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Dear Maxitours players,

Here is Thursdays start sheet at Ringway.
As usual play is permitted from fairway using mats or balls can be moved and played from the first cut.
There are a few wet spots on the course but it is holding up well and the greens are excellent.

The short 8th hole is out of play due to path work.
Bacon barms and coffee will be available for just £5 but Ringway caterers are now cashless.
Thanks
Tim

Ringway Thursday 24th November

11am shotgun

1a Colin Roberts x4

1b Steve Aspinall x4

2a Mick Mahon x4

2b Gary Neiles x4

3 Dave Blood x4

4 Andy Taylor x4

5a Paul Wrigley tbc x4

5b Simon Ashton x4

6b Andy Dunster x4

7a Kev Hart x4

7b Simon Hemsley x4

9a Paul Salt x4

9b Dave Monk x4

10a Richard Blackwellx4

10b Lee Tilley x4

11 Roger Percival x4

12 Paul Brookshaw x4

12b

13 Sam Leach x4

14a Geoff Bickerton

14b Jim Clarke

15a Simon Poucher x4

15b Paul Higgs x4

16 Dave Goodwin x4

17a Martin Humphries x4

17b Neale Laurent x4

18a Jim Caldwell x4

*Room at super Mottram Hall next Thursday*

Maxitours at Fabulous Fairhaven

Perfect links conditions greeted Maxitours players at Fairhaven today. A warm but testing sea breeze and a wonderfully presented golf course ensured a fantastic day was had by all.

The sun shone all afternoon apart from a refreshing twenty-minute shower as people were playing their closing holes late in the day.
The greens were magnificent. Fairhaven is now recognized as one of the finest Championship courses in the North of England and everyone agreed that it was well worth the journey up the M6 this morning.
The clubhouse has also been refurbished and the staff were all brilliant.

The clubhouse also has tremendous view over the course and a few members always spend the afternoon watching the golfers. I loved listening to the comments:
‘He’s got a funny swing.’
‘He’ll be lucky to find it in that bush.’
‘He must practice under a coffee table.’

Ian Appleton was a Maxitours regular but now lives in the Spanish sunshine. Whenever I see him he has a big smile on his face and tells me how good the weather is in Spain. Try and avoid him.
He comes back every Christmas as he claims to play the trombone to a very high standard and plays in orchestras at various festive shows throughout the North West. I’m not too sure. There was an advert for a local pantomime in Knutsford and the ugly sister definitely reminded me of someone.

You might have wall to wall sunshine but they don’t have traditional links courses like this in Spain Ian.

In today’s event scoring was excellent due to the forward tees, pure putting surfaces and lots of talented players.

Hazel Grove solicitor Simon Ashton, Adrian Waring, Dan Moss and Phil Raines took 3rd with 85 points.

Carden Park’s Paul Fell, retired head master Nigel Ashton, Colin Bryan and Mike Lowe took 2nd place after an excellent 87 points.

Winning today was Tony Jennison(3), Richard Blackwell(12), John Hilton(15) and Gary Smith(10). John Hilton has struggled with his game recently and his handicap is about the only thing keeping up with inflation but he was back to his best today. They scored an excellent 89 points after scoring heavily on the tricky par three holes. Well played chaps.

Thanks to everyone for your support, superb.
Nearest the pin 2nd Pete Gold Dozen AD333
Nearest the pin 10th Steve Adams Dozen AD333

2’s sweep £125 3 pro v1s or 7 srixon AD333

Mike Hill Paul Fell Colin Bryan Martin Bray John Tomlinson Pete Atherton Phil Gow Martin Humphries Steve Bradbury Tom Roe John Hunt James Shipstone

	Fairhaven			8th Nov 22

Pos	Team Players	Score	OoM	Comment
1	Richard Blackwell, Tony Jennison, Gary Smith, John Hilton	89	12	Under Armour wind top
2	Paul Fell, Mike Lowe, Nigel Ashton, Colin Bryan	87	10	Doz Taylor Made TP5
3	Simon Ashton, Ade Waring, Dan Moss, Phil Raines	85	8	Callaway shirt each
4	Paul Butler, Neale Laurent, Jack Schofield, Michael Schofield	85	6	Maxitours cap each
5	Martin Williams, Martin Bray, Andy Mills, John Tomlinson	85	4	Maxitours bag towel each
6	Chris Adams, Geoff Bickerton, Martin Prescott, Pete Atherton	84	2	Maxitours bag towel each
7	Mick Mahon, Dave Westwood, John Farnsworth, Richard Palmer	83
8	Martin France, Roger Percival, Pete Atherton, Ed Wilkinson	82
9=	Phil Gow, Andy Payne, Jamie Lloyd, Shae Keogh	80
9=	Martin Humphries, Joyce Larkin, Paul Webb, Keith Shale	80
11=	Steve Heywood, Paul Bradbury, Ian Appleton, Dave Sully	79
11=	Paul Salt, Phil Harris, George Kerr, John Bradbury	79
13	Andy Corner, Jon Hudson, Mike Hill, Rob Blain	78
14=	Steve Aspinall, Alan Simpson, Ken Booth, John Fitzsimmons	77
14=	Dave Blood, Jim Cox, Ian Smith, Mike Grainger	77
16=	Paul Browne, Dave Carlile, Neil Simpson, Brendan Leighton	76
16=	Tom Roe, Paul Moonan, Luke Russell, Peter McElkerney	76
18	John Hunt, Alison Shipstone, James Shipstone, Denis O’Niell	74
19	Paul Gilbert, Martin Quinn, Dave Madely, Martin Oldfield	72
20=	Patrick Clarke, Dave Viggars, Pete Woodbine, Andy Buckley	71
20=	Dave Hughes, Steve Lamont, Pete Gold, John Prescott	71

Mottram Hall Thursday 19th November
11am shotgun start
1a Mick Mahon x4
1b Paul Fell x4
2a John Atkin x4
2b Kev Hart x4
3 Roger Percival x4
4a Gary Neiles x4
4b Neale Laurent x4
5a Paul Salt x4
6 Geoff Bickerton x4
7 Peter McElkerney x4
8a Simon Hemsley x4
8b Dave Sully x4
9a Dave Blood x4
9bJim Clarke x4
10a Dave Goodwin x4
10b Colin Roberts x4
11 Ed Pysden x4
12a Steve Aspinall x4
12b Andy Taylor x4
13b Nathan Mills x4
14
15a Sam Leach x4
15b Paul Wrigley x4
16
17a John Hilditch x4
17b
18a Lee Tilley x4
18b Richard Blackwell x4