Maxitours ‘Abacus Law Classic’ at super Stockport
Stupendous golfing weather greeted the full field of Maxitours competitors at Stockport Golf Club this morning. The course is rated by many as the best in Cheshire and the stunning layout was once again given plenty of praise from all the players. Thanks to Head Green keeper Adam for his terrific work, efficient and attractive Jane in the office and all the friendly catering staff for making us feel so welcome.
Sixty year old Bob Sutton nearly fell over when attractive Emily from Abacus Law asked him for his phone number, much to Bob’s dismay he later discovered Emily was asking all players for their personal details. In the Abacus draw for the Titleist Sta-dry golf bag it was Mike Haseldine who came out on top- well done.
It was good to see legend Dave Antrobus playing Maxitours again after a few busy months at work. I played in a pro- am with him at Knott End yesterday and he nearly completed ‘the treble’. Two bacon baps before play and as he approached the half way house a third was definitely on the cards. Dave was upset to discover that hot food was not available and he had to settle for a large packet of shortbread biscuits instead. (He did play very well- I must add.)
In the better ball event the still conditions and perfect fairways led to some excellent scores from many pairings.
Richard Palmer(11) and John Farnsworth(21) from Mytton Fold continued their consistent play with a 5th place finish with 43 points. School teacher Marcus Rigby(23) is really making the most of his eight week holiday and he played some ‘well disciplined’ golf alongside Carl Kennedy(13) to secure 4th place. Their back nine took some ‘beating’ after they picked up an impressive 14 points on the closing four holes.
Ellesmere Golf Clubs Lee Jevons(7) knows how to pick a partner and Mike Emerson(4) collected six birdies as they had a Maxitours career best 3rd place finish. Emerson is a lovely golfer with great rhythm, his backswing is even slower than a Chelsea centre back.
Top dentist Anthony Grimley(12) and Accountant Nigel Dibble(10) closed their round strongly and they crowned off a great summer by filling the runner-up spot, scoring 44 points.
First prize was awarded to Ian Mathers (3) and Howard Kelly(11). Kelly is father to tripletts and he made three birdies on the course. He said they could have won by three if his partner hadn’t three putted. He celebrated the win with three pints. Partner Ian Mather works for Bentley and he skilfully finishes off the leather interiors. His job title is ‘Master Trimmer’ and he neatly sewed up the win with three closing pars.- well played chaps.
Thanks to all players, I hope you enjoyed your day on the links! Tim
Many thanks to Geoff Underhill and his growing company Abacus Law for their terrific sponsorship, not forgetting his attractive fiancée Eve who produced the very impressive goodie bags- 3 free Pro V1s per player-woo-hoo!
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Results
Nearest the pin 16th hole Terry Hastie Dozen Ad333s
Nearest the pin in 2 18th hole Kristian Oakes Dozen AD333s
2’s £152.50 3 Pro v1s or 8 srixons each Anthony Grimley Mike Emerson Roy Ainsworth George Clarkstone Jan Jagielka Bob Sutton Chris Heathcote Peter Wallace John Broadhurst Dan Huffman Alan Pengelly x2 Howard Kelly
| Stockport | 17-Aug-2015 | |||
| Pos | Player pairings | Score | OoM | Comment |
| 1 | Ian Mathers, Howard Kelly | 45 | 12 | Cleveland wedge each |
| 2 | Anthony Grimley, Nigel Dibble | 44 | 11 | Footjoy shoes each |
| 3 | Lee Jevons, Mike Emerson | 44 | 10 | Taylor made tour pref balls each |
| 4 | Marcus Rigby, Carl Kennedy | 43 | 9 | FJ shirt each |
| 5 | Richard Palmer, John Farnsworth | 43 | 8 | Sunice shirt each |
| 6 | Mark Davin, Jack Craven | 43 | 7 | Dozen AD333s each |
| 7 | John Berry, Chris O’Regan | 43 | 6 | Dozen AD333s each |
| 8 | Ian Appleton, Peter Wallace | 43 | 5 | Titleist cap each |
| 9 | Brian Hopkins, Andy Bairstow | 42 | 4 | Titleist cap each |
| 10 | Alan Pengelly, Al Smith | 42 | 3 | FJ Socks each |
| 11 | John Hilton, Richard Blackwell | 42 | 2 | |
| 12 | Tony Taylor, Dave Antrobus | 42 | 1 | |
| 13= | Dave Marchant, Bob Sinclair | 42 | ||
| 13= | Alan Baxter, Brian Hall | 42 | ||
| 13= | Gary Bailey, David Sprott | 42 | ||
| 16= | Ryan Carr, Michael Nieves | 41 | ||
| 16= | Mike Spencer, Darren Whittaker | 41 | ||
| 16= | Dave Ellison, Darren Wood | 41 | ||
| 16= | Steve Boland, Roy Ainsworth | 41 | ||
| 16= | Ben Luscombe, James Eadie | 41 | ||
| 16= | Alex Bagley, Ian Thompson | 41 | ||
| 16= | John Reeves, William Barlow | 41 | ||
| 23= | Colin Roberts, John Rigby | 40 | ||
| 23= | Ian King, John Hankinson | 40 | ||
| 23= | Dave Cheetham, Terry Hastie | 40 | ||
| 26= | Simon Conway, Paul Yacyk | 39 | ||
| 26= | Phil Vokes, Kevin Hamilton | 39 | ||
| 26= | Steve Mattinson, Alan Clough | 39 | ||
| 26= | Dave Stanhope, Phil Smeathers | 39 | ||
| 26= | Bob Sutton, Simon Armstrong | 39 | ||
| 26= | Dave Alcock, Mike Anderson | 39 | ||
| 32= | Terry Davison, Geoff Haynes | 38 | ||
| 32= | Pete Short, Dave Buckley | 38 | ||
| 32= | Geoff Underhill, Mike Haseldine | 38 | ||
| 32= | Simon Poucher, Jan Jagielka | 38 | ||
| 32= | Lewis Troughton, Bill Rotherer | 38 | ||
| 32= | John Broadhurst, Ruel Spence | 38 | ||
| 32= | Geoff Allen, Steve Maddox | 38 | ||
| 32= | Kevin Dickens, Gavin Connor | 38 | ||
| 40= | Wayne McNulty, Josh Johns | 37 | ||
| 40= | Matt Cheffins, Kristian Oakes | 37 | ||
| 40= | Colin Baxendale, Mo Dar | 37 | ||
| 40= | Ross Sellors, Kevin Chisnell | 37 | ||
| 40= | Roy Ainsworth, Barry Simpson | 37 | ||
| 40= | Dan Huffman, Mark Simister | 37 | ||
| 46= | John Hilditch, Iain Bartholomew | 36 | ||
| 46= | Sean O’Connor, Paul Ridgeway | 36 | ||
| 46= | Jack Coleman, Neil Jones | 36 | ||
| 46= | Alf Shillitoe, Gareth Winstone | 36 | ||
| 46= | Brendan Leighton, Greg Brown | 36 | ||
| 46= | Dave Hillier, Simon Lewis | 36 | ||
| 52= | David Kelly, Dave Harlow | 35 | ||
| 52= | Gerry John, Chris Belfield | 35 | ||
| 52= | Norman Dunn, Jack Finnigan | 35 | ||
| 55= | Chris Heathcote, Jim Hoyle | 34 | ||
| 55= | Steve Wilson, Dennis Wright | 34 | ||
| 55= | Ian Hales, John Davies | 34 | ||
| 58= | Bill Conway, Keith Buchanan | 33 | ||
| 58= | Ray Jones, Chris Meikleham | 33 | ||
| 58= | John Heaton, Joe Heaton | 33 | ||
| 61= | Kevin Fahy, Barry Eddlestone | 32 | ||
| 61= | Ian Ainsworth, Alan Clough | 32 | ||
| 61= | Paul Smedley, Barry Leonard | 32 | ||
| 64 | Leslie Conway, Jim Dixon | 30 |
Sandiway AM AM start times TUESDAY 25th August
9.00 Colin Roberts x4
9.09 Jim Caldwell x4
9.18 Ian King x4
9.27 Danny Ritchie x4
9.36 Brian Greenbank x4
9.45 Eddie Ellis x4
9.54 Gary Smith x4
10.03 Matt Cheffins x4
10.12 Colin Baxendale x4
10.21 Dave Stanhope x4
10.30 Mick Mahon x4
10.39 Ian Ainsworth x4
10.48 Neville Dennis x4
10.57 Brian Sill x4
11.06 Lewis Marland x4
11.15 John Hilditch x2 Dave Thomas x2
11.24 Ian Lilley x4
11.33 Roger Percival x4
11.42 Tom Jarvis x4
11.51 Archie Tahir x4
12.00 Roy Sinclair x4
12.09 Andy Wilde x4
12.18 Jon Farrell x4
12.27 Dave Kelly x4
12.36 Rob Weston x4
12.45 Dave Whelan x4
12.54 Richard Blackwell x4
1.03 Geoff Underhill x4
1.12 Mick Fenton x4
1.21 Brian Hopkins x4
1.30 Nigel Davenport x4
1.39 Dave Griffiths x4
1.48 David Smith x4
1.57 Bernard x4
2.06 Wood x4
2.15 David x4
2.24 Smith x4
2.33 Smith x4
2.42 Dave Hillier x4
2.51 Dave Hillier x4
