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Full results from Marvellous Mere!

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Dunham Forest 14th April room for 4 pairs
Conwy Pairs 19th April last few times
Knutsford Singles 21st April-spaces
Vale of Llangolen Friday 29th April- last few spaces
Vale Royal AM AM 6th May – nearly full
Bramall Park Pairs 10th May- filling fast

Maxitours at Marvellous Mere

At 7am the Mere course and driveway was underwater after some seriously heavy overnight rain. Less than two hours later the rain had stopped and the excellent Mere greens were incredibly fit for play as nearly 170 golfers enjoyed their first round of the golfing season.

Mere is an exceptional venue and the staff are incredibly accommodating. The green keeper and Ian Berry the golf manager were very helpful and their hard work ensured the day went ahead and was a huge success- many thanks chaps.

The course looks in great shape for the coming season however not all players made the most of the excellent greens.
‘That was the worst display of putting by four grown men I have ever seen’ reported a shell shocked Sam Leach.

Rory McIlroy missed the par 3 contest at Augusta yesterday. John Neale doesn’t usually have a lot in common with talented Rory but today he also decided to miss out the par 3 holes as he failed to score a single point for his team on them.

The aptly named David Leack has had a tough winter with all the rain and floods in Kendal. His team set off from the Lake District this morning in glorious sunshine but arrived in Cheshire as the last torrential downpour hit Knutsford ‘just our bl**** luck!’ said the Cumbrian. David was also ‘leaking’ plenty of shots on the course as any hopes of victory he had were washed down the drain.

After some excellent results recently Dave Harlow informed his team that he has been practicing in his back garden all week to maintain his high level of performance. ‘He needs a bigger back garden’ was the general consensus of the Knutsford men after a less than average 67 point haul.

Respected GP Dr Ed Cotton also loves a bit of Gardening and Golf to help him relax after a stressful week at work. Today he combined the two and disappeared more than once over hedges into gardens bordering the course as he searched for his wayward drives.

Graham Bates’ team struggled and they were hoping to destroy the evidence of their bad play by going home quietly without handing their card in. ‘Then that daft b****r got a two’ said Graham looking at Terry Paul ruefully.

Musician Phil Ashcroft has started playing great golf since he met his lovely new girlfriend Shan on the dating website ‘plenty of fish’. Today he wasn’t at his best and he left ‘plenty of his balls’ in the famous Mere.

In the Galvin Green Classic event the scoring was tough as well over ten teams failed to break par. After a pre-round tip the usually white knuckled Matt Jansen(11) was told to soften his grip when pitching. Things immediately improved for the Blackburn and England striker and he led his team into 5th place with some delicate little chips.

Wilmslow’s Jim Caldwell(10) works hard and plays even harder. The successful businessman is well into his seventies and visits the gym most days and enjoys at least three round of golf a week. All the hard work paid off with a fourth place finish as he teamed up with Bob Picthall(17), David Williams(21) and Ray Tuft(14) to score 81 points.

David Gill(16) had some stressfull moments as Chief Executive at Man United when he had to answer to the Glaziers and also had several run-ins with Sir Alex. He had to answer to Hale team mates Dave Wainwright(13), Brian Greenbank(6) and Martin Bramwell(9) today and they gave him the hairdryer treatment after he missed a costly two footer on the last to miss out on a maiden victory. To be fair to the football giant he played exceptionally well for the previous 17 holes and showed his class as he rolled in more than a few pressure putts.

Hazel Grove’s Simon Ashton(9) Mick Jones(10) Richard Booth(14) and Dan Moss(7) were out late and despite the tougher conditions the amiable quartet were absolutely delighted with 2nd place.

Winning for the first time this year was the likeable Grange Park team of Billy Rawsthore(6), Ray Tennant(4), Leigh Smart(1)and Andy Jackson(4). A steady front nine suddenly ignited as big Billy birdied the tough 13th and the team picked up 7 points to set up a strong finish. Well played chaps excellent golf.

Thanks to all players for your superb support, it was great to see the Maxwell team of my Dad, Father in Law Rob and legendary Uncle Trevor finish dead last. I knew I had great golfing genes…..

Yours in Golf Tim

Nearest the Pin 8th John Clarke Dozen Wilson DX soft
Nearest the pin 14 Les Corner Dozen Wilson DX soft

2’s £245 5 pro v1s or 14 srixon AD 333s Trevor Watts Andy Jackson Mike Dean Kevin Hamilton Phil Vokes x2 Lee Tilley Hetash Patel Simon Taylor Les Corner Sam Leach Terry Paul Frank Stapleton Richard Booth

Mere 07-Apr-2016
Pos Team Players Score OoM Comment
1 Leigh Smart, Billy Rawsthore, Ray Tennant, Andy Jackson 84 12 Galvin Green Insula top each
2 Simon Ashton, Mick Jones, Richard Booth, Dan Moss 84 10 Galvin Green shirt each
3 David Wainwright, Brian Greenbank, David Gill, Martin Bramwell 84 8 Galvin Green shirt each
4 Jim Caldwell, Bob Picthall, David Williams, Ray Tuft 81 6 Galvin Green insula hat each
5 Matt Jansen, Simon Hemsley, Warren Newton, Dave Woods 81 4 Galvin Green insula hat each
6 Mick Mahon, John Farnworth, Frank Hindle, Munro Donald 81 2 Galvin Green cap each
7 Mike Dean, Pete Tomlinson, Mike Masser, Neil Swarbrick 80 Galvin Green cap each
8 Phil Vokes, Paul Dalby, Kevin Hamilton, Steve Latchford 78
9= Roger Percival, Ed Wilkinson, Pete Atherton, Martin France 77
9= Lee Tilley, Pete Norbury, Dave Sarsfield, Dave Rhodes 77
11= John Dickenson, Dave Plant, Paul Lord, Bob Mottershead 76
11= Paul Wrigley, Tez Modlinski, Phil Myers, Jack Fallows 76
11= Colin Seddon, Tony O’Neill, Jody Kerner, Bob Montford 76
11= Andy Hall, Mick Fenton, Tom Fenton, Neil Shawcross 76
15 Dave Blood, Andy Sandham, Phil Hudson, John Clarke 75
16= Graham Littler, Jim Doran, Peter Daniels, Brian Hitchin 74
16= Mike McCurdy, John Farrell, Dave Goodier, John Cottrell 74
16= Martin Cullen, Ewan McCrea, Hetash Patel, Dave Vesty 74
16= Gary Neiles, Joe Yates, Alan Forber, John Longworth 74
20= Jonathon Hudson, Mike Hill, John Taylor, Paul Salt 73
20= Steve Aspinall, Barry Wilson, Adam Galvin, Simon Wilkinson 73
20= Gary Garner, Ray Twist, Phil Ashcroft, Ray Ward 73
23 Sean Bate, Andy Collier, Peter Chesworth, Peter Connelly 72
24= John Neale, John Lawson, Kenny Granell, Tim Peterson 71
24= Garry Smith, Mark Jones, Les Corner, Pete Buckley 71
24= Ken Ogden , Alan Ormesher, Paul Ogden, Simon Taylor 71
27 Steve Parle, Gary Parle, Gordon Warke, Dave Smith 70
28= Dave Thomas, Mark Hagerty, Ed Cotton, Julian Neald 69
28= Richard Blackwell, Andy Hamlett, Peter Freeman, Keith Potter 69
30= Jason Waite, Steve Pinnington, Steve Lowe, Vinnie Jordan 68
30= Ian Ainsworth , Geoff Haynes, Alan Clough, Alan Worthington 68
30= Sam Leach, Bob Chesters, Mike Barker, Alex McClay 68
33= David Kelly, Bob Sutton, John Atkin, Dave Harlow 67
33= Trevor Foster, Peter Cross, Dale Beaghan, Peter Ledger 67
35= David Leack, Peter Marshall, Charlie Sill, Brian Sill 65
35= Graham Bates, Martin Byatt, Terry Paul, Dave Beard 65
37 Frank Stapleton, Stuart Pearson, Dave Wilson, Mike Streeter 64
38 Colin Roberts, Geoff Andrews, Terry Rathbone, Keith Tunstall 63
39 Tom Jarvis, Ken Hulme, Mike Eardley, Ron Heald 61
40 Trevor Watts , Rob Weston, Peter Maxwell , J Maxwell Too bad to publish

8.00 Colin Roberts x4
8.09
8.16 Rob Platt x4
8.25 Mark Wheeker x2
8.33 Garry Smith x4
8.41 Bri Greenbank x4
8.49 Ian King x4
9.00 Jason Waite x4
9.08 Simon Hemsley x4
9.17 Phil Vokes x4
9.25 Dave Blood x4
9.34 Pete Short x2 Simon Cusick x2
9.43 Leigh Smart x4
9.52 Steve Foxcroft x4
10.00 Mick Mahon x4
10.10 Ian Ainsworth x4
10.19 Roger Percival x4
10.28 Paul Browne x4
10.37 Lewis Marland x2 John Hilditch x2
10.45 Pete Freeman x2 Ray Ward x2
10.54 Frank Stapleton x4
11.03 Steve Johnson x4
11.11 Trevor Foster x4
11.20 Steve Lamont x4
11.28 Martin Cullen x4
11.36 Pete Cotton x2 Mark Jones x2
11.44 Dave McCallum x4
11.52 Nic Hercules x2 Richard Blackwell x2
12.00
12.09 Steve Aspinall x4
12.18 Paul Wrigley x4
12.27 Jody Kerner x4
12.36 Graham Bates x4
12.44 Brian Hopkins x4
12.52 Tom Butler x2 Matt Cheffins x2
1.00 Lee Tilley x4

Mere still on

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Course update 7.55am
The Mere event is still on. The green keeper is keen to get us out as he says the greens drain well and the the rain is due to ease/stop.

Many thanks Tim

Results from very, very, good Vale Royal

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Great Upcoming Maxitours events!

Limited spaces in the tremendous Mere Galvin Green Classic next Thursday 7th April (also RD 1 of the US MASTERS – the Golf Season begins!)
Dunham Forest Thurs 14th April – last few spots
Conway Tues 19th April-last few spots
Knutsford singles Thurs 21st-spaces

Maxitours Spring Classic at Vale Royal

The second day of the Spring Classic saw beautiful Vale Royal hosting our event. This is the most historic and also one of the best draining course in Cheshire and despite recent heavy rainfall this superb links was extremely dry and playing really well. Thanks to Ian Embury and his excellent staff for their superb work today.

Many thanks to my good friend PGA Pro Matt Turnock for running the second half of today’s event as I had family commitments to attend to. The report is slightly shorter than usual but Matt tells me he was amazed by the amount of praise the players were heaping on the green keeper after their round.

In the two day event Roy Ainsworths team had a six shot lead over the Wigan Golf Club team Captained by friendly copper Danny Ritchie. After England followed a stunning performance against Germany with a poor defeat against Holland last night many people were predicting that Roy Ainsworth’s team would follow suit. The Lymm veterans thought otherwise and they drew on all their experience and were thrilled to hold on to top spot after a solid 79 points. Congratulations chaps I am truly delighted for you all!

Today’s event was won by Neale Laurent, Gareth Winstone, Darren Burgess and Gareth Kershaw with just 84 points. This is the first ever Maxitours success for all these likeable lads and regular players Laurent and Burgess were overcome with emotion after nine years of dismal golfing failure. Brilliant.

Thanks to everyone for your terrific support of the Spring Classic which continues to grow in stature on the Maxitours rota.(there are still spaces for the two day Summer Classic in August!).
Yours in Golf, Tim

2’s sweep £200 9 pro v1s or 24 srixon AD333s each Phil Hanson (holed his rescue club on 17th!) Phil Cooney Bryn Largue Martin Callahan Martin France Brian Hopkins Kev Beattie

Nearest the pin 10th Ron Jolley Dozen Ad 333s
Nearest the pin 16th Bri ‘I think I lipped out’ Hopkins Dozen Ad 333s

Spring Classic full results
1st Roy Ainsworths team 88 + 79 = 167 Prize FJ Shoes each
2nd Danny Ritchies team 82 + 83 = 165 Sunice windshirt each
3rd Neil Laurents team 77 + 84 = 161
4th Joe Yates team 77+79 =156
5th Barry Jacksons team 79+76 = 155
6th Mick Mahons team 73+81= 154

Todays Vale Royal results

Vale Royal 30-Mar-2016
Pos Team Players Score OoM Comment
1 Neil Laurent, Gareth Winstone, Darren Burgess, Gareth Kershaw 84 12 Ashworth windsweater each
2 Roger Percival, Ed Wilkinson, Martin France, Peter Atherton 83 10 Tommy Hilfiger shirt each
3 Phil Cooney, Danny Ritchie, Carl Robinson, Reece Cranfield 83 8
4 Mick Mahon, Richard Palmer, Frank Hindle, John Farnsworth 81 6 Sunice shirt each
5 Mark Gauchie, Pat Gilsenan, Mike Gauchie, Liam Harrison 80 4 Dozen AD333S each
6 Bernard Hessian, Dave Rowlands, John Wallace, Andy Collier 80 2
7= Roy Ainsworth, Peter Heald, Brian Ankers, Mike Verdon 79
7= Joe Yates, Alan Forber, Gary Neiles, John Longworth 79
9= Barney Ross, Phil Vokes, Simon Parkin, Bryn Largue 78
9= Munro Donald, Swamy Narayana, Phil Hanson, Gary Meakin 78
9= Barry Simpson, Koos Alders, Martin Cox, Keith Witherington 78
12= Andy Wilde, Paul Norbury, Lee Tilley, Sam Dainty 77
12= Pete Short, Martin Callahan, Josh Johns, Dave Buckley 77
12= Mark Goodwin, Mark Brown, Ian Thompson, Steve Edmonds 77
12= Richard Blackwell, Garry Smith, John Hilton, Ron Jolley 77
16= Dave Blood, Jim Cox, Tony Walsh, Steve Rigby 76
16= Barry Jackson, Bob Weir, Dave Beavis, Dom Connor 76
16= Sean Bate, Mark Jones, Paul Bishop, Steve Morrison 76
16= Kev Beattie, Tony Guest, Dave Peake, Paul Hodgson 76
20 John Hudson, Jim Jones, Mike Hill, Rob Blain 75
21= Dave Wainwright, Matt Nelstrop, Brian Greenbank, John Kennedy 74
21= Paul Lowe, Paul Jones, Chris Armitt, Steve Armitt 74
23 Brian Hopkins, Alan Pengelly, Alan Smith, Mark Jones 73
24= Simon Hemsley, Mickey Gray, Warren Newton, Al Demmy 72
24= Colin Roberts, John Rigby, Bob Sinclair, Dave Marchant 72
26 David Kelly, Bob Sutton, Dave Harlow, John Atkin 70
27 Ray Jones, Steve Tyrell, Ray Massey, Ian Berrisford 67
28 Steve Wilson, Chris Heathcote, Jim Hoyle, Rob Johnson 66

Yesterday’s Sandiway prizes

1 Roy Ainsworth, Mike Verdon, Brian Ankers, Peter Heald
2 Ian King , Darren Whittaker, Jack Hankinson, Mike Spencer Ashworth Windsweater each
3 Frank Stapleton, Stuart Pearson, Dave Wilson, Ian Bardsley Sunice shirt each
4 Gav Dixon, Paul Hodson, David Peake, Mike Taylor Sunice shirt each
5 Steve Aspinall, Graham Drew, Colin Berry, Graham Wilkinson Dozen AD333s each

Start times for the Galvin Green Classic at Mere Thursday 7th April

8.00 David Kelly x4
8.09 Colin Roberts x4
8.18
8.27
8.36 Jim Caldwell x4
8.45 Jason Waite x4
8.54 Phil Vokes x4
9.03 Ian King x4
9.12 Mick Mahon x4
9.21 Keith Workman x4
9.30 John Neale x4
9.39 Rob Little x4
9.48 Simon Hemsley x4
9.57 Mike Dean x4
10.06 Terry Rathbone x4
10.15 Leigh Smart x4
10.24 Roger Percival x4
10.33 Dave Blood x4
10.42 David Leack x4
10.51 Trevor Foster x4
11.00 Ian Ainsworth x4
11.09 Lewis Marland x4
11.18 Mark Jones x4
11.27 Frank Stapleton x4
11.36 Chris Armitt x4
11.45 Sam Leach x4
11.54 Steve Johnson x4
12.03 John Dickenson x4
12.12 Ken Ogden x4
12.21 Graham Littler x4
12.30 Dave Thomas x4
12.39 Tom Jarvis x4
12.48
12.57 Trevor Watts x4
1.06 Jonathon Hudson x4
1.15
1.24 Steve Aspinall x4
1.33 Mike McCurdy x4
1.42 Roy Ainsworth x4
1.51
2.00 Steve Parle x4
2.09
2.18 Richard Blackwell x4
2.27 Gary Neiles x4
2.36
2.45 Simon Ashton x4
2.54 Brian Hopkins x4

Results from stunning Sandiway

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Spaces for three teams tomorrow at superb Vale Royal!

Maxitours Spring Classic at Sandiway

Several Maxitours players travelled South from Accrington this morning which was under three inches of snow. ‘By eck It was cold in our outdoor toilet’ said Burnley fan Peter Cross but he was delighted to arrive in Cheshire and see the idyllic green golf course bathed in glorious sunshine.

Sandiway Golf Manager Anthony Roberts runs a tight ship and all his staff are really friendly and professional. Thank you very much for your hospitality- everything today was really first class.

Spring had arrived in this quiet picturesque corner of Cheshire. The birds are singing loudly, the hawthorne hedgerows are turning green, the trees are starting to blossom and Pete Short was searching for his ball in the daffodils.

Barry Pendlebury from Bury is a tongue twister and a half but he let his clubs do the talking with an excellent front nine on the course today.

There are a number of high achieving pairs of brothers in the sporting world. Jamie Murray is now ranked number 1 doubles player in the world whilst his brother Andy is number 3 in the world rankings. The talented Molinari brothers both appeared in the same Ryder Cup team and the Charlton brothers won the world cup in 1966. The Hanson brothers, Phil and Dave unfortunately have very little talent and they could only manage a hopeless 76 points today.

Dave Beavis hit the shot of his life as his ball rolled to within less than a foot of the pin on the par three 18th. ‘That was the best shot of my career, I ‘ll be absolutely gutted if that doesn’t win ‘ After treating himself to a frothy bitter and a packet of his favourite dry roasted nuts he sat next to the clubhouse window only to choke on his pint as Iain Bartholomew in the very next fourball trickled his ball down to within 6 inches. ‘Bloody Hell’ was all gracious Dave could mutter.

The scoring was excellent in the breezy conditions. This was mainly due to the smooth putting surfaces prepared by top Head green keeper Brian. At the start of the day he apologised for not ironing the greens due to the heavy overnight rain but there were only glowing reports from my players as they completed their rounds on this superbly manicured course. ‘Amazing!’ was how Dave Marchant described this masterpiece.

Fourth place went to the Trentham team of Gav Dixon(4), Paul Hodges(11), Dave Peake(11) and Mike Taylor(9) with 85 points. Stuart ‘Pancho’ Pearson(5), Ian Bardsley(3), Frank Stapleton(12) and the new slim-line Dave Wilson(6) also had 85 points but a slightly better back nine earned them a 3rd place finish.

Mike Spencer(12) is the handicap Secretary at Bramall golf Club and he is a great bloke who really loves his golf. After a quiet winter he has come out of hibernation and is starting to play some sparkling golf and helped his team finish in a season best second place. Ian King(8) and Jack Hankinson(12) are also warming up very nicely for the Summer.
Fourth team member Darren Whittaker(13) can sometimes be negative and he is famous for saying that he ‘never plays well on Thursdays’. Today was Tuesday -so had things improved? ‘No, I was terrible.’

Roy Ainsworth(26) doesn’t look a day over seventy. He celebrated his 65th birthday today and after a poor front nine he gave his team a ‘good talking to’. They then played the tougher back nine in a superb 49 points. Brian Ankers(15), Peter Heald(10) and Mike Verdon(15) completed the senior quartet from Lymm. Well played chaps great score.

Joe Yates (77 points team score) is a pal of Roy’s but he says there is not a cat in hells chance of Roy winning. ‘He’s a year older tomorrow and he’s also out tonight on the razzle so you can write him off.’

There are prizes for the top 4 teams each day and the top 2 teams overall. Teams can only win 1 prize over the two days so the full results/prize list will appear after tomorrows round.
Thanks to everyone for your terrific support, yours in golf, Tim

Nearest the Pin in 2 on 8th Leigh Smart Dozen AD333s
Nearest the Pin on 18th Iain Bartholomew Dozen AD333s

2’s sweep £197.50 3 pro V1s or 8 Srixon AD333s Simon Parkin Bryn Largue Danny Ritchie Iain Bartholomew Dave Beavis Gareth Winston Barney Ross Chris Armitt Graham Littler Billy Rawsthore Andy Jackson Tony Dagnall Gav Dixon Stuart Pearson Martin Callahan Sean Bate Mick Mahon Dave Bowers Dave Chambers Steve Howarth Dave Wilson Ian Bardsley Colin Berry Graham Wilkinson John Longworth

Sandiway 29-Mar-2016
Pos Team Players Score OoM Comment
1 Roy Ainsworth, Mike Verdon, Brian Ankers, Peter Heald 88 12
2 Ian King , Darren Whittaker, Jack Hankinson, Mike Spencer 86 10
3 Frank Stapleton, Stuart Pearson, Dave Wilson, Ian Bardsley 85 8
4 Gav Dixon, Paul Hodson, David Peake, Mike Taylor 85 6
5 Steve Aspinall, Graham Drew, Colin Berry, Graham Wilkinson 84 4
6 Simon Poucher, Dave McGuiness, Brendan Leighton, Greg Brown 84 2
7= Barney Ross, Joe Kirwan , Simon Parkin, Bryn Larkin 83
7= Jody Kerner, Sean Bate, Bob Montford, Tony O’Neill 83
9= Danny Ritchie, Phil Cooney, Carl Robinson, Reeece Cranfield 82
9= Pete Cleaver, Jack Pryce, Jason Henderson, Paul Clay 82
11= Simon Hemsley, Mickey Gray, Al Demmy, Warren Newton 81
11= Iain Bartholomew, John Hilditch, Clive Evans, Ian Noake 81
11= Dave Bowers, John Bent, Billy Blissett, Steve Latchford 81
14= Jason Waite, Steve Pinnington, Steve Lowe, Andy Hayward 80
14= Leigh Smart, Ray Tennant, Billy Rawsthore, Andy Jackson 80
14= Dave Blood, Jim Cox, Ian George, Phil Hudson 80
17= Barry Jackson, Dave Beavis, Bob Weir, Dom Connor 79
17= Graham Littler, Jim Doran, Peter Daniels, Brian Hitchen 79
17= Pete Short, Josh Johns, Martin Callahan, Dave Buckley 79
17= Ron Sloane, Tim Spencer, Pete Walters, Barry Pendlebury 79
17= Geoff Underhill, Ben Luscombe, Jamies Eadie, Bill Rotherer 79
22= Neil Laurent, Garteth Winston, Darren Burgess, Gareth Kershaw 77
22= Dave Rowley, Conrad O’Neill, Paul Wardle, Rick Davies 77
22= Gary Neiles, Joe Yates, Alan Forber, John Longworth 77
25= Colin Roberts, John Rigby, Dave Marchant, Geof Andrews 76
25= Monroe Donald, Keiron Hunt, Phil Hanson, Dave Hanson 76
25= David Kelly , John Atkin, Stuart Blake, Dave Harlow 76
28= Rob Little, Dave Beard, Pete Booth, Graham Bates 75
28= Paul Lowe, Paul Jones, Chris Armitt, Steve Armitt 75
28= Les Russon, Steve Merricks, Rob Kenyon, Ken Clarke 75
28= Tom Jarvis, Tony Dagnall, Mike Eardley, Ken Hulme 75
32= Chris Brownhill, Simon Parkin, Gordon Hamlett, Pete Hamlett 74
32= Dave Chambers, Gavin Connor, Tony Stiles, Steve Howarth 74
34 Mick Mahon, Richard Palmer, Frank Hindle, John Farnsworth 73
35 Gary Whittaker, Andy Levis, Dave Winstanley, Safai Dave 72
36 Paul Browne, John Jones, Dale Wallace, Ted Barker 71
37= John Stubbs, Peter Cross, Dave Parsons, Guy Hall 70
37= Ray Jones, Steve Tyrell, Kevin Fahy, Chris Meikleham 70
39 Brian , Greenbanks , Invitational , Team 67

Start times at Vale Royal tomorrow

8.30 Colin Roberts x4
8.39 Danny Ritchie x4
8.48
8.57 Simon Hemsley x4
9.06
9.15 David Kelly x4
9.24 Brian Greenbank x4
10.30 Dave Blood x4
10.39 Neil Laurent x4
10.48 Les Corner x4
10.57 Paul Lowe x4
11.06 Andy Wilde x4
11.15 Bernard Hessian x4
11.24 Ray Jones x4
11.33 Pete Short x4
11.42 Phil Vokes x4
11.51 Barry Jackson x4
12.00 Roy Ainsworth x4
12.09 Monroe Donald x4
12.18
12.27 Roger Percival x4
12.36 Steve Wilson x4
12.45 Mark Gauchie x4
12.54 Mick Mahon x4
1.03 Barry Simpson x4
1,12 Mark Goodwin x4
1.21 Sean Bate x2 Mark Jones x1 Paul Bishop x1
1.30 John Hudson x4
1.39 Brian Hopkins x4
1.48 Richard Blackwell x4
1.57 Gav Dixon x4
2.06 Joe Yates x4
2.15

Results from Super Stockport

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Start sheets for Sandiway (Tues)and Vale Royal (Weds) next week -please check your time/day carefully below!
Galvin Green Masters at Mere Thursday 7th April -160 entries and rising!

Maxitours at super Stockport
Another dry, superb Spring day greeted the Maxitours competitors at lovely Stockport Golf Club. The greens were rolling at around ten on the stimp meter and they were really excellent for the time of year -thanks to all the greens staff.

The Catering was once again up to the famously high standard expected at Stockport. Rob and Paul the two chunky bar men were also incredibly friendly throughout the day and they even helped me load the prize table back in my car before I left – legends.

Matt Nelstrup and Dave Wainwright had an enjoyable day and in the bar over a pint of bitter they kept looking into each other’s eyes saying ‘That is a great, great golf course!’ Which indeed it is.

The first time I played Stockport was in the regional qualifying for the Open Championship. Charl Schwartzel knew he had to play well to beat me and the Masters Champion was relieved and delighted to narrowly pip me by ten shots on his way to a course record 64.

Cultured French striker Anthony Martial has admitted recently that he cannot understand a word of what his Scouse United teammate Wayne Rooney says to him. There was also a language barrier to overcome for the well spoken Chris Dykens who played with the Liverpudlian brothers Garry and Steve Parle in today’s event. ‘I have no idea what they were talking about on the way round but I think they are both lovely fellas’ reported a confused Chris after his round.

Rob Platt from Barnsley always brings three fellow Yorkshire men with him. They filmed the famous British movie ‘Kes’ in the 1970’s at the comprehensive school team mate Carl Mollart went to. Carl said he was so poor he could only afford a pet pigeon rather than a kestrel. They weren’t hovering around the prizes today however after a disappointing 36 points.

As 5000-1 shots Leicester City close in on a surprise win in the premiership perhaps a bigger sporting shock was John Atkins run of seven holes on the front nine. He dropped just three shots to par. ‘The transformation was incredible’ said drinking pal David Kelly. ‘He was absolutely hopeless yesterday.’

Horse owner Mick Mahon returned to Maxitours duty after a successful week at Cheltenham. He certainly wasn’t at the races today as he and his partner struggled to just 17 points on the easy front nine.

Colin Seddon works as a monumental mason – he makes headstones for a living. After a solid start to his round he started digging his own grave after they could only pick up 1 point on the easy 5th and 6th holes.

Neil Stableford(7) from Mellor is actually related to the Wallasey member who invented the Stableford scoring system early last century. Today he did his ancestors proud with 27 points on the front nine playing alongside Ian Appleton(15) ! A more respectable 17 points on the tougher back nine ensured a season best top five Maxitours finish for the likeable duo.

Two of my star pupils Dave Antrobus(9) from Vale Royal and Tom Jarvis(15) were delighted to score 44 points and finish well in the prizes after a couple of very barren years. Their good pal Phil Smeathers marked their card and was full of praise when I asked him how they played ‘They were both alright’ he muttered.

‘Dale from Sale’ Wallace(11) teamed up with aircraft engineer John Jones(12) and they were overjoyed with their best finish of the year as they took 3rd place also on 44 points. They had some mechanical swing failures over the closing four holes as they picked up just seven points which prevented them from ‘runway’ with the prizes.

Taking first and second positions respectively were the high quality Didsbury teams of Phil Vokes(2) and Paul Sherlock(5) with 46 points , and Barney Ross(4) and Steve Latchford(7) with 45 points. These talented lads love their golf and play most days. They were out early when the greens were immaculate. ‘Those greens were incredible’ said Phil ‘we knocked in more than our fair share’. The well loved Maxitours regulars were delighted to earn their second win of the winter season. Very well played chaps.

Nearest the Pin 16th hole Paul Sherlock Dozen AD333s each
Nearest the 18th in two Steve Gowrie Dozen AD333s each

2’s £122.50 3 pro v1s or 8 srixon AD33s Steve Barlow Jim Caldwell Phil Vokes Paul Sherlock Barney Ross Steve Latchford Neil Stableford John Jones Joe Stanley Glynn Isaac Steve Gowrie Colin Seddon Hugh Mullin Dave Bowers Brian Hopkins

Stockport 21-Mar-2016
Pos Player pairings Score OoM Comment
1 Phil Vokes, Paul Sherlock 46 12 FJ shoes each
2 Steve Latchford, Barney Ross 45 11 Galvin Green shirt each
3 Dale Wallace, John Jones 44 10 Sunice Windtop each
4 Tom Jarvis, Dave Antrobus 44 9 Ashworth windtop each
5 Ian Appleton, Neil Stableford 44 8 Sunice shirt each
6 Simon Ashton, Lee Stenson 43 7 Sunice shirt each
7 John Atkin, Dave Harlow 42 6 Sunice shirt each
8 Andy Bradshaw, Matt Jansen 42 5 Dozen AD333s each
9 Jim Caldwell, Steve Barlow 42 4 Dozen AD333s each
10 Martin Cox, Koos Alders 41 3 Titleist cap each
11 Richard Blackwell, Andy Hamlett 41 2 FJ Socks each
12 Kenny Plumb, Tim Beasant 41 1 FJ Socks each
13= Colin Roberts, Jeff Andrews 40
13= Mike Spencer, Joe Kirwan 40
13= Joe Stanley, Neil McKinlay 40
13= John Hilditch, Iain Bartholomew 40
13= Alan Simpson, Alan Drew 40
13= Ben Luscombe, Paul Switzer 40
13= Paul Bishop , Ross Sellors 40
13= Bernard Wood, Gordon Warke 40
21= Nigel Compsty, Jamie Stewart 39
21= Mick Mahon, Keith Fitzhenry 39
21= Frank Hindle, John Farnsworth 39
21= Steve Aspinall, Colin Berry 39
21= Jody Kerner, Bob Montford 39
21= Garry Conroy, Ron Jolley 39
21= Andy Lawman, Neil Higgins 39
28= David Kelly, Bob Sutton 38
28= Dave Stanhope, Phil Smeathers 38
28= Simon Hemsley, Jack Hankinson 38
28= Alan Clough, Geoff Haynes 38
28= Glynn Isaac, Ian Goulty 38
28= Les Penson, Steve Blakeway 38
28= Steve Gowrie, Mark Hazeldine 38
28= Lewis Marland, Kevin Seaton 38
28= Dave Bowers, Hugh Mullin 38
28= Steve Parle, Garry Parle 38
38= Joe Yates, Paul Yates 37
38= Dave Moore, Chris Leonard 37
38= Colin Seddon, Anthony O’Neill 37
38= Ron Sloane, Mark Saxon 37
42= Ian King, Darren Whittaker 36
42= Carl Mollart, Gary Youall 36
42= Paul Browne, Steve Berg 36
42= Trevor Harrison, Bernard McDonald 36
46= Rob Platt, Steve Morfitt 35
46= Dave Wainwright, Matt Nelstrup 35
48= Pete Cotton, David Tonge 34
48= Greg Aspinall, Nigel Davies 34
50= John Royle, Guy Hall 33
50= Les Corner, Paul Dransfield 33
50= Geoff Sherburn, Paul Boulter 33
53 Roy Ainsworth, Barry Simpson 30
54 Geoff Underhill, Andy McEwan 28

Start sheet for Sandiway Tuesday29th March
9.00 Colin Roberts x4
9.09 Danny Ritchie x4
9.18 Ian King x4
9.27 Jason Waites x4
9.36 Roger Percival x4
9.45 Dave Blood x4
9.54 Barney Ross x3 Joe Kirwan x1
10.03 Monroe Donald x4
10.12 Simon Hemsley x4
10.21 Paul Browne x4
10.30 Neil Laurent x4
10.39 Simon Poucher x4
10.48 Barry Jackson x4
10.57 Ian Ainsworth x4
11.06 Paul Lowe x4
11.15 Ron Little x4
11.24 Iain Bartholomew x4
11.33 Dave Kelly x4
11.42 Brian Greenbank x4
11.51 Roy Ainsworth x4
12.00 Ray Jones x4
12.09 Jason Henderson x4
12.18 Graham Littlerx4
12.27 Liegh Smart x4
12.36 Tom Jarvis x4
12.45 Les Russon x4
12.54 Pete Short x4
1.03 Mick Mahon x4
1.12 Gav Dixon x4
1.21 Chris Brownhill x4
1.30 Ron Sloane x4
1.39 Mark Birtwistle x4
1.48 Dave Rowley x4
1.56 Dave Bowers x4
2.05 John Stubbs x4
2.14 Frank Stapleton x4
2.23 Geoff Underhill x4
2.32 Gary Whittaker x4
2.41 Steve Aspinall x4
2.50 Richard Blackwell x4
2.59 Gary Neiles x4
res Garry Smith x4
Ben Chambers x4

Start sheet for Vale Royal Wednesday 30th March
8.30 Colin Roberts x4
8.39 Danny Ritchie x4
8.48 Ian King x4
8.57 Simon Hemsley x4
9.06 Phil Vokes x4
9.15 Mick Mahon x4
9.24 Brian Greenbank x4
10.30 Dave Blood x4
10.39 Neil Laurent x4
10.48 Ian Ainsworth x4
10.57 Paul Lowe x4
11.06 Andy Wilde x4
11.15 Bernard Hessian x4
11.24
11.33 Pete Short x4
11.42 David Kelly x4
11.51 Barry Jackson x4
12.00 Roy Ainsworth x4
12.09 Monroe Donald x4
12.18 Joe Yates x4
12.27 Roger Percival x4
12.36 Steve Wilson x4
12.45
12.54 Gavin Dixon x4
1.03 Barry Simpson x4
1,12
1.21 Gaz Smith tbc x4
1.30 John Hudson x4
1.39 Brian Hopkins x4
1.48 Richard Blackwell x4
1.57