Maxitours in the amazing Algarve.

Wow!
What a great few days golf in the warm Algarvian sunshine. Laranjal was an incredible venue to host an exciting final round.

Huge thanks to Julie Franklin from Holidays4golfers -she is the best in the business and make things stress free for me and my clients

It’s been an amazing week but I made a small note to myself to aim at a younger clientele next year. At times it has felt like I was running a SAGA holiday. Over the week I have had 5 lost clubs, 3 lost headcovers and 2 lost jackets.

I’ve had 4 guys forgetting their tee times, two chaps forgetting what room they are in and I had a late night phone call from player who had forgotten what hotel he was in.

Best of all was Pete Newey who arrived from the practice ground on the 1st tee at Laranjal today with someone else’s buggy and clubs.
A worried looking German couple were frantically searching around the clubhouse as Pete happily drove their buggy to the 1st tee.

Todays course was in quite unbelievable condition, there were clear blue skies and the temperatures topped 20 degrees and everyone came off happy except John Keenan. He is not our tallest golfer and he came off looking really frustrated. I asked the what the problem was and he complained that he couldn’t reach the oranges on the trees.

Scoring was excellent today with Jim Rymer, Koos Alders, Mike Clewley, Richard Duerr and Mick Mahons teams making great moves on the final day.

In the overall event the thought of winning a maxitours bag towel proved too much pressure for the wealthy Mere team as they had to settle for 3rd place.

Knutsfords Steve Nanda, Neil Clarke, Nick Barnes Batty and Steve Lomax had a solid performance to seal a very unexpected 2nd place- brilliant.

Winning was Richard Margrave, Paul Traynor and father and daughter Steve and Freya Moores.
Golf is an incredible game and there are not many pastimes where a young girl can compete alongside her very old Dad. A magical week for the Moores family. Well played team you were the best quartet this week and fully deserve the victory.

Thanks to everyone for your support once again. I love running this event.

Yours in golf,
Tim.

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636

Maxitours at Mottram Hall – space for 2 teams next week – long term forecast looks dry all week

Maxitours at superbly dry Shrigley Hall

Shrigley Hall well and truly stepped up to the plate today as a late replacement for the waterlogged Fleetwood course.

The course was incredibly dry and the greens excellent as all players enjoyed this spectacular golf course. A few Maxitours players will sleep well tonight as the rolling Pennine foothills gave my players an enjoyable work out. The only ones who won’t sleep tonight were the ones who couldn’t wait for their beds and fell asleep in the Clubhouse.

Its Burns night tonight but it was Welshman Mark Hughes and his team who will be playing with their daffodils tonight after a fantastic second place at Shrigley Hall. Nigel Ashtons majestic three on the final hole over the Shrigley Hall lake will live long in his memory.

Taking the win today was the big hitting team of Steve Booth(8), John Dempsey(1), Charlie Bleasedale(11)and Jamie Booth(10). A great team effort from the Turton quartet saw them take their first victory of the winter. Well played guys.

Thanks to everyone for changing venue and 100% attendance today.

Tim

Nearest the pin 8th Martin Wainman Dozen AD333

Nearest the pin 18th Richard Blackwell Dozen AD333

2’s sweep £100 3 pro v1 4 Taylor made tp5 6 srixon AD333

Martin Wainman Andy Parrington John Harrop Andy Corner Munro Donald x2 Mark Hughes Alan Simpson Ken Booth Tom Wright

Mottram Hall Thursday

February 1st

9.50 Simon Hemsley x4

9.59 Jim Caldwell x4

10.08 Paul Fell x4

10.17 Martin Humphries x4

10.26 Jon Hudson x4

10.35 Neil Laurent x4

10.44 Mick Mahon x4

10.53 Rob Kenyon 4

11.02 Andy Taylor x4

11.11 Paul Price x4

11.20 Sam Leach x4

11.29

11.38 Tony OGara

11.47 John Gleave x4

11.56 John Owen x4

10th Tee

9.50 Colin Roberts x4

9.59 Dave Blood x4

10.08 Dave Goodwin x4

10.17 Kev Hart x4

10.26 Phil Dickens x4

10.35 Martin Prescott x4

10.44 Jim Clarke x4

10.53 Paul Salt x4

11.02

11.11 Steve Heywood x4

11.20 Richard Blackwell x4

11.29 Matt Ford x4

11.38 Lee Tilley x4

11.47

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636

Dear Maxitours players,

Unfortunately Fleetwood has taken the brunt of the two recent storms. Tomorrows event has been moved to Shrigley Hall which is fully open and the greens are running well.

New Tee times are below.

Please inform your team and let me know asap if you are unable to play.
Cost is £25
No catering in the clubhouse- Full English available in the hotel for £18!
Bar closes at 5pm

10.09 Colin Roberts x4

10.18 Andy Taylor x4

10.27 Paul Fell x4

10.36 Jon Hudson x4

10.45 Neil Laurent x4

10.54 Dave Blood x4

11.03 Mick Mahon x4

11.11 Steve Aspinall x4

11.21 Steve Heywood x4

11.30 Phil Dickens x4

11.38 Paul Salt x4

11.47 Richard Blackwell x4

11.56 Lee Tilley x4

12.10 Paul Price x4

12.20 Ed Pysden x4

12.38 Geoff Bickerton x4

12.46 Dave Griffiths x4

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636

Dear Maxitours players

The Fleetwood course has had lots of rain but forecast looks good so a decision will be made at 3pm tomorrow

Hopefully we will have a 16 hole event.

Thanks for your patience,
Tim

*Spaces at Mottram Hall on Thursday 1st February

Dear Maxitours players,

Unfortunately Vale Royal has had a couple of inches of snow overnight and this won’t be thawed in time for our event tomorrow so we have made the early decision to cancel..

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Next week at Fleetwood is going ahead- I just spoke to their professional and the course and especially the greens are in excellent condition.
They are currently on 16 holes but this may increase to 18. There will be a £2.50 reduction per player if 16 holes are open.

Thanks
Tim

Fleetwood start times
Thursday 25th Jan

9.36 Simon Hemsley x4

9.44 Colin Roberts x4

9.52 Andy Taylor x4

10.01 Paul Fell x4

10.10 Martin Prescott x4

10.19 Jon Hudson x4

10.27 Neil Laurent x4

10.36 Dave Blood x4

10.44 Mick Mahon x4

10.53 Steve Aspinall x4

11.01 Steve Heywood x4

11.10 Phil Dickens x4

11.18 Paul Salt x4

11.27 Richard Blackwell x4

11.36 Lee Tilley x4

11.44 Paul Price x4

11.52 Roger Percival x4

12.00 Ed Pysden x4

12.16 Paul Gilbert x4

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636