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Upcoming events
Stockport 26th Feb – full
Dunham 5th March last 4 spaces!
Ringway 12th March last 4 spaces!

Maxitours at Classy Caldy
Caldy on the Wirral was the stunning venue for today’s Maxitours event. The hospitality throughout the day and presentation of the golf course was first class, many hanks to everyone at this great club.

With very mild air temperatures, plenty of snowdrops scattered around the course and John Stubbs looking for his ball in the young daffodils there was a real feeling that Spring was just around the corner.

Mark Williams had not been to Caldy before and he was impressed by the size of the houses as he drove to the course. ‘I kept thinking this must be the clubhouse every time I turned a corner and saw another mansion!’ said the Mottram man.

It was great to see Premiership referee Mike Dean make another Maxitours appearance today. Most golfers put their scorecard in their back pocket but Mike always uses his top pocket, apparently it is easier for him to pull out the card whenever he feels like it….

In today’s event I have never heard so many worried golfers asking ‘did we come last?’ after they finished their round . Anthony Grimley’s men took that particular honour today with a hard fought 63 points.

Fireman Phil Dermott has played some great golf in recent weeks however today he just missed out on the prizes. Apparently they have had a busy few days in the station after a light bulb went out and it took four of the firemen several hours to sort things out. It took so long because one of them changed the bulb but the other three had to cut the roof off.

Golf will be back in the Olympics after a 108 year absence it has almost been that long since Richard Williamson(11) won a prize. He was delighted to help his team of top guys Dave Goodwin(9), Pete Keena(11) and Paul Woodbine(7) into 4th place with 81 points.

Cheadle Golf Club star Mick Fenton(8) played with his son Tom(8), Tony Stiles(12) and likeable milkman Don Milligan(13). They played really well to finish in 3rd place. Milligan has a ‘crateful’ of shots and really ‘delivered the goods’ when he collected 4 points for the team on the long 5th hole. Unfortunately after a poor tee shot on the 6th he saw his ball ‘floating’ down the river Dee.

Tony Kenny(5), Kenneth Chinn(17), Peter Hampson(11) and Harry Lopez(9) were delighted to finish in a career best 2nd place. Hampson was thestar of the team and two closing pars into the Irish sea breeze secured a high finish.

Steve McDermotts (12)big hitting team enjoyed the longer holes and they all contributed well. Two handicapper Liam Rex(2) played the front nine under par and the charismatic McDermott once again did his fair share of damage. Mark Davin(3) and Simon Priest(6) also played some lovely golf. Despite dropping a shot on a jittery final hole the Ashton men took first prize by a single shot. Well played chaps!

Many thanks for playing today, despite the dodgy forecast all 100 players turned up and were rewarded with a rain free day (except for a small refreshing 20 minute shower!).

Thanks for your support, Yours in Golf, Tim.

Nearest the Pin at 2nd Mark Davin (I think?) Dozen AD333s
Nearest the Pin 8th Bob Sinclair Dozen AD333s

2’s £110 4 pro vs or 9 srixons per 2
Frank Gill Alan Pengelly Frank Hindle Jason Wright Mark Davin Pete Keena Phil Vokes x2 Paul Sherlock

Stockport Golf Club start times
Thursday 26th February
9.00 Paul Crisp x4
9.08 Colin Roberts x4
9.16 Jim Caldwell x2 Simon Conway x2
9.25 Ian King x4
9.33 Phil Vokes x4
9.42 Brian Greenbank x4
9.51 Dave Blood x4
10.00 Roy Ainsworth x4
10.08 Mick Mahon x4
10.17 Martin Firth x4
10.27 Lewis Marland x2 Peter Booth x2
10.35 Al Green x4
10.44 Ian Ainsworth x4
10.52 John Hilditch x2 John Bancroft x2
11.00 John Grint x4
11.09 Dave Ellison x4
11.17 Neville Dennis x4
11.26 Dave Parsons x4
11.35 Tony Jennison x4
11.44 Matt Cheffins x4
11.53 Graham Littler x4
12.01 Paul Browne x4
12.10 John Stubbs x4
12.19 Anthony Grimley x2 Wayne Colclough x2
12.28 Rob Weston x4
12.37 Jim Rymer x4
12.45 Ian Buxton x4
12.54 Colin May x2 Kevin Fitzpatrick x2
1.03 Eddie Ellis x4
1.11 Brian Hopkins x4
1.20 Dave Sarsfield x4
1.29 Dave Hillier x4
res
Annie White x2
Joel King x4
Gerry John x4

Dear Golfer,

Many thanks for your continued support of Maxitours this year. I really hope you have enjoyed your golf as much as I have enjoyed running the events for you.

Summer is just around the corner and in addition to the best courses in Cheshire I have secured two terrific new venues for the Tour – Fixby and Clitheroe Golf Clubs. These are two tremendous championship golf courses which are also very enjoyable to play and will be great additions to the tour.

Thank you for your superb etiquette, quick pace of play and most importantly playing your golf in the true spirit of the game which is so important to the success of the tour. I really know all my players and I really feel that I have a special tour. I often get remarks from Secretaries and Stewards on what a nice group of golfers we have.

I am delighted to announce that for the Maxitours 2015 I have not increased any entry fees and I will continue to try and provide the best golf, on the best courses, at the best prices.

Good luck this coming season,
Yours in Golf,
Tim.

Great upcoming Maxitours events!

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Caldy 19th Feb £20 -full
Stockport 26th Feb £25 – last few spaces!
Dunham Forest 5thMarch £25 – filling fast!
Ringway 12th March £20- filling fast!

Summer tour released on Thursday!!!!

Maxitours at Sandiway

Spring definitely felt just around the corner as very pleasant golfing conditions were enjoyed by today’s full field at Sandiway Golf Club. The players experienced barely a breath of wind and they all enjoyed the firm fairways and lovely putting surfaces .

‘The greens were great and the tees were superb. The bunkers were so good even I could get out of them!’ reported Geoff Andrews.

Top agent Alan Frazer manages several superb singers and other performing artists. Today he showed us that he can also do a turn and he provided the entertainment when he coolly rolled in a forty foot putt across the 18th green and did a little jig of delight in front of the clubhouse.

Steve Johnson made his partners smile when he found yet another unplayable lie, this time behind a well placed bush. ‘ If I played golf in the Goby desert my ball would end up behind a bloody tree’ said the exasperated Crewe man.

In today’s event many players felt that the ideal golfing conditions would lead to some great scoring but superbly designed Sandiway is one of the tougher layouts on the Maxitours circuit and once again nobody made a fool of this brilliant course.

The Silver haired duo of John Rigby and Geoff Andrews both hit the ball left to right. Their favourite book is ‘Fifty fades of Grey’. Today they controlled their ball flight really well and were both surprised and delighted to finish in 5th position with 41 points.

Tytherington nice guys Martin Firth and Andy Taylor have both played well this Summer to reduce their handicaps and they played well once again today to score 41 points and take 4th place.

Highly rated Peter Atherton and Martin France started their round in a sluggish manner however they were luckier than Louis Van Gaal and a strong finish from the duo saw them get more than they deserved as they moved into 3rd place.

Paul Crisp is currently living on a lovely canal barge in Worsley. He has struggled for form over the past few months but has just started to play some superb golf. His return to form coincided with the cold spell. The canal has frozen so I’m not feeling seasick anymore’ said the likeable Mancunian. Today he teamed up with Steve McDermott and they both played well to score 42 points and win the back nine card play off.

First place went to the ever present Richard Blackwell and Andy Hamlett. Well spoken Blackwell plays plenty of golf and he played solid golf all day. Two excellent late birdies from Hamlett saw them seal their first wins on the Winter Tour. Well played chaps!

Nearest the Pin in 2 on 8th Lee Bailey Dozen AD 333s
Nearest the Pin in 2 on 18th Paul Crisp Dozen AD333s
2’s £92.50 3 pro V1s or 6 srixon AD333s Paul Dalby Dave Thomas x2 Andy Taylor Sam Leech Paul Crisp Richard Palmer Kevin Hawkins Iain Bartholomew Johhny Barton

Caldy start tees

Thursday 19th February 11am start

1a Ian Ainsworth x4
1b Roy Ainsworth x4
2 Roger Percival x4
3a Martin Firth x4
3b Phil Dermott x4
4 Simon Conway x2 Graham Blood x2
5a Dave Blood x4
5b Chih Hu x4
6 Graham Litter x4
7
8a Steve McDermott x4
8b Kenneth Chinn x4
9a Richard Williamson x4
9b Eddie Sterling x4
10 Mike Fenton x4
11a Brian Greenbank x4
11b Brian Hopkins x4
12 Jim Caldwell x4
12b Neville Dennis x4
13 Dave Sarsfield x4
14a John Stubbs x4
14b Anthony Grimley x4
15 Jim Rymer x4
16a Colin Roberts x4
16b Ian King x4
17 Phil Vokes x4
18a Mick Mahon x4

18b Lewis Marland x4

I have room for two players tomorrow please email or ring me if you wish to play!

The Terrific Best Ever new Summer schedule released early next week!!!

I am pleased to announce that ETIQUS watches are to sponsor the popular Pleasington event on May 14th – please let me know if you would like to sponsor any events this year

Sandiway 10th Feb- full
Caldy 19th Feb- nearly full
Stockport 26th Feb- nearly full

Maxitours at ‘Rink’way

Ringway Golf Club was the lovely setting for today’s Maxitours event. Cold ground conditions meant that the course was a little firm for a few holes however rather like my stomach muscles, things soon really softened up. Attractive Club Secretary Fiona made us feel very welcome and the caterers were also on top form.

The green keepers presented a really terrific track for us to play on and one of the lower handicap four balls were all convinced Ringway has by far the finest inland winter greens in the county. ‘How do the greens staff do it?’ said a very impressed Paul Dalby. (3)
‘Those greens were tremendous’ said nineteen handicapper Ray Jones ‘Ive knocked in some wonderful putts, it’s just a real shame it takes me so long to get there!’

I do try very hard to recollect people’s names. Chris Lee turned up with his regular partner who is a really nice bloke but I can never remember his name. ‘I’m Tony Davenport and I’ve played over half a dozen times’ said the disappointed Mellor man when I had to ask him who he was. ‘ I must be really memorable’ he added. Unfortunately Tony once again played some average golf and it is quite likely that he will go unrecognised next week.

Pete Daniels from Leigh is not related in any way at all to the famous magician, Paul. He really struggled to make his ball disappear into the hole today. Pete did manage to make a few rabbits vanish after some wayward driving on the 11th hole.

In today’s event the firm fairways and greens made the par fours all reachable for some of the older members of the tour and the top three team prizes were mainly filled by ‘more mature players’.

Colin Roberts(19) plays every week with his good pals John Rigby(14), Dave Marchant(15) and Bob Sinclair(14). The Alsager team started slowly but their aching joints soon warmed up and a strong back nine saw the popular quartet finish in a season best third place.

Mick Mahon(22) also plays each week also with his good mates -Frank Hindle(14), Richard Palmer (12)and John Farnworth(24). Mick’s team has won twice in recent years , unfortunately he was away on holiday on both occasions much to the amusement of his friends . Today Mick showed them that they can win even when he is playing and two closing pars on the tough 11th and 12th holes showed some real class from the warm hearted, horse owning, Lancastrian.

Seventy seven year old Neville Dennis(18) from Swinton Park played alongside Alan Leigh(16), Frank Massey(13) and Swinton Captain, the Irishman, Jimmy ‘five daughters’ O’Reilly(10). They thought they had blown it with just three points on their closing hole but Neville’s four 3 point holes saw them scrape home on the back nine. Well played chaps!

Four players recorded two’s during today’s event, big spending Alan Pengelly however was the only player to enter the sweep. He knocked in a 40 foot putt on the 16th hole to win six dozen balls.
Thanks to all players for your support today. I really hope you had a great day on the links.

Nearest the Pin 13th Chris Lee Dozen AD333s
Nearest the Pin 16th Lewis Marland Dozen AD333s
2’s £117.50 Alan Pengelly 6 dozen AD333’s.

Results
1st Neville Dennis, Alan Leigh, Jimmy O’Reilly, Frank Massey 86 points
Footjoy shoes each

2nd Mick Mahon, Frank Hindle, John Farnworth, Richard Palmer 86 points
Dozen Pro V1s each

3rd Colin Roberts, John Rigby, Dave Marchant, Bob Sinclair 84 points
Dozen AD333s each

4th Andy Stubbens, Martin Firth, Andy Hockenhull, Gareth Lover 84 points
FJ Winter hat each

5th Jim Caldwell, Nigel Compsty, Bob Picthall, John Kelsall 83 points
FJ socks each

6th Graham Littlers team 83 points
7th Phil Dermotts team 82 points
8th Anthony Grimleys team 81 points
9th Phil Vokes team 81 points
10th Richard Blackwells team 81 points
11th Lee Tilleys team 81 points
12th John Stubbs team 80points
13th Ray Jones team 79 points
14th Geff Haynes team 79 points
15th Brian Hopkins team 79 points
16th Frank Stapletons team 78 points
17th Lewis Marlands team 77 points
18th Chris Lee’s team 77 points
19th Ian Broughans team 75 points
20th Iain Perkins team 72 points
21st Wayne Colcloughs team 72 points
22nd Ian Kings team 71 points
23rd Steve Rimmers team 71 points
24th Gerry Johns team 68 points

Next Tuesday 10th February
Sandiway Pairs 11am Shotgun
1a Phil Vokes x4
1b Mick Mahon x4
2a Colin Roberts x4
2b Ian King x4
3 Martin Hall x4
4a Brian Greenbank x4
4b Matt Cheffins x4
5 Dave Sarsfield x4
5b Roy Ainsworth x2 Jim Caldwell x2
6 Martin Wainwright x2 Simon Conway x2
7a Chris Lee x4
7b Roger Percival x4
8 Sam leach x4
9a Neville Dennis x4
9b Ian Ainsworth x4
10a Richard Blackwell x2 Steve Poucher x2
10b Brian Hopkins x4
11 John Hilditch x2 Brian Cullinan x2
12a Al Green x4
12b Steve Johnson x4
13 Paul Browne x2 Dave Thomas x2
14a Russell Humphries x4
14b Ian Stapleton x4
15a Graham Littler x4
15b Steve Berrell x4
16 Pete Birtwistle x4
17 Lewis Marland x4
17 Dave Blood x4
18 John Stubbs x4