Dear Maxitours players,

After speaking to both venues the Clubs are optimistic the events will go ahead!

If anything changes I will let you know.
Vale Royal drains exceptionally well so I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.

Thanks
Tim

Space at two terrific Maxitours favourites – Vale Royal on Weds 20th Sept (2 team spaces)

and Davyhulme on Thursday 21st Sept.

Maxitours at charming Chorley.

‘Book this place next year Tim – it’s a cracker!’

These were the words of well-travelled single figure player Simon Hemsley as the first group happily handed their cards in.

The praise for this excellent moorland course continued throughout the afternoon.

‘What a Fantastic course!’ Reported Chris Darlington – ‘It’s brilliant.’

‘What a beautiful course, the setting is amazing, thanks Tim!’ Declared nice guy Paul Browne.

Louise behind the bar did a fantastic job all day. She is right up there with the best in the business. Club pro Andy Palmer is a fine player and an even better bloke and he put the nearest the pins out for me and made us all feel so welcome today. The bacon butties were huge with three massive rashers sitting inside a loaf sized bap. Class.

Even Fredericks Ice cream shop was open late in the day as I stopped in for a hard earned custard cream flavoured cornet on my way home. You should play this lovely course if you can.

It is always nice to have the occasional celebrity playing on Maxitours. Although Dave Mitchell is a legend in his own lunchtime it was his good friend and ex Scotland rugby union star Brian Redpath who is the superstar. Brian has over 60 caps for Scotland and played in three world cup quarter finals but his 7th place Maxitours finish was right up there with the highlights of his sporting career.

They don’t mess around with fancy Cheshire drinks in this part of Lancashire.

‘Can I have a pint of Gunners?’ Asked well spoken Nigel Haines to the young barmaid.

‘I have no idea what you are talking about.’ She replied.

‘Can I have a Windermere then?’

‘Are you on drugs?’

Paul Fell was in an unusually good mood when he finished his round. On further investigation he made the only birdie of the day on the tough closing par three to help his team of Colin Bryan, Stuart Rogers and Gareth Roberts take 6th place.

Taking 2nd place today with a great 85 points was psychiatric nurse Mark Birch and his Ashton in Makerfield team/clients Tony Hope, Jimmy Crumbleholme and Pete Fildes. They score an incredible 49 points on the front nine but will need further treatment after just 36 points on the back nine saw them miss out by a single shot.

Third place went to the Davyhulme ‘b’ team of Pete Short, Carl Marginson, Steve Tobin, and Simon Bovin.

Winning was the Davyhulme ‘a’ team (they told me to write that) of Alan Vaughan(9) Kev Hart (10) Paul Yearsley(6) and Joe Mann (12). They have all played average golf in recent months but were delighted to take the win today. Well played chaps!

Thanks to everyone for your 100% attendance. Awesome.

Yours in golf, Tim.

Nearest the pin 8th Simon Hemsley DOZ AD333

Nearest the pin 16th Nigel Haines Doz AD333

2’s sweep £175 5 pro v1s, 6 taylor made tp5 or 12 srixon AD333

Warwick Dawson, Kev Harling, Paul Fell, Simon Hemsley Steve Aspinall Nigel Haines Steve Booth Paul Yearsley Steve Tobin

Wednesdays 20th September Vale Royal start times

8.28 David Wilkinson x4

8.36 Simon Hemsley x4

8.44 Colin Roberts x4

8.52 Jim Caldwell x4

9.00 Kev Harling x4

9.08 Dave Goodwin x4

9.16 Dave Buckley x4

9.24 Ian Hoult x4

10.30 Jim Clarke x4

10.39 Bob Pickthall x4

10.48 Neale Laurent x4

10.57 Lewis Marland x4

11.05 Steve Aspinall x4

11.14Mick Mahon x4

11.23 Paul Fell x4

11.32 Jimmy Caffrey x4

11.41 Moby Rawthore x4

11.50 John Hudson x4

11.59 Kev Hart x4

12.08 Steve Hall x4

12.17 Sam Leach X4

12.26 Paul Salt x4

12.35

12.45 Andy Taylor x4

12.54 Steve Heywood x4

1.02 Paul Price x4

1.11 Jimmy McEwan x4

1.20 Gary Neiles x4

1.29 Peter Maher x4

1.38 David Hughes x4

1.46 Jeremy Waterhouse x4

1.54 Pete Walters x4

2.03 Dave More O’Farrell x4

2.12 Geoff Bickerton x4

2.21 Richard Blackwell x4

2.30 John Dickenson x4

2.39

2.48

2.57 Lee Tilley x4

Davyhulme start times Thursday 21st Sept

9.30 Simon Hemsley x4

9.39 Colin Roberts x4

9.48 Jim Caldwell x4

9.57 Dave Buckley x4

10.06 Paul Fell

10.15 Martin Humphries x4

10.24 Jim Clarke x4

10.33 Neale Laurent x4

10.42 Jon Hudson x4

11.00 Mick Mahon x4

11.09

11.18

11.27 Andy Taylor x4

11.36 Kev Hart x4

11.45 Richard Blackwell x4

11.54

12.03 Paul Salt x4

12.12

12.21

12.30 Paul Price x4

12.39 Peter Maher x4

12.48 Steve Schofield x4

12.57 Dave Hughes x4

1.06

1.15

1.24

1.33

1.42 Lee Tilley x4

1.51 Geoff Bickerton x4

2.00 Barry Jackson x4

2.09 Barry Jackson x4

2.18

2.27

2.36

2.45 Dave Blease x4

Two great upcoming Maxitours events:

Space at Chorley on Friday 15th September

Room at Davyhulme 21st September

Maxitours at Classy Cavendish

Cavendish was in remarkable condition for todays Maxitours event.

This Mackenzie course is a classic and a real challenge to be enjoyed. Everyone loved the challenging greens and tremendous design.

Malcolm Humphries is a lovely bloke and he walked across two fairways to tell the Cavendish green keeper that his greens were up there with the best he had played all year. Nice gesture Martin.

Ricardo and Paul in the clubhouse also do a tremendous job. I love the bacon butty and coffee honestly box for people to pay for their lovely breakfast- this could only happen at a golf club – we are blessed to play this great game.

Attention seeking Phil Dickens and Tony Leigh both played average golf today but both decided to get stung by wasps after their round to liven things up. Phils pain threshold is lower than Tonys as he had 4 staff members administering first aid whilst tough Tony shrugged off the pain. Very Impressive Tony.

Nigel Ashton played golf with my brother last year. He also played in the event at Bramall last week when my brother ran the event.

I like both your brothers, I had a chat with the one who ran Bramall last week , is he younger than the other brother I played with last year.

I only have 1 brother Nigel. It’s the same man.

Scoring was the worst in Maxitours history with the average team score being around level par. .

78 was the leading score in the clubhouse in the morning bur the afternoon saw three teams share first place with just 81 points!

Romileys Jeremy Waterhouse, Phil Beaghan, Richard Atkin and Steve Baldwin scored 43 points on the front nine. A decent back six saw them beat Hazel Groves Andrew Hill, Tom Gradwell, Frazer macload and Steve Mobley on a tight card play off. The Hazel Grove team were cruising before they fell off the Buxton mountainside with just 1 point on the 16th hole.

Winning were Davyhulmes Carl Maginson, Dave Blease, Ged Manning and Steven Tobin who all played the course recently. They took advantage of their homework coming home in 42 points for a dramatic victory.

Well played chaps.

Great score.

Thanks to all players for your 100 % attendance- brilliant.

Yours in golf

Tim

2’s £240 3 pro v1s 4 Taylor Made TP5 or 7 srixon AD333 per two

Andrew Hill Steve Mobley Tom Gradwell John Sherrington Bryce Brooks Barry Lees Malcolm Kendrick Neil Edwards Josh Woods Gary Welsby x2 Matt Ford x2 Mark Hughes Chris Clarke Martin Humphries Steve Owen Paul Jones James Hill Lee Spratt x2 Ian Hebbingdon Harvey Taylor

Nearest the pin 4th Barrie Lees Doz AD333

Nearest the pin 17th Simon Moorhouse Doz AD333

Chorley start sheet

Friday 15th September

10.00 Simon Hemsley x4

10.09 Colin Roberts x4

10.18 Dave Goodwin x4

10.27 Paul Fell x4

10.36 Andy Taylor x4

10.45Mick Mahon x4

10.54 Lewis Marland x4

11.03 Jimmy McEwan x4

11.12 Martin Humphries x4

11.21

11.30

11.39 Neale Laurent x4

11.48 Martin Bray x4

11.57 John Hudson x4

12.06 Sam Leach x4

12.15 Kev Hart x4

12.24 Paul Salt x4

12.32 Les Evans x4

12.41 Steve Heywood x4

12.50

12.59

1.08 Paul Price x4

1.17 Geoff Bickerton x4

1.26

1.36 Paul Higgs x4

1.45 Gerry O’Keefe x4

1.54 Gerry O’Keefe x4

2.03 Simon Poucher x4

2.12 Lee Tilley x4

2.20

2.29

Spaces at Chorley – Friday 15th Sept – Top 5 inland course in Lancashire

Room at everybody’s favourite – Davyhulme on Thursday 21st Sept

Maxitours at astounding Astbury

Another tremendous day was enjoyed by all at Astbury Golf Club. This wonderful Club sits at the foothills of the Derbyshire Pennines but is a classic Cheshire parkland course – with wildlife filled ponds, stunning trees and hedgerows and beautiful fairways and greens. It even has its own railway line and canal. The designers have thought of everything.

What they couldn’t think of was how to ensure Graham Wilkinson arrived at the correct golf club. I was slightly worried that some of my players may go to the new Astbury Golf and lodge complex in Shropshire but daft graham decided to go to Eaton. Nobody including Graham knows why he went there.

Angie and her catering staff are brilliant and they were delighted to have such great support from our players throughout the day. Thank you to everyone for supporting these host clubs so well each week, please keep it up!

The worst golfer in maxitours history – 34 handicapper Stuart ‘old man’ Hibbert – played today. It is always good to see this gent.

‘Can I have a scorecard please?’ He asked.

I gave him one and informed him that there was a bin near the 3rd tee.

‘That’s good to know’ He replied.

The incessant recent rainfall meant there was less run on the immaculate fairways than usual, the course was playing long and the greens were receptive. Astbury was definitely a big hitters golf course and this showed in the results.

Martin Humphries(11) and his team set the pace early in the day with a solid 84. Dave Hest(12), Adrian Brown(13) and Keith Shale(14) had 46 points on the front nine before reality set in and they came home in a less magnificent 38 points to take 3rd,

Jim Caldwell is as fit as a flea but results have been quiet in recent weeks. It was back to business today with 87 points to take 2nd place. Peter Griggs(11) ,Steve Perrett(12)and John Roome(15) completed the team.

It was the big hitting Bolton quartet of Scott Booth (8) Gary Myerscough(8) John Dempsey (scr) and Danny Swarsbrick(11) who took the honours today. Dempsey made eagle on the par four 13th but Danny Swarsbrick did the damage with a super 3 gross birdies and an eagle.

‘I cant play any better than that!’

Reported the likeable Lancastrian who also scooped nearest the pin on the 15th,

Thanks to everyone for supporting todays event.

Yours in golf, Tim

Nearest the Pin 13th John Dempsey Doz AD333

Nearest the pin 15th Danny Swarsbrick Doz AD333

2’s sweep £240 9 Titliest pro v1s 20 srixon AD333 or 12 Taylor made TP5 per 2!

Keith Shale Chris Davies Brad Kingsley Mark Birch Andy Hamlett Andy Royle Mike Gauden

Cavendish Golf Club start sheet

Tursday 5th Sept

9.50 Simon Hemsley x4

9.59 Colin Roberts x4

10.08 Jim Caldwell x4

10.17 Ed Pysden x4

10.25 Dave Buckley x4

10.34 Jim Clarke x4

10.43 Dave Goodwin x4

10.52 Paul Fell x4

11.00 Martin Humphries x4

11.09 Neale Laurent x4

11.18 Lewis Marland x4

11.27 Geoff Bickerton x4

11.36 John Hudson x4

11.45 Roy Ainsworth x4

Dave More O’Farrell

12.00 Kev Hart x4

12,08 Steve Hall x4

12.16 Paul Salt x4

12.24 Jeremy Waterhouse x4

12.33 Heywood x4

12.42 Peter Maher x4

12.51 Roger Percival x4

1.00 Andy Taylor x4

1.09 Jim Lindsay x4

1.18 Russ Sollitt x4

1.27 Richard Blackwell x4

1.36 Paul Price x4

1.44 John Hunt x4

1.52 Dave Griffiths x4

2.01 Barrie Simpson x4

2.10 Lee Tilley x4

2.18 Bob Eastwood x4

2.27 Martin Williams x4

2.36 Jimmy McEwan x4

2.44 Neil Edwards x4

2.52 Tom Roe x4

3.00 Andrew Hill x4

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Dear Maxitours players,

Chorley golf club event is Friday 15th September – not Tuesday 12th as previously advertised. My mistake entirely. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Please let me know if you can’t play. There are still a couple of slots available at this tremendous must-play Lancashire course. There is also a famous ice cream shop at the bottom of the road which needs a visit.

Thanks Tim.

Here is the start sheet for Astbury next Thursday, please check your times.!

Astbury Thursday 31st Aug

£5.50 bacon barm and coffee available from 8.10am

Our sponsor Ed Stubbs is keen to join a team if you are short.

8.45 David Wilkinson x4

8.54 Simon Hemsley x4

9.03 Jim Caldwell x4

9.12 Geoff Bickerton x4

9.21 Kev Harling x4

9.30 Dave Buckley x4

9.39 Neale Laurent x4

9.48 Steve Aspinall x4

9.56 Mick Mahon x4

10.05 Paul Fell x4

10.14 Paul Gilbert x4

10.23 Martin Humphries x4

10.32 Dave Goodwin x4

10.41 Bob Pickthall x4

10.50 John Hudson x4

11.00 Lewis Marland x4

11.08 Kev Hart x4

11.17 Andy Taylor x4

11.26

11. 38 Dave Hughes x4

11.46 Jimmy McEwan x4

11.55 Paul Evans x4

12.03 Peter Maher x4

12.12 John Dickenson x4

12.21 Paul Price x4

12.30Richard Blackwell x4

12.39 Paul Salt x4

12.48 Martin Bramwell x4

12.57 Roger Bannard x4

1.06 Lee Tilley x4

1.15 Martin Williams x4

1.24 John Johnson x4

1.33 Simon Poucher x4

1.42 Dave More O’Farrell x4

1.50 John Newton x4

1.59 Simon Ashton x4

2.09

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Jack Coleman x4

Ian Reece x4