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*** Alistair Mackenzies ‘must play’ Cavendish a new venue confirmed for Thursday 14th June, in my top 5 favourite UK courses, great setting, terrific greens, -they make Augusta’s look flat***

Vale Royal The Footjoy Am-Am teams of 4 next Weds -still few spaces left!!! £25 including great prizes and bacon bap!
Hazel Grove 24th May –few spaces £20
North Manchester 29th May –few spaces £20
Prestbury Wilson Classic 7th June-nearly full £30
Cavendish 14th June- spaces £20

Maxitours at delightful Dunham Forest

The exclusive Dunham Forest Golf and Country club was the wonderful setting for todays Maxitours Golf Event.

In its 50 year history Dunham Forest has had only had 4 Club Professionals- The BBC Commentator Alex Hay, Ryder Cup player Dave Thomas, Doug Smith and currently the very highly respected professional Ian Wrigley who has served the club so well for nearly forty years. Many thanks to Ian, the friendly staff and members who made us feel very, very welcome indeed.

During the 2nd world war the Dunham course was used as an Italian prisoner of war camp. As Colin Lynch quietly stumbled through the trees searching for his pinnacle it was suggested that he looked rather like an escaped Italian inmate with his stripy golf pants, nice tan and slick black hair.

Next Monday Dunham Forest is hosting the Manchester United golf day, it may well be advisable to stay well away from the course as there could be a few golf shoes flying around the locker rooms and golf clubs flying around the course if results go as expected on Sunday.

In todays event John Reilly and Jimmy O’Reilly started this season where they left off last year as they set the early pace with 45 points. This was matched by the smartly dressed Pete Moores and the not so smartly dressed Moby Rawthore who were beaten on a card play off. Gary Garner and Ray Ward stood on the eighteenth tee with 45 points but a calamity of errors saw them fail to add to that total and they finished third on the card play off.

Near the end of the field 75 year old regulars Jimmy Eccles and Kenny Jepson were having the round of their lives as they recorded 26 points on the front nine. These two legends normally enjoy playing bad golf with very little success ‘are you enjoying the course chaps?’ I asked as I collected the nearest the pin marker ‘its absolutely bloody marveeluss!’ replied Kenny as his partner rolled in a birdie. Jimmy looked like he was having an outer body experience. Their 45 point haul was their best ever Maxitours performance however they were beaten into 4th place on the card play off ‘call the golf police!’ exclaimed Kenny ‘we’ve been robbed’.

Thanks for your support, I hope you had a terrific day on the links.
£80 4 pro vs or 8 srixon AD333
2’s Alan Smith Phil Ashcroft Paul Dalby Frank Stapleton Terry Davison Brian Hopkins Andy Stubbens

Nearest the pin 3rd hole Clint Jolley Dozen AD333
Nearest the Pin 8th hole Darren Wood Dozen AD333

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Terrific Upcoming Maxitour events!
Dunham Forest Thursday 10th May –full £25 pairs
Vale Royal WEDNESDAY 16th May-nearly full £25 inc bacon bap Team of 4
Hazel Grove Thursday 24th May-filling fast £20 Shotsaver pairs
North Manchester Tuesday 29th May- filling fast £20 Team of 4

Results from magnificent Pleasington

The magnificent Pleasington Golf Course was presented in tremendous condition for this the first event of the Maxitours Summer season. The fast, smooth and true greens were really enjoyed by all 92 Maxitours players. Many thanks to the excellent greens staff for their professional work.

The Summer Tour officially started today and we new we were in for a great days golf when Colin Lynch revved his way into the Pleasington car park in his black Ferrari California (this car is only used by Colin in the summer months when extreme fine weather is forecast.) After playing some great golf recently Colin was delighted to pick up a pair of black Footjoy socks, but a white Taylor Made visor was not so warmly received ‘haven’t you got a black one to match my Ferrari?’ asked a disappointed Colin.

Big Phil Cogswell was out in the third match today, this talented musician plays keyboard at various venues across the UK in his band called ‘Crash.’ Phil’s claim to fame is once appearing on ‘Top of the Pops’ in the 70’s. Today Phil’s golf was hitting all the wrong notes as he popped and topped his way around the tricky heathland course. Phil also nearly caused a major ‘crash’ as his hooked tee shot clattered off the railway tracks bordering the 5th hole narrowly missing the 9.15 to Burnley .

Dave Stanhope turned up today with a really nasty eye infection and bumped into several chairs as he stumbled into the Pleasington Golf Club lounge barely able to see where he was going. Dave has worked hard and spent thousands of pounds seeking perfection in his golf swing however he appeared very alarmed to find himself playing his best golf today despite the fact he could see neither the hole, nor the ball, nor his club.

Retired policeman John Stubbs is desperate to win some balls and enters in the 2’s sweep each week, unfortunately he very often returns to the Clubhouse upset, shaking and with tears in his eyes after ‘missing a string of birdie putts on the short holes’. Today the likeable 64 year old Sale member decided the simplest and least stressful way to make a two was on a par five and he holed his 3 wood to record that the rareist of birds-an Albatross- on Pleasington’s beautiful 7th hole. Congratulations on your wonderful achievement John!

Sean Reilly and Paul Bradley had a poor start to their round however an excellent back nine saw them record 44 points and a solid third place. Joe Leech and talented Pleasington member Tariq Aziz matched that score but Tariqs magnificent chip to save par on the 18th hole was enough to secure second place.

First place went to Steve Rourke and the on-form Moby Rawthore from Sale GC. It was a real team effort however the highlight of their round was when Rourke chipped in on the tough 13th hole as he became perhaps the scruffiest looking golfer ever to win on Maxitours.

Many thanks for your support of todays event, I hope you enjoyed this great venue.
Tim.

Nearest the pin 10th hole David Wilson Dozen AD333
Nearest the pin 16th hole Moby Rawthore Dozen AD333

2s £70 24 balls 3pro V1 balls or 6 srixon balls each Moby Rawthore Gav Sutcliffe Neil Ritchie Martin Bray Andy Hall Guy Hall John Stubbs

Taylor Made RBZ Irons steel and graphite-best uk price
Taylor Made R11 Irons reg and stiff -best uk price
Taylor made R9 irons reg and stiff just £299!

Spaces at Pleasington this Thursday- nearly full-times for 4 players at 9.36am, 10am and 2.28pm

Final Winter Shotsaver s430 Order of Merit

Nearly 1000 golfers competed in Maxitours events this winter and 276 talented golfers played well enough to earn Order of Merit points. The Final Shotsaver S430 Order of Merit was just won by John Reilly after his good friend Jimmy O’Reilly and Moby Rawthore made strong challenges on the exciting final day singles. Many thanks to Shotsaver for their tremendous support of this years Order of Merit which I am delighted to announce will continue this Summer.

*limited spots at Pleasington next Thursday- see below*
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Maxitours Shotsaver singles at Knutsford.

The recent damp weather has shut many local courses however the delightful and well draining Knutsford golf course was never in danger of being closed, indeed it was presented in tremendous condition by its team of hard working greenkeepers.

‘This is the wettest drought I’ve ever bloody known’ said Neville Dennis as he put on his waterproofs ready to start the days play. The clouds soon lifted and conditions improved as everyone who sensibly ignored the weather forecast had an enjoyable day.

Terry Davison loves telling jokes, even if they are not very funny. Today, on more than one occasion, he enjoyed coming out with the Old classic ‘the back nine is much harder than the front nine’ as he referred to the beautiful nine hole Knutsford course.

In todays exciting final event of the season John Reilly struggled in the early part of his round, a fighting back nine saw him secure the Shotsaver S430 Order of Merit by just two points from his good friend Jimmy O’Reilly. John has been an ever present on Maxitours this year and this seven handicapper has a terrific fighting spirit which makes him such a great competitor, very well played John.

Frank Garvey and Sean Reilly continued their strong finish to the season as they finished second and third respectively, honours of the day went to six handicapper Guds Ahmed. Guds has struggled all season due to his exciting lifestyle, however he is getting back to his flambouyant best on the golf course and a solid level par back nine earned him first place with 38 points.

Nearest the pin 3rd Colin Lynch Dozen Srixon soft feel
Nearest the pin 5th Joe York Dozen Srixon soft feel
2’s £42.50 Pete Holmes 14 pro v1s or 28 srixon AD333s

Great upcoming Maxitours events
Thurs 26th April Knutsford-full
Thurs 3rd May Pleasington-few spaces
Thurs 10th May Dunham Forest-full
Weds 16th Superb Vale Royal-few spaces
Thurs 24th Alistair Mackenzie’s Hazel Grove-few spaces
Tues 29th Phenomenal North Manchester-few spaces

Shotsaver Pairs at Prestbury Golf Club.

Maxitours visited wonderful Prestbury Golf Club today. There were plenty of refreshing April showers to prevent the full field of competitors from overheating.
Shotsaver Golf GPS systems kindly sponsored todays Maxitours event and they again offered participants the opportunity to try their marvellous product on the course ‘I don’t want one of them cheating machines’ said John Farnsworth seriously ‘when I play golf I play much better when I don’t know where I’m going’.
As we all know golf is a great game and can be enjoyed by the young and the old. ‘Old’ Rob Weston from Knutsford was let down this morning when his regular partner awoke with a bad back. Things improved when a twelve year old Prestbury junior came to the rescue. ‘Young’ Matthew Delaney was ‘a credit to his parents’ the lovely lad has a great swing and will hopefully have many happy years ahead of him on the links.
It was great to see Jason Waite playing in his first event since last summer, the likeable Tytherington man only enjoys golf in the sunshine and today he was very concerned about getting his hair wet. Jason returned last week from a trip of a lifetime when he went to Augusta to watch Bubba win the Masters, in fact if you have a spare morning he will happily tell you all about it.
The world of sport has produced many successful sibling pairings, Venus and Serena, Bobby and Jack Charlton, Eduardo and Franscesco Molinari to name but a few. Unfortunately Malcolm and Graham Brownhill do not fit into this category and the two Chorlton brothers continued their string of very average performances with just 36 points today.
Two all time Manchester United greats Frank Stapleton and Stuart Pearson were feared by defenders throughout the country when they were at the pinnacle of their footballing careers. Nowadays they are becoming feared on the local golfing stage as they recorded another solid performance with a 43 point score in the worst of the testing conditions.
Glamourous Sale ladies Moira Forster and Elaine Sloane produced a gutsy performance in the wet morning conditions and they also scored a fine 43 points. Ten handicap Forster birdied the tough 12th and charismatic Sloane made a monumental three on the long 9th hole.
Chris Cyprus and Paul Dalby from Didsbury finished in second place due to a better last three holes, it was around the turn however when three handicap Dalby really turned on the style playing holes 7 to 11 in a tremendous three under par.
Winning todays event were Maxitours regulars Darren Whittaker and Ian King. After a poor Winter season without a top three finish, the two Bramall men finally got it together scoring 43 points with a stronger back nine. Fireman Whittaker has plenty of time to practice between blazes, however it was King who set the course alight with a magical birdie on the last hole to narrowly take first place.
Thanks to Sponsors Steven and Jason Ballard from Shotsaver thanks to everyone who played today in such great spirits.
Nearest the pin 7th Mick Holmes Dozen AD333s
Nearest the pin 17th Geoff Haynes Dozen AD333s

2’s Sweep £130 42 pro V1 balls 4 pro V1 balls or 8 srixon Ad333 balls each John Farnsworth Paul Dalby x2 Mick Holmes x2 Chris Cyprus Nigel Clowes Mike Daggitt Gav Sutcliffe Alan Clough Arthur Jowel Rob Weston Gary Kirkwood