Upcoming Fixtures

Knutsford Pairs £20 person – Filling fast
5th January and 6th January Two dates due to demand and limited tee times, please choose your most suitable date. (separate prizes for both days, order of merit points to best 12 pairs scores on either day)

Caldy 12th January Shotsaver Classic Pairs £20 -filling fast

Vale Royal 18th January Am Am £20 – filling fast

Thursday 26th January Pairs £30 -filling fast

***Great news! Shotsaver are continuing their fantastic Maxitours sponsorship and will provide the Winter Order of Merit winner with a Shotsaver s430 as well as top 3 prizes in the shootout. They are also providing 2 GPS units as first prize in events at Caldy, Conwy, Vale Royal and Prestbury in the new year*** Dear Maxitours players, Here is the Latest Shotsaver Order of Merit, the top 10 players in the final Winter Order of Merit will play in the famous sudden death Maxitours shootout after the singles event at Knutsford GC in April. Many thanks for your continued support, Tim Shotsaver s430 order of merit Position Name Total points after 5 events 1 Jimmy O’Reilly 32 1 John Reilly 32 3 Carl Kennedy 24 4 Steve Dunphy 23 5 Ross Birch 19 5 Chris Cyprus 19 5 Brian Hopkins 19 8 Cath Rawthore 18 9 Moby Rawthore 17 9 John Wreag 17 11 Jim Caldwell 14 12 Dave Collinson 12 12 Mark Foley 12 12 Ian George 12 12 Barry Harrison 12 12 Pete Holmes 12 12 Joe Kirwan 12 12 John Leighton 12 12 Peter Maxwell 12 12 Steve Rhodes 12 12 Mike Spencer 12 12 Joe York 12 23 Andy Barstow 11 23 Andy Lawman 11 23 Barney Ross 11 26 Ian Bardsley 10 26 Garry Davies 10 26 Gary Garner 10 26 Mark Green 10 26 Ray Standring 10 26 Mike Sweeney 10 26 Paul Taylor 10 33 James Davison 9 33 Simon Greenhalgh 9 33 Roy Sinclair 9 33 Jason Waite 9 37 John Bent 8 37 Paul Dalby 8 37 Steve Graham 8 37 Frank Hindle 8 37 Mick Mahan 8 37 Willie Morgan 8 37 Andy Stubbens 8 37 Mike Wardrop 8 37 Tony Wilson 8 46 Bob Aston 7 46 Les Bray 7 46 Harry Malpas 7 46 Graham Rowlett 7 50 Paul Clay 6 50 Pete Cleaver 6 50 George Drakonakis 6 50 Ryan Foley 6 50 Jimmy Murphy 6 50 Sam Poole 6 50 Darren Whittaker 6 57 Alex Baguley 5 57 Nigel Davies 5 57 Martin Firth 5 57 Paul Granelli 5 57 Colin Poole 5 57 Andy Taylor 5 63 John Braithwaite 4 63 Paul Crisp 4 63 John Davies 4 63 Neville Dennis 4 63 Ron Hopkins 4 63 Mike Lynch 4 63 Gary Lyons 4 63 Martin Murray 4 63 Alan Pengally 4 63 Ian Richardson 4 63 Frank Sinclair 4 63 Jeff Wealands 4 75 Guds Ahmed 3 75 Zak Ali 3 75 Tony Caldwell 3 75 Dylon Dyer 3 75 Liam Kindon 3 75 Frazer Lloyd-Jones 3 81 Ian Ainscough 2 81 Paul Bradley 2 81 Alan Clough 2 81 Jonathan Davies 2 81 Frank Garvey 2 81 Trevor Horton 2 81 Ian King 2 81 Sean Reilly 2 89 Dave Marchant 1 89 Bob Sinclair 1 Start Times at Prestbury Golf Club £25 Bacon sandwiches included before play 10.30 shotgun

http://www.maxitoursgolf.com Results from Sunny Ringway The first day of Winter saw the terrific weather continue at classy Ringway today. The course was a real credit to the greens staff who arrived early to cut and iron the greens in preparation for todays Maxitours event. Joe Kirwan from Bramall was the first player to arrive in the clubhouse at 9am in order to pick up the £5 note he won off me at St Annes GC earlier this week –well done Joe! (he thought I wouldn’t mention it). Ringway Golf Club and their respected PGA Professional Nick Ryan, run a first class outfit, even the hooter used for shotgun starts is positioned high on the clubhouse and sounds like a naval fog horn. Ringway members refer to it as the ‘master blaster’. John Grint normally struggles with his transition from backswing to downswing leading to a gentle fade. Today Nick Ryans timing was perfect and as John reached the top of his swing the blast from the hooter caused him to flail the club on a lovely inside path and to his great delight he hit a majestic draw 200 yards down the middle of the first fairway. There have been some unbelievable sporting results lately, lowly Crystal Palace knocked United out of the cup last night, even lowlier Manchester City are somehow top of the premier league and it looked like under-rated Mike Lynch and his lowly team could take first place at Ringway after an excellent 81 points. However, as the players filtered back into the clubhouse there were some solid scores from the lower handicap teams. Well-liked and talented golfer Paul Dalby and his Didsbury team had a strong back nine to score 84 points and this was matched by larger than life scratch lady Cath Rawthore and her strong team from Sale . Ex Bolton Old Links greenkeeper and holiday shootout winner Gary Garner and his team from Horwich gelled well for a magnicent 85 points and they were delighted with second place. Businessman Jim Caldwell entered a team of six footers from Wilmslow Golf Club and his guest player was all time leading rugby premiership try scorer Steve Hanley from Sale sharks, a member at Sale Golf Club. John Leighton and Jim played wonderfully however it was Hanley who was overcome with emotion ‘this is the greatest moment in my sporting career’ he said, happily trying on his new golf shoes. It was noticeable that the Pete Holmes team of ex-schoolteachers and civil servants were ‘Striking’ the ball very well. Many thanks to everyone for playing today. The latest Shotsaver order of Merit and start sheet for Prestbury will be released tomorrow.

Upcoming events Ringway Am Am 1st Dec -full Prestbury Pairs 8th Dec- full Vale Royal pairs 14th Dec -full Mere pairs 19th Dec-spaces The Srixon Masters at The Mere This fabulous Autumn of golf continued as yet another full field enjoyed the wonderful Mere Course today. ‘The Mere’ is home to the rich and famous and Chris Heggarty looked worried when Howard Keele kept smiling at his attractive wife Gail. Colin ‘Red Ferrari’ Lynch normally gets a few admiring glances when he parks his car at the various golf clubs around the North West, today he looked disappointed when nobody batted an eyelid as yet another ordinary supercar slowly rumbled into the Mere car park. Before play a few Maxitours players enjoyed a ball fitting session with the Srixon team. It is the job of the Srixon fitter to match your swing to the correct ball for maximum distance, basically the faster the swing the harder the ball compression required. Big hitting and improving Mike Spencer was advised to use a tour professional Z-star ball, smooth swinging and highly talented John Stubbs will play best using a senior soft feel ball, however very slow swinging Frazer Mackenzie from Knutsford was distraught when he was informed a red dot squash ball would be most suitable for his game. Recent events on shortened courses with receptive greens had led to some great scoring. Today white tees, tucked away pins and the slick greens led to more challenging conditions which were reflected in the results. Bruce Willis lookalike Chris Cyprus was in confident mood after victory in the Manchester Alliance yesterday and today he continued his good play partnering Andy Lawman to score 41 points and finish in 4th place. Local legends John Reilly and Jimmy O’Reilly from Swinton Park play more competitive golf than anyone else in the Manchester , today their fighting spirit and course management saw them record another 41 points for 3rd place. Second place went to the popular Brian Hopkins and Andy Barstow from Shrigley Hall who also had the same score with a better back nine. Carl Kennedy and Joe York from Chorlton cum Hardy took the honours with a great 42 points, 4 handicap York is a lovely lad despite the fact he is training to be a policeman and he recorded an impressive 5 birdies in his terrific round- great golf chaps. Many thanks to John Gallagher from Srixon/Cleveland/Galvin for his superb prize table and ball fitting service. Nearest the Pin 14th Joe York 12 srixon tri speed Nearest the pin 8th Jimmy O’Reilly 12 srixon Tri speed

Upcoming Maxitours events Mere 24th November £30 pairs- WITH FREE BALL FITTING-SEE BELOW! Ringway 1st December £20 Am Am Prestbury 8th December £25 pairs Vale Royal 14th December £20 Am Am Mere 19th December £30 Pairs Results from Delamere Forest As the first Maxitours players munched on their pre round bacon baps there were a few worried faces as thick fog threatened to delay play. Just when all seemed lost, Neville ‘Moses’ Dennis arrived and the fog immediately parted to reveal the stunning Delamere Forest golf course swathed in glorious sunshine. The greens at Delamere are recognised as perhaps the best in Cheshire and today they were exceptional, many thanks to all the greens staff for their terrific work. Charles Herbert has recently enjoyed watching ‘I’m a celebrity-get me out of here’ today he nearly had to spend a night in Delamere Forest himself after losing contact with his four ball whilst searching for one of his wayward drives. Didsburys Steve Dunphy rolled in a lovely birdie putt on the 17th hole for four points and teaming up with Barney Ross they set the early pace in the clubhouse with a terrific 47 points. With the strong field and superb greens a great score was there to be had and it was Shrigley Halls Steve Rhodes(4) and Carl Kennedy(12) from Chorlton who had the ‘X factor’ as they both played superbly for a 48 point haul and victory in todays event. Kennedy, a regular on Maxitours has struggled for form in the past six months, today he was inspired and his birdie on the stroke index 1 got them off to a great start. Rhodes recorded 5 birdies to do most of the damage. Very well played guys. Joe Kirwan and Mike spencer from Bramall finished 3rd with 46 points. Maxitours now has a prize for best score for the over 60’s and today I upset a couple of players by incorrectly suggesting they may be eligible for this prize. Glynn Jones said my best method was to count the wrinkles on the older players head to determine age (rather like counting the rings on an old oak tree). Sixty five year old Ian Ainscough birdied both par threes and his wrinkly friend Alan Clough also played great golf as they rolled back the years scoring 24 points on their inward nine to take the super seniors prize in style. Many thanks to all players for supporting todays event. Results 6th hole Nearest the pin Brian Hopkins Dozen AD333s 12th hole Nearest the pin Andy Stubbens Dozen AD333s 18th hole Longest drive Jonny Davies Dozen AD333s 1st Steve Rhodes & Carl Kennedy 48 Titleist Vokey Wedge each 2nd Steve Dunphy & Barney Ross 47 Wilson Cart Bag 3rd Joe Kirwan & Mike Spencer 46 Wilson Carry Bag 4th Roy Sinclair & Simon Greenalgh 45 Dozen Titleist NXT balls 5th Jimmy O’Reilly & John Reilly 45 Dozen Titleist NXT balls 6th Lez Bray & Graham Rowlett 45 6 Srixon AD333s each 7th Paul Clay & Pete Cleaver 44 6 Srixon AD333s each 8th Colin Poole & Alex Baguley 44 Srixon cap each 9th Martin Murray & Gary Lyons 44 Srixon cap each 10th Frazer Lloyd-Jones & Dylon Dyer 44 Srixon cap each 11th Ian Ainscough & Alan Clough 43 over 60’s doz Srixon soft feel each 12th Chris Cyprus & Andy Lawman 43 13th John Davies & Jonny Davies 43 14th Norman Quick & Mike Haynes 43 15th Mick Cannon & Glynn Jones 43 16th Ray Standring & Garry Davies 43 17th Terry Davison & Geoff Haynes 42 18th Alan Noden & Ted Biddlecombe 42 19th Dave Collinson & Ian George 42 20th Mike Wilson & Frank Garvey 42 21st Pete Maxwell & Pete Holmes 42 22nd Andy Stubbens & Alan Pengally 42 23rd Andy Cunningham & Pete Ath’ton 41 24th Chris Moriarty & Dean Murphy 41 25th David Henshall & Roy Kirk 41 Gail Heggarty & Chris Heggarty 41 Dave Blood & Andy Sandham 40 Tim Spencer & Mark Saxon 40 Steve Parle & Bernard Shaw 40 Alan Collins & David Ryder 40 Paul Crisp & Trevor Golds 40 Richard Preston & Lee Moulden 40 Colin Roberts & Dave Marchant 39 Ian King & Darren Whittaker 39 Dave Keen & Greg Hamilton 39 Ron Sloane & Tim Whitehead 39 Roger Percival & Ian Quirk 38 Charles Herbert & Brian Hopkins 38 Dennis Humphries & Richard Godbold 38 Jason Lloyd Jones & Dexter Dyer 38 Frank Massey & Neville Dennis 37 John Beech & Gary Maton 37 Sean Reilly & Paul Bradley 37 Richard Freeman & Richard Blackwell 37 Jason Waite & Howard Baker 37 Ken Jones & Kit Parkington 37 Paul Granelli & Nigel Davies 37 Chris Oldham & Andy Moran 37 Dave Becket & Larry McDonald 37 Martin Edwards & Peter Kenny 37 Eddie Ellis & Daniel Lloyd Jones 34 David Smith & Geoff Hartley 34 Gary Parle & Barry Judge 32 2’s £118.50 40 pro v1 balls- 1 titleist prov1 and 1 srixon AD333 per two or three srixons! Steve Rhodes x2 Barney Ross Simon Greenalgh Lez Bray Graham Pollitt John Davies Alex Baguley Frazer L-Jones Norman Quick Mike Haynes Ian Ainscough x2 Mick Cannon Andy Cunningham Chris Heggarty Paul Crisp Trevor Golds Steve Parle Bernard Shaw Dave Blood x2 Andy Sandham Peter Hamlett Richard Godbold Dexter Dyer Ian Quirk Martin Edmonds Kit Parkington The Srixon Challenge Pairs Betterball at The Mere GC * The Srixon team will be offering a fantastic free ball fitting service before play at Mere, you can find which ball guarantees best performance for your swing! Please email me ASAP to book your 10 minute appointment. Srixon Ball Fitting Thursday 24th November 2011. 8.30am 8.40am 8.50am 9.00am 9.10am 9.20am 9.30am 9.40am 9.50am 10.00am 10.10am 10.20am 10.30am The Srixon Challenge at Mere 10.45am shotgun start Start List 1a Colin Roberts x4 1b Geoff Haynes x4 2a Roger Percival x4 2b John Stubbs x4 3 Dave Becket x2 Carl Kennedy x2 4 Pete Holmes x4 4b 5a Liam Harrison x4 5b 6a Chris Cyprus x4 7a Bob Kwan x2 Ken Jones x2 7b Brian Hopkins x4 8a Guds Ahmed x4 9a Moby Rawthore x4 9b Ian King x4 10a Paul Granelli x4 11a Gary Garner x4 11b Geoff Haynes x4 12a Nigel Eckersley x4 13a Barney Ross x4 13b Jim Caldwell x2 Andy Taylor x2 14 Paul Crisp x4 15a Ken Jepson x4 15b Mike Haynes x4 16 Simon Helmsley x4 17a Paul Taylor x4 18a Neville Dennis x4 18b Charles Herbert x4