**room for 2 teams x4 on Thursday at Ringway 10.30am shotgun start**

The Maxitours Order of merit after 8 events

Handicap reductions (1 shot deducted for a win, .5 for a second place finish)
1/2 shot deduction from current active handicap
George Drakonakis, Sam Wilson, Joe York, Colin Byrne, Steve Ballard, Tony Ball, Dave Almond-Smith, John Aikenhead, Ella Rawthore, Steve Goodier, Hugh Thomas, Arthur Jowell, Terry Davison, Charles Herbert, Alan Pengelly, Mark Richardson, Cath Rawthore, Andy Stubbens, Carl Kennedy
1 shot deduction
Eddie Stirling, Frank Stapleton, Stuart Pearson, Kristian Oakes, Blake Norton, Gary Nixon, Henry Narroway, Adam Hart, Barry Gibney, Gav Dixon, Ben Davies, Laurie Cole, Josh Brand, Kevin Beattie, Pete Atherton, Graham Aspinall, Paul Dalby, Malc Wells, Barney Ross, Pete Moores, Dave Marchant, Bob Sinclair, Moby Rawthore,
2 shot deduction- Andy Taylor
2 1/2 shot deduction- Martin Firth

Latest Shotsaver Order of Merit

top 10 qualify for the famous Maxitours shootout in April

* a couple of spots are now free at Conwy on 4th December*

Maxitours at blustery (but very dry!) Delamere

England and Wales were on flood alert today and many areas were battered by strong winds and heavy rain. Incredibly, Delamere Forest was a tranquil little oasis for a group of happy golfers enjoying the blustery but dry conditions.
‘We’ve dodged one hell of a bullet’ was the general consensus of the 85 golfers who really enjoyed one of the finest inland courses in the North.

Full figured Alex Jerman was delighted with his away day at Delamere Forest. ‘The course was superb and incredibly dry. I also think that serving pastries behind the bar is a great idea. I haven’t had a sausage roll for years- its brilliant here!’

Brothers Steven and Jason Ballard from Shotsaver are terrific Maxitours sponsors. Due to their Mediterranean good looks and sense of style they are very often mistaken for the charismatic and talented Italian Molinari brothers. Unfortunately when playing on the course they often get mistaken for the Marx brothers. Today Jason teamed up with big hitting Moby Rawthore and he was overjoyed to finish in a career best 2nd place on 42 points.

Carl Kennedy and Kit Parkington from Northenden reached the turn in 24 points and picked up a further 3 points on both the 10th and 11th holes. The increasing wind speed and the intense pressure associated with winning such a major event on the sporting calendar, saw the likeable duo dropping shots on the back nine faster than Roman Abramovich sacks his managers.

The badly dressed duo of Terry Davison and Arthur Jowell normally finish well below the middle of the field each week. The main reason they support Maxitours Events is in order to sample the wide variety of beers on offer throughout Cheshire . Today, after another less than average nine holes, Jowell could be seen salivating as he looked across from the 9th green towards the warm Delamere bar. Davison then eagled the 11th hole to earn five points for his team. Jowell (who owns half of Macclesfield) then birdied the 13th and 14th before Davison made a superb birdie at the last. They looked stunned as they entered the clubhouse and their 42 point haul was good enough for 2nd place. ‘I’ll have a pint to celebrate’ said Jowell.

Winning todays event was the pairing of Dave Marchant and Bob Sinclair. These two terrific blokes have played each week for the past five years without a victory to their name. Today they teed off first in the calm conditions and destroyed the Delamere course. ‘It was like an outer body experience’ said the Alsager men as they recorded four birdies on their way to 46 points and a four shot win.
Very well played indeed chaps.

Thank you to all who supported todays event despite the poor forecast. Many thanks also to Steven and Jason from Shotsaver for their marvellous continued support.

Alan Noden Nearest the pin 6th Dozen Wilson Staff balls
John Royle Nearest the pin 12th Dozen Wilson Staff balls

2s £65 3 pro V1s 6 srixon AD333s
Andy Collins Gary Garner x2 Alan Noden John Robinson Tony Wilson John Royle

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Maxitours at Prestbury Golf Club.

What a glorious day! The weather was incredible and Prestbury Golf Club was in excellent condition for todays latest Maxitours event.

Zlatan Ibrahimavics amazing overhead kick for Sweden last night has been quoted by many top football pundits as perhaps the best goal ever scored. Ex-England manager Graham Taylor said he had never seen anyone strike a ball with such amazing power and accuracy from such an outlandish body position. It is very clear he has never witnessed Maxitours regular Geoff Cogswell playing golf.

Seventy six year old Neville Dennis is a local golfing celebrity. After a terrific front nine of 45 points his team of ‘B’ listers started to hit the ball into the Prestbury jungle. Neville was quietly thinking to himself ‘Get me out of here!’ as they only managed 36 points on the back nine.

Malc Wells (4) plays more golf than a Tour pro. Malc talks like a tour pro. Malc tries to dress like a Tour Pro. Today his playing partners nearly fell over as Malc for once actually played like a tour pro. Some terrific driving and iron play saw him guide his team into an excellent 4th position with 84 points.

Despite dropping two shots on their first hole, third place went to the Pleasington team of Pete Bedford(6), Andrew Walsh(2), Mark Walsh(11) and Nick Pedley(14). The pale faced Lancastrians migrated South today, in search of the warm Cheshire sunshine. They were delighted to return to their damp homeland with a prize.

Two handicapper Mark Richardson is a class golfer. He is also set to become a local Celebrity when he appears on Dragons Den this Sunday evening (absolutely true). Today his team of Charles Herbert(17), Brian Hopkins(6) and Andy Stubbens(6) watched in awe as Mark scored three birdies and a terrific eagle helping them into 2nd place with 85 points.

First place went to the big hitting Wychwood Park team of Eddy Sterling(7), Gary Nixon(10), Henry Narroway(14) and Kristian Oakes. Gary had a terrific run of five holes on the back nine, playing them in two under to give his team a real boost. Very well played gentlemen!

Nearest to the pin on the 7th was won by the vastly underrated Bob Sutton, Alan Pengelly took the honours at the 17th hole.

Many thanks to all who supported the event so well today, yours in golf, Tim.

Nearest pin 7th Alan Pengelly
Nearest pin 17th Bob Sutton

2’s sweep £135 5 pro V1 each or 12 Srixon AD333 each
John Safhill Laurie Cole Barney Ross Mick Mahon Pete Holmes John Royle Cath Rawthore x2

Maxitours at Wonderful Wilmslow

The first Maxitours visit to the fantastic Wilmslow Golf Club was a tremendous success. The Club manager Keith Melia made us all feel very welcome and the Autumn sunshine and stunning scenery ensured a very enjoyable day.
‘This beats a normal Monday morning at work’ said a delighted Paul Dalby as he whistled his way onto the first tee.

Wilmslow Golf Club held the European Tours’ Manchester Open which was won by Nick Faldo in 1982. The superb venue entertained all the top players from Europe and Australia . Thirty years later one of the older Wilmslow members thought he saw Greg Norman on the course today, and I had to reassure him it was only the aggressive swinging and Golden haired Mark Green.

I must admit I got a little excited myself a little later when I spotted Craig Stadler setting up to hit his approach shot into the 18th green. I soon calmed down after recognising David Fellowes’ unique backswing and follow through.

‘I’m really looking forward to playing today’ remarked Andy Sandham ‘I hit everything with a nice little draw and this course suits me.’ Playing partner Dave Collinson nearly fell over ‘I’ve never seen you hit a little draw. You either hit a slinging out of control right to left shape or a snap hook out of bounds.’

The car park at some Maxitours event can sometimes be quite impressive. Today Colin Lynch turned up in his trademark Black Ferrari California . Unfortunately this was overshadowed by his son’s bright orange Lambourghini.

Competitive Steve Best was so keen to play today he was even prepared to be paired up with a partner he had never met ‘Is he any good Maxi?’ he inquired. Steve was hoping for a young, strong, talented, big hitting and athletic partner who looked like he would guarantee plenty of birdies. You could see him trying to conceal his immense disappointment when he was introduced to Tony Ball. The two battled their way to a very average 36 points.

On the golf course Gary Garner (7) and Mark Green (12) were on fire as they scored 25 points on the front nine, unfortunately they couldn’t keep it up as they returned in just 18 to take 4th place. Lee Tilley(11) and Dave Rhodes(12) failed to score any points on the second hole however a strong finish by the charismatic Saddleworth businessmen saw them finish in a career best third position.

Second place went to Moby Rawthore (3) and Pete ‘For gods sake don’t tell the wife I’m playing’ Moores (11). A terrific birdie by Moores on the 1st hole helped them on their way.

Taking todays honours with a magnificent 47 points were the likeable Tytherington duo Martin Firth (7)and Andy Taylor (14). These two big hitters from Mexico(?) are regularly in the prizes however a two shot Maxitours general play reduction should slow them down a little! Great golf chaps, very well played.

9th Hole Nearest the pin Barry Harrison Dozen AD333s
17th Hole Nearest the pin Bernard ‘ I hit a beautifully flighted six iron’ Fee Dozen AD333s.

2’s sweep 4 pro V1s or 8 srixons £82.50 John Bent Paul Dalby Cath Rawthore Dave Ryder Richard Palmer Martin Murray Andy Sandham

Prestbury Golf Club AM AM
Thursday 15th November 10.45am Shotgun start

1a Geoff Haynes x4
1b John Bent x4
2a Neville Dennis x4
2b Colin Roberts x4
3 Dave Parsons x4
4a Pete Bedford x4
4b John Stubbs x4
5a Charles Herbert x4
5b Alex Jerman x2
6a Alan Pengelly x4
6b David Blood x4
7 Ian King x4
8a Moby Rawthore x4
8b Mick Mahon x4
9a Gary Garner x4
9b Bob Sutton x4
10 Al Green x4
11a Jim Caldwell x4
11b Sean Kirkby x4
12 John Hignet x4
13 Eddy Sterling x4
14a Malc Wells x4
14b Iain Bartholomew x2 Richard Blackwell x2
15a Robert Rhodes x4
15b Giles Terry x4
16 Pete Holmes x4
17b Sarsfield x4
18a Lewis Marland x4
18b Gav Dixon x4

Reserves: Dave Bentley x4

Maxitours at Superb Sandiway

Sandiway was the magnificent setting for todays Maxitours Event. The Golf Club made us feel very welcome and it was a really special touch when the Club Captain said a few words to make us all feel very welcome during registration.

The famous old course was really well presented for todays event and many Maxitour regulars were playing Sandiway for the first time. Mark Breirley is not easily impressed but even he commented ‘Beautiful, beautiful- what a fabulous track’ this sentiment was echoed by all todays competitors.

On my return from holiday it was remarked that I wasn’t as tanned as expected. I can assure you that the weather was lovely however it is very hard for the sun to penetrate the roof of the ‘all you can eat’ restaurant.

There is a famous saying ‘if you can’t play golf wear a cap.’ there is also the saying ‘if you can’t play golf get a good partner.’ Bob Sutton has finished last in his previous two outings so today he put on his cap and played with one of Knutsford Golf Clubs top stars Stuart Blake. He was totally overjoyed to finish in a highly respectable 32nd position.

It was fascinating to sit in the clubhouse and watch the variety of methods used to ascertain who was closest to the pin on the 18th. Gary Whittaker who took the honours was so close he could use his putter grip to confirm he was nearest. Earlier, the Intelligent Paul Dalby used the flagstick as a measure for his excellent shot. Gary Garner preferred the one foot directly in front of the other tightrope method to see if he was closest. Paul Newnes nearly pulled a hamstring as he goose-stepped his way across the green after hitting it to thirty feet early on in the day.

Just one shot separated the top ten pairings in todays highly competitive event. Six pairings scored 42 points to finish tied for 5th place.
Richard Preston and Andy Bannister from Mere scored an excellent 43 points to take fourth spot. Shrigley Halls Lee Turner and Andy Bethell finished third with a stronger back nine. Second place went to Cheshire regular Cath ‘4 birdies’ Rawthore who played with her talented daughter Ella.
Taking first place with a strong back nine finish also on 43 points was Graham Aspinall and Ben Davies. Aspinall was under performing on the front nine until Eddie Ellis fizzed a terrific recovery shot out of the trees into Aspinalls cheekbone. Eddie was unhappy to see so much distance taken his off his great recovery shot but soon cheered up when he saw how it seemed to lead to a marked improvement in his pals game. Aspinalls parred the 17th and 18th to bring home the bacon.

Thanks to everyone for your support and to Karen Gallagher and Matt Turnock for their help in running todays event.
Happy Golfing, Tim!

2’s sweep £182.50 5 Titleist pro vs or 10 srixons AD333s
Bob Kwan Colin Byrne Cath Rawthore Malc Wells Alex Pritchard Iain Bartholomew Jonty Geek Paul Bennett Paul Sherlock Barry Eddlestone Mike Wilson Garry Smith Richard Stockdale

Nearest the pin in two 8th Ben Davies Doz AD333s
Nearest the pin 18th Garry Whittaker Doz AD333s 1st tee

MONDAY 5th November
Wilmslow Golf Club
Pairs £25
10.00 Neville Dennis x4
10.09 Colin Roberts x4
10.18 Ian King x4
10.27 Mick Mahon x4
10.36 Woodcock x4
10.45 Geoff Haynes x4
10.55 John Stubbs x4
11.04 Paul Taylor x4
11.13 Gary Garner x4
11.22 Ray Ward x4
11.31 Charles Herbert x4
11.40 Colin Byrne x4
11.49 Al Green x4
11.58 Moby Rawthore x4

10th tee
10.00 Pete Holmes x4
10.09 Iain Bartholomew x2 Carl Kennedy x2
10.18 Colin Baxendale x4
10.27 Dave Parsons x4
10.36 Paul Woodcock x4
10.36 Al Noden x4
10.45 Al Noden x4
10.54 John Bent x4
11.03
11.12 Rob Hands x4
11.21 Paul Crisp x4?
11.30 Eddie Stirling x2 Rhodri Jones x2
11.39 David Blood x4
11.48 Lewis Marland x2 Malc Wells x2
11.57 Colin Baxendale x2 Iain Perkins x2