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This Week:
Room for 2 teams at Vale Royal on Weds
Room for teams at Eaton on Thursday.

The Clarion Wealth Planning Order of Merit

Ever present Phil Dickens and good pal Neil Evans still head the Clarion Wealth Order of Merit heading into the final month of the Winter/Spring schedule.

They are closely followed by likely lads Dave Rhodes and Dave Sarsfield.

Biscuit crunching Pete Atherton is in a career high 5th place.

With 6 events left over 50 Maxitours players have a chance to feature if a sudden purple patch is experienced!

Thanks for your support in the inclement weather- you are all a pleasure to work for,

Tim

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1 Phil Dickens 44
1 Neil Evans 44
3 Dave Rhodes 36
3 Dave Sarsfield 36
5 Pete Atherton (Lymm) 34
5 Steve Booth 34
5 Roger Percival 34
5 Gary Smith 34
9 Steve Blakeway 32
10 Geoff Bickerton 28
10 Jim Caldwell 28
10 Lee Charnley 28
10 Munro Donald 28
10 Pete Norbury 28
10 Lee Tilley 28
16 Steve Austin 26
16 Dave Goodwin 26
16 Kev Hart 26
16 Pete Ledger 26
16 Martin Wainman 26
21 Nigel Ashton 24
21 John Dempsey 24
21 Rick Margrave 24
21 Steve Moores 24
21 Paul Robinson 24
21 Paul Traynor 24
21 Dave Westwood 24
21 Ed Wilkinson 24
29 Richard Blackwell 22
29 Martin France 22
29 Graham Jackson 22
29 Richard Palmer 22
29 John Roome 22
34 Josh Brand 20
34 Ben Davies 20
34 Tony Jennison 20
34 Mick Mahon 20
34 Andy Russell 20
34 Richard Williamson 20
40 Andrew Aherne 18
40 John Longworth 18
40 Martin Mullineaux 18
40 Gary Neiles 18
40 Phil Robinson 18
45 Alan Baxter 16
45 Gary Corbert 16
45 John Cross 16
45 Mike Evans 16
45 Mark Foley 16
45 John Harrop 16
45 Neale Laurent 16
45 Kevin McEvoy 16
45 Gareth Winston 16
54 Tom Butler 14
54 John Hilton 14
54 Mike Lowe 14
54 Paul Price 14
54 Dave Snape 14
59 Tim Barstow 12
59 Tim Bessant 12
59 Charlie Bleasedale 12
59 Jamie Booth 12
59 Dan Boyles 12
59 Tom Broadhead 12
59 Jim Clarke 12
59 Ray Cornwall 12
59 Martin Dwyer 12
59 John Farnsworth 12
59 Peter Griggs 12
59 Phil Harris 12
59 Norrie Irwin 12
59 Pete Keenan 12
59 George Kerr 12
59 Dave McGuiness 12
59 Darryl Mitton 12
59 Freya Moores 12
59 Dave More O’Farrell 12
59 Gary Myrescough 12
59 Henry Petrie 12
59 Rob Platt 12
59 Josh Street 12
59 Darren Wilson 12
59 Paul Woodbine 12
59 Paul Woodbine 12
85 Nick Barnes-Batty 10
85 Ian Barrett 10
85 Tim Beck 10
85 Steve Best 10
85 James Beswick 10
85 Rob Blain 10
85 Dave Blease 10
85 Paul Broadie 10
85 Paul Butler 10
85 Neil Clarke 10
85 Duncan Cocker 10
85 Nick Coleman 10
85 Eddie Ellis 10
85 Sean Finlay 10
85 Sam Garnett 10
85 John Gleave 10
85 Tony Hereford 10
85 Stuart Hibbert 10
85 Mike Hill 10
85 Mark Hughes 10
85 James Imeson 10
85 John Lester 10
85 Dave Lloyd 10
85 Steve Lomax 10
85 Phil Mahers 10
85 Ray Massey 10
85 Andrew McEwan 10
85 Steve Nada 10
85 Peter O’Neill 10
85 John Owen 10
85 Tom Padgett 10
85 Jack Schofield 10
85 Joe Shelley 10
85 Joe Stanley 10
85 Dave Stewardson 10
85 Mike Stewardson 10
85 Anthony Wilson 10
85 Paul Yearsley 10
123 Chris Adams 8
123 Pete Atherton (Prestbury) 8
123 Matt Barrett 8
123 Pete Booth 8
123 Ian Brooks 8
123 Gavin Connor 8
123 Jim Cox 8
123 Warrick Dawson 8
123 Norrie Erwin 8
123 Ian George 8
123 Mike Grainger 8
123 Mark Hudson 8
123 Richard Johnson 8
123 Dan Moore 8
123 Dave Mulligan 8
123 Mark Pretty 8
123 Steve Rigby 8
123 Andy Royle 8
123 Chris Sheppard 8
123 Frank Stapleton 8
123 Daniel Swarsbrick 8
123 Giles Terry 8
123 Andy Wilde 8
123 John Williams 8
123 Nick Wood 8
148 Andy Adshead 6
148 Bob Bailey 6
148 Iain Bartholomew 6
148 Julian Brindley 6
148 Chris Evans 6
148 Andy Faulkner 6
148 Paul Fell 6
148 James Fielding 6
148 Mickey Gray 6
148 Malcolm Kendrick 6
148 Adriano Kyte 6
148 Nick Lea 6
148 Neil Macleod 6
148 Tom McDonald 6
148 Pete Moran 6
148 Tony O’Gara 6
148 Steve Proffitt 6
148 Moby Rawthore 6
148 Pete Reynolds 6
148 Stewart Smith 6
148 Andrew Southern 6
148 Adam Thomas 6
148 Paul Unwin 6
148 Alan Vaughan 6
148 Stan Vickers 6
148 Anthony Waterhouse 6
148 Steve Webb 6
148 Tom Wright 6
176 Hugh Bilby 4
176 Chris Bracchi 4
176 Lisa Brooks 4
176 Andrew Brooks 4
176 Fred Bridge 4
176 Colin Bryan 4
176 Andy Cowan 4
176 Richard Duerr 4
176 Mike Fenton 4
176 Mike Flitt 4
176 Jonny Gray 4
176 Brian Greenbank 4
176 Dave Griffiths 4
176 Jon Hudson 4
176 Rob Kenyon 4
176 Ade Kirkshaw 4
176 Chris Mackin 4
176 Austin McBride 4
176 Steve Merricks 4
176 Simon Moorhouse 4
176 Liam Pilkington 4
176 Ed Pysden 4
176 Tom Raine 4
176 Cath Rawthore 4
176 Dave Rodwell 4
176 Stuart Rogers 4
176 Paul Simpson 4
176 Dave Turbot 4
176 Jason Wright 4
205 Nigel Armitage 2
205 John Bent 2
205 Andy Bradshaw 2
205 Paul Calnan 2
205 Chris Church 2
205 Andy Clarke 2
205 Carl Deaville 2
205 Paul Evans 2
205 Matt Ford 2
205 Neil Griffiths 2
205 Steve Latchford 2
205 Mike Lythgoe 2
205 Dave Marchant 2
205 Dave Mason 2
205 Hugh Mullen 2
205 Asaf Niaz 2
205 Martin Sands 2
205 Ian Self 2
205 Ian Snape 2
205 Richard Stockdale 2

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636

Dear Maxitours player,

Due to further rain this morning tomorrows event at Ringway has been cancelled

Apologies for any inconvenience.

Tim

Dear Maxitours player

Ringway is closed today but the forecast is for a drying wind. I will speak to the manager at 4 ish and update my website with news.

I am hopeful the event will go ahead – the greens are excellent however mats throughout the course will be the order of the day.

Thanks
Tim

Spaces at New event fabulous Eaton on 4th April – still spaces at this absolute cracker.

I also have negotiated extra spaces in the Welsh Classic at Conwy and North Wales 3rd and 4th June !! Let me know if you want to play in this amazing value event- they will go!

Maxitours at perfect Prestatyn

Ideal links conditions greeted Maxitours players at Prestatyn today. Nobody wants to play a links course in lovely calm conditions so the force nine gale was really welcomed by all players today.

The greens are possibly the best in the North West and of course Prestatyn was very dry.

‘Those putting surfaces were superb!’ Declared retired pilot Dave Keen. ‘I wouldn’t fancy landing my plane in these winds’ He admitted.

Tom Butler hit his best shot of the day when he nearly holed his shot on the par three 11th eventually finishing two feet from the hole. Unluckily Andy Russell had impressively hit his shot to a foot so Tom missed out on the nearest the pin and had a double whammy when his putt whistled past the hole.

‘It was one of his better putts’ Joked Martin Wainman.

Best wishes to Colin Bryan who fell off his mountain bike an broke his leg in three place a month ago. I asked the team if they were struggling without the talented Welshman.

‘We’re not missing him, but we are missing his short game.’ Reported heartless Mike Lowe.

Chris Sheppard told me that he recorded his first birdie since turning 80 when he made a two on the 11h today. He looks about ninety five but assured me he only turned 80 in February. Only joking Chris you look great and fit as a fiddle. Keep it up!

There was an even older old boy in the clubhouse watching golfers play the 18th whilst drinking a flat half pint of bitter over a four hour period this afternoon. He kept smiling and talking to me in welsh. It was a long afternoon. The only peace I got was a five minute period when he nearly keeled over watching Steve Best hole a 70 foot downwind putt for an unexpected eagle.

Scoring was tough and today it was mostly the bigger hitters who scored better as a few holes were unreachable for most.

Martin Wainman, Paul Price, Tom Butler and Nick lea were delighted to take 4th with just 77 points. ‘That’s why we love Maxitours, great guys, great integrity and no crazy scores’.

Likeable Warrick Dawson is a lovely man and knows a lot about golf. He is also a fine golfer and helped his Prestbury team into a season best third with a solid 77 points and a strong finish. Chris Sheppard, Henry Petrie and Nick Wood were his on form team mates.

Phil Dickens, Neil Evans, Steve Blakeway and John Cross had a strong finish to record 79 points to nicely move up the order of merit.

Winning today was Roger Percival, Ed Wilkinson, Josh Brand and big Pete Atherton. Percival has improved over the last year and was on form today. Ed Wilkinson normally only smiles in the bar but today he was smiling on the course after an excellent round. Well played chaps great win.

Thanks to everyone for your support today. Excellent.

Tim

Nearest the pin 11th Andy Russell Doz AD333

Nearest the pin 6th Chris Stretch Doz AD333

2’s £147.50 4 prov1s 6 Taylor made tp 5 or 9 srixon AD333

Paul Fell Janet Heywood Rick Robson Paul Salt Chris Stretch John Harrop Paul Price Roger Percival Andy Russell Chris Sheppard

Ringway start sheet

Thursday 21st March

8.30 Simon Hemsley x4

8.39 Colin Roberts x4

8.48 Jim Caldwell x4

8.57 Maxwell x4

9.06 Barlow x4

9.15 Pickthall x4

9.24 Paul Fell x4

9.33 Martin Humphries x4

9.42 Jon Hudson x4

9.51 Neil Laurent x4

10.00

10.09 Dave Goodwin x4

10.18 Steve Aspinall x4

10.27 Andy Taylor x4

10.36 Paul Price x4

10.45 Phil Dickens x4

10.54 Mick Mahon x4

11.02 Martin Prescott x4

11.11 Jim Clarke x4

11.20 Paul Salt x4

11.29 Kev Hart x4

11.37 Steve Heywood x4

11.46 Richard Blackwell x4

11.55 Peter Maher x4

12.04 Rob Kenyon x4

12.13 Roger Percival x4

12.22 Lee Tilley x4

12.31 Simon Wilkinson x4

12.40 Claire Witney x4

12.49 Paul Higgs x4

12.58 John Hunt x4

1.07 Dave More OFarrell x4

1.16Mike Baker x4

1.25Mike Baker x4

1.34Steve Saunders x4

1.43 Geoff Bickerton x4

1.52 Simon Taylor x4

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636

Spaces at the following great events this Spring!

Prestatyn next Thursday 21st March– possibly 1 space

Vale Royal Weds April 3rd – 2 teams – this will fill

Eaton Thursday 4th April – only 4/5 teams left for this newly arranged fixture

Helsby Thursday 18th April – 4 team spaces

Maxitours at fantastic Formby Hall

The Formby Hall golf course was incredibly dry despite heavy overnight rain. Today’s Maxitours players all enjoyed the course and especially the firm well drained greens which make this such a great venue for this time of year.

‘That is a quality golf course.’ Declared wise Kevin Hart.

Before play Sam Leach, Jim Hodges, Jonny Barton and Chris Whalley told me that they have a special Maxitours birdie tree. They play most weeks and every birdie in 2024 has been recorded on the tree. I think avian flu has hit hard. There was just one birdie on the tree. Hodges was overjoyed when against all odds he added another today.

Next year they are having a birdie twig.

The Formby hotel is on the outskirts of Liverpool. There are always interesting sights as people walk past my check in desk on the way to the restaurant for breakfast. Fake tans, incredibly tight pants and perms are all definitely in fashion in Merseyside. And that’s just the blokes.

Scoring was excellent on the Championship golf course. Richard Margraves team took the early lead with a solid 80 points but this was pipped by Paul Salts Heyrose team who have found some real form at last. They had an excellent 83 points to take fifth place.

Kev Harts likeable Davyhulme team battled hard for 84 points to take 4th place. Greta to see him back in the prizes.

I always thought Martin France is known as ‘Air France’ as his drives always hit the runway. But I was assured by his team that this is definitely not the case and he is called Air because he spends most of the year on holiday trying to spend his royal mail pension. He actually did hit a few fairways today and helped his team to 84 points and 3rd place.

Prestburys Geoff Bickerton has a gold putter. You need to be a good putter to play with a gold one. Luckily for the three handicapper he is very good and he once again rolled in more than his fair share. Moby Rawthore (2) , John Owen(8) and Andy Russell(13) completed the team which finished 2nd on 85 points.

Winning today with a super 87 points was Pete Ledger(15), Graham Jackson (10) Norrie Erwin(10) and Anthony Wilson (9). They had a tremendous front nine. picking up six gross birdies between them. A professional back nine saw them home in 39 points for a three shot winning margin.

Well played chaps.

Thanks to everyone for your support.

Tim

2’s £140 3 pro v1 4 TP5 0r 8 srixon AD333 per two

Paul Price Simon Maxwell Richard Margrave Phil Hudson x2 Mike Hill Jim Hodges Goerge Kerr Alex Jerman Ed Wilkinson x2 Steve Dowd Nick Coleman Geoff Bickerton Nigel Hall Simon Ashton

Nearest the pin 6th Tommy Johnson Doz AD333

Nearest the pin 16th Andy Russell Doz AD333

Prestatyn Thursday 21st March

9.40 David Wilkinson x4

9.48 Colin Roberts x4

9.57 Jim Caldwell x4

10.06 Paul Fell x4

10.15

10.24 Martin Humphries x4

10.33 Jon Hudson x4

10.42 Neil Laurent x4

10.51 Dave Blood x4

11.00 Dave Goodwin x4

11.09 Steve Aspinall x4

11.18 Andy Taylor x4

11.27 Paul Price x4

11.36 Phil Dickens x4

11.45 Kev Hart x4

11.54 Martin Prescott x4

12.03 Jim Clarke x4

12.12 Paul Salt x4

12.21 Steve Heywood x4

12.30 Roger Percival x4

12.39 Richard Blackwell x4

12.48 Peter Maher x4

12.57 Ed Pysden x4

1.06 Lee Tilley x4

1.15

1.24 Dave Stewardson x4

1.33 Dave More O’Fareell x4

1.42 Paul Gilbert x4

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636