was a gamble, however the threat of putting up the Christmas decorations, or even worse- Christmas shopping with the wife- meant a healthy field assembled in this exclusive corner of Cheshire . For the first three hours the weather was thoroughly pleasant however an intense downpour at 2.30pm flooded the greens and the event was reduced to 12 holes. Paul Hodgson looked like a drowned rat as he came off the course but the Stoke-on-Trent man was still smiling after a great round saw him finish 4th alongside scratch player Bobby Aston. Andy Stubbens was absolutely delighted to find a chocolate angel in his advent calendar this morning and his day just kept getting better as he made back to back birdies on 18th and 1st to earn third place playing alongside the nicest man from Bollington, Alan Pengally. Dave Keen is an excellent Boeing 737 pilot for Thomas Cook Airlines but always finds it a struggle landing his jet in the wind. Today however he was on autopilot and his ball flew majestically through the breeze as he teamed up with co pilot Ian King to take second place with 29 points. This was Keen’s highest ever Maxitours finish. Despite losing his house, car and life savings as the Thomas Cook share prices plummeted recently Dave was still thrilled to win a Srixon carry bag. Andy Adshead is the top Bank Manager at the Royal Bank of Scotland in Macclesfield and he turned up nice and early to prepare for his round. ‘Do you want to pay for your partner as well?’ I asked nicely as he checked in. ‘No, he can pay for himself- I’m really trying to cut down on my lending at the moment’ said a worried looking Adshead. His Partner and client was the likeable 2 handicapper Mark Richardson and he birdied 5 of his twelve holes as they scored a terrific 32 points and take first place. Well played Guys! Many thanks to everyone who played today, despite the late rain everyone seemed to really enjoy the day. 2s 92.50 30 pro v1s 3 pro V1 balls or 6 srixon AD333 balls each Graham Culpin Gary Garner Ray Standring Mark Richardson Ken Jones Richard Blackwell Geoff Haynes Pete Keena Bobby Aston Joihn Burt Dave Keen Nearest the pin 7th Simon Helmsley Dozen AD333s Nearest the pin 17th Simon Carling and Dr Martyn Berrisford Dozen AD333s each

Upcoming Fixtures

Knutsford Pairs £20 person – Filling fast
5th January and 6th January Two dates due to demand and limited tee times, please choose your most suitable date. (separate prizes for both days, order of merit points to best 12 pairs scores on either day)

Caldy 12th January Shotsaver Classic Pairs £20 -filling fast

Vale Royal 18th January Am Am £20 – filling fast

Thursday 26th January Pairs £30 -filling fast

***Great news! Shotsaver are continuing their fantastic Maxitours sponsorship and will provide the Winter Order of Merit winner with a Shotsaver s430 as well as top 3 prizes in the shootout. They are also providing 2 GPS units as first prize in events at Caldy, Conwy, Vale Royal and Prestbury in the new year*** Dear Maxitours players, Here is the Latest Shotsaver Order of Merit, the top 10 players in the final Winter Order of Merit will play in the famous sudden death Maxitours shootout after the singles event at Knutsford GC in April. Many thanks for your continued support, Tim Shotsaver s430 order of merit Position Name Total points after 5 events 1 Jimmy O’Reilly 32 1 John Reilly 32 3 Carl Kennedy 24 4 Steve Dunphy 23 5 Ross Birch 19 5 Chris Cyprus 19 5 Brian Hopkins 19 8 Cath Rawthore 18 9 Moby Rawthore 17 9 John Wreag 17 11 Jim Caldwell 14 12 Dave Collinson 12 12 Mark Foley 12 12 Ian George 12 12 Barry Harrison 12 12 Pete Holmes 12 12 Joe Kirwan 12 12 John Leighton 12 12 Peter Maxwell 12 12 Steve Rhodes 12 12 Mike Spencer 12 12 Joe York 12 23 Andy Barstow 11 23 Andy Lawman 11 23 Barney Ross 11 26 Ian Bardsley 10 26 Garry Davies 10 26 Gary Garner 10 26 Mark Green 10 26 Ray Standring 10 26 Mike Sweeney 10 26 Paul Taylor 10 33 James Davison 9 33 Simon Greenhalgh 9 33 Roy Sinclair 9 33 Jason Waite 9 37 John Bent 8 37 Paul Dalby 8 37 Steve Graham 8 37 Frank Hindle 8 37 Mick Mahan 8 37 Willie Morgan 8 37 Andy Stubbens 8 37 Mike Wardrop 8 37 Tony Wilson 8 46 Bob Aston 7 46 Les Bray 7 46 Harry Malpas 7 46 Graham Rowlett 7 50 Paul Clay 6 50 Pete Cleaver 6 50 George Drakonakis 6 50 Ryan Foley 6 50 Jimmy Murphy 6 50 Sam Poole 6 50 Darren Whittaker 6 57 Alex Baguley 5 57 Nigel Davies 5 57 Martin Firth 5 57 Paul Granelli 5 57 Colin Poole 5 57 Andy Taylor 5 63 John Braithwaite 4 63 Paul Crisp 4 63 John Davies 4 63 Neville Dennis 4 63 Ron Hopkins 4 63 Mike Lynch 4 63 Gary Lyons 4 63 Martin Murray 4 63 Alan Pengally 4 63 Ian Richardson 4 63 Frank Sinclair 4 63 Jeff Wealands 4 75 Guds Ahmed 3 75 Zak Ali 3 75 Tony Caldwell 3 75 Dylon Dyer 3 75 Liam Kindon 3 75 Frazer Lloyd-Jones 3 81 Ian Ainscough 2 81 Paul Bradley 2 81 Alan Clough 2 81 Jonathan Davies 2 81 Frank Garvey 2 81 Trevor Horton 2 81 Ian King 2 81 Sean Reilly 2 89 Dave Marchant 1 89 Bob Sinclair 1 Start Times at Prestbury Golf Club £25 Bacon sandwiches included before play 10.30 shotgun

http://www.maxitoursgolf.com Results from Sunny Ringway The first day of Winter saw the terrific weather continue at classy Ringway today. The course was a real credit to the greens staff who arrived early to cut and iron the greens in preparation for todays Maxitours event. Joe Kirwan from Bramall was the first player to arrive in the clubhouse at 9am in order to pick up the £5 note he won off me at St Annes GC earlier this week –well done Joe! (he thought I wouldn’t mention it). Ringway Golf Club and their respected PGA Professional Nick Ryan, run a first class outfit, even the hooter used for shotgun starts is positioned high on the clubhouse and sounds like a naval fog horn. Ringway members refer to it as the ‘master blaster’. John Grint normally struggles with his transition from backswing to downswing leading to a gentle fade. Today Nick Ryans timing was perfect and as John reached the top of his swing the blast from the hooter caused him to flail the club on a lovely inside path and to his great delight he hit a majestic draw 200 yards down the middle of the first fairway. There have been some unbelievable sporting results lately, lowly Crystal Palace knocked United out of the cup last night, even lowlier Manchester City are somehow top of the premier league and it looked like under-rated Mike Lynch and his lowly team could take first place at Ringway after an excellent 81 points. However, as the players filtered back into the clubhouse there were some solid scores from the lower handicap teams. Well-liked and talented golfer Paul Dalby and his Didsbury team had a strong back nine to score 84 points and this was matched by larger than life scratch lady Cath Rawthore and her strong team from Sale . Ex Bolton Old Links greenkeeper and holiday shootout winner Gary Garner and his team from Horwich gelled well for a magnicent 85 points and they were delighted with second place. Businessman Jim Caldwell entered a team of six footers from Wilmslow Golf Club and his guest player was all time leading rugby premiership try scorer Steve Hanley from Sale sharks, a member at Sale Golf Club. John Leighton and Jim played wonderfully however it was Hanley who was overcome with emotion ‘this is the greatest moment in my sporting career’ he said, happily trying on his new golf shoes. It was noticeable that the Pete Holmes team of ex-schoolteachers and civil servants were ‘Striking’ the ball very well. Many thanks to everyone for playing today. The latest Shotsaver order of Merit and start sheet for Prestbury will be released tomorrow.