Results from Day 1 at glorious Vilasol.

There were a few sunburned faces as the Maxitours touring amateurs enjoyed the superb Vilasol course. Ranked 29th best course in Europe in the early 90’s the tremendous but tough design meant scoring was not high.
‘It was too sunny’ complained Lee Tilley after his team recorded just 64 points.
Richard Palmer blamed his wife for his bad play:
‘I saw there was snow at home and I bet she’s put the heating on’ said the worried Lancastrian as he sipped his 5th pint of Superbock.
Entertainment celebrity agent Alan Frazer put on his own show as they took the early lead alongside Koos Alders and his team of big personalities.

Thanks to all players for a great first day in Portugal!
Cheers Tim

1st Team 12 Saturday 10.20am 75 points (88 euro sweep money)
Koos Alders
Kenny Chinn
Mike Tarrant
James Wilson

2nd Team 1 Sat 11.48am 75 points(88 euro)
Alan Smith
Alan Runciman
Andrew Wallace
Alan Forber

3rd Team 9 Sat 10.44am 74 points (22 euro)
Steve Hall
Chris Adams
Garry Titchen
Bill Riorden

4th Team 11 Sat 10.28am 74 points (22 euro)
Robin Vidler
Bob Kwan
Kevin Hart
Ian Fensom

5th Team 4 Sat 11.24am
Andy Wilde 73 points
Robert Norbury
Michael Norbury
Jon Barnes

6th Team 10 Sat 10.36am 71points
James Clarke
James Joyce
David Thomas
Christopher Clarke

7th Team 7 Sat 11.00am 70 points
Allan Brown
Michael Brown
Stephen Baldwin
Andrew Bennett

8th Team 6 Sat 11.08am 70 points
David Woods
Robert Eastwood
Pete Robinson
Alan Demmy

9th Team 5 Sat 11.16am 65 points
Ian King
Joseph Kirwan
Darren Whittaker
Simon Hemsley

10th Team 3 Fri Sat 11.32am 64 points
Lee Tilley
David Sarsfield
David Rhodes
Charles Norbury

11th Team 2 Sat 11.40am 59 points
Mick Mahon
Richard Palmer
John Farnsworth
Frank Hindle

12th Team 8 Sat 10.52am 57 points
Allan McNicol
Philip Chadwick
Allan Goble
Nicholas Birch

Space now for 2 teams at Caldy next Thursday

Maxitours at Vale Royal Golf Club

Vale Royal was in amazing condition for the visit of Maxitours. This class course is now right up there with the very best in Cheshire and is more than playable twelve months of the year. Head green keeper John is highly rated in the profession and his well cared for greens are played on throughout the Winter and they remain superb throughout the summer- brilliant work John.

Thanks to Ian Embury and his lovely team for all their work today.

The very strong winds meant that players were faced with extremely exhilarating conditions. It has been a long time since Dale Beaghan was called fresh faced by anyone but that is how he described himself after a windswept 18 holes at Vale Royal today. ‘That really blew the cobwebs away’ said the Pleasington man.

John Dickenson hits the ball left to right. In calm summer conditions this could be kindly described as a controlled fade. Today playing into a howling gale on the first hole slicing John was aiming further and further left as he set up over the ball. Eventually he was aiming so far left decided to turn all the way around and start again.

Speaking to the golfers after they completed their gale force round the general consensus was that it was a tough challenge but very enjoyable.

Mike Hill looked worried in the Clubhouse as he nibbled on his bacon butty and asked if it was going to stay dry through the day ‘I hate getting cold and wet on the golf course’ he informed me.

I told him that clear skies were forecast so he had absolutely no need to worry. He began his round on the 14th hole and as he prepared to play his approach into the green he watched his electric trolley career out of control towards the green-side pond. After a fruitless chase he had to climb waist high into the icy water to pull it out. He spent the rest of the day trying to defrost.
‘You were right about the forecast’ he admitted after his damp round. ‘We didn’t get wet’.

John Stubbs is on the 2/5 diet which is two days fasting each week and five days eating normally. ‘It was tough going out there- it’s a good job it wasn’t a fasting day or I might have really struggled’

I asked him if he got grumpy with wife on his fasting days as even I have been known to get a little short tempered with my wife Suzy when I am hungry. ‘He’s miserable seven days a week so his wife hasn’t noticed any difference’ informed his playing partner and good pal John Royle.

Playing in his second Maxitours event FC United manager Carl Margison enjoyed Vale Royal but his team struggled. ‘I tried to substitute Alan Vaughan on the back nine because he was that bad but he wouldn’t come off’ said the Davyhulme man.

In today’s event Wilmslow member Jim Caldwell(11)played alongside Andrew Aherne(18), Richard Blackwell(13) and Peter Freeman(15). They made the most of the downwind holes as they picked up 6 shots on the 7th 8th and 9th holes and managed to limit the damage into the wind.

Clitheroe’s Mark Jones(14), Eddie Sterling(7)Ian Brooks(18) and Mike Parkin(12) ony dropped one shot on the 1st hole and they played solid golf to score an impressive 81 points to take second place.

Winning the second event of 2017 was Gary Neiles(6) from Sandiway playing alongside Lymm’s Joe Yates(15) John Longworth(14) and John Morton(12). They picked up two shots on the 17th followed by two birdies on the downwind 18th hole which gave them a real boost over the closing holes. Well played chaps.

Good luck to all players heading off with me to Portugal tomorrow. Clear sunshine is forecast all week and tomorrow is set for 17 degrees. I hope to take 20 teams next year please let me know if you would be interested so I can negotiate another great rate for next year.

Thanks to everyone for turning out in testing conditions, I hope you enjoyed your day . Yours in Golf, Tim
2s £107.50 16 pro V1s or 36 srixon AD333s each Hugh Mullin John Hewitt
Nearest the Pin 10th Dean Hibbert Dozen AD333s
Nearest the Pin 16th Dozen AD333s

Maxitours at Caldy Thursday 19th January
11am Shotgun
1a Colin Roberts x4
1b Jim Rymer x4
2 Ian King x4
3a Trevor Foster x4
3b Richard Blackwell x4
4a Roger Percival x4
4b Mark Jones x4
5 Mick Fenton x4
6 Koos Alders x4
7
7b
8 Les Russon x4
9a Dale Beaghan x4
9b Adam Galvin x4
10 Adam Galvin x4
11a Dave Parsons x4
11b Chris Adams x4
12a David Kelly x4
12b Rob Weston x4
13 Simon Poucher x4
14a John Stubbs x4
14b Simon Hemsley x4
15 Brian Hopkins x4
16a Steve Aspinall x4
16b Dave Goodwin x4
17 Bev Crute x4
18a Mick Mahon x4
18b Eddie Jordan x4

Dear Maxitors player,
The event is still on despite strong winds there is no rain forecast until this evening so conditions will be exhilerating but dry!
Yours in Golf,
Tim

Great Maxitours events for the New Golfing Year!
Mere Pairs 5th Jan – still spaces – start sheet below – in great condition!
Vale Royal AM AM 11th Jan -full
12th -16th Jan Maxitours trip to Vilasol- full – start times below
19th Jan Caldy AM AM -full
24th Jan Fairhaven pairs full
2nd Feb Ringway AM AM-spaces

Maxitours at wonderful Ringway.

Another glorious December day greeted over 100 competitors at the Ringway Golf Club today.

The course drains magnificently and was a real pleasure to play on. The greens were firm and true and they look set to be in superb condition for the lucky members throughout 2017.

Thanks to top Secretary Fiona Cornelious and all the staff for their excellent hospitality throughout the day, Ringway really is a lovely golf Club.

This is the only event of the year when I may get some teams dropping out due to the busy lead up to Christmas as husbands are required to do some last minute shopping. This year it seems Maxitours players got their priorities right as 100% attendance shows that our members put a game of golf before buying their wife a nice present.

‘Looks like I will be going to Thornton’s again’ Chuckled 26 handicapper Kevin Barnton as he picked up his scorecard. He really knows how to treat a lady.

One of our players told me that he missed out on this fixture a couple of years ago when he was dragged kicking and screaming down to Marks and Spencers at Handforth Dean. As his wife was looking at the latest slippers he made the most of the huge mirrors to work on his backswing. As he checked on his dodgy early wrist action he was amused to spot another frustrated golfer working on his grip using the big mirror in the nearby underwear section.

It’s great to know that you are loved and I got a joint Christmas card from regular players Roy Ainsworth and Brian Ankers. Roy ( Chunky as he is known by Maxitours players due to his fondness for kit kats) is recovering from a hip operation and actually came all the way down to Ringway just to wish me all the best and give me the card. ‘It’s from both of us but I was the one who bought the card and wrote it – Brian is so tight he didn’t want to buy his own. ‘

Thanks to Maxitours player Liam Harrison here is some video of the previous two events you may or may not want to catch up on!

https://youtu.be/errs25Ujec4 Vale Royal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nGo-PflTJg Stockport Part 2

Results

In the last event before Christmas Chih Hu’s Didsbury team played like a posse of turkeys as they finished in last place.
Barry Jacksons men played like puddings to finish in second to last.

Andy Wilde’s men had the stuffing well and truly knocked out of them as they also finished in the bottom three.
At the other end of the results wealthy Jim Caldwell(11) is a top man and he brought me a bottle of Christmas wine as he checked in. I was tempted to ‘fix’ the card play-off in return but Jim had to settle for 5th place as Gary Neiles(6) team scored an impressive 45 points on the homeward nine to take 4th place. Both teams scored 83 points.

Third place went to Les Penson(15), Steve Blakeway(3), Graham Jackson(11) and Vernon Hayes(13). These guys have played very consistent golf over the past month and they were delighted to record their best ever Maxitours finish in the last event of the year.

Second place went to Blakely’s Gary Conroy(5), Richard Blackwell (13) , John Hilton (13)and their very own six million dollar man -Steve Austin(14) who used his bionic powers to record a very solid 86 points.

Top of the tree was the Didsbury ‘Bad Christmas jumper’ brigade of Phil Vokes(3), Paul Dalby(4), Paul Sherlock(4) and last minute stand in -Maxitours cameraman Liam Harrison(7). Liam had never played with these lads before and he was impressed. ‘Wow. Those boys can play!’ said delighted Harrison ‘they really made me concentrate and all the putts went in!’ The team recorded twelve birdies between them. Congratulations guys great score!

Thanks to everyone for your amazing support throughout the year. I really hope you have a very Happy Christmas and healthy New Year,

Best Wishes Tim, Suzy, Ella and James Maxwell.

Nearest the Pin 13th Hole Brian Carroll Dozen Ad333
Nearest the Pin 16th Hole Jim Cox Dozen Ad333

2’s £155 5 pro V1s or 12 srixon AD333s Brendan Leighton Simon Wilkinson James Eaves Graham Jackson Rob Anderson Phil Vokes Steve Merricks Matt Mortimer Andy Walmsley Brian Carroll Adam Galvin

Mere Golf and Country Club New Year Pairs
£25 person
(bacon baps and coffee available £5.50)
1 Colin Roberts x4
1b Trevor Foster x4
2a
2b Gary Neiles x4
3 Simon Hemsley x4
4 Mark Jones x2 Nick Nhercules x2
5 Martin Bramwell x4
5b
6 Gary Garner x4
7 Lee Tilley x4
7b
8 Ian King x4
9a Mick Mahon x4
9b Phil Vokes x4
10a Roger Percival x4
10b Les Russon x4
11 Lewis Marland x2 John Hilditch x2
12 John Stubbs x4
12b Eddie Jordan x4
13 Chris Adams x4
14 Dave Blood x4
15 Jim Caldwell x2 Richard Blackwell x2
15b Sam Leach x4
16
17 Roger Fielding x2Kenny Chinn x2
18 Ian Ainsworth x4