Sandiway news

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Dear Maxiours player,

After speaking to Brian the head greenkeeper the famously dry Sandiway course is on full greens.

*IMPORTANT* IN TRUE MAXITOURS TRADITIONS

PLEASE OBSERVE ALL COURSE SIGNAGE AND AVOID ROPED AREAS -ABSOLUTELY NO SHORTCUTS TO GREENS OR TEES

Thanks for your patience

Yours in Golf, Tim

Sandiway still on!

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Maxitours Portugal event
* still room for 2 teams of 4 at superb Vilasol in January
* also room for 1 player in a lovely team if you want some winter golf!

Dear Maxitours player

Despite recent heavy rainfall the Sandiway event is currently on !

Brian the respected Sandiway head green keeper will do his best to get us on full greens especially as no rain is forecast from midnight.

However if the greens are still very wet at 8am we could be on temporary greens at a reduced rate of £20

A final decision will be made at 8.30 am and will be posted on my website

http://www.maxitoursgolf.com

Thanks for your patience

Tim

results from perfect Prestbury

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Maxitours at perfect Prestbury

(Apologies but the report is shorter than normal as I have a parents evening and Club Function to attend tonight.)

A crisp fresh November day greeted 100 Maxitours competitors at Prestbury Golf Club today.

When it comes to golf Dave Westwood usually doesn’t know what he is talking about but he got it dead right after his round today ‘that course is in remarkably good condition’ said the Blackburn man.’It was terrific out there!’

Everything about Prestbury is first class and many thanks to everyone at this great club for making us feel so welcome.

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Again heavy overnight rain fell in this part of the country but the free draining Prestbury greens remained true and firm. Thanks to Mark Crossley who is talented enough to present tremendous playing surfaces all year round for Prestbury Golf Club members and guests.

John Farnsworth had a bad finish to his day, not only did he three putt the last green but he spilt some beer on the carpet. ‘I three putt regularly but I very rarely spill any beer’ said the fretful Mytton man ‘I’m absolutely devastated’

Mike Wainwright had a better day today. Last week he played badly, lost his wedding ring and got stung by a wasp. Today he just played badly.

In todays event:
James Shipstone(10) and Dennis O’Neill(11)won a card play off to take 3rd place and Brookdales’ Neale Laurent(12) made the most of a day without his regular partner Lewis Marland to team up with more talented Gareth Winston(10) and they took 2nd place with 43 points.
Taking first prize were Hale golf Clubs answer to the chuckle brothers – Andy(18) and Peter Veitch(10). These regular players are both lovely guys and their victory with 44 points just goes to prove that you are never too old to win.

Thanks to all who supported the event, Yours in golf, Tim

7th Nearest the pin Matt Nelstrup Doz AD333s
17th Nearest the Pin Nigel Compsty Doz AD333s
2’s sweep £122.50 3 pro v1s or 8 srixon AD333s

Graham Jackson Rick Ward Nigel Compsty Phil Hanson Matt Nelstrup Paul Dalby Trevor Foster John Brazier Neale Laurent Simon Poucher Iain Bartholomew

Prestbury 23-Nov-2017
Pos Player pairings Score OoM Comment
1 Andy Veitch, Peter Veitch 44 12 Sunice waterproof top each
2 Neale Laurent, Kevin Seaton 43 11 Thermal top each
3 James Shipston, Dennis O’Neill 42 10 Maxitours sweater each
4 Paul Fell, Paul Martin 42 9 Sunice shirt each
5 Richard Blackwell, John Hilton 42 8 Maxitours shirt each
6 Phil Maher, Gary Beaghan 42 7 Maxitours shirt each
7 Andy Burns, Neil Higgins 40 6 Winter mitts each
8 Barney Ross, Billy Blissett 39 5 Winter mitts each
9 Simon Poucher, Brendan Leighton 39 4 Winter mitts each
10 Gareth Bradley, Jack Hankinson 39 3 Maxitours towel each
11 Chris Lister, Richard Ward 39 2
12 Dave Goodwin, Saj Hashmi 39 1
13= Phil Vokes, Paul Dalby 38
13= Brian Hopkins, Gary Bresnahan 38
13= Richard Williamson, Phil Robinson 38
13= Grant Vickery, Pete Houston 38
17= Pete Ledger, Dale Beaghan 37
17= Duncan Challen, Steve Hogg 37
17= John Hunt, Gary Vaulks 37
20= Munro Donald, Nigel Clowes 36
20= Martin Clarke, Mike Hanson 36
20= Trevor Foster, Nick Freeman 36
20= Dave Marchant, Dave Mason 36
20= Steve Blakeway, Mark Hazeldine 36
20= Phil Hanson, Dave Hanson 36
26= Nigel Ashton, David Cooper 35
26= James Eaves, Sean Bate 35
26= Graham Jackson, Jim Clarke 35
26= Colin Roberts, Geoff Andrews 35
30= Jim Caldwell, Nigel Compsty 34
30= John Hilditch, Iain Bartholomew 34
30= Martin Bramwell, Matt Nelstrup 34
30= Mike Eaves, Dave White 34
30= Frank Hindle, Dave Westwood 34
35= Gerry John, John Brazier 33
35= Stuart Rickaby, Terry Hines 33
35= Ian Waddington, Andrew Norman 33
35= Joe Kirwan, Ashley Elliott 33
35= Alan Pengelly, Ross Birch 33
35= David Kelly, Stuart Blake 33
41= Dave Bentley, Richard Taylor Carr 32
41= Brian Greenbank, Dave Wainwright 32
41= Mike Wainwright, Guy Levers 32
41= Dave Shelmerdine, Graham Pike 32
45= John Atkin, Dave Harlow 31
45= Les Penson, John Buckley 31
47= Peter Cross, Geoff Fryer 30
47= Mike Savage, Keith Rigby 30
47= Gordon Brady , Matt Alcock 30
50 Dave Bowers, John Bent 29

11am shotgun Sandiway Tuesday 28th November

1a Colin Roberts x4
1b Jim Caldwell x2 Lewis Marland x2
2a Mick Mahon x4
2b Simon Hemsley x4
3 Phil Vokes x4
4a Trevor Foster x4
4b Dan Huffman x4
5bBrian Hopkins x4
6 Steve Aspinall x4
7a John Hilditch x2 Paul Fell x2
7b Ben Davies x4
8 Richard Blackwell x4
9a Brian Greenbank x4
9b David Kelly x4
10a Martin France x4
10b Les Russon x4
11 Dave Blood x4
12a Munro Donald x4
12b Gweneth Bramwell x4
13 Neil Edwards x4
14Peter Cross x4
15aSimon Poucher x2 Karen Taylor x2
15b Pete Birtwistle x4
16aJim Rymerx4
16b Lee Tilley x4
17a Dave Thomas x4
17b Steve Heywood x4
18a Sam Leach x4

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Tom Butler x4 or 2

Prestbury event still on- please carry if you can!

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Dear Maxitours player,

Todays event at Prestbury is on. The greens look superb but there are a few wet areas.

The green keeper would be grateful if players can carry if at all possible to help the course.

As at every event can all players continue to observe your excellent course etiquette and avoid roped off areas.

Yours in golf, Tim

Results from fabulous Fairhaven

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Maxitours at Vilasol- room for two teams of 4 and 1 team of three nice guys needs a fourth! Please contact me for more information on this great trip! 11th -15th January

Maxitours at fabulous Fairhaven

It was a murky start at Fairhaven Golf Club with a little bit of coastal drizzle in the air. The skies soon lifted and a really tremendous day was enjoyed by all.
The message on the Fairhaven website this morning was ‘Greens cut, holes changed and bunkers raked’ Thanks to all the green staff for preparing the course so well.

Fairhaven has been excellent throughout the season and you can see why this is such a popular venue for Open Championship qualifying each year. The catering was also terrific and my double bacon cheeseburger and chips didn’t touch the sides.

Golf manager Lindzi Stones is very efficient and great to deal with -thank you very much for all your work.

The build up to Christmas is well and truly underway with every second advert on TV being a festive four minute department store emotional epic. Big Andy Sandham loves his food and it is rumoured that he has also started his build up to Christmas this week. On Saturday night he opened his Christmas tin of quality streets and when he entered the bar after his round he asked the stewardess ‘Have you got any mince pies for sale yet’

Half Italian Mark Daniels was devastated as his beloved national side failed to make the World Cup finals this Summer. His team tried to cheer him up with a couple of one liners: ”what’s Gattuso mad?’ It’s not the end of the world you can still watch it on the tagliatelle’

Playing Conditions were perfect with immaculate greens and forward tees. It was clear that scoring was going to be excellent. Knutsford’s Trevor Webb (Spider to his friends) was having a good day by his standards and was enjoying the very playable course:’It’s easy out here, even John Horsley and I have had a birdie each’ said the likeable accountant when I chatted to him after nine holes.

Mike Stuarts’ (22) ever present Lancaster team didn’t have quite as far to travel as usual and they were delighted to finish 3rd with 89 points. Dave Stone(3) Fred Green (7)and Dave Thorley (12) made up the extra large team.

Bri Hopkins(4) and Alan Pengelly (13) are great fellas but they were 2 short this week so I teamed them up with Carl Kennedy(11) and talented scouser Ray Tennant(5). Ray used to caddy on the European tour for a couple of seasons. ‘Did he use all his experience to help you to stay focussed over the closing holes?’ I asked ‘Not really he just kept running around telling us to ‘Calm down! calm down!”

Winning with a terrific score of 91 points was Didsbury’s Chris Cyprus(11), Steve Latchford(9), Rob Andrew(7) and Barney Ross(4). Cyprus was on fire early in his round and he birdied three holes on the bounce for the first and probably only time in his career. The quartet picked up 48 points on the tougher back nine and then hung on to take first prize. Chris and Barney are top lads but with consecutive wins they see their handicap cut buy a further 2 shots each. ‘that’s the best I’ve ever played’ said a very happy Chris .

Thanks to all who played, reports about the whole venue were excellent – I am delighted you enjoyed your day.
Yours in golf, Tim

2’s sweep £150 3 pro v1s or 7 srixon Ad333s
Dave Thorley Fred Green Dave Stone Saj Hashmi Phil Hanson Dave Allen Mick Jones Roger Percival Neil Edwards Barney Ross Chris Cyprus Ian Appleton x2 Steve Aspinall Colin Berry Alan Drew Alan Pengelly

Fairhaven 14-Nov-2017
Pos Team Players Score OoM Comment
1 Barney Ross, Chris Cyprus, Steve Latchford, Rob Andrew 91 12 Ashworth Fleece each
2 Brian Hopkins, Carl Kennedy, Ray Tennant, Alan Pengelly 90 10 Sunice layer top
3 Mike Stewart, Dave Stone, Fred Green, Dave Thorley 89 8 Sunice shirt each
4 Richard Blackwell, John Hilton, Tony Jennison, Chris Marshall 88 6 Maxitours shirt each
5 Munro Donald, Gary Meakin, Phil Hanson, Dave Hanson 87 4 Pro quip shirt each
6 Simon Ashton, Richard Booth, Phil Wignall, Mick Jones 86 2 Maxitours bag towel each
7 Richard Williamson, Phil Robinson, Saj Hashmi, 86
8= Martin France, Roger Percival, Kevin Chisnall, Colin Baxendale 85
8= Koos Alders, Marc Morris, Barrie Simpson, Martin Cox 85
8= Neil Edwards, Geoff Ratcliffe, Dave Lee, Adrian Price 85
8= Dale Beaghan, Pete Ledger, Anthony Wilson, Chris Beaghan 85
12= Simon Hemsley, Garteth Bradley, Mick Jones, Phil Wignall 84
12= Steve Heywood, David Sully, Yash Turgot , Ian Appleton 84
12= Les Russon, Rob Kenyon, Steve Merricks, 84
15 Peter Maher, Charles Beadle, Martin Higgins, Russell Humphries 83
16= Dave Blood, Andy Sandham, Ian George, Jim Cox 82
16= Steve Aspinall, Colin Berry, Alan Drew, Alan Simpson 82
16= Pete Norbury, Rob Norbury, Dean Jagger, Nathan Mills 82
19 Dave Crowther, Bobby Emmett, Andy Kershaw, Dean Brady 80
20= Richard Palmer, Frank Hindle, John Farnsworth, Andy Faulkner 79
20= John Royle, Guy Hall, Dave Allan, Dick Browne 79
20= Paul Fell, Mike Lowe, John Williams, Nigel Ashton 79
23 Pete Birtwistle, Kenny Stephens, Barry Fell, Mark Wild 78
24 Ian Gemmell, Eric Roylance, Bob Coley, Peter Roach 77
25 Rob Weston, John Horsley, Trevor Webb, Tony Andrews 76
26 Peter Cross, Ian Waddington, Andrew Norman, Geoff Fryer 72

Nearest the Pin 10th hole Steve Aspinall Doz AD333s
Nearest the pin 17th hole Jonathan Lynch Doz AD333s

Prestbury Pairs start sheet Thursday 26thNovember

1a Colin Roberts x4
2a Pete Ledger x4
2b Mick Mahon x4
3 Jim Caldwell x2 Chris Lister x2
4 Peter Cross x4
5 Simon Hemsley x4
6a Phil Vokes x4
6b Brian Hopkins x4
7 Lewis Marland x2 Simon Poucher x2
8a John Hilditch x2 Richard Blackwell x2
8b Richard Williamson x4
9a David Kelly x4
9b Les Penson x4
10 Dave Blood x4
11a Dave Thomas x4
11b Paul Fell x4
12 Brian Greenbank x4
13 Gerry John x4
14a Bev Crute x4
14b Martin Bramwellx4
15 Munro Donald x4
16a John Hunt x4
16b Simon Taylor x4
17 James Eaves x4
18 Lee Tilley x4
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Dave Bowers x4
Ray Tennant x1
Blackwell x2
Drummond x2