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Results from Cracking Conwy

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Great upcoming Maxitours events this July!

Thurs 14th July Mottram Hall Titleist/Footjoy sponsored AM AM £20
Fri 22nd July Hopwood Pairs 10-3pm £25– a must play course in great condition!
Fri 29th Dunham Forest AM AM 8-1pm £25

Maxitours at Cracking Conwy
Superb sunshine, a challenging seaside breeze and one of the best links courses in the world made for an exceptional days golf at Conwy today.

The report is brief as today’s event was run by the incredibly attractive Karen Gallagher.

I decided to play in the Cheshire and North Wales Open at Northrop Hall and after a performance to rival the England football team I am struggling to contain my excitement after discovering I have just won a cheque for £10 after finishing in a tie for 15th place.

In today’s event scoring reflected the tough but enjoyable conditions and Roy Ainsworths team battled into 5th with 78 points.
Dave Stanhopes team continued there good form with 4th place with 79 points.
One handicapper Leigh Smart is a class act and he enjoyed the test -leading his team into 3rd with 79 points.
Peter Atherton’s men were delighted to score 80 points to take 2nd.

The Ex Manchester United duo of Frank Stapleton(13) and Arthur Albiston(8) took a rest from commentating on the Euros and they had their first win of the Summer with 83 points playing alongside big Dave Wilson(8) and Kevin Hawkins(8).- Well played chaps, great win!

Iain Bartholomew got married on Saturday and despite looking slightly exhausted his celebrations continued as he won nearest the pin on the 2nd- Congratulations!

Thanks to everyone who played today and to Maxitours player Dan Percival for sponsoring the event- he is really switched on and could help your business:

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Nearest the pin 2nd Iain Bartholomew Dozen Srixon AD333s

Nearest the Pin 6th David Williams Dozen Srixon AD333s

2’s £200 8 Pro V1s or 18 AD333s each Arthur Albiston, David Kelly, Giles Terry, Josh Brand, Frank Hindle, Iain Bartholomew, Richard Walmsley Nigel Davenport.

1st Fj Rainshirt each
83 points – Frank Stapleton, Arthur Albiston, Dave Wilson, Kevin Hawkins
2nd Maxitours Merino Sweater
80 points -Pete Atherton, Josh Brand, Chris Hunt, Martin France
3rd Sunice shirt each
79 points – Leigh Smart, Ray Tennant, Andy Jackson, Billy Rawsthore
4th Maxitours shirt each
79 points – Dave Stanhope, Dave Antrobus, John Buckley, Giles Terry
5th Srixon Shoe bag
78 points – Ian Ainsworth, Mike Verdon, Brian Ankers, Peter Heald
Full Conway Results
Team Captain

Frank Stapleton 83
Martin France 80
Leigh Smart 79 42
Dave Stanhope 79 36
Roy Ainsworth 78
Jim Caldwell 77
Paul Griffiths 76
Mick Mahon 75 40
Colin Roberts 75 37
Ian King 75 36
Les Russon 74 38
Dave Goodwin 74 36
Nigel Oakes 73
Mike Dobson 72 35
John Hilditch 72 34
Ken Stevens 71
David Kelly 70 38
Bernard McDonald 70 34
Keith Workman 69
Roy Bramwell 68 38
Neale Laurent 68 37
Jack Coleman 68 36
John Stubbs 67 34
Ian Lilley 67 32
Dale Beaghan 66
Andy Riley 65 35 25
Paul Rudkin 65 35 21
Sam Leach 64
Simon Ellery 63
Kevin Chisnall 61
Dennis Whelan 59

Davenport Pairs Thursday 7th July
10.00 Colin Roberts x4
10.09 Ian King x4
10.18 Roger Percival x4
10.27 Brian Greenbank x4
10.36 Mick Mahon x4
10.45 Dave Stanhope x4
10.54 Lewis Marland x2 Peter Booth x2
11.03 Chris Adams x4
11.12 Trevor Foster x4
11.21 Dale Beaghan x4
11.30 Leigh Smart x4
11.39 Ian Ainsworth x4
11.48 Jason Henderson x4
11.57 David Kelly x4
12.05 Sam Leach x4
12.10
12.16 Graham Bates x4
12.24 Roy Ainsworth x4
12.33 Colin Baxendale x4
12.42 John Dickenson x4
12.51 Les Russon x4
1.00 Gary Christian x4 earlier
1.09 Nigel Dibble x4
1.18 John Stubbs x4
1.27 Kenny Plumb x4
1.36 Richard Blackwell x2 Simon Poucher x2
1.45 Dave Goodwin x4
1.54 Simon Ashton x4
2.03 Brian Hopkins x4
2.12 Dave Smith x4
2.21 Bernard Wood x4
2.30 Steve Parle x4
2.39 Gary Parle x4
2.48 Melia x4
2.57 David Smith x4
3.06 Dave Chambers x4
3.15 Gary Neiles x4
3.24
3.33

Results from World Class Worsley

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Great Upcoming Maxitours events!
Conwy Monday 27th June- just room for 3 teams!
July
Thurs 7th July Davenport 10-3pm Pairs £22.50
Thurs 14th July Mottram Hall Titleist AM AM £20
Fri 22nd July Hopwood Pairs 10-3pm £25 a must play course in great condition!
Fri 29th Dunham Forest AM AM 8-1pm £25

Maxitours at Worsley

Historic Worsley Golf Course is always a popular venue and over 100 Maxitours players enjoyed this Manchester gem. The course was in superb condition and the excellent weather ensured a great day was enjoyed by all. The greens were carpet -like and there was a very steady string of compliments throughout the day as players finished their round.
‘Please pass on our thanks to the green staff- that was excellent’ said knowledgeable Phil Smeathers.

Colin Roberts was first out and his team were around in just over 3 and a half hours. I told him they must have played well to get round so quickly.
‘We found our balls quicker than usual this week!’ honest team mate Jeff Andrews replied.

England are drawn to play Iceland on Monday night in the last sixteen of the Euros. Burger eating Dave Antrobus is well travelled but he has never been to Iceland. I thought this may be perhaps because Iceland only has 60 golf courses for golf mad Dave to play. It was later pointed out to me that Iceland is the only country in Europe that doesn’t have a McDonalds restaurant .

Ryan Giggs lives in a huge house bordering the wonderful Worsley course. He took a well earned break from a yoga workout this morning and looked out of his bedroom window just in time to watch Jim Kenyon make an impressive birdie three on the tricky 5th.

A few Maxitours players voted in the referendum before arriving at Worsley ‘you may as well look at your belly button to decide whether you are and inny or an outy’ was the conclusion of intelligent businessman Paul Denny.

Paul Sherlock was thinking about voting to stay IN unfortunately his ball was definitely OUT as the likeable Didsbury man hooked one over the trees on the 7th.

In today’s event the conditions were ideal for scoring but this excellent James Braid design got the better of many players. A very respectable score of just 84 points was surprisingly good enough to take the spoils.

Dave Stanhope(10), Giles Terry(15), Phil Smeathers (6)and Dave Antrobus (10)normally feature at the wrong end of the leaderboard. For some reason things have improved in the last couple of weeks and the High Legh/ Knutsford men have found a little bit of team spirit as they finished in an impressive 3rd place.

Wilmslows Jim Caldwell(10) had his best result of the season as he teamed up with Marriots Andrew Aherne(18), Bob Picthal(17)l and Styal’s Simon Maxwell(13). Jim is around the 70 year old mark but is as fit as a fiddle and was in fine form especially on the front nine. Simon is my brother but when I spent my childhood learning to play golf he was busy trainspotting at Crewe station. Despite having a swing quicker than an inter city 125 express he was on the right track today. Well played bro!

Winning today’s event was Castle Hawks Archie Tahir(5) Fizz Ahmed(8) Mo Rafiq(12) and Tal Mahmood(6). The likeable lads have played all season with very little success but today they were delighted and a little surprised to win with just 84 points. ‘We had a great day and absolutely love this golf course’ said team Captain and top man Archie. Well played chaps!

Thanks to all who played today, I hope you had a great day on the links, Tim.
2’s £125 3 pro V1s or 8 srixon AD333s Jim Caldwell Simon Maxwell Dave Antrobus Ray Tennant Steve Hall Charlie Cunningham Kevin Moran Bob Anderson Martin Callahan Dean Jagger

Nearest the Pin 16th Paul Dalby Doz AD333s
Nearest the Pin 18th Martin Callahan Doz AD333s

Worsley 23-Jun-2016
Pos Team Players Score OoM Comment
1 Archie Tahir, Fizz Ahmed, Mo Rafiq, Tal Mahmood 84 12 Srixon Travel cover each
2 Jim Caldwell, Simon Maxwell, Bob Picthall, Andrew Aherne 83 10 Ashworth windsweater each
3 Dave Stanhope, Dave Antrobus, Phil Smeathers, Giles Terry 82 8 Maxitours shirt each
4 Graham Bates, Terry Paul, Rob Little, David Beard 81 6 Maxitours shirt each
5 Mick Mahon, Richard Palmer, Frank Hindle, John Farnsworth 81 4 Srixon Cabretta glove each
6 Leigh Smart, Ray Tennant, Billy Rawsthore, Andy Jackson 80 2
7= Lewis Marland, Alf Shillitoe, Gareth Winstone, Barry Shaw-Allen 80
7= Martin Cox, Mark Morris , Koos Alders, Barrie Simpson 80
9= Liam Harrison, Graham Brownhill, Paul Bennett, James Doodson 78
9= Neil Williamson, Pete Booth, Martin Byatt, Tony Williamson 78
11= Jim Clarke, Neil Topping, Jim Kenyon, Darryll Parker 77
11= Chris Adams, Steve Hall, Charlie Cunningham, Terry Hayward 77
11= Paul Kennedy, Pete Short, Steve Dunphy, Martin Callahan 77
14= John Pratt, Safari Dave, Dave Doyle, Bob Anderson 76
14= Pete Norbury, Lee Tilley, Rob Norbury, Dean Jagger 76
16= Josh Brand , Dan Percival, Brent DeBoeck, Gary DeBoeck 75
16= Phil Vokes, Barney Ross, Paul Dalby, Paul Sherlock 75
18 Colin Roberts, Geoff Andrews, John Rigby, Dave Marchant 74
19 David Kelly, Bob Sutton, Dave Harlow, John Atkin 73
20= Ian Ainsworth , Geoff Haynes, Bernard McDonald, Alan Worthington 72
20= John Stubbs, Guy Hall, Keith Coxon, Dave Parsons 72
20= Dave Tracy, Andrew Bennett, Graham Davie, Jason Brooks 72
23 Pete Birtwistle, Kenny Stephens, John Callahan, Kevin Moran 70
24 Gary Christian, Steven Hoyle, Darren Roscoe, Mark McKenzie 69
25 Kevin Chisnall, Mo Dar, Phil Wise, Steve Smith 67

Conway AM AM Start times
Monday 27th June
10.05 Colin Roberts x4
10.14 Jim Caldwell x4
10.23 Ian King x4
10.32 David Kelly x4
10.41 Dave Stanhope x4
10.50 Roger Percival x4
10.59 Ken Stevens x4
11.07 Neale Laurent x4
11.15 Dale Beaghan x4
11.24 Ian Ainsworth x4
11.33 Mick Mahon x4
11.42 John Hilditch x4
11.51 Jack Coleman x4
12.00 Simon Ellery x4
12.09 David Kelly x4
12.18 Kevin Chisnall x4
12.27 Dennis Whelan x4
12.36 Rob Weston x4
12.45 Roy Ainsworth x4
12.54 Frank Stapleton x4
1.03 Ian Lilley x4
1.12 Sam Leach x4
1.21 Paul Rudkin x4
1.30 Mike Dobson x4
1.39 Roy Bramwell x4
1.48 Nigel Oakes x4
1.57 Dave Goodwin x4
2.06 Les Russon x4
2.15 John Stubbs x4
2.24 Keith Workman x 4
2.33
2.42 Neil McKinlay x4
2.51
3.00
3.09 Leigh Smart x4
3.18 Paul Griffiths x4
3.27 Ray Jones tbc
3.36 Peter Harrison x4
3.45
3.55 Gary Garner x4
4.05 Archie Tahir x4

Results from fantastic Fixby

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Great Upcoming Maxitours events this Summer
Thurs 23rd June Worsley AM AM 9-3pm
Monday 27th June Conwy AM AM £30
July
Thurs 7th July Davenport 10-3pm Pairs £22.50
Thurs 14th July Mottram Hall AM AM £20
Fri 22nd July Hopwood Pairs 10-3pm £25
Fri 29th Dunham Forest AM AM 8-1pm £25
August
Monday 1st Aug Mere 8-3pm AM AM £30
Thurs 11th Aug Pleasington Pairs £25
Mon 15th Aug Stockport AM AM 9-2pm £27.50
Tues 16th Aug Sandiway AM AM 9-3pm £30
Thurs 25th Aug Ringway AM AM £30

Maxitours at Fantastic Fixby

Maxitours had its annual visit to what many players consider to be Yorkshires finest venue -Fixby.

The course was a prepared to an exceptionally high level and looked a real picture with the Rhododendrons in full bloom . Many thanks to Alex the highly respected Head Professional and all her Fixby staff for making us feel so welcome. Thanks to the greens staff for all their hard work throughout the day.

John Pratt turned up at Huddersfield looking a little bit apprehensive after his rock bottom finish last week. ‘Wow, This looks really nice- is it a good course?’ I told him it was absolutely superb but warned him that is was really tough test of golf.
‘When are we playing an easy course? he enquired.

Richard Palmer is a relatively successful Maxitours player but most weeks he lets himself down with his golfing attire. Today he looked pleased with himself as he had a new and very expensive Under armour skin to keep warm . Unfortunately he was wearing it not only inside out but also back to front.

With thunder and lightning hitting Manchester and Cheshire all afternoon the weather was relatively kind to us in sunny Yorkshire. There was a 50 minute heavy downpour at two o’clock but the rest of the day was idyllic! The scoring was once gain very close and the season low score of just 42 points was good enough to win.

Graham Pike(12) was in the prizes on Saturday when he finished 4th in the worst dressed golfer of the year at Knutsford Golf Club. He continued his prize winning streak today teaming up with Nigel Davenport(4) to take 7th spot with 39 points. Mancunian nice guys Ray Massey(5) and Steve Tyrell (15) were delighted with 6th place and Richard Brewster (10)and Richard Walmsley(3) marked their Maxitours debuts with 5th place all on 39 points.

Maxitour regulars Brian Hopkins(5) and Mark Taylor(12) both work very hard and they ask for late start times each week. The lovely Shrigley members were rewarded with a rain free afternoon and made the most of the conditions to finish in fourth place with a solid 40 points.
Joe Kirwan(5) and Mike Spencer(12) both had their handicaps reduced after playing well in Bramall’s Captains day this Saturday. Their good form continued as they finished in 3rd place also on 40 points.

Hazel Grove’s Dan Moss(7) and Chris Heyes(5) really enjoyed the course and Chris made a wonderful birdie on the 18th to secure 2nd place with 41 points.

Steve Parle(12) and Gary Parle(15) have played Maxitours for the past five years and were delighted to win a pair of socks in 2012. Everything clicked for the jovial brothers as they recorded the best result of their careers in Yorkshire this afternoon. Gary has spent plenty on lessons with top PGA coach Adrian Fryer and he recorded 5 straight pars from the 2nd to 6th holes. Steve was in a state of shock after his win and was seen wandering around the course for two hours searching for his car keys which were tucked safely in his golf bag. Well played chaps- great performance on a top course!

Thanks for everyone for your support- I am sure you had a fulfilling day rather than watching England struggle against the Welsh!
Yours in golf, Tim

Nearest the Pin 8th – Steve Aspinall Dozen Ad 333s
Nearest the pin 11th – Chris Heyes Dozen Ad333s
2’s Sweep £180 8 pro v1s or 21 srixons each
Richard Brewster – Martin France -Steve Berg – A Grimley – Chris Heyes x2 Brian Hopkins

Fixby 16-Jun-2016
Pos Player pairings Score OoM Comment
1 Steve Parle, Gary Parle 42 12 Cleveland Wedge each
2 Dan Moss, Chris Heyes 41 11 Maxitours Merino sweater each
3 Mike Spencer, Joe Kirwan 40 10 Maxitours Merino sweater each
4 Brian Hopkins, Mark Taylor 40 9 Dozen Titleist Pro V1s each
5 Richard Brewster, Richard Warmley 39 8 Dozen AD333 Tour each
6 Ray Massey, Steve Tyrell 39 7 Maxitours Shirt each
7 Nigel Davenport, Graham Pike 39 6 Maxitours Shirt each
8 Martin France, Pete Atherton 39 5 Srixon Cabreta Glove
9 Andy Jackson, Billy Rawsthore 39 4 Srixon Cabreta Glove
10 Dave Stanhope, Phil Smeathers 39 3 Srixon Cabreta Glove
11 Frank Hindle, Munro Donald 38 2
12 Leigh Smart, Ray Tennant 38 1
13= Nigel Compsty, Paul Baxter 38
13= Phil Myers, Ian Fairbrother 38
13= Ian Hill, Martin Callaghan 38
13= Richard Blackwell, A Hamlett 38
17= Jim Caldwell, David Chew 37
17= Paul Browne, Ted Barker 37
17= Neil Worthington, Simon Hemsley 37
17= Grimley, Rogerson 37
17= Alan Drew, Alan Simpson 37
22= Richard Palmer, John Farnsworth 36
22= John Phibbs, Nick Bentley 36
22= JP , Eddie Ellis 36
22= David Wilkinson, Nigel Eckersley 36
22= Simon Ashton, M Jones 36
27= Ian King , Darren Whittaker 35
27= Roger Percival, Ed Wilkinson 35
27= Dale Wallace, Steve Berg 35
27= Allan Brown, Blair Anderson 35
27= Paul Wrigley, Aiden Hoosen 35
27= Dale Beaghan, Pete Ledger 35
27= Mark Patton, Roger Clarke 35
27= T Dobbins, T Ellis 35
27= A Jennison, C Marshall 35
27= Alan Pengelly, Alan Smith 35
37= Gary Whittaker, Dave Gavin 34
37= Steve Johnson, Carl Jones 34
37= G Buchan, W Harvey 34
40= John Buckley, John Anderton 33
40= Steve Foxcroft, Trevor Webb 33
40= Steve Aspinall, Graham Wilkinson 33
43 Steve Hall, Carl Phelan 32
44= Les Corner, Paul Tunstall 31
44= Paul Mitchell, Stuart Taylor 31
44= Dave Jones, Roy Goble 31
44= Rob Weston, Tony Andrews 31
44= David Kelly, Bob Sutton 31
44= Stuart Blake, Dave Bentley 31
50 Ray Jones, Ian Berrisford 30
51 Nigel Oakes, Andy Thompson 29
52 Chris Adams, Geoff Churchman 26

Start times at Old Worsley
Thursday 23rd June
10.00 Colin Roberts x4
10.09 Jim Caldwell x4
10.18
10.27 Roger Percival x4
10.36 Josh Brand x2 Brent DeBoeck x2
10.45
10.54 Ian Ainsworth x4
11.03 Mick Mahon x4
11.06 Jim Clarke x4
11.12 Dave Stanhope x4
11.21 Trevor Foster x4
11.30 Chris Adams x4
11.39 Leigh Smart x4
11.48 Lewis Marland x4
11.57 David Kelly x4
12.06 Pete Birtwistle x4
12.15 Steve Johnson x4
12.24 Barrie Simpson x4
12.33
12.42 Graham Bates x4
12.51
1.00 Geoff Underhill x4
1.09
1.18 Gary Christian x4
1.27
1.36 Barry Jackson x4
1.45 John Stubbs x4
1.54 Archie x4
2.03 Neil Williamson x4 2pm
2.12 Paul Kennedy x4
2.21 Gary Garner x4
2.30 J p x4
2.39 Pete Norbury x4
2.48 Brian Hopkins x4
2.57 Dave Tracy x4