| Maxitours at super Stockport
Despite a gloomy forecast a beautifully mild and dry day greeted Maxitours golfers at Stockport Golf Club today. The course has stood up incredibly well to heavy rain yesterday and this was down to recent excellent drainage work at this elite Cheshire Club. Premiership referee Mike Dean did a quick pitch inspection before he teed off ‘It is very, very dry out there.’ he declared. Thanks to caterers Paul and Tina for their tremendous bacon butties. For some strange reason I have called Tina by the wrong name for the last ten years and today she informed me that her name wasn’t Sue. She is such a nice person it doesn’t seem to bother her. Chocolate loving Pete Knowles loves Christmas but his day got off to a bad start when his wife nicked his chocolate from his Cadbury Advent calendar this morning. He also hit a Selection of bad shots on the course and ended up in the Roses. There were some large forces in play on the course today as Big Alex Harmon was proudly wearing his new Nike Compression golf top which threatened to cut off the blood supply to his brain. The compression top did come in very handy however when he had to squeeze his way into the tight revolving door as he attempted to make his way out of the Clubhouse. John Hilditch claimed his balls for making a two in a recent event. ‘You owe me eight balls and there is no need to check your records, you have my word as an estate agent.’ Said the famous Hale property man. I tried to gazump him by throwing in one of my old used ones. Scoring was incredibly tight in today’s event with just four shots separating the top thirteen teams. Taking 3rd place was the likeable Mick Mahon(23) team from Blackburn. Steady Richard Palmer(10), solid John Farnsworth(23) and erratic Frank Hindle(15) all contributed well. Bramall Captain Mike Spencer(12) led his team into 2nd place when they picked up an excellent 45 points on the back nine. Ian King(8), Gareth Bradley(+1) and Simon Hemsley(10) all did their bit. Taking first place was Rob Kenyon’s(16) team also from Bramall. They dedicated their win to team Captain and terrific bloke Les Russon who is recovering well after a recent illness. Simon Burgess(18), Steve Merricks(5) and John Stockdale (17) all came in at least nine times. Well played chaps great win. Thanks to everyone for your integrity you know that even if the forecast is poor the sun always shines on my Maxitours players. Nearest the Pin 11th hole Gareth Bradley Doz Srixon AD333
Warrington start sheet 1a Colin Roberts x4 |
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Maxitours at Stockport
I have just spoken to Stockport Head Professional Gary Norcott and although the golf course has had heavy rain the recent excellent drainage improvements has meant that the course is open for play tomorrow.
Pull/electric Trolleys are permitted
11AM shotgun start
There is a 50% chance of rain in the morning and no rain is forecast from 12 onwards so it should be a great day!
Bring your shades.
Yours in Golf,
Tim
Maxitours at World Class Wilmslow
| ** 2 Spaces available in the team of 4 event at Stockport Thursday next week**
Maxitours at World Class Wilmslow Another incredibly beautiful November day greeted Maxitours players as they arrived at Wilmslow this morning. ‘I Canner believe how good the greens were!’ said Potteries man Colin Roberts. Karen and Simon behind the bar are also brilliant to deal with and the service was five-star throughout the day for my players, thank you very much. Mick Mahon’s team comes down to Cheshire from the frozen North (Blackburn) most weeks to play Maxitours events. They are always surprised by the number of Range Rovers they see and they regularly comment on the stunning real estate surrounding the courses. The Chairman of greens at Hale, Andy Veitch, recorded a Maxitours record 6 point haul on a single hole after he hold his 2nd shot on a par five today. Playing alongside his more intelligent brother Peter they had an impressive 26 points on their first nine. Unfortunately, they were playing with Martin Bramwell who gave them the kiss of death when he told them ‘You’ve got this in the bag.’ They came home in 17 points to finish mid table. Darren Whittaker is a really great lad and it was nice to see him playing today. Twenty years ago his good looks and flowing hair meant he was often confused with pop superstar Mick Hutchence and there were regular reports of women throwing themselves at his feet. It is not only his golf that has deteriorated in the last few years -he now gets mistaken for I’m a Celebrity star Nick Knowles. He played well today however to record a top ten finish. Ex Copper Dave Sully was chatting in the bar and he was delighted to hear that Brit Matthew Hedges had been released after falsely being accused of spying in Dubai. Dave’s golf Club could do with being released on his downswing as he finished in a very average 28th place. Heyrose’s Steve Blakeway(3) and Ian Hellens(12) were delighted to beat their friend Graham Jackson and finish in 6th place with 45 points. Ashton in Makerfields Pete Sumner(7) and Dave Thomas(16) took 5th and Bramalls Steve Merricks(5) and Neil Lingwood(15) took 4th place all with 45 points. Lymm members Martin Cox(25) and Marc Morris(18) usually turn up just to have a nice bacon butty but today they were actually in the prizes scoring 46 points to finish in 3rd spot. Martin Cox gets plenty of shots and he normally needs them but today he played his best golf of the year and was backed up well by his good friend. Phil Hanson(8) and John Jobes(18) took second place also on 46 points but with a better back nine. Phil loves the horses and told me to back a horse in the 2.35 at Kempton. The horse finished last but Phil would have been a great each way bet with very long odds as he hasn’t shown any form for years. Taking first place was Bramall and Cheshire senior golfer Gareth Bradley (scr) and his friend John Owen(11). Impressive Bradley scored six birdies. ‘I couldn’t miss on those greens. They were immaculate.’ Said Bradley. Well played chaps great golf. Thanks to everyone for your support. I hope you had a great day. Nearest the pin 9th Bob Sinclair Doz AD333 2’s £125 4 pro v1s or 9 srixons per 2.
There will be temporary greens on holes 2.3,5 and 16 next week at Stockport I have just spoken with the pro and he assures me that the rest of the course is in really excellent condition 1a Colin Roberts x4 |
Maxitours at Wonderful Ringway
| Maxitours at wonderful Ringway
Superb golfing conditions once again greeted Maxitours competitors at Ringway this morning. The early morning frost soon cleared and a magnificent day for golf was enjoyed by all. Thanks to general Manager Tracy Rawlinson and her excellent team for hosting the event and looking after us so well. The course has been in terrific condition all Summer and with more improvements taking place highly respected head greenkeeper Richie Stephens has a course to be proud of. Sorry for the shorter report as I am a gentleman’s dinner tonight and I am running late! Richard Williamsons team took 3rd place with a best ever 90 points- even Dave Goodwin played well; Phil Robinson and Paul Woodbine also did plenty of damage. Second place went to Sandiways Gary Neiles, Joe Yates, John Longworth and Alan Forber with an excellent 91 points. Richard Blackwells team finally got it together this week after a run of very average results and they had a best of the year score of 94 points. ’It was our day today said team mate Tony Jennison from New Mills, we couldn’t miss.’ John Hilton and Tim Johnson completed the fourball. Well played chaps great score. Nearest the Pin 2’s £147.50 3 Pro v1s or 8 srixons per 2
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Results from phenomenal Fairhaven
| Great Upcoming Maxitours events November Ringway 22nd Full Wilmslow 26th Full December Stockport 6th Full Warrington 12th Full Vale Royal 19th Last space January Knutsford 10th Full Vale Royal 16th Spaces Portugal 18th-22nd -full Warrington 23rd Last Space Fairhaven 29th Last 3 Spaces Maxitours at phenomenal Fairhaven Ideal links golfing conditions greeted my Maxitours competitors at Fairhaven this morning. Blue skies, a sea breeze, fast running fairways and superb greens meant this course was played as it was designed to be played. A terrific test of golf. Ben and the bar staff were exceptional to deal with throughout the day and couldn’t have been more helpful. A lot of my players commented on the quality of their service. Thanks very much indeed. Simon Ashton’s team stayed over in Lytham last night as they wanted to be fully prepared for today’s event. They arrived last night and the plan was to could get to the course early this morning and warm up on the driving range and hit a few putts. They even had a quiet early evening fish and chip supper to give their food plenty of time to digest. Unfortunately, they followed it up with 8 pints and were hopeless today. Fairhaven is famous for being protected by superb bunkers. They have an excellent maintenance programme and work hard on them each Winter. John Farnsworth hates bunkers and as he prepared to play his approach shot he was delighted to see that around the 16th green 4 of the 5 bunkers were GUR unfortunately his shot trickled into the only one in play. The ball soon ended up in his pocket. Sorry if the write up is shorter than usual I have just had my head pecked by Jim Cox for the last hour. He decided to sit next to me after his round with a couple of pints and then talked me through each hole whilst I was trying to do my results. If anyone is remotely interested Jim finished in 3rd place alongside Dave Blood(8) Andy Sandham(7) and Dave Collinson(8). Spiderman creator Stan Lee passed away last night and it was the ‘Fantastic four’ from Lymm and Warrington who played like Marvels today to take 2nd place. ‘Captain America’ lookalike Roger Percival(5), ‘Iron man’ Martin France(3), ‘Whiplash Ed Wilkinson’ (6) and the ‘Incredible Bulk’ Pete Atherton(12) all joined forces to destroy most of their enemies. Signal man Paul Wrigley(6) from Hopwood and his team steamed into 1st place with 89 points. He teamed up with Aiden Hoosen(+1) Ken Hardy (2) and Steve Barker(12). Hardy played 5 holes mid round in five under as he followed up an eagle with a run of birdies. As he tried to hole his putt on the last there were a few leaves on Wrigley’s line, but according to the railway man they were the right kind of leaves and he rolled in his putt. Well played chaps great win. Thanks to all who played today EVERYONE seemed to enjoy this great course. Yours in Golf, Tim Nearest the pin 10th Ian Cole Dozen AD333 2’s sweep
Ringway AM AM start sheet 1a Mick Mahon x4 |
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