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Great Upcoming Maxitours events

Thursday 10th Pleasington Pairs- nearly full
Monday 14th October Conwy AM AM –full
Winter Tour BEGINS!

Friday 18thOctoberDunhamForest pairs-spaces
Friday 25th October The Mere AM AM- spaces

Dunham Forest Pairs Betterball.

The Dunham Head Greens Keeper was up at the crack of dawn proudly ironing his stunning greens in preparation for today’s Maxitours event. Head pro Ian Wrigley was also up bright and early to greet our players and the legendary Dunham professional was still at the club to wish us a fond farewell 12 hours later, many thanks for your help gentlemen.

The Dunham members were all very friendly and I had a few nice chats with them today. I had a talk with four old members who teed off ahead of our event. ‘Did you play well? I asked. , ‘No I only hit 1 rider, Bob hit 2 riders and Tom had a great day-he hit 6 riders’ After further discussion I discovered a rider is a tee shot struck far enough to warrant a ride in the buggy.

The heavily wooded course always looks wonderful at this time of year. The huge Cheshire Oaks had boughs heavily laden with acorns and the towering ancient beech trees were plentiful with nuts. If any Maxitours players are considering going conkering with someone this weekend can I suggest Dave Wilson is your man. His partners are convinced he actually aims for the horse chestnut trees when he plays and ultrafast swinging Dave knocked down some real beauties today.

Even with Pellegrini as their intelligent manager ManchesterCity have once again shown how they struggle against the best foreign teams in Europe (Bayern Munich, CardiffCity). David Moyes on the other hand has proven what a tremendous manager he is, it’s taken him 11 years but it looks like he has finally succeeded in ensuring Everton will finish above United in the league.

In todays golf the early competitors had the best of the weather as the forecasted rain moved in at three o’clock to make things a little more interesting for the late starters. At one point the greens threatened to flood and Club house Manager Mike Saxon and Ian Wrigley showed their class as they kindly squeedgeed the greens for our players.

Ian Ainsworth(12) was a fine amateur player back in the 70’s He represented Cheshire and won several prestigious scratch Open events. Then he met Alan Clough(17) and his golf rapidly went into decline. The hopeless duo usually write themselves off in the car journey on the way to the course and have played in over 200 Maxitours events together, recording just one top five finish. Today grey haired Ainsworth and bald as a coot Cloughie rolled back the years, playing magical golf to record 47 points and 2nd place.

Stealing their glory was Poulton Parks Pete Hall(4) and Nathan Chadwick(11) who also scored 47 points with an incredible back nine on 26 points to just pip the likeable Hazel Grove men.

Alan Baxter(5) and Giles Terry(14) from The Mere finished in 5th position, beaten on a card play off by Malc Wells(1) and Phil Sharpe(16). Disleys Mark Woodhead(12) and Paul Kuiper(12) scraped into 3rd place as all three pairs scored 45 points. Kuiper flys jumbo jets for Cathay Pacific and he assures me that when it comes to aeroplanes size really does matter.

Many thanks to all players for your terrific attendance today.
Yours in Golf,
Tim

Nearest the pin 8th Paul Sherlock Dozen AD333s
Nearest the Pin in 2 18th Carl McKinney Dozen AD333s

2’s sweep £152.50 4 Pro V1s each or 8 srixon AD333 Pete Hall Nathan Chadwick Mark Wheeler Dave Wilson John Russell Steve Roberts Barney Ross Malc Wells x2 Bernard Wood

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(next week: Dunham Forest!)

Maxitours at Prestbury Golf Club

Prestbury was in wonderful condition for todays JP & Brimelow Classic Am Am. The catering and hospitality was its usual first class standard throughout the day and General Manager Neville Young made us feel very welcome indeed.

Tony Ramatowski really loves autumn. Today he got a good look at some colorful leaves as he was seen regularly playing shots very close to the many different species of trees on the course.

There is a plethora of great golf holes at Prestbury Golf Club however the magnificent par three 17th is the signature hole. There is a stream and steep bank to carry before reaching the small two tiered green which is closely guarded by several deep bunkers. It is fondly referred to as ‘Naomi Campbell’ as it is beautiful and nothing but trouble. Dave McCullough found it no problem at all as his arrow straight 7 iron was ‘Eatin fibre all the way’ and he won nearest the pin in style (flagsticks are fibre glass).

Prestbury member Terry Davison used his local knowledge to win nearest the pin on the 7th hole.

In todays event Peter Hall(4), Phil Lockett(9), Des Kelly(17) and Hari Patel(20) had a terrific front nine however they failed to pick up any shots on their closing 5 holes and their 82 points was just good enough for fourth position.

Big hitting James West (+2) , Malc Wells (1) Adam Hart (6) and Bob Vickers(6) scored an excellent 84 points for another podium finish. Tytheringtons Howard Baker(17) Tony Taylor (+2) David Johnson(12) and Mark Foley(9) played great golf for 2nd place as they scored 85 points.

Late in the day 2 handicapper Mark Richardson and his team of Andy Stubbens(5), Ross Birch(8) and Charles Herbert (13) also scored 85 to take first place due to a slightly better last six holes. Very well played.

Many thanks to my sponsors John Pratt and Eddie Ellis from JP & Brimelow who have a terrific reputation as Manchesters best estate agents with offices in Withington, Cholton and Didsbury. They kindly provided all todays competitors with a goody bag. If you want to sell your house these are the best in the business.

Thanks to all players for your terrific support today.

Yours in golf, Tim

2’s £130 3 Pro V1 balls eachRussell Brooks James West Paul Woodcock Mark Brierley Guy Hall Chris Unsworth x2 Wayne Flaherty x2 Lee Tilley

Nearest Pin 7th Terry Davison
Nearest Pin 17th Dave McCullough

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Maxitours RAA Putter Classic at Hazel Grove

Occasional showers and a blustery wind greeted today’s Maxitours competitors at Hazel Grove. Despite this week’s heavy rainfall the superbly undulating USPGA greens remained wonderful to putt on and the fairways were in their usual carpet-like condition.

This year is Hazel Grove’s Centenary year and this really warm and friendly Club should be congratulated for hosting so many successful events throughout the season.
James Rowlands is officially the happiest and most helpful PGA pro in the North and his support today is greatly appreciated.

On a slightly different note one of todays regular maxitours players told me he went weak at the knees and started thinking irrationally last night when his wife bought home some skimpy leather underwear ‘I got excited because she smelt like a new golf bag’ he explained later.

The early starters had the worst of the weather and racehorse owner Mick Mahon’s team battled well before falling at the last as they dropped three points on the closing holes to finish just out of the prizes.

Mike Hall doesn’t own a racehorse but his team also needed shooting as they dropped shots on their last two holes to just miss out on their first podium finish.

Taking third place was the Didsbury team of Bob Vickers(6), Malc Wells(1) Phil Sharpe(16) and Adam Hart(6) on a creditable 80 points.

Proud Jan Jagielka(13) -father of England International Phil- played alongside insurance supremo Barry Horrox (11) Charles Herbert(13) and nearly man Brian Hopkins(6). All the team contributed well to the overall score and Jan was delighted with his 2nd place finish. ‘I was a bit little emotional when I saw my son wearing the famous England shirt and representing his country for the first time, but when Barry birdied the 8th hole it was hard to hold back those tears.’

Taking their maiden Maxitours win today are the ever present team of Iain Bartholomew(3), wealthy legendary Hale estate agent John Hilditch(11), Ian Noakes(11) and Max Henderson(10). Hilditch was ridiculed last week for playing golf in what looked like his old school uniform. Today his new improved image led to a more confident golf game and he surprised his team with three high quality birdies on the tricky Cheshire course.

Congratulations on a great performance, the team each win a fantastic new RAA putter.

Many thanks to RAA owner and designer Roy Ainscough and PGA Pro Lee Sullivan (Cheshires number 1 putting coach) for supporting todays event. The new putters are really taking off and they are currently used by many senior tour players including Gary Wolstenhome and also North Region number 1 David Shacklady. My own custom fit putter is due to arrive on Wednesday- watch this space……
Please visit the website to view the latest range: http://raaputters.com/home.aspx
Lee Sullivan Qualified putting coach tel:07759917518

Thanks to all players for your terrific support today! Tim.

2’s £75 3 PRO v1s Each
Bob Vickers Ray Brown Paul Baxter Dave Karling
John Hilditch Richard Blackwell

Nearest the Pin 13th Chris Hegarty Doz AD333s
Nearest the Pin in 2 18th Jef Brothwell Doz AD333s

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*please find attatched a pdf of this years Winter Schedule so you can print it off for your perusal
*RAA Putters will be offering 4 top of the range fantastic putters as first prize on Thursday at Hazel Grove -still spaces available!

There are just 5 events left in the Summer Tour Order of Merit.(Hazel Grove, Prestbury, Dunham, Pleasington and Conwy)
Some of the most charismatic players the game has known are fighting to become the number 1 ranked amateur golfer in Cheshire- Who will come out on top?

The Shotsaver Order of Merit

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Dear Maxitours’ player,

THE TERRIFIC MAXITOURS WINTER / SPRING SCHEDULE 2013-2014

Please find below the new Maxitours Winter / Spring Dates for 2013-2014. I trust you will agree this is the best Maxitours schedule ever.

I have tried to ensure that EVERY week you will be playing great value golf on one the BEST golf courses in Cheshire and the surrounding area.

Once again we are invited back with open arms by every course we have played. This is due to the excellent etiquette and respect for the courses shown by Maxitours players each week and also because you are so supportive of the home club, caterers and professional. Many, many thanks for that.

I really enjoy running my events as we have such a nice group of players. I don’t require pre-payment as it is exceedingly rare that I get any ‘no shows’ at my events. Of course there will continue to be no joining fee. Your support and reliability is greatly appreciated.

Thanks for playing your Maxitours golf in the true spirit of the game and good luck in the coming Maxitours season.

Yours in Golf,

Tim