*New Maxitours Winter schedule released by email tomorrow morning!!!!!!!! Try not to lose too much sleep.

*Next Thursday: ‘The RAA Putter Classic AM AM’ at Hazel Grove – 3 team spots left.
(Lee Sullivan Highly Respected PGA Certified Putting Instructor will be available with the full range of fantastic putters to try and he will also offer some free expert advice.) http://raaputters.com/home.aspx

The Srixon Masters at Reddish Vale

Reddish Vale was in great condition for today’s Maxitours event. Many competitors felt that the lightening fast greens were the best they had played on all year. The course was a real credit to the members and staff of this lovely historical course.

Alasdair Mackenzie has designed some of the best golf courses in the best locations in the world. Nobody is too sure what he was doing wandering around Stockport one hundred and one years ago but he has blessed the Reddish locals with a real masterpiece to enjoy.

John Hilditch announced in the clubhouse that the last time he played here was in the 1978 Greater Manchester Schoolboys Championship. It looked like he was trying to roll back the years by wearing his old school uniform today as he modelled a very scruffy navy blue tank top and his best Clarks shoes.

Many husbands buy their wives flowers to show their affection. Chris Hegarty displayed his love for wife Gail when he was seen carrying his bag on his back and pushing her powerless electric trolley up the famous steep last hole. Gail eased his job by removing her putter and offering a few encouraging words as he neared the summit of the hill.

In today’s event the grey haired pairing of Dave Stanhope(11) and John Anderton(9) from High Legh set the early pace with an excellent 43 points. This was matched by Brian Gibbons(9) and Mark Kilgallen(15) from Upton by Chester who took third and also Didsburys Bob Vickers(6) and Rob Anderton(5) who took second place with a super back nine.

Taking the honours were veterans Ron Jolley(17) and John Hilton(12) who scored a wonderful 44 points. Retired Ron was in charge of motorway lighting systems for many years and he played illuminating golf on the front nine. John was a table tennis pro for ten years and he used all his experience on the closing holes to ensure victory

Many thanks to Srixon’s Jon Gallagher for his terrific sponsorship today. All players gratefully received three top of the range Srixon Z stars to happily use/lose during their round.

Nearest the Pin 4th Stuart Turner Dozen AD333s
Nearest the Pin 12th Graham Brownhill Dozen AD333s

2’s £112.50 3 Srixon Z Stars or 5 AD333s per two Mike Birtwhistle Bob Vickers Dave Murphy Liam Harrison Conor Winstanley Mike Brown Pete Bostock Gary Garner x2 Steve Latchford Steve Hamlett Stuart Turner Eddie Ellis Andy Stubbens

*Next Thursday ‘The Srixon Masters’ atAlastair Mackenzies ‘Reddish Vale’ just £20 including a sleeve of balls! The greens are fast and the course is in the best condition EVER (according to home pro Andy Myers)-still spaces

*Mixed Open at Knutsford Sunday October 20th £25 Per couple

*The ‘New Best Ever Maxitours Winter Schedule’ is released early next week- play ALL the top courses in Cheshire!

Maxitours at Fabulous Ringway

Another full field enjoyed the wonderful Ringway Golf Club. Heavy rain is forecast for tonight and tomorrow, however all today’s players remained very happy and very dry today.
The first class greens were cut and ironed this morning and were a real pleasure to play on. Nick Ryan is a class head professional and he was once again a great help. The catering is also excellent, unfortunately steak and chips at 11am was followed by fish and chips at 5pm. Thanks also to vivacious Fiona the stunning Club Manager.

Charles Herbert must have been bored this morning. He phoned me from his home in nearby Fallowfield three miles away ‘whats the weather like over there? Is it shorts or trouser weather?’ he asked.

Vince Sweeney the ex-Assistant Chief Constable for Greater Manchester Police played today. He made the National newspapers in the 80’s when he got married to Miss Sheila ‘Todd’. Today he failed to make the ‘cut’ and was a long way from ‘murdering’ the tricky Ringway course.

John Stubbs is another intelligent retired police detective who played today. ‘The downhill putts are a lot faster than the uphill putts on this course’ he deducted after his round. Despite this insight John still managed to three putt the 13th green after winning the nearest the pin prize.

In today’s event the scoring was once again very close. Lewis Marland(13) continues his excellent form and he managed a high finish even when playing alongside one of the nicest and yet most unsuccessful golfers in Manchester -Alf Shillitoe(18). Lewis nearly fell over when unreliable Alf made a surprising and tremendous par at the last. The like able duo were overjoyed with 4th position and could be seen sitting very close to each other having a post round drink in the bar.

Third place went to Denton ’s badly dressed Joel King(7) and his gritty partner Jim Cox(3). Joel was magnificent on the front nine scoring three birdies however Cox stood up to the mark on the back nine and their 45 points was good enough for 3rd place.

Ian King’s(8) season turned around when he found a new best friend in Alex Elliott, a talented eighteen year old ‘fresh faced’ 1 handicapper from Bramall GC. Alex birdied four holes in a row from the 9th hole today. Ian King made his major contribution on the back nine when he handed his young partner a chocolate bar and a bottle of fizzy pop to give him a bit more energy. To his credit Kingy is turning himself into a quality golfer and he made majestic pars on the testing and crucial 14th and 15th holes.

Today’s winners were the very experienced Colin Roberts(18) and John Rigby(14). These two Alsager members are so old they no longer buy green bananas. Talented Colin and John are true gentlemen who have a great passion for the game and they have both supported Maxitours brilliantly over the past five years. They will be extremely popular winners among their fellow competitors. Roberts was class on the front nine and Rigby played the seven tough closing holes in level par. Great golf chaps, very well played indeed!

Many thanks to Shotsaver for their Sponsorship today. Thanks to all Competitors for your continued support.

Nearest the Pin 13th John Stubbs Dozen Srixon Soft Feels
Nearest the Pin 16th Charles Herbert Dozen AD333s

2’s £125 6 pro v1s or a dozen Srixons per two. Alex Morgan Adam Hart Chris Harrison Jim Caldwell Paul Stubbs Nick Lea Jimmy Murphy

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Great Upcoming Maxitours Events

Ringway Shotsaver pairs Thurs 5th Sept £25 -spaces
Srixon pairs at Reddish Vale Thurs 12th Sept £20 inc free sleeve and ball fitting -spaces

Maxitours at Cracking Crewe Golf Club

Crewe Golf Club is the most Southerly venue on the Maxitours calendar. All todays players agreed it was well worth the journey. The greens were hand cut and ironed by the respected team of greenkeepers helping to enhance Crewe’s growing reputation as an excellent golfing destination. The catering and hospitality was also absolutely first class. Dave Wheeler ‘four time Cheshire matchplay champion’ is also perhaps the nicest pro in the region.

A few teams were delayed and had to rush on to the first tee after there was a crash involving a refrigerated truck on the M6. Hundreds of frozen chickens were strewn across the carriageway. Unfortunately for Bill Gillings they were the only birdies he saw all day as his team struggled to score 77 points.

It was great to see the Knutsford Golf Club Captain playing today and the good looking John Phibbs continued his recent fine form with some impressive golf on the back nine.

Yellow tees, superbly fast running and receptive greens together with Augusta-like fairways led to the best scoring of the year at this lovely Cheshire course. Not all players were happy with their teams’ efforts however: ‘Playing with these guys is like trying to ride a bike uphill without a chain’ complained long suffering Tony Wilson after his team once again narrowly missed out on the prizes.

Dunham Forests’ Adam Hart(7) played alongside his Didsbury friends Malc Wells(2) Bob Vickers (6) and Steve Hamlett(16) they enjoyed the early morning benign conditions and scored 89 points to take third place. The Disley team of Billy Whyte(22), Mark Woodhead(12), George Maxwell(20) and Paul Kuiper(12) then scored a terrific 93 points which looked good enough to win. Kuiper was the main man picking up three birdies on the back nine.

Brian Gibbons(10) from Upton-by-Chester has played in nearly twenty Maxitours events and before today he had never had a top ten finish, his favourite pop group is ‘Wrong Direction’. Today the erratic ten handicapper played ‘definitely the best golf of my life’ as he rolled in four tremendous birdies and team mate Russ Brooks (8) was also thunder-struck as he managed a career best five gross birdies. Dave Murphy(10) and Mark Kilgallen(16) also contributed well for a magnificent 95 Points and the score of the year! Great golf chaps.

Many thanks to all players for your support today, Tim

Nearest the Pin 8th Bob Sinclair Dozen Srixon soft feel
Nearest the Pin 14th Derek Scoular Dozen srixon soft feel

In the twos sweep Chris Lee made a superb eagle on the par 4 twelfth hole after hitting his drive within three feet of the pin.

2’s £125 3 pro v1s or 6 srixons per two
Russ Brooks Bob Vickers Adam Hart Joe York Chris Lee x2 Dave Alcock Nick Lea Dave Taylor David Wilkinson Rob Anderson Malc Wells Mike Dobson Laurie Cole Hugh Thomas

Tee Times for the Ringway Shotsaver Pairs

5th September 2013 £25

9.25 Neville Dennis x4
9.34 Colin Roberts x4
9.43 Jim Caldwell x4
9.52 Mark Wheeler x4
10.01 Ian King x4
10.10 Malcolm Wells x4
10.19 Dave Stanhope x4
10.28 Geoff Haynes x4
10.37 Jim Clarke x4
10.46 John Stubbs x4
10.55 Ian Lilley x4
11.00
11.04 Andrew Royle x2 Wayne Colclough x2
11.13 Steve Graham x4
11.22 Paul Sherlock x4
11.31 Phil Dermott x4
11.41 Carl Kennedy x2
11.50 Pete Holmes x4
12.01 Peter Cross x2 Ian Bartholomew x2
12.10 Lewis Marland x2 Richard Blackwell x2
12.19 Kieth Jackson x4
12.29 Tony Ramatowski x2 Dave Crowther x2
12.37 Colin Baxendale x4
12.46 Al Noden x4
12.55 Al Noden x4
1.04
1.13 Graham Waddington x4
1.21 Dave Griffiths x4
1.30 John Broadhurst x4
1.39 Mark Robinson x4
1.48 Tony Rains x4
1.57 Neil Todd x4
2.06 Richard Williamson x4
2.15 Ian Lilley x2
2.24 Richard Stockdale x4
2.33 Phil Chadwick x4
2.42 Andy Bradley x4
2.51
3.00 Charles Herbert x4

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Upcoming events!
Crewe Am Am £20 Tuesday 27th Aug- spaces for 3 teams
Ringway Shotsaver pairs £25 5th Sept- spaces filling fast
Reddish Vale Srixon masters £20 Thurs12th Sept-inc free ball fitting +sleeve of srixon balls-spaces

Maxitours at ‘breathtaking’ Hopwood

The Manchester Golf Club was the superb setting for today’s Maxitours event. ‘This must be the best course we play all year’ remarked a knowledgeable Andy Stubbens, many players in today’s strong field would agree with him.

The friendly club has Brian O’Connor as their top class PGA pro and businessman. His wife Geraldine does a great job as the Club Secretary and daughter Rachel is a class player currently studying in the US , the whole family was extremely efficient and wonderfully hospitable today.

On arrival at the club there was an eerie smoky mist covering the course as the Bredbury plastic fire fallout incredibly continued to affect distant areas. Through the haze 76 year old Neville Dennis was a solitary figure on the range. He was mastering his bunker play ‘I practice every day’ wheezed the dedicated legend as he struggled with the poisonous fumes.

Another Maxitours legend is the food loving Dave Antrobus. This morning he looked like a boy caught with his hand in the cookie jar when a large portion of chips arrived with his pre-round cheese on toast. ‘I didn’t know it would come with chips- honestly. I ordered it from the breakfast menu’ said a distraught Antrobus ‘I never ever eat chips before 11 o’clock’.

Today thousands of schoolchildren received their GCSE results. There was the usual spread of success and disappointments. There were also bad results for golfers George Maxwell and Willie White who must do better after they scored just 28 points. Terry Day and Chris Ernill could be getting a letter home after they also failed with just 29 points. Worryingly Bill Melia and Alan Brough have been advised to take up woodwork as they could only manage 27 points.

In today’s competition it was a case of trying to make your score on the easier front nine before trying to hang on in there over the famous tough closing holes. John Beech and Glynn Jones went ‘From Penthouse to Doghouse’ as a sparkling front nine of 23 points was followed by a paltry 13 points on the back nine.

Scoring at the top of the leaderboard was once again was very close with just 2 points separating the top 8 pairings.

Taking 4th place was Mark Woodhead(12) and Paul Kuiper(12) with an excellent 43 point haul. Third place went to the veteran pairing of Dave Alcock(11) and Ian Appleton(16) who could be found whimpering in the corner of the clubhouse after picking up just three points on their final two holes. Frustrated John Reilly(9) and Jimmy ‘six daughters’ O’Reilly(9) could be seen head butting the tables in the Hopwood dining room after several lipped putts over the closing holes cost them a momentous victory.

First place today went to the pairing of businessman Ian King(9) and student Matt Spencer(14) who also scored a respectable 44 points, a strong back nine from the golf mad Bramall duo saw ever present King record his first victory for over two years. Great golf chaps.

It is great to see top blokes Colin Roberts and John Rigby take the senior prize (best over 60’s not in the top 3). A poor finish also cost this likeable duo from winning the main event.

Many thanks for your support today, Tim.

Nearest the Pin 13th Dave Alcock Dozen AD333s
Nearest the Pin 16th Ian King Dozen AD333s

2’s £142.50 4 pro v1s or 9 srixon soft feels each Tony Wilson Martin Firth Dave Alcock Pete O’Niell James West Dave Kelly Greg Fee Billy Coleman Lee Tilley

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Great Upcoming events
Manchester Hopwood £22.50 Thursday (room for 2 players)
Crewe Am Am £20 Tuesday 27th Aug- spaces for 3 teams
Ringway Shotsaver pairs £25 5th Sept- spaces filling fast
Reddish Vale Srixon masters £20 Thurs12th Sept-inc free ball fitting +sleeve of srixon balls-spaces

Many thanks to all the players who attended the very enjoyable Carden Park Trip this weekend. The spirit and camaraderie amongst the players was brilliant all weekend.

The results are shown below.

Pairs betterball
Monday 19th Aug

Mark Richardson + Andy Dutton 43pts 12

Dozen z stars

Mark Marshall +Rob Moore 43pts 11

Greg Norman shirt

Mark Robinson + Stuart Coupe 42pts 10

Greg Norman shirt

Bob Kwan + Robert Kwan 40pts 9

FJ Glove

Trevor Watts + Simon Maxwell 40pts 8

Rob Tabbron + Colin Walton 40pts 7

Mick Mahon + Frank Hindle 39pts 6

Mike Johnson + Paul Bishop 39pts 5

John Reilly + Jimmy O’Reilly 38pts 4

Neville Dennis + Frank Massey 38pts 3
GwenWilson + Amjad Butt 38pts 2

Tony + Pam Ramatowski 36pts 1
John Swift + Maureen Jolley 33pts

Ian McDowell + Barry Greening 33pts

John Farnsworth + Dave Westwood 31pts

Mark Tabbron + Steve Halton 28pts

Nearest the pin 15th Pam Ramatowski Greg Norman shirt
Nearest the pin 17th Simon Maxwell Greg Norman shirt

Sunday 18th Aug
Nicklaus course Team of 4 AM AM

Mike Johnson Stuart Coupe Mark Johnson Paul Bishop
85pts Dozen Z Stars each

Maureen Jolley John Swift Amjad Butt GwenWilson

83pts Greg Norman shirt each/balls

Mark Marshall Rob Moore Bob Kwan Robert Kwan
79pts Greg Norman shirt each

Neville Dennis, Jimmy O’Reilly, John Reilly, Frank Massey
78pts

Mick Mahon, John Farnsworth, Frank Hindle, Dave Westwood
76pts

Mark Richardson, Andy Dutton, Ian McDowell, Barry Greening
73pts

Trevor Watts, Simon Maxwell, Tony and Pam Ramatowski
72pts

Rob Tabbron, Colin Walton, Rob Tabbron, Steve Halton
65pts